CCHS Academic Team Wins 15th Straight District Championship

Calloway County High School's academic team took first place in the KAAC Governor's Cup District competition held at Graves County High School on January 25th. The team has now won the district championship fifteen consecutive times. The Lakers took first place with 67 points, Murray High School earned second place with 25 points, Graves County High School took third with 24 points, and Mayfield rounded out the top four with 4 points.  

The Laker Quick Recall team went undefeated in the double-elimination portion of the competition, defeating Graves 34-29 in round 1 and Murray 34-29 in round 2. After a bye in Round 3, the Lakers finished the day defeating Murray 30-27 in Round 4. The Laker Quick Recall Team was led by Connor Pile, captain, Aubrey Naber, Amber Wu, Ezra Foote, Maya Munoz, Sean Williams, Kaylee Tharp, Addi Pervine, Levi Dunnaway, Jack Williams, and Max Chapman. The Laker QR team will advance to Regionals.

The Laker Future Problem Solving Team took first place, earning straight ones from their evaluators as they proposed challenges and solutions related to rising sea levels. The team of Brooklyn Swatzell, Aubrey Naber, Vayla Carlisle, and Madison Morris will advance to Regionals.

In individual events, the Lakers had multiple students place in the top five of content assessment testing and advance to Regionals.

In Language Arts, Aubrey Naber placed first with a perfect score and also ranked first state-wide. Kaylee Tharp finished third, and Ella Martin finished fourth.

In Mathematics, Amber Wu took first, Sean Williams finished second, and Elizabeth Lanier placed third. In Science, Connor Pile was second and Aiden Hooper was fourth. In Social Studies, Ezra Foote finished first, Nathaniel Fowler took second, and Molly Kate Pierce placed fourth. 

In Arts and Humanities, Maya Munoz took first, Connor Pile placed third, and Nathaniel Fowler finished in fourth. In Composition, Vayla Carlisle finished third and Mason Riley place fifth.

The team now moves on to the regional competition in hopes of earning a spot in the state Governor's Cup finals.

The Lakers are coached by Erica Gray, Lane Springer, Cassidy McAllister, Margaret Richter, Dan Thompson, and Jayden Morris.