Glenlawn

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Glenlawn Collegiate Institute is a high school in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

In 1977, a team of Cam Dempster, Russel Krasey, Bill Mooney, and Lorne Ryall won the Reach for the Top national championship. After a season of about 300 hours of practice and question-writing per member, the team beat Selkirk, Kelvin, and Deloraine in the provincial championships. At the national final, they defeated Dryden from Northern Ontario with a score of 535 points- which was believed at the time to be the highest tally by a winning team in the title game.

Glenlawn's coach since 1971, Wilf Entz, continued with Reach for the Top until his retirement, and the school made another Nationals appearance in 1979. Glenlawn currently plays SchoolReach.

Reach for the Top Champion
Preceded by
Year
Succeeded by
Central Peel
1977
Vincent Massey

References

  • "Reach for the Top champions a dynasty in the making?" by Robert Jankiewicz in The Winnipeg Free Press, June 23, 1977, page 29.
  • "Glenlawn Collegiate trivia hounds take TV contest" by Debbie Lyon in The Winnipeg Free Press, July 11, 1977, page 3.