NBHS
Team qualifies for
national competition
A team of four students from edge of international affairs, ge- alternative fuels, biotechnology and
North Buncombe High School ography, history, and culture. The genetics, globalization and transna-
won the Western North Carolina World Affairs Councils of America tional crime.
Academic World Quest competition started the national competition in Dr. Jim Lenburg, a retired Mars
held March 7 at Mars Hill College. Washington, DC in March 2003. Hill College history professor, is
The team will now be eligible to Participants come from high schools the organizer of the local event,
compete in the national Academic that work with the World Affairs and the president of the Western
World Quest competition, to be held Council network. North Carolina Chapter of WASA.
April 4 at the National Press Club in Questions for the competition According to Lenburg, the purpose
Washington D.C. come from ten predetermined cat- for World Quest goes beyond test-
The team consisted of Kelsey egories, chosen by the World Affairs ing students’ knowledge. “Our local
Keller, Tyler Jacon, Dylan Peifer and Councils of America, which spon- council believes World Quest is
Ariel Hussain sors the competition. For 2009, the very important because these kids
Academic World Quest is a team question categories included: popu- are going to inherit a world that is
game testing competitors’ knowl- lation issues in developing countries, faced with numerous challenges.
Hopefully, this competition and
the preparation for it, will give these
students a better understanding of
America’s place in the world and
the issues that confront not only the
United States but the entire world,”
Lenburg said. “I know that sounds
idealistic, but I believe it.”
The second place team at the
competition was also from North
Buncombe.
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