Delaware County Hi-Q

2005 Season News, Press Releases and Scores

May 20, 2005 - Delco Hi-Q Teams Honored at "Partners In Education" Dinner
Delaware County high school students who took part in the 2005 Delco Hi-Q season -- all 210 of them -- were honored at the first-ever “Partners in Education” Dinner on May 19 at the Drexelbrook Corporate Events Center in Drexel Hill....Read the story.

April 11 - Alex Trebek to Speak at First-Ever Delco Hi-Q Recognition Dinner
Guess who’s coming to dinner right here in Delaware County! The Foundation of the Delaware County Chamber is happy to announce that it’s Alex Trebek, charismatic host of Jeopardy!. The immensely popular TV quiz show is seen worldwide, including weeknights at 7 on Philadelphia Channel 6-ABC...read more.

March 15 - Strath Haven Wins 2005 Delco Hi-Q Academic Championship

The final contest of the oldest academic quiz competition in the United States, Delco Hi-Q, was a scholastic "cat" fight among the Garnet Valley Jaguars, Penncrest Lions and the Strath Haven Panthers...Read all about it!

Also, read the Daily Times article...

Delco Hi-Q Academic Championship Photo Album

March 9 - Garnet Valley and Penncrest Win Semifinals; Will Compete Against Strath Haven for 2005 Delco Hi-Q Championship

Three schools competing for one position, fighting hard to make the championship. Read more...

March 5 - Strath Haven Top Scorer in Delco Hi-Q; Will Host Championship

It's the Semifinal competition in the 57th season of Delco Hi-Q. Hi-Q, the "grandaddy" of all academic quiz competitions, began here in Delaware County in 1948. Read more...

March 4 - Haverford, Delco Christian, Garnet Valley, Springfield, and Penncrest Win Their Last Contests in Delco Hi-Q's First Series; Radnor Won a Tiebreaker

Waiting is tough. And waiting when you may be involved in a tiebreaking contest is even harder! Read the entire article...

March 1 - Delco Hi-Q Academic Competition Nears End of Season

In a season that that begins early in January, it has come down to every contest in the final week. Every contest contains at least one and several have two teams that are semifinalist hopefuls. Read more...

Feb. 16 - Radnor Wins Delco Hi-Q Contest with High Score of Season

At RADNOR, Feb. 22: They saved their best for last! Radnor's scholars were on a roll, right over opponents Monsignor Bonner and Chester high schools. The home team missed just two questions - in Sports and Shakespeare - captured eight points from the visiting teams, and won the final question, in Mathematics, to total 63 points, the highest score of the season for any school. Monsignor Bonner finished with 25, and Chester with 13. Read more...

'Jeopardy!' star to keynote Hi-Q dinner - Delaware County Daily Times - February 16, 2005
The answer is: A popular TV quiz show host who has dominated the airwaves for 21 years.
One doesn't have to be a regular viewer of "Jeopardy!" to know the question to that answer is: "Who is Alex Trebek?"...Read the whole article...

Feb. 16 - Garnet Valley Wins Delco Hi-Q at Home
At Garnet Valley, Feb. 16: Host team Garnet Valley gave its audience a reason to cheer - again, and again, and again. This team has been consistently good.28 points in the first half, 29 points in the final period, winning with 57, the same score that won them their first contest. Read more...

Pictures from Garnet Valley contest

Feb. 9 - Delaware County Christian School, Garnet Valley, and Upper Darby Win Hi-Q Contests (Feb. 7, 8, 9 contests)
Halfway through the second of the three rounds in the regular season, the leaders after two contests are: Strath Haven --111, Chichester and Marple Newtown at 99, Upper Darby - 95 and Haverford with 94. Read more...
Pictures from Strath Haven contest

Delco Hi-Q kicks off its 57th season

NEWTOWN -- Delco Hi-Q began its 57th season in the county last week with a fast-paced first contest at Marple Newtown High School that pitted the host school against teams of student scholars from Strath Haven and Haverford. The match ended with Strath Haven scoring 57 points, Marple Newtown 55...Read the whole story...