Fenwick Teacher Wins Jeopardy! Teacher's Tournament
Fenwick High School instructor Colby Burnett captures the Jeopardy! Teachers Tournament.
Fenwick High School always knew Colby Burnett had what it takes to be a winner. Now Burnett, who teaches advanced placement world history at the Oak Park school, has earned another distinction: he is the winner of the Jeopardy! Teachers Tournament. Burnett got to tell the world - or at least the entire Fenwick student body Tuesday when the segment aired, he told ABC-7 Chicago. The entire student body and the entire faculty, along with Burnett, watched and cheered as he gave the winning question. A graduate of Fenwick, Burnett appeared as part of the Teachers Edition, a two-week long competition billed as, "the country's brightest educators," engaged in a battle of wits. According to the Chicago Tribune, Burnett won't be keeping the money …
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Lynette Simmons Hoag
9:48 am on Wednesday, November 21, 2012
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