{"id":48947,"date":"2020-01-17T14:13:56","date_gmt":"2020-01-17T19:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=48947"},"modified":"2020-06-16T13:13:11","modified_gmt":"2020-06-16T17:13:11","slug":"iaf-hosts-academic-worldquest-feb-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=48947","title":{"rendered":"IAF hosts Academic WorldQuest Feb. 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-48948\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/AWQ-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" \/>The International Affairs Forum hosts its annual Academic WorldQuest competition at the Hagerty Center Thursday, Feb. 6 from noon to 5 p.m. Eighteen local high school teams will compete for the chance to take part in the national flagship youth education program of the World Affairs Councils in Washington, D.C. on April 22.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The public is invited to attend and observe and cheer on these incredible high schoolers as they field questions about global affairs and show the nation that Traverse City is on the international map. 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