Ellensburg is a city in and the county seat of Kittitas County, Washington, United States. It is located just east of the Cascade Range near the junction of Interstate 90 and Interstate 82. The population was 18,666 at the 2020 census. and was estimated to be 18,703 in 2022.
Quiz bowl is a family of quiz-based competitions that test players on a wide variety of academic subjects. Standardized quiz bowl formats are played by lower school, middle school, high school, and university students throughout North America, Asia, Europe, Australia, and Africa.
Central Washington University (CWU) is a public university in Ellensburg, Washington. Founded in 1891, the university consists of four divisions: the President's Division, Business and Financial Affairs, Operations, and Academic and Student Life (ASL). Within ASL are four colleges: the College of Arts and Humanities, the College of Business, the College of Education and Professional Studies, and College of the Sciences. CWU is considered an emerging Hispanic-Serving Institution and 15 percent of its students are Hispanic.
Yakima is a city in, and the county seat of, Yakima County, Washington, United States, and the state's 11th most populous city. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 96,968 and a metropolitan population of 256,728. The unincorporated suburban areas of West Valley and Terrace Heights are considered a part of greater Yakima.
Thorp is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kittitas County, Washington, United States. In 2020, the population was 232.
Sunnyside is a city in Yakima County, Washington, United States. The population was 16,375 at the 2020 census, making it the second largest city in Yakima County.
KCTS-TV is a PBS member television station in Seattle, Washington, United States, owned by Cascade Public Media. The station's studios are located at Broadway and Boren Avenue in Seattle's First Hill neighborhood, and its transmitter is located at 18th Avenue and E. Madison Street on the city's Capitol Hill.
KCWU, also known as 88.1 The 'Burg, is the college radio station for Central Washington University based out of Ellensburg, Washington. The history of The 'Burg starts back in 1958 when small broadcast facility, KCAT, started broadcasting on 880 AM. The 'Burg, now KCWU, has expanded its broadcast facility. It now broadcasts 430 watts effective radiated power at a frequency of 88.1 MHz.
The Central Washington Wildcats are the 13 varsity athletic teams that represent Central Washington University, located in Ellensburg, Washington, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Wildcats compete as members of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
Yakima Valley College (YVC) is a public college in Yakima, Washington. It was founded as Yakima Valley Community College in 1928 with Elizabeth Prior serving as the institution's first president. The college offers 5 Bachelor of Applied Science degree programs, 55 associate degree programs, and more than 100 certificates of achievement.
Sunnyside High School, is a 4A public high school located in Sunnyside, Washington, United States. This high school serves around 2,169 students from grades 9–12 as of 2024. Sunnyside High School is fostered not only around its academia but its school culture, as the Grizzlies. Sunnyside High School roots themselves in their mission of, "Together We Will" which says that learning not only occurs in the classroom and within the books but outside of it and within the use of other limitless amount of tools. Additionally, Sunnyside High School strives to assist students in building a life post high school.
A student quiz show is a television or radio quiz show featuring contestants who represent the schools they attend. NBC4's It's Academic in the Washington, DC metropolitan area is the longest running student quiz program in the world.
Jeff Zenisek is an American football coach. He is the head football coach at Ellensburg High School in Ellensburg, Washington, a position he has held since 2019. Zenisek served as the head football coach at the Central Washington University from 1992 to 1996 and Western State College of Colorado—now known as Western Colorado University—from 2001 to 2005, compiling a career college football coaching record of 56–51–1 He led the 1995 Central Washington Wildcats football team to a share of the NAIA Division II Football National Championship.
Nick Zentner is an American academic who works as a geology professor at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington. Outside of his work with the university, he is known for his online videos covering the geology of the Northwestern United States and his series Nick on the Rocks.
James L. Gaudino is an American retired academic administrator who served as the 14th President of Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington, from 2009 to 2021.
The Sunnyside Sun is a weekly newspaper published on Wednesdays in Sunnyside, Washington. The paper had a 3,000 print and e-edition subscribers as of 2018. The Sun is the newspaper of record for Sunnyside and covers community events, sports and local news.
Jeff Harada is an American basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the women's basketball team at California State University, Fullerton.
Tom Jones "Black Tom" Parry Jr. was an American football coach. He was the head football coach at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington, from 1966 to 1982 and 1984 to 1986.
