In a spirited competition among the members of the Seahawk math team, junior Kate Campbell showed her acumen at trivia and prevailed over all team members to claim the exalted Genius Trophy, a genuine work of art constructed from materials hanging around coaches Peter and Nancy Gilchrist's garage. The questions themselves included: (1)  What is the capital of Belarus? (Minsk); (2)  If every half-step from middle C to high B is stroked on a keyboard, how many total notes are played? (12);  (3)  How many diagonals can be drawn inside a regular 19-sided polygon? (152); (4)  How many sheets of paper are in a quire? (25); and (5)  How many herbs and spices are in KFC's secret recipe? (11). 

The contest is a decompression meeting to cap the very successful math team season and Campbell joins a long list of previous "Boothbay Geniuses."  The second and third place contestants this year were senior Emily Densmore and junior Duncan Hardwick.

BRHS Principal Tricia Campbell paid a surprise visit to the math team during the competition to congratulate everyone and award the team members with academic honors certificates.