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Penncrest Takes Home Hi-Q Championship
It came down to a final math question for the Penncrest Hi-Q team.
Penncrest High School's Hi-Q team beat out Haverford and Marple Newtown high schools this week to win the 2013 championship.
Hi-Q is the oldest academic competition in the country and Penncrest hosted the championship for the fourth time in a row.
The final score was Penncrest 50, Haverford 45, Marple Newtown 44, according to the Delaware County Daily Times.
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Penncrest team captain Senior Grace Chang, of Media, brought home the win—and $3,000 in prize money to benefit the student body—with the final math toss-up question, according to the Delco Times.
Penncrest team members are Margaret King, Grace Chang, Alicia Schapire, Jennifer Parmiter, Serena Bachelor, Raman Ishwar, Sumil Patel, Madelaine Else, Gabriel Bury and Spencer Rugen.
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