Quiz Results 97

_{The Villierstown Primary Schools' Third
Clipboard Quiz took place in Villierstown Church or Community Centre as it is known as
nowadays on Tuesday 20th May and Tuesday, 27th May. It was a resounding success with a
total of 90 teams in attendance. Nineteen schools participated in our Quiz and they are as
follows:}

_{Glenbeg N.S.}

_{St.Mary's(Dungarvan).}

_{Girls' N.S. (Cappoquin).}

_{Boys' N.S. (Cappoquin).}

_{Ballinameela N.S.}

_{St. Joseph's N.S. (Dungarvan).}

_{Coolnasmear N.S.}

_{Aglish N.S.}

_{Scoil Gharbhain.}

_{Ballyduff Upper N.S.}

_{Modeligo N.S.}

_{Ballycurrane N.S.}

_{Clashmore N.S.}

_{Abbeyside N.S.}

_{Garranbane N.S.}

_{Kilbrien N.S.}

_{Ardmore N.S.}

_{Villierstown N.S.}

_{On Tuesday, 20th May, our quiz was for third and
fourth classes and the following teams emerged victorious:}

_{As can be seen by the above score, there was a
clear cut result here with no ties and therefore no further rounds to contend with. St.
Mary's N.S. narrowly defeated Ardmore N.S. who i must say performed vet well considering
that it was their first time attending the quiz.

We would like to welcome both Ardmore N.S. and Garranbane N.S. to our quiz and hope that
we will see more of them in the near future.}

_{St. Joseph's had a superb victory here as they
scored a total of 43 pts. which was a brillient achievement when one considers that the
maximum score was 50 pts.}

_{We actually had a tie among three teams,Kilbrien
N.S., Boys' N.S. (Cappoquin) and Carriglea N.S. for
second place as all these teams had 42 pts. each. After an extra round of questions
Kilbrien occupied second place with a score of 3 pts. while Boys' N.S. (Cappoquin) took
third place bt scoring 2 pts. Carriglea N.S. lost out by the narrowest of margins as they
got 1pt. for this final round.}

_{Our next big night was Tuesday, 27th. May and teams
from 5th. and 6th. classes made there appearance and the following schools were
successful.}

_{As can be seen from the above score, there was a
clear cut result here with no ties and therefore no further rounds to contend with.}

_{As you can see St. Mary's came first with a
marvellous score of 40 points out of a total of 50pts. They were followed close behind by
Abbeyside and Scoil Gharbhain who both occupied second and third place respectively.}

_{There was great excitement and tension as the final
score was announced for the best performing school. St. Mary's emerged as the best overall
school with a total score of 143pts. and they won the long sought after Megavision Shield.}

_{The teams from each standard were presented with
their trophies and the schools which had the best teams on each night were also presented
with the following perpetual trophies:}

_{Best 3rd. Class (East Cork Oil Trophy) was
presented to St. Mary's N.S. (Dungarvan).}

_{Best 4rd. Class (East Cork Oil Trophy) was
presented to St. Joseph's C.B.S. (Dungarvan).}

_{Best 5rd. Class (John Cunningham Trophy) was
presented to St. Mary's N.S. (Dungarvan).}

_{Best 6rd. Class (Rita Ronayne Trophy) was presented
to St. Mary's N.S. (Dungarvan).}

_{Best Performing School (Megavision Shield) was
presented to St. Mary's N.S. (Dungarvan).}

_{We would like to extend our sincere thanks to the
following who helped out on the nights concerned. Quiz Masters: Tom Scanlan and Ned Keane.
Many thanks also to the Quiz Panel, collectors, Photographer, Scorekeepers and
Receptionists, all of whom comprised of parents, teachers, past-pupils and friends.
Everyone was delighted to see Rita Ronayne out and about again and enjoying the Quiz. We
would also like to thank all the teachers who encouraged their schools to participate in
the Quiz as the last term is a very hectic one with all the hurling matches, girls
football matches. camogie matches and Primary Schools' Sports.
Many parents were amazed at the high standard of General
Knowledge among their children as the final scores on each night were very high, the
highest score being 43pts. out of 50pts.which is no mean achievement. We would like to
congratulate the teachers on inculcating such a high standard of General Knowledge in
their schools and supporting us over the last seveenteen years. Our Quiz would not be such
a success without your great commitment to your schools and pupils.}

_{We are very grateful to Villierstown Community
Centre for allowing us the use of their facilities and to our sponsors East Cork Oil,
Irwins (Dungarvan), Waterford Foods and Joyn Cunningham Building Services Ltd. whose kind
sponsorship made our Quiz possible. We would also like to wish Gary Ronayne and Pat Hook
from Villierstown School, who are in hospital at the moment, a speedy recovery and we are
all looking forward to seeing them back in school shortly.}