Tuesday, February 19, 2013
The Ritenour High German teacher was a quarter-finalist, but missed in his bid to advance after earning a spot in the quiz show’s tournament of champions last year.
A Chesterfield German teacher came up short in his bid to advance in the Jeopardy Tournament of Champions when he trailed two other competitors on the episode that aired this afternoon. Patrick Quinn, who teaches at Ritenour High in Overland, had advanced to the tournament after winning the teachers’ tournament and a $100,000 prize back a year ago. He came in last in his round that aired on Tuesday. The winner of Tuesday’s round, who advances to the semi-finals, was Dave Leach, a game merchant from Atlanta. Quinn briefly held the lead at the end of the first round with $4,600; to $4,400 for Ashok Poozhikunnel, an underwriter from Wheaton, IL; to $3,200 for Leach. But Quinn’s fade started at the end of that round when he didn't know what …
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Hockey field takes Janet Esrock's name, six months after the Chesterfield resident's death from a car crash on Wildhorse Creek Road.
A little more than six months after her death from injuries in an August car crash on Wildhorse Creek Road, Chesterfield resident Janet Esrock's life was memorialized at Whitfield School as friend, teacher, coach and supporter. The school dedicated its field hockey field in her memory Thursday morning. The school's board of directors authorized the move in November. Interim Head of School Ruth Greathouse told the crowd gathered outside on a beautiful spring morning that the school wanted to give seniors on the field hockey team Esrock coached a chance to play on the field bearing her name. Esrock, a Ladue High School graduate who lived in Chesterfield, also coached girls basketball and soccer at the school. She died September 11, after …
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
A Chesterfield teacher wins "Jeopardy!" $100,000 grand prize on Tuesday night show.
Chesterfield resident Patrick Quinn, a high school German language teacher, won first place in Jeopardy! Teachers Tournament, earning $100,000 and a spot in the upcoming Tournament of Champions. Quinn outscored 14 of the nation’s brightest K-12 educators in the elite tournament, which was introduced last year. “It was a complete surprise to win,” Quinn said. “Before the tournament, I told people that I would have been thrilled to win just one game. Had I known how strong the competition was, I might not have hoped for even that much.” Listen to Quinn gush over his win in the video (included with photo gallery here.) The 34-year-old Quinn was joined by family at the Jeopardy! taping. He said his favorite moment was correctly answering the…
Kurt Greenbaum
5:34 pm on Thursday, March 15, 2012
A very nice tribute to this teacher. Best wishes and prayers for the family. more ›