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"Don't Mess With Madera 5th Graders"
The PTA used the term "nail biting" to describe the showdown between parents and students at the "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" contest Thursday at Madera Elementary School in El Cerrito.
Here's the scene: three parents on one side of the stage were squaring off in a battle of smarts with seven fifth graders on the other side.
The tension in the Madera Elementary School big all-purpose room was building Thursday as the final question was posed to determine the winning side in the contest, "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?"
Principal Cheryl Cotton was posing the questions.
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It was a "a nail biting contest," said PTA President Linda Geiser. "The score was tied up until the last 'million dollar' question: What is 40 percent of 250?"
You can probably guess who won by the headline on the ensuing report on the PTA's Web page: "Don't Mess With Madera 5th Graders."
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The event was part of the PTA’s "Take Your Family To School Week."
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