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Emma Nguyen (left) and Meghna Nambiar hold up a whiteboard in the first round of the League of Women Voters’ Civics Cup, March 3, in upper Town Hall. Their team came in first place overall.
Left: With American flags in her hair, Gwynnie Poutasse shows her patriotic flair. Right: Rayna Ferlin holds up the answer for her team, the Pink Purple Princesses.
Winners of the League of Women Voters Civics Cup competition, from left, ninth-graders Lena Pierson, Meghna Nambiar, Michelle Xu, and captain Emma Nguyen of team Jackson’s Dirty Sock pose with Civics Cup emcee Bill Barton. (Photo by Jen Manell)
Adelle Besse, with help from her team Li-HAM, answers a question about checks and balances in the annual Civics Cup, sponsored by the League of Women Voters. From left: Adelle Besse, Liam Keane, and Helen Holzmann.
Civics Cup keynote speaker Diana DiZoglio, Massachusetts state auditor, speaks to this year’s theme “Sunlight Is the Best Disinfectant—Transparency and Accountability in Government.” (Photo by Jen Manell).
Bromfield social studies teachers and Civics Cup judges Ryan Colarossi and Kathleen Doherty step in to decide whether a team’s answer is correct or not, as team scribe Colleen McFadden listens to their explanation..
Fili Mesfin chats with his teammates during an intermission.
Team Civic Symphony takes second place with eighth-graders Mathias Holzmann, Alden Battaglia, and Roman Muller-Juez, who pose with their winnings. (Photo by Jen Manell).
