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Northland Seventh Graders Compete to Show Knowledge

It was time for a big deal for these St. Charles (Kansas City North) students. (Left to right) Zach Faust, Lorenzo Mortelli, John Paul Ameryun walked away the biggest winners of the night with $1,370.01.

On Nov. 20 seventh graders from across the Northland met at the Regional Police Academy in Kansas City North to compete in the finals of e“Time to Make A Deal.”

The teams of three or their alternates had won local competitions to qualify for the finals and an opportunity to win prize monies of more than $1,000. The competition is designed to challenge the youths knowledge of substance abuse as well as teach them where to find accurate information about tobacco, alcohol and other substances on the Internet or through community resources. It was developed and sponsored by Tri-County Mental Health Services and the Northland Coalition. The following middle school teams were winners at the final event: Antioch Middle School, $550: Emma Harrison  Rachel Gibbs  

Congress Middle School, $75.50: Amanda Johnson  James Cookinham  Catherine Wong   Excelsior Springs, $60: Gracen Blackwell  Parker Golliglee  Taylor McNeal   

Hardin, $570: Chloe Arnoldy  Aimee Central   

Kearney, $310.01: Bridget Wilkinson  Dakota Zimmerman  Mariah Teague

Lawson, $590  Steven Pilcher  Kelsey Pettz  Kolbie Chancellor

Missouri City, $75.50  Kenneth Hurd  Madelyn Ewing  Shain Thompson    New Mark, $150: Ethan Campbell  Emma Gibbons  Steven Vandegrift   

North Platte, $100: Chance Bollinger  Claire Everett   

Northgate, $220: Sabrina Merrill  Shayla Hicks  Taylor Bode   

Orrick, $40: Tyler Crow  Sam Fulte   

Smithville, $300: Justin Powell  Katrina Shelley  Brandon Baas   

South Valley, $360.01  Marshall Williams  Joseph Van De Carr  William Beliso   

St. Charles, $1,370.01  Zach Faust  Lorenzo Mortelli  John Paul Ameryun     

St.  Gabriel, $150: Abigail Tomczuk  Anna Holmes  Devin Chavez   

St. James, $130: Maggie Witherow  Hannah Power  Olivia Davidson     

Stet, $215: Jeff Gabert  Zakery Finley  Sean Utley   

West Platte, $460: Harper Euwer  Kelsey Lintner    Regan Neustadt, Daniel Dickmann and Brenden Hay

St. Therese and  Nekiesha Bailey and Sabrina Anderson

Eastgate were also local winners who won the right to compete on stage at the final event.

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