The CHS Quiz Bowl Team is an academic team which competes in Jeopardy style
competitions throughout the tri-state area. Although there is no official
Quiz Bowl organization in the state, many high schools have academic teams that
participate in tournaments hosted by colleges, universities and other high
schools.
The CHS Quiz Bowl Team hosts two tournaments a year following two different but fairly common formats. In addition, the team attends many
events each year. Most competitions are hosted on Saturdays, but we also
participate in a computerized competition run by a company called Academic
Hallmarks twice a year (in which we usually place in the top 4 teams in NJ and
the top 10% of teams participating nationally.) We also host a faculty
version of the computerized
contest as well as a Student v. Faculty assembly at the end of the year.
The team is strictly voluntary. There are no tryouts, as we are interested
in students who want to join the team because they have a passion for academic
knowledge.
To give you a brief overview of the team's accomplishments:
In the last five years, we have attended 4 national
tournaments in Atlanta GA, Washington DC, Houston TX and Myrtle Beach SC. We are
invited to attend another this year in Chicago IL.
This year, our competition statistics read as follows:
October 2, 2004; at South Plainfield HS, the A team and B teams both finished in the top 8.
November 13, 2004 at Rutgers
University, the A team went undefeated in 6 preliminary rounds of play, placing in the top 16
teams.
November 20, 2004 at Princeton
University, the A team placed 5th of 72 teams, earning a spot in the national competition in Chicago
IL.
December 11, 2004 at Columbia HS, the
team hosted a very successful competition attended by 50 teams from more than 25 high
schools.
January 29, 2005 at Bloomfield HS,
the A team was undefeated in 3 rounds of preliminary play, resulting in 3 rounds of playoff
games where they were finally defeated in the semi-finals by Livingston HS.
Upcoming Events:
Scarlet Knight Invitational Tournament (SKIT) March 5, 2005
at Rutgers University
Bridgewater-Raritan Invitational Tournament of Excellence (BRITE)
March 1, 8, 15, 2005 at Bridgewater Raritan Middle School
Joseph Bookstaber Memorial Academic Tournament (JBMAT) March
19,
2005 at Millburn HS.
Knowledge is Power April 2, 2005 at Columbia High School
(hosting).
Knowledge Master Open (KMO) April 20, 2005 at Columbia HS
(computerized contest).
South Plainfield HS Academic Tournament April 23, 2005 at
South
Plainfield HS.
Colonia Arch Academic Challenge (CAAC) April 30, 2005 at
Colonia HS
Faculty Knowledge Master Open (FKMO) May 18, 2005 at Columbia
HS
(faculty and former faculty only)
NAQT National High School Championship Tournament June 3 - 5,
2005
in Chicago IL.
Student v. Faculty Invitational Assembly June 10, 2005 at
Columbia
High School, 8th period.
