LYNN CLASSICAL COLLEGE BOWL TEAM

( A MEMBER OF NORTHSHORE COLLEGE BOWL )

Coach: Mrs. Zuberek

Tremendous Effort by Classical's College Bowl Team

by Erica Lynch-Ferrier, Class of 2008

            Last Saturday, 9 members of the Classical College Bowl team competed in the 11^th annual Blue Lobster Bowl held at MIT in Cambridge . The Blue Lobster Bowl is a state-wide scholarly competition pitting one school’s knowledge against another's based on the subjects of marine biology and oceanography. 

Though they did not win the grand prize (an all expense paid trip to Alaska ), they did perform exceptionally well, and made quite a name for Lynn Classical. The team exceeded expectations by making it into the fifth round and defeating some of the toughest teams in our region. 

The A team, which consisted of Eric Silva, Evan D’Avolio, Brian Burgess, and Brian Coffill, won their first competition, and continued to stand out through the rest of the afternoon. Silva said, “I was really excited about being there. Everyone did great and I just had a lot of fun. It was awesome.” Senior and College Bowl member Erica Lynch-Ferrier said, “When I first walked in the building, I was really nervous and kind of intimidated by the other teams. They all looked so confident and comfortable, like this was old news to them. But once we started the rounds, it was just fun being a part of it all. We weren’t there for Alaska ; we were there to try something new, something that seemed interesting and fun. I had a blast.” 

Eleanor Zuberek, the team’s coach, showed her support during the competition by sporting Blue Lobster Bowl temporary tattoos. Erica Tolley and Peter Pappagianopoulos, both avid members of the College Bowl group, silently cheered the students on during each round. 

This was Classical’s first time competing in the Blue Lobster Bowl, and we are proud of how great our students did this weekend. Congratulations to our all our senior Blue Lobster Bowl participants Evan D’Avolio, Eric Silva, Brian Coffill, Brian Burgess, Erica Lynch-Ferrier, Megan Pierre, Emely Pring, Rana Ragab, and Andrew Rybak for doing an outstanding job!

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    Lynn Classical College Bowl is a team made up of students just like you!! You do not have to be anyone special to be a member. Competition is against other high schools from the North Shore such as:

• St. John's Prep
• St. Mary's
• Lynn English
• Danvers
• Gloucester
• Hamilton-Wenham
• Marblehead

• And More! Although competition in academics is on a junior/senior level there are questions from all areas and levels. Therefore we welcome students from all grade levels and we have learned that the younger players as well as the older students can contribute to the success at a tournament. At some point during the year all team members will have had the opportunity to compete. =================================   Return to Club List