Spanish students from throughout the region were tested on their knowledge during an annual challenge at Central College.

Students in Spanish II through IV participated in the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese Quiz Bowl Tuesday. Schools from across central Iowa, including Pella, Pella Christian, and Pleasantville, were challenged to write stories, perform skits, sing songs, and test their knowledge in quizzes, all in Spanish. Results:

Spanish 2

1st – Pella 1, 75 pts
2nd – PCHS, 71.5 pts
3rd – Greene Co. 71 pts.
4th – Nevada 68 pts.
5th – Carlisle 65 pts.
6th – St. Albert 63 pts.
7th – Ogden 60.5 pts.
8th – Pella 2 60 pts.
9th – DCG 54.5 pts.
10th – WCV 48 pts.

Spanish 3

1st – Pella 1 72 pts
2nd – Greene Co. 68 pts.
2nd – PCHS 68 pts.
4th – WCV 67 pts.
5th – DCG 2 66 pts.
6th – Colfax-Mingo 63 pts.
7th – DCG 1 62 pts.
8th Pella 2 61 pts.
9th PCHS 55.5 pts.
10th Ogden 54 pts.
11th Nevada 52 pts.
12th Lone Tree 50 pts.
13th Carlisle 46.5 pts.

Spanish 4

1st Greene Co. 84.5 pts.
2nd Pleasantville 78 pts.
3rd PCHS 76.5 pts.
4th Pella 1 72 pts.
5th Pella 2 71 pts.
6th DCG 2 70 pts.
7th DCG 1 67 pts.
8th Nevada 58 pts.
9th Carlisle 56 pts.
10th Ogden 53 pts.
11th WCV 46 pts.