Team Quest: St. Bruno students in Pinckneyville headed for state competition

Five St. Bruno Catholic School teams are advancing to the Team Quest state competition. Team Quest is a program that challenges students to apply their knowledge in a group setting to come up with an answer to a question or a solution to a problem. It also allows students to come up with their own ideas and to be creative to accomplish the challenges of the program. The challenges are based on a wide range of subjects the include: Engineering - a problem is given which must be solved by constructing something to complete a task. Trivia - a challenge where questions are asked in a game format. Strategy and applying knowledge must be used in this challenge. Math - math questions and applying math to help solve problems. How math is applied in everyday life and why math knowledge is important in solving everyday problems. Music - questions on theory, recognizing types of music, where and when different types of music is found, and what role music plays in the lives of people. Creativity - a challenge to come up with totally new and innovative ideas and be able to communicate that to others.