By Breana Aquino – Staff Reporter

Jonathan Law’s National Honor Society has been preparing for the upcoming annual Brain Bowl that will take place on Friday, April 24.

Brain Bowl is a trivia type game created to raise money for pediatric brain cancer. A team of four students from each grade go head-to-head with each other, competing in rounds to dictate the winners at the end of the competition.

A team of faculty and staff members also participate in the competition.

An initial test needs to be taken by students and faculty to determine who will be chosen to participate on their respective teams. Due to snow days, the preliminary test was moved to Tuesday, March 3.

“Students and faculty with the highest score will be chosen to participate on their class team,” National Honor Society Advisor Mrs. Goldbeck said.

National Honor Society’s main goal is to raise as much money as possible to support brain cancer research. They continue to raise funds and provide gifts to two organizations: The Cure Starts Here and Bridges of Milford.

Every year they try to beat their goal from the year prior.

“The Brain Bowl is an interactive event for the whole school community to participate in and enjoy, while allowing us to collectively raise money towards pediatric brain cancer,” Senior President Kris Shastry said.

Shastry expresses how the National Honor Society strives to continue to set a precedent to raise the standard in the following years.

Students and faculty are able to donate funds towards their respective grade level’s bucket during lunch waves.

“It is an important issue, and we want to help as much as possible,” Senior Vice President Sarah McCann said. “We also want our school to have fun during the event as well.”

The members of the National Honor Society voted on a theme, and this year, “Stranger Things” won.

“We needed a theme that was relevant and to get people interested and excited for the upcoming Brain Bowl,” Senior Secretary Sophia Wang said.

The officers of the National Honor Society have worked as one cohesive group to prepare for all meetings relating to Brain Bowl and other events. Each officer has their own role, which effectively helps contribute to different aspects of the event.

These aspects include question making and the creation of a promotional video in the works.

“Working with the other officers has been a great experience because everyone is committed and collaborative,” Senior Treasurer Aarush Katyal said.