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03-17-08
Mount Vernon students compete in 1st Annual Black History Quiz Challenge
     Once again, Mount Vernon teens presented their community with another outstanding achievement. On Thursday, February 28, the Mount Vernon Community That Cares (CTC) partnered with Mount Vernon’s Department of Recreation to present the 1st Annual Black History Quiz Challenge held at the Mount Vernon Armory. The planning committee included Family Services of Westchester, Mount Vernon Youth Bureau, Westchester County Department of Health Teen AWARE, and WestCop/APPS. 
     The entire event included a Black History challenge quiz competition, a rap performance, poetry reading, a praise dance, and speakers. The moderator was Brother Arthur Muhammad, and the competition was judged by Camille Banks-Lee, Executive Director of the Youth Bureau, and Keisha Kendley, Health Educator for Teen AWARE and Co-chair for CTC.
     For the occasion, the room was decorated with famous faces and bios of people who have been pivotal to African-American History.

     The Black History Quiz Challenge consisted of the following eight teams:
  • MVHS UN Club
  • MVHS 9th Grade Academy
  • MVHS All-stars (combination of UN Club & 9th Grade Academy)
  • Nelson Mandela High
  • Nellie Thornton High – Team 1
  • Nellie Thornton High – Team 2
  • Teen AWARE/HFBL (Healthy from Birth for Life)
  • Westhab Peak Program

     To prepare for the quiz, each team was given 120 questions to study, and on the day of the event, from the beginning to the end, it was evident that all the teams came to win as the competition was very close.
     After the first two rounds, the MVHS UN Club and Nelson Mandela High School teams were the finalists. Although the MVHS UN Club emerged the champion, in the eyes of CTC, all the student participants were winners. Kendley said, “We are proud of them for taking the initiative to learn their history and being a part of positive activities.”
     The first place winners were awarded a trophy, 1st place medals and a gift card for $50 dollars

     MVHS UN Club team members:

  • Kay Peate
  • Kenneth Robinson
  • Benjamin Muhammad
  • Samarley Jarrett
  • Samantha Rosario

     The runner ups were individually awarded 2nd place medals and a gift card.

     Nelson Mandela High School team members:

  • Chanel Kershaw
  • Malaysia McGill
  • Juliana Sosa
  • Shantel Flack
  • Tiffany Coleman