by Brooke Maxson and Emily Hines
In 2004, Alex Fether, Tim Fether, Colin Hepker, and Cianna Shrutt, all members of the Quiz Bowl, competed in the Quiz Busters and were the first team from Pittsford High School to make it to the final four in the green division. Recently, the PHS Quiz Busters team, which includes junior Cody Krasny as team captain, juniors Tyler Wilson, Derra Clark, Chloe Hepker, and freshman Elliot Krasny, followed the winning footsteps of 2004’s Quiz Busters team in making it to the final four in the green division. These two teams are the only two teams in the history of Quiz Busters at PHS to make it this far.
In 2004, Alex Fether, Tim Fether, Colin Hepker, and Cianna Shrutt, all members of the Quiz Bowl, competed in the Quiz Busters and were the first team from Pittsford High School to make it to the final four in the green division. Recently, the PHS Quiz Busters team, which includes junior Cody Krasny as team captain, juniors Tyler Wilson, Derra Clark, Chloe Hepker, and freshman Elliot Krasny, followed the winning footsteps of 2004’s Quiz Busters team in making it to the final four in the green division. These two teams are the only two teams in the history of Quiz Busters at PHS to make it this far.
On January 24 the Quiz Bowl team traveled to Camden-Frontier High School to compete in the high school county tournament. They took first place in the public school division, but as tradition would have it, they placed second behind the first place winners from Hillsdale Academy. We say tradition because if you take a look in the trophy case in the high school you will see several trophies naming PHS second place winners in the buzzer competition. “On January 24, I think we did well; We were the best public school there, but Hillsdale Academy just got us in the questions that we really didn’t know. They were a little faster. I think we could practice more,” shared Elliot. 
On February 7, Pittsford’s arena and buzzer teams both competed. The arena team is the team where students sit around tables and write down answers to questions. The buzzer team is where students answer question by hitting a buzzer, both with a limited amount of time. The junior high buzzer team unfortunately did not place in this competition. Competing on the 8th grade buzzer team was Travis Wilson as captain, Andy Houser, Brandon Stover, Dillon Terrill, and Jacob Page. The 7th grade arena team consisted of Lucas Smith, Caleb Timberman, and Jacob Meyer. “At the junior high level, I want the kids to gain experience at thinking and acting quickly. The experience that our high school teams gained in seventh grade paid off in our successes this year,” said Mr. Olson. Although Mr. Olson is proud of the junior high Quiz Bowl team, he still wishes for more students to participate. “What concerns me is the few numbers that we have in seventh grade, for these are the future high school teams. Part of the problem, I think, is the fact that we practice during lunch and turn out is small. I approached several seventh graders individually, but the interest wasn’t there,” stated Mr. Olson. Although the junior high Quiz Bowl team didn’t do their best in this particular competition, the team captain says they’ve done well over-all. “I think we represented our school very well; I think we did well for being the best public school. We could have done better with trying to study the Academy and be quicker on the buzzer,” reflected Travis.
The QuizBusters Jr. will be taking a field trip to MSU on March 24. Competing in this will be Travis Wilson, captain; Andy Houser, Brandon Stover, and Dillon Terrell. The alternates will be Mariah Natzke and Jacob Page.
