Aquinas College Team Qualifies for World Scholar’s Cup Barcelona Global Round Students from Aquinas College will soon pack their bags for Barcelona, Spain to compete in the World Scholar’s Cup Global Round. The Aquinas College team, comprised <strong>of</strong> twelve (12) students, recently qualified to advance to the Global Round after a spectacular showing at the World Scholar’s Cup Bahamas Round. The top teams from the Global Rounds will earn invitations to the annual Tournament <strong>of</strong> Champions at Yale University. Global Rounds will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Barcelona, Spain; and Melbourne, Australia. The selection <strong>of</strong> the students for the Aquinas team was based on academic ability (not necessarily the highest GPA but a thirst for knowledge and eagerness to learn), discipline, oral speaking skills and willingness to work as a team. The students spent a month preparing for The Bahamas Round familiarizing themselves on subjects from various content areas including history, art & music, science, social studies and literature. The Bahamas Round was held over two days in April at St. Andrew’s School. Students from grades 8 to 10 represented Aquinas College at the Regional World Scholar’s Cup Round. Aquinas College team members included T'Ron Strapp, D'Ron Strapp, Canaan Cooper, Antonio Thompson, Dariq Chase, Tamia Moss, Jasmine Hanna, Malik Knowles, Arianna Milsap, Zaryia Curry, Jacovia McKenzie and Danae Morrison. One hundred and seventy (170) participants representing seven schools competed in this year’s Bahamas Round. Participating schools included St. Andrews, Lyford Cay International School, Windsor Preparatory Academy, Meridian, New Providence Classical School, St. John’s College and C.C. Sweeting. Teams competed in four major events; the Team Debate, Scholar’s Bowl Collaborative Writing and Scholar’s Challenge. Their appearance at the Global Round was Aquinas College’s first time competing in The World Scholar’s Cup. Founded by Daniel Berdichevsky the inaugural World Scholar’s Cup took place in Korea in 2007. The first “global” round followed a few weeks later, bringing together students from Korea, Singapore, and the United States. For the past eleven years the Cup has celebrated the joy <strong>of</strong> learning, providing a tournament as rewarding for the team that came in last as for the team that came in first. It seeks to motivate students from around the world not just to demonstrate their existing strengths but to discover new ones. “Qualifying for the global rounds has shown me that I am indeed a scholar”, expressed Aquinas Team member Dariq Chase. He continued: “We are as capable as anyone. We will be traveling to Spain, I don’t believe that I will be afforded an opportunity like this again. For me this is a huge accomplishment.”
“From it’s small beginning--a “world finals” more aptly described as a “world starts”--the World Scholar’s Cup has grown to reach tens <strong>of</strong> thousands <strong>of</strong> students in dozens <strong>of</strong> countries.” The World Scholars Cup
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