Mountview
pupils’ quiz success
Pupils of St Philip the Apostle school in Mountview did their community
proud recently when they narrowly lost a tie break for first place in
the recent National Parents' Council - Primary schools quiz held in
St Brigid's GAA Club, Russell Park.
31 teams from north Dublin took part in the event – including
no less than 18 teams from Dublin 15.
There were six rounds of ten questions each with a possible total score
of 60 points to be achieved. As the teams entered the final round there
was little separating the top three – St Philips, St Francis Xavier,
Blanchardstown and Glasnevin Educate Together.
Tension was high as the results of the final round were announced with
St Philips and Glasnevin tying on an amazing 58 points each. And so
the dreaded tie break round – a further round of ten questions
for the two top teams. In the event Glasnevin pipped it by a single
point. Both teams missed one question – Which LUAS line, red or
green, would you use if you were going to the Dundrum Shopping Centre
(the answer was green) but unfortunately Glasnevin correctly answered
that the statue of David was in Florence. St. Philips guessed it was
in Rome.
The winning team members each received a Nintendo DS Light. For the
Mountview pupils there was a runners up prize of a €70 Smyth’s
toy store voucher each while the SFX pupils each received an Eason’s
voucher for €30 for their third placing.
The National Parents Council-Primary is a voluntary, statutory organisation
representing parents of children attending early and primary education.
According to local council member Caitríona Peelo, “our
aim is to improve and enrich the education of all children and support
parents to get involved in their children's learning at home, in the
community and at school.”
The pupils of St Philips were certainly delighted and suitably enriched
by their success at this year’s quiz.
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