The 11th annual Academic WorldQuest Competition, which tests teams of high school students’ knowledge of international affairs, will take place on Thursday, Dec. 10, at Cal State San Bernardino’s Palm Desert Campus.
The competition starts at 5:30 p.m. in the campus’s Indian Wells Theater and the competition topics include: Great Decisions; International Trade and Finance; Privacy in the Digital Age; The Arctic; and Organization of American States.
Each year, both public and private high schools compete for scholarships and the chance to compete nationally in Washington, D.C.
This year’s teams include:
- Cathedral City High School,
- Coachella Valley High School,
- Desert Mirage High School,
- Desert Hot Springs High School,
- Indio High School,
- La Quinta High School,
- Palm Desert High School,
- Palm Valley School,
- Palm Springs High School,
- Rancho Mirage High School,
- Shadow Hills High School,
- West Shores High School and
- Xavier College Preparatory High School.
Teams consist of four high school students and a coach.
This year’s competition will be moderated by Bianca Rae, morning anchor, KESQ News Channel 3.
Members of the community are invited to attend this free event. Parking is paid by World Affairs Council of the Desert.
The CSUSB Palm Desert Campus is located at 37-500 Cook St.
The Academic WorldQuest Competition is sponsored by World Affairs Council of the Desert.
For more information, visit the World Affairs Council of the Desert website.
Located in beautiful Palm Desert, the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus offers bachelor and master’s degrees, a doctorate degree in educational leadership, and teacher credentials and certificates. With more than 1,200 students, it is the only four-year public university in the Coachella Valley and plays a vital role in educating and training the region’s growing population.
For more information about the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus, contact Mike Singer in the campus’s Office of Public Affairs at msinger@csusb.edu or 760-341-2883, ext. 78107 or visit the campus website.