Sixth Sense trivia competition held at Panther Valley
Question: Who will win the 31st annual Sixth Sense Competition at Panther Valley High School this year?
Answer: You'll have to wait and see.The team-based trivia contest started its three-day run on Tuesday morning, with Pleasant Valley, Lehighton, Tamaqua and Jim Thorpe defeating Panther Valley, Palmerton, Northern Lehigh and Northwestern Lehigh, respectively.Each round of the competition has three portions. The first part, which has no time limit, provides each team with one question from five categories - geography, science, language, math and humanities - alternating among them. Correct answers are worth two points, and also provide an opportunity for an additional two points from a bonus question. Incorrectly answering before a question is finished results in a lost point.The second part is a 10-minute event, where team captains must buzz in to answer a question. Correct answers are worth two points, with a follow-up bonus question worth one point.The third part is five minutes, with two points awarded for each correct answer, and two points subtracted for each incorrect response.Jim Thorpe Area School DistrictTeam: Andrew Bosi, Benjamin Durange, Darcy Leight, Paul Rutledge, James Taddei, Sofia TestaAdvisers: Heidi Sewell, Sue BeckerPrincipals: Holly Mordaunt, Dave McAndrewLehighton Area School DistrictTeam: James Devore, Tremaine Ervine, Brenna Hunt, Aidan Miller, Cole Smith, Jaclyn TroutmanAdvisers: Sherry Hoffman, Susan McElvarPrincipals: Dr. Mark McGalla, Asst. Charles BachertNorthern Lehigh Area School DistrictTeam: Bianca Carrion, Brittney Diehl, Danielle Dougherty, Lily Groover, Nia Nicholson, Alivia ObenskiAdviser: Susan BachmanPrincipal: Scott PyneNorthwestern Lehigh Area School DistrictTeam: Sam Bittner, Andrew Diehl, Wesley George, Josiah Gornicz, Sam Mauro, Andrew UnangstAdvisers: Justin Arifaj, Richard KulpPrincipals: William Dovico, Asst. StauffenbergPalmerton Area School DistrictTeam: Reilly Burke, Harrison Denithorne, Tyler Hager, Josiah Kimmel, Taylor Pengelly, Justin SebelinAdvisers: Bobbi Yeager, Kaitlyn BartholomewPrincipals: Mary Brumbach, Christine SteigerwaltPanther Valley School DistrictTeam: Selena Bauder, Bradley Hood, Emma Kattner, River Knoblauch, Kyle Lin, Bryan WildeAdvisers: Mark Lavine, Richard EvankoPrincipal: Lisa MacePleasant Valley School DistrictTeam: Helene Hansen, Owen Hedgelon, Anthony Novak, Jason Schubert, Kassidy Shupp, Nicholaus WestermanAdvisers: Nadia GauronskyPrincipal: Cassandra Herr, Mark BoosTamaqua Area School DistrictTeam: Nelson Bensinger, Nathan Fannock, Alexxa Kowalski, Alexander Nattress, Jonathan Ulicny, Ryan VecolitisAdviser: Jennifer DiSantePrincipal: Christopher Czapla