December 13, 2012
On December 8th, MPA Middle School Quiz Bowl Teams finished in 1st and Second Place out of 18 teams at the LARGESSE Tournament at Minnetonka High School. Based on this finish, both teams qualified for The NAQT Middle School National Championship in Chicago (April 26-28, 2013).
Team Members were Cole Staples (2017), Jack Indritz (2017), William Amendola Bye (2017), Aiden Opatz (2017), Charlie Kramer (2017), Kate Van Hecke (2018), Amanda Baumgart (2017), Ryan Guggenheim (2018), Nick Samsel (2017), Theo Janke-Furman (2017),and Teja Upadhyaya (2017).
In addition, there were some great Individual Performances (out of 79 players)- Trophy Winners were: 3rd Place- Pranay Somayajula (2018), 4th Place- Kate Van Hecke (2018), and 8th Place- Cole Staples (2017)