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Mr. r nnchum and Mrs. Wayland alflribute the team’s success partjally to natural ability and intelligence and partially to a unique training program. “It makes little sense for the varsity to practice against the junior varsity because the varsity is always going to win,” the English teacher said.
So instead of matching the top four against the runners-up, the coaches pitted Rappahannock’s Pop Quiz team against adults - always. Opponents have included teachers, school administrators, lawyers, carpenters, writers, editors, computer analysts and retirees of widely varied backgrounds. The kids have won probably two-thirds of these matches and they’ve gained much more than a mastery of facts and a quick thumb on the buzzer. “It’s a little hard to be intimidated by another 16-year-old when your last opponent was a PhD in pathology!” Mr. Flinchum noted.
He added that he and RCHS Principal John Toth are talking with representatives from other Bull Run
D^trict schools about holding an invitation Pop Quiz tournament at R£HS. “Perhaps we can convince the rest of the district that this would be a worthwhile competition for ALL the schools.”
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