First Annual Competition, May 10, McMaster University

Find more photos here:  2008 CCNBB Flickr Photos

We have our Champions!

1st Place:  Isdin Oke, Cenntenial CVI, representing Hamilton Brain Bee
2nd Place:  Adriena De Visser, Calvin Christian High School, representing Edmonton Brain Bee
3rd Place:  Jeremy Zung, University of Toronto High School, representing Toronto Brain Bee

It was an exciting day!  The competitors were some of the brightest and best of Canada’s high school students.  After a full day of competition, 5 of the top students were chosen for the final oral elimination rounds. 

Competitors were eliminated after 3 incorrect answers until only one was left standing.  All of the students were so good it was hard to eliminate anyone!

Our top 5 competitors are:

1st Place:  Isdin Oke, Cenntenial CVI, Guelph, Ontario, representing Hamilton Brain Bee
2nd Place:  Adriena De Visser, Calvin Christian High School, Coaldale, Alberta, representing Calgary Brain Bee
3rd Place:  Jeremy Zung, University of Toronto High School, Toronto, Ontario, representing Toronto Brain Bee
4th Place  Jenny Lee, Old Scona Academic High School, Edmonton, Alberta, representing Edmonton Brain Bee
5th Place:  Robbie Butt, Basque Memorial All Grades High School, Red Bay, Labrador, representing Newfoundland Brain Bee

Our other competitors who performed excellently throughout the competition are:

Evan Grant, Auburn Drive High School, Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, representing Halifax Brain Bee
Calvin Perault, Holy Cross High School, Kingston, Ontario, representing Kingston Brain Bee
Jenna Hotton, Queen of Angels Academy, Montreal, Quebec, representing Montreal Brain Bee
Nicholas McGregor, Lisgar Collegiate Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, representing Ottawa Brain Bee

Check out the video highlights shown below, and the photos from the links above.
There are some great photos from Brain Bee around the world here.

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