Beaufort High wins county’s Academic WorldQuest contest

A team from Beaufort High School took the top spot Saturday in Beaufort County’s Academic WorldQuest Competition for the third consecutive year.

Beaufort High’s White Team finished first, with Bluffton High’s Black Team finishing just behind in second place. Beaufort High’s Green team finished third.

First-place Beaufort High White Team members were Rasikh Hamid, May Harrelson, Sarah Suber and Alex Mazzeo. The team was coached by Debi Kidd.

The second-place Bluffton High Black Team members were Morgan Rizer, Haley Hubner, Josh Perri, Rory Witkowski and Eugene Yan. The team was coached by Pam Wolske.

The third-place Beaufort High Green team, also coached by Debi Kidd, was composed of Hays McDaniel, Max Crisologo, Aaron Peterson and Clayton Ruff.

The World Affairs Council of Hilton Head presented the annual Academic WorldQuest Competition in partnership with the Beaufort County School District. The winning Beaufort High team will travel to Washington for the national competition.

This story was originally published March 14, 2016 at 9:30 AM with the headline "Beaufort High wins county’s Academic WorldQuest contest."