Student teams from Beaufort County6's five high schools gathered Saturday for the Academic Worldquest competition put on by The World Affairs Council of Hilton Head and the Beaufort County School District. The winner â€" Beaufort High's Green Team â€" will travel to compete in a national competition in Washington, D.C. on April 27.
Members of Hilton Head Island High School's Team Columbia -- from left, Rachel Wilbourne, Emma Stanton, Nathalie Lezcano and Marianna Palagreco -- confer on the answer to a question during the current events portion of Saturday's Academic Worldquest competition put on by The World Affairs Council of Hilton Head and the Beaufort County School District. Teams from all five county high school's competed. The winning team - Beaufort High's Green Team - will travel to compete in a national competition in Washington, D.C. on April 27. The Green Team was composed of Shay McAuliffe, Austin Mix, Ciaran Cordial and Michael Schwartz, according to a school district news release.
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