High School Students Get 2nd Place for Academic WorldQuest Competition in D.C.
by: Krista Seitz
Published: April 24, 2024
L-R: Greeva Ramani, Marlowe Snapp, Bailey Alam, and Arya Darvish
IRVINE...On behalf of the World Affairs Council of Orange County (WACOC), we would like to congratulate El Dorado High School students of Placentia, CA: Marlowe Snapp, Bailey Alam, Arya Darvish, and Greeva Ramani on receiving 2nd place out of 150 students from 37 schools from across the country at the annual Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) competition!
The WACOC’s mission is to educate the public on the most important international, national, and regional issues through engaged, nonpartisan conversation. We promote the mission on all levels, including our youth, by engaging in an annual competition, Academic WorldQuest (AWQ). It is an event whereby high school students test their knowledge on international affairs, current events, human geography, world history, and culture. Winners of the local competition receive an all-expense-paid trip to compete at the national competition in Washington, D.C. Our local champions representing Orange County – El Dorado Team Gold from El Dorado High School led by advisor Kelly Smith– competed this past weekend on April 20th at the national Academic WorldQuest competition at the United States Institute of Peace. This was the third time that the same team, El Dorado Team Gold, has represented the World Affairs Council of Orange County in Washington, D.C.
Their trip was funded by the valued donors to this program that WACOC sponsors. All donations supported operational costs of the local competition and the winning team’s travel expenses. The Orange County competition held on March 16, 2024 was made possible via local partnership with Chapman University who provided the venue and catering for the event.
Learn more: Academic WorldQuest
The World Affairs Council of Orange County (WACOC), a member of the World Affairs Councils of America (WACA) based in Washington DC, is a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization whose primary goal is to educate and inform its members and community citizens on important and critical issues concerning world affairs. WACOC’s speakers include experienced diplomats and ambassadors, heads of state, foreign ministers, high-level government officials, prominent journalists and writers, and top military and intelligence officials. Photos:Kelly Smith