Deja Humphries recently won the DeKalb County Board of Health’s 2013 Dental Health Quiz Bowl. Deja is a fifth grader at Dresden Elementary School.
Atlanta City Councilmember Michael Julian Bond served as guest speaker at the awards ceremony. He stressed the importance of each child preparing for adulthood by setting and achieving goals in their early years. As the post 1 at-large councilmember, Mr. Bond represents all of the City of Atlanta.
The Board of Health’s Dental Health Services sponsored the quiz bowl. The competition began in January. All fifth graders in the DeKalb County School District, Atlanta Public Schools (in DeKalb County) and City Schools of Decatur were invited to participate. Almost 200 students competed in the initial round. The bowl required learning and recalling dozens of oral health terms and facts.
The other finalists were first runner-up Brianna Porter from Avondale Elementary, second runner-up Myasia Riddick from Murphey Candler Elementary, third runner-up Sincere Rush from Toomer Elementary and fourth runner-up Najma Noor from Indian Creek Elementary.
For information of the DeKalb County Board of Health’s dental health services, call (404) 294-3700.