The Crown Point Latin Club Certamen (Jeopardy-like competition) teams competed at the Hoosier Certamen Invitational at Seymour High School in Seymour, IN on Saturday, January 10th. Six schools from around the state brought 19 teams to compete in this event. Crown Point entered five teams in the competition: one at the novice level, two at the intermediate level, and two at the advanced level. All teams advanced to their final rounds with two teams returning home with the first place trophy. Overall CPHS placings were as follows: Novice: 3rd, Intermediate: 1st & 2nd, Advanced: 1st & 2nd.
In the novice division, the team of Cat Doffin, Erin Sizemore*, Taylor Richards, and Meagan VanDrunen placed third. In the intermediate division, the team of Casey Akers, Ben Depta*, and Cameron Rachford brought home the first place trophy while the team of Claire Dosen*, Taylen Hovanec, Skylar Sheck, and Emma Werkowski placed second. In the advanced division, the team of Emily Fender*, Tyler Jeremiah, and Anna Werkowski placed first while the team of Ryan Sizemore* and Alex Baloski finished in second place (* denotes the captain on each team).
The teams will be competing again at the Notre Dame on January 31st and Cathedral High School on February 21st.
