It's a Philly Thing
What is the name of the basketball team that plays in Philadelphia?
The Sixers
What is the mathematical vocabulary word that means "same shape, same size?"
Congruent
What color were the old uniform shirts?
Red
What are the first three words of the US Constitution?
We the People...
This 8th grader got 2nd place in the VW Spelling Bee
Richard
Who is the quarterback of the Philadelphia Eagles?
Jalen Hurts
To measure the steepness of a line, what can we calculate?
Slope
What is the name of the VW mascot?
Tobi the Tiger
What crustacean did we see and get to hold when we were at John Heinz?
A Crayfish
Who were the two students that had to be rescued from the deep end of the pool at the Poconos?
Desiree and Amy
Our school sells a favorite Philadelphia snack on Wednesdays. What is this snack?
Soft Pretzels
Pythagoras was a Greek Philosopher that came up with a theorem about what geometric shape?
Right Triangles
Which teacher has taught at Vare-Washington the longest?
The Bourse
This 8th grader walked back to school with a child's desk he found for free on the streets of Philadelphia.
Mearn
Name the river that our school is closest to.
The Delaware River
This test helps us identify if a graph is a function.
The vertical line test
What are the first names of the two people our school is named after?
Abigail and George
What creature did we observe in the classroom at the Aquarium?
A terrapin (A turtle)
Name the five 8th graders that played the drums this year.
Francisco, Stephanie, Desiree, Brandon, Alex
Name the historical figure whose statue is at the top of City Hall.
William Penn
If a system of equations does not have a solution, what do the lines look like on the coordinate plane?
The lines are parallel or do not intersect.
How many principals have been at VW since the 8th grade started kindergarten?
FIVE
What is the name of the place we went to in the Poconos?
Camp Pocono Trails
How many of our 8th graders attended Kindergarten at Vare-Washington?
26