Monroe Elementary gifted teacher Karen McCann puts Jenna Swormstedt (left) and Jade Kunz through a before-school practice session.
Four Monroe Elementary sixth graders will be taking on the best and brightest of Clermont County Tuesday when they participate in the in the Clermont County Battle of the Brains Tuesday at the Miami Township Civic Center.
“Cydney Stiles, Jenna Swormstedt, Erin O'Toole and Jade Kunz will be representing Monroe and the New Richmond School Distict,” said Karen McCann, the gifted teacher for Monroe Elementary and New Richmond Elementary schools.
The competition is between teams of gifted students from Clermont County schools. The teams face off in an academic quiz bowl, with the winners returning in future weeks for more competition. The Monroe team will be competing at approximately 11 a.m. Tuesday.
In the first round, New Richmond will be competing against Milford’s McCormick Elementary. The competition will be televised on the Miami Township cable channel and and will be posted online at the www.miamitwp.org.
“Cydney Stiles is the team leader and initiated the group's participation,” said McCann. “The girls have volunteered their own time to prepare for the competition and are very excited to represent New Richmond Schools.
“It's quite an honor to participate in this competition and I'm excited to see how our kids compete!”
