Hickory Tavern Academic Bowl Team Won WPEC Academic Bowl

At Laurens District 55 Board of Trustees Meeting Monday night, District Superintendent Dr. Jody Penland highlighted good news in the district.

One item of good news that Dr. Penland mentioned that Hickory Tavern School’s Academic Bowl Team won the Western Piedmont Education Consortium (WPEC) Academic Bowl on Feb. 11.

As the regional winners, the team will compete in the Academic Bowl State Finals on March 7 at Lander University. The team members are Lilyana Almanza, Randi Atchley, Caidence Glenn, Hyatt Reid (Team Captain), Andrew Poole, Nate Green, and Christian Hart.