Haverford hosts Radnor and GV for Hi-Q championship Thursday

HAVERFORD >> Delco Hi-Q enters the championship round of the 69th season following semifinal wins by second-seeded Radnor High and thirdseeded Garnet Valley. The finalists will compete with first-ranked Haverford High School at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 7 at Haverford High School, 200 Mill Road, Havertown.

Haverford High School is making its twentieth Championship appearance dating back to 1955. The school holds nine Championship titles, winning it all in 1997, and made its last appearance in 2015. Faculty Advisor David McCauley is in his fourteenth year of leading the team.

Radnor holds one of the longest Championship records in Delco Hi-Q history. This will be their twenty-sixth overall Championship appearance and their first since 2009. The school has earned eleven titles since 1965 with the last coming in the 1998 season. Faculty Advisor Robert Spear has coached the team for five years and his co-advisor, Robert King, is in his fourth year.

Garnet Valley also has a long history of successful Delco Hi-Q seasons. They are the defending champions and earned four titles since 2011, for a total of eight since their first win in 1978. This is the school’s twenty-first championship appearance since 1977. Faculty Advisor Lesley Arensberg has been coaching the team for eleven years and fellow advisor Sandra Dubnansky is in her sixth year.

Delco Hi-Q, the nation’s oldest continuous academic competition, is a partnership between Delaware County Intermediate Unit (DCIU) and Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union (FMFCU). Veteran actor Tom McCarthy is Quizmaster, FMFCU Vice President Rick Durante serves as Director, Rachel Murray is Hi-Q Coordinator, and DCIU’s Dave Bramble is the production engineer.

In addition to support from participating schools, Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union and the Wilbur C. and Betty Lea Henderson Foundation are the primary corporate sponsors. Additional support comes from longtime sponsor Kimberly-Clark Corporation and the Delaware County Daily Times.

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SUBMITTED PHOTO Garnet Valley High School. Back: Faculty Advisor Mrs. Sandra Dubnansky, Xavier Zhang, Nathan Katragadda, Jeffrey Lin, Patrick Stoyer, Neeraj Shenoy, Faculty Advisor Dr. Lesley Arensberg. Front: Andrew Li, Sai Mamidala, Lainie Beauchemin, Natalia...

SUBMITTED PHOTO Radnor High School. Back: Andrew Doughan, Priya Ganesh, Brooke McCormick, Sarah Vizzeswarapa, Charles Frick. Front: Faculty Advisor Mr. Robert King, Neal Chon, Alexander Leonardi, Timothy Kazarinoff, Paul Lacroix, Faculty Advisor Robert Spear.

SUBMITTED PHOTO Haverford High School. Back: Jack McGovern, Elliot Miciek, Steve Mittleman, Pryce Davies, Jacob Kaufhold, Faculty Advisor Mr. David McCauley. Front: Peter Martin, Isabel Weir, Emma Davies, Amy Kushlan, Quinn Gallagher.