Decatur JBQ team headed to state finals

— The Decatur Assembly of God fifth and sixth grade Junior Bible Quiz team won second place overall in the Northwest Section meet, held in Harrison on March 10, and are advancing on to the state level of competition.

This is the fifth year in a row that the Decatur team has qualified to go to the state competition. This year the competition will be held in North Little Rock on March 30 and 31.

In addition to placing second at qualifying meet, four Decatur team members scored well individually. Amanda Duncan won first place for the top individual score, Trey Anderson placed sixth individually, Matthew Anderson placed seventh and Johanna Day placed 11th.

News, Pages 12 on 03/28/2012