Scholastic Games H.S. Quiz Podcast

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A weekly high school quiz program produced in Lorain County, Ohio, with original episodes from January through May each school year. It has a companion 10 minute interview on educational topics which follows the quiz.

  1. May 19

    Scholastic Games of Lorain County-17 CHAMPIONSHIP: Black River vs. Elyria Catholic High School

    This is our long-awaited ANNUAL CHAMPIONSHIP broadcast, this year pitting Black River High School, last year's runner-up that battled its way to the final rung for a second consecutive year, against Elyria Catholic High School, from which an excellent team is seeking the school's first championship.  This program concludes  the 36th season of "Scholastic Games," the weekly high school quiz program featuring the schools of Lorain County, Ohio.   The show is produced from January through May of each year, though we do plan some reruns of past years' programs during the summer months.  We hope our loyal fans will keep checking us out as we plan to sprinkle in a classic "blast from the past" or two from a few years ago.

    45 min

  2. May 12

    Scholastic Games of Lorain County-16-SF2-Avon High vs. Elyria Catholic High School

    This is semifinal #2, to determine the team to face Black River in the county academic championship, which will conclude the 36th season of "Scholastic Games," the weekly high school quiz program featuring the schools of Lorain County, Ohio.   The show is produced from January through May of each year.  The teams in this playoff are Avon  High School, the defending hampion, and Elyria Catholic High School. which like Avon, has been taking in all comers in this year's playoffs.  If Avon wins today, the two schools in the championship will be the same two schools as last year with most of the same competitors, as both teams had majority  junior class members last year.  Counting last year and this year the teams have met three times, always with very high scores, but with Avon winning each time.

    41 min

  3. May 5

    Scholastic Games of Lorain County-15-SF1-Black River High School vs. Olmsted Falls

    This is the first semifinal in the 36th season of "Scholastic Games," the weekly high school quiz program featuring the schools of Lorain County, Ohio.   The show is produced from January through May of each year.  The teams in this playoff are Olmsted Falls High School, a five-time championship-winning school, though it has been several years since their last championship,  and Black River High School, which was the runner-up in last year's championship broadcast.  Both schools take academic competitions seriously, so this should be an exciting matchup.  The winner of this contest will face either Elyria Catholic High School or Avon High School, whichever wins next week's semifinal no. 2.  Avon is the defending champion which defeated Black River last year.  However, Elyria Catholic has a strong team that could well knock them out of contention!

    38 min

  4. Apr 28

    Scholastic Games of Lorain County-14-QF4-Avon Lake vs. Black River High School

    This is quarterfinal #4, in playoffs for the 36th season of "Scholastic Games," the weekly high school quiz program featuring the schools of Lorain County, Ohio.   The show is produced from January through May of each year.  The teams in this playoff are Avon Lake High School, a three-time championship-winning school,  and Black River High School. last year's runner-up in the championship program.  Needless to say, both have potential to "go all the way" but only one will emerge from today's program as a semifinalist!

    39 min

  5. Apr 27

    Dialogues on Education-14-Lake Erie College - Ashley Mayse

    "Dialogues on Education" is a weekly companion program to "Scholastic Games," an interview feature focusing on education success stories.  It is produced and hosted by broadcast veteran Bob Tayek.  Since Lake Erie College opened as a women's college in 1856, this institution in Painesville, Ohio, has been an important asset to the state of Ohio. The guest on this week's program is Ashley Mayse. Vice President for Enrollment.  She describes how LEC serves student needs of today while maintaining the kind of small college environment that has enhanced the learning experience for generations of students.. Some of the college's buildings, like College Hall, have been around since the school's first classes were held in 1859, while others provide every necessary ingredient for preparation toward a twenty-first century career.

    11 min

  6. Apr 21

    Scholastic Games of Lorain County-13-QF3-Elyria Catholic vs. Firelands High School

    This is quarterfinal #3, continuing the final series of programs in our 36th season of "Scholastic Games," the weekly high school quiz program featuring the schools of Lorain County, Ohio.   The show is produced from January through May of each year.  The teams in this playoff are Elyria Catholic High School, the only Catholic high school in the county and Firelands High School. located in Oberlin, Ohio, which serves a large mostly rural area in the county.  Both of these schools have top academic teams this year and high hopes to reach our championship for the first time.

    39 min

  7. Apr 19

    Dialogues-26-13-Tiffin U-Tim Bulware

    "Dialogues on Education" is a weekly companion program to "Scholastic Games," an interview feature focusing on success stories in the area of education.  It is produced and hosted by broadcast veteran Bob Tayek.  The guest on this week's offering is Tim Bulware, coordinator of online learning programs at Tiffin University, located in Seneca county, to the west of Cleveland and Lorain County.  He describes how the campus is growing, even as the university's online access is expanding exponentially, as this institution which has served the region since the nineteenth century now prepares students for careers in the twenty-first.  He describes programs ranging from the university's excellent courses in criminal investigation to A.I., sports programs, and online services from the bachelor to doctoral levels.

    12 min

  8. Apr 7

    Scholastic Games of Lorain County-11-QF1-Avon vs. Vermilion high schools

    The playoffs begin!  This is quarterfinal #1 between two of the highest-scoring schools in our first rounds of competition!  This begins the final series of programs in our 36th season of "Scholastic Games," the weekly high school quiz program featuring the schools of Lorain County, Ohio.   The show is produced from January through May of each year.  The teams in this playoff are  Vermilion High School, and Avon High School.  Avon is our defending champion, the team that, last spring, became only the fifth area school to have won the championship five times in our program's history.  Vermilion is a two-time winner of our championship.

    36 min
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A weekly high school quiz program produced in Lorain County, Ohio, with original episodes from January through May each school year. It has a companion 10 minute interview on educational topics which follows the quiz.

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