The Penny Wars Competition has officially kicked off and for the next two weeks, 2nd hour classes will compete for the top prize of lunch and bragging rights.
Reigning penny wars champion Mrs Anderson looks to hold her position at the number one spot. With Mrs McCambridge (2nd place '09) now in the guidance office, the door has been left wide open for a challenger to Mrs Anderson’s title. A likely strong force will be Miss Parrish (4th place ’09), powered by her 2nd hour Advanced Psych class. It is rumored that she will put friendships aside in pursuit of victory. Meanwhile in the B-wing, their male counterparts, VandenBerg and Lemmon, not to be outdone, are said to be devising plans of their own for what could become a heated battle between the four rooms. Lemmon will harness the monetary prowess of his Econ class and VandenBerg will be backed by his Government class. We all know the government likes to spend money, but can they collect enough to win?
Classes should also be aware of Mrs Bushong’s room, last year’s 3rd place winner. She is a silent but deadly threat on the battle field, but can her freshman English class compete with the upperclassmen? Mrs Auwers and Mrs Gonzalez are two that are hard to gauge. Both placed in the top 10 last year, but can they elevate their performances this year?
With only a mediocre performance last year, Mr Wier hopes for a better showing this time around in order to maintain his 'collection king' status and with his AP Chemistry class behind him, other rooms better watch out. Mr Lathrop, the only teacher out in the A-wing should not be forgotten. His "bunker" has a position of isolation and his Marine training will likely yield some 'artful' strategies to bring home the win.
Mrs McDonald is also likely to be a strong contender. Fueled by her Algebra 2 students and her witty mathematical mind she could come out on top in this competition.
We also can't forget our new and returning teachers this year, Mr Stevenson and Mrs Rybarczyk. Both are familiar with CPHS, but without a performance to gauge them buy, they are defiantly two of the wild cards in this competition. Stevenson will have to motivate his freshman in order to win while Mrs R is said to have picked up some accounting tricks while in Europe. They are certainly two to keep an eye on.
We know that Mr Staublin is a strong contender, but ever the nonconformist, last year he worked in the opposite direction and earned the biggest loser award, but will he go for the negative gold again?
All remains to be seen in the coming weeks of Penny Wars 2010.
