Stell Middle School State Finalist for 7th Annual Texas Quiz Show

AUSTIN, TEXAS, Saturday, May 5, 2012 — Baker Middle School topped the competition at the Texas Quiz Show history tournament at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum. Corpus Christi ISD’s Baker Middle School team of Sophie Susser, Holden Hopkins, Nam Dimas, and Douglas Hagemeister bested Walsh Middle School in the seventh and final match of the day. The Baker team was coached by Ms. Cissy Smith. A total of eight schools from across the state competed in half-hour matches; the other schools fielding teams were State Champion Runner-Up, Walsh Middle School (Round Rock ISD); State Semi-Finalists, Harpool Middle School (Denton ISD) and Sloan Creek Middle School (Lovejoy ISD); State Finalists, Terrace Hills Middle School (El Paso ISD), Mineola Middle School (Mineola ISD), Stell Middle School (Brownsville ISD), and Beyond Appearances Home School (College Station). The Texas Quiz Show State Tournament is hosted by the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum and sponsored by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). It was held in conjunction with TSHA’s Texas History Day, a yearlong education program that culminates in an annual state-level history fair for students in grades six through twelve. View release.