The curtain came down on the first ever LaoisToday Schools QuizCast on Friday with the final in the Dunamaise Arts Centre.
Four finalists – St Colman’s Stradbally, Rath NS, Scoil Mhuire Fatima Timahoe and The Heath NS – battled it for supremacy in front of a live audience.
With a full house and a cracking atmosphere, quizmaster Mark Comerford put the contestants through their paces.
And though there was a high standard of questions, there was also a very high standard of answers with the quiz going down to the very last question to decide it.
There were ten rounds in the quiz and the very last question in the very last round sealed it for St Colman’s.
It was their ability to name the States that make up the United States of America that was ultimately the difference.
The St Colman’s team of Freya Byrne, Maci Moore-Doyle and Oran Lawlor finished with 17 points.
This was just ahead of Rath NS who finished second with 15 points – their team comprising of Michael Nolan, Michael Behan and Aoife Murphy.
The Heath, with 14 points, came third with John O’Hara, Conall Lalor and Finn More their representatives.
While Timahoe, consisting of Ruairi Bowe, Daisy Ramsbottom and Ellie Mae O’Connor, came fourth with 12 points.
Each school had huge representation on the day with a crowd of around 200 watching proceedings.
Photographer Paul Dargan was there on the day and you can check out his pictures below:
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