Elie Primary School played host to the first round of the inter-school quiz on 5 March organised by Anstruther Rotary Club. Teams from East Neuk primary schools in Anstruther, Colinsburgh, Crail, Elie, Lundin Mill, Pittenweem and St Monans gathered to compete for the prestigious silver trophy sponsored by Anstruther Rotary Club and organised by Rotarian Ian Kennedy.
Elie Headteacher Maggie McKay, in welcoming both pupils and parents, said: “It is great to see this event so well supported and I am grateful to Anstruther Rotary Club for organising the competition. I would like to thank everyone for their support, including the PTA for providing and serving the refreshments and home baking.” She continued, “This is an important competition in the local schools calendar as the children get so much from it and we look forward to taking part every year.”
With teacher turned quizmaster Gillian McLaren in charge, the quiz progressed through 10 rounds each of six questions covering a wide variety of topics. The questions were designed to stretch the children and also had many of the adults thinking hard! The pupils worked well in their respective teams and the competition was stiff. Many of the teams managed to fully score in some rounds and very few points from a possible 120 were dropped, despite some tricky questions. In the end not much separated teams on the leader board and the final result was Crail in 1st place with 118 points, Lundin Mill in 2nd place with 105 and Pittenweem in 3rd place with 102 points. The other teams scored as follows: Elie 99 points, Anstruther 98 points, Colinsburgh 90 and St Monans 86 points. There was also a hybrid team made up from the reserves from a mix of schools and they also scored a very credible 86 points.
The trophy, a silver cup, was presented to the Crail team by Rotary Club President Alistair Graham who said, “I have been very impressed by the high standard of knowledge shown by all the children this evening. I congratulate all teams for taking part and for their enthusiasm. You are a real credit to your respective schools and teachers. Well done!” Each winning team member also received a book token.
Congratulations to Crail Primary School, who now go on to the next round of the competition at regional level to be held in Dundee. Headteacher Nicola Wallace said, “I am very proud of my pupils in winning this stage of the quiz and wish them every success in the next stage.”
The photograph shows (L to R): Frankie Livesey-Stephens, Jonathan Haehner, Rotary President Alistair Graham, Frank Fry, Daisy Singleton.
