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Each participating school selects six students to represent their school, who participate in a series of academic challenges including logical and creative thinking puzzles, Mancala (a logic game that develops critical thinking skills) and general knowledge questions.<\/p>\n<p>The top four teams in total point accumulation receive trophies. In addition, high-scoring individual students face off in a special competition of general knowledge questions, with the student earning the most points named District Individual Champion.<\/p>\n<p>Combs Elementary School won first place in the school competition. Its team members, who included 5th grader Alex McDowell and 6th-graders Emily Collins, Amanda Kolbe, Alex Moore and Trillium Swetnam, each took home first-place trophies. Fourth-grade teacher Greg Waller is coach of the Combs Elementary School team.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Ward, a 6th-grade student at Parker Road Elementary School, finished first among the eight individual high achievers who competed for the District Individual Champion and was awarded the District Individual Champion title.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Combs Elementary School and 6th grade student Alex Ward of Parker Road Elementary School have been awarded top honors in the Ferguson-Florissant School District\u2019s 15th annual Scholar Bowl. All 17 elementary schools in the District participated in the Scholar Bowl competition, which was held at McCluer North High School. 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