Fort Bend ISD (April 25, 2024) - Quail Valley Middle School’s eighth grade Academic Pentathlon team reigned at the 2024 regional competition, advancing to compete at the national competition in Phoenix this May.

“This is the first year we have been able to advance with the invitation to attend the United States Academic Pentathlon Nationals,” QVMS teacher and team coach Jeanette Morales said. “This team is quite possibly one of the best I have ever coached, and I am proud to have been able to be a part of this journey with them.”

The students individually earned four gold medals in literature, social science, science and fine arts; one silver medal in social science; and three bronze medals in science.

The team collectively won a silver plaque in the Super Quiz relay event, and also earned overall bronze medals and plaques in Region 2, earning them an invitation to the USAP Nationals.

The Quail Valley Middle School Pentathlon Team consists of the following students:

Nathan Anderson – Second Place Super Quiz and Third Place Overall 
Joseph Cabanas – Second Place Super Quiz and Third Place Overall 
Henry Laskoski – First Place Literature, Second Place Super Quiz and Third Place Science and Overall
Nilav Mukhopadhyay – First Place Fine Arts, Second Place Social Science and Super Quiz, and Third Place Overall
Olivia Onyia – Second Place Super Quiz and Third Place Overall 
Tilak Suther – Second Place Super Quiz and Third Place Overall
Manvik Thanneeru – First Place Social Science and Science, Second Place Super Quiz and Third Place Overall