Hawaii State Chevron AcademicWorldQuest
Competition
November 17, 2007
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First Place team from Punahou
(L-R) Carina Tagupa from Chevron, Riley Fujisaki, Mari Miyoshi, Ananya Ray, Richard Galluzzi
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PAAC’s 8th annual Hawaii State Chevron Academic WorldQuest Competition on November 17, 2007, was attended by 72 teams representing 25 public and private high schools on Oahu, Maui, Kauai, and the Big Island. Students answered challenging questions from six categories: Current Events, People in the News, East Asia, Elections, International Law, and UN Peacekeeping Operations.
Punahou School took first place, and will represent Hawaii at the National Academic WorldQuest Competition in Washington DC on April 4-6, 2008. Another team from Punahou placed second, and a team from Mid-Pacific Institute placed third.
2007-08 Competition
Questions & Answers
- Questions & Answers
- Questions
Without Answers
- Tie
Breakers & Answers
- Tie
Breakers Without Answers
2006-07
Competition Questions & Answers
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Arab-Israeli Conflict
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Current Events
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Geography of Africa
-International HROs
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People in the News
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Southeast Asian Countries
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Tie Breakers
Please contact Natasha Chappel, High School Program
Director at hs@paachawaii.org or (808) 944-7759 for more information about the Hawaii competition. For information on the National WorldQuest Competition, please visit worldaffairscouncils.org or read more in the National
& Local Competition Report. |
Mahalo!
Event sponsors:
Chevron, USA
State of Hawaii Department
of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism
Hawaii State Department of Education
Pau Spam, LLC.
Venue sponsors:
The Educational Foundations Department
at the University of Hawaii at Manoa
Maui Community College
Kauai High School
Pahoa High School on the Big Island
Prize sponsors:
Da
Kine
Dave
and Buster's
Hawaiian
Moon
Hollywood
Theaters
Local
Motion
Richard Kiyabu, Jr.
Rip Curl
Emcee:
Brickwood Galuteria
Judges:
Richard Baker
Ho’ala Greevy
Dr. Carlos Juarez
Joyce Leung
Dr. Hunter McEwan
Carina Tagupa
T-shirt design:
Tamar Hassing
Participating schools:
Oahu
Aiea High School
Campbell High School
Education Lab Schoo
Farrington High School
Iolani School
Kailua High School
La Pietra Hawaii School for Girls
Mid-Pacific Institute
Moanalua High School
Pacific Buddhist Academy
Punahou School
Radford High School
Roosevelt High School
Sacred Hearts Academy
Waianae High School
Big Island
Hilo High School
Ka’u High School
Kealakehe High School
Pahoa High School
Waiakea High School
Kauai
Kapa’a High School
Kauai High School
Waimea High School
Maui
Lahainaluna High School
Maui High School
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