Hillcrest Elementary School Wins Black Saga Competition

Teams from Hillcrest Elementary School and Deer Park Middle Magnet School emerged as elementary and middle school champions in extremely close matches at the 2012 Baltimore County Public Schools’ Black Saga competition, held Saturday, February 25, 2012, at Randallstown High School.

The Black Saga competition challenges students to answer more than 800 questions about the African American experience. The Black Saga competition begins each fall when students start competing against teams within their schools and counties before moving up to the statewide finals.

In the countywide elementary finals, the first place slot was decided by the answer to the last question. The top three places were separated by only one point each. The top three elementary finishers were:

1^st place – Hillcrest Team 1

2^nd place – Chapel Hill Team 1

3^rd place – West Towson