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'''Collins Hill High School''' is a high school in Suwanee, GA. They host a Varsity, JV, and middle school tournament every year. | '''Collins Hill High School''' is a high school in Suwanee, GA. They host a Varsity, JV, and middle school tournament every year. | ||
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| + | Collins Hill High School has gone from being a relatively unknown quiz bowl entity to being one of Georgia's best teams. This article outlines a brief history of Collins Hill quiz bowl. | ||
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| + | == Early History == | ||
| + | Collins Hill first appeared at a national tournament in 2000 when they finished 4-6 at the NAQT High School National Championship Tournament. Between that time and 2011, the team was largely irrelevant. However, at some point during this time period, control of the team was transferred to Collins Hill Alumnus Scott Kim, who is the current coach of the team. | ||
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| + | == 2011-12 == | ||
| + | The 2011-12 quiz bowl season changed everything. The year began with a 1-4 finish at GATA Fall, followed by a 4-3 finish for the A team at CATT VII. It was during the fall semester that Collins Hill AP Human Geography teacher and part-time quiz bowl recruiter Kevin Kelly was part of a group encouraging Zack Johnson to join the team. Zack was a shy and unassuming youth who had little interest in extracurricular activities when he was introduced by a classmate to Mr. Kim. After being talked into coming to watch the team compete at Centennial ATTACK, an unexpected absence led to him competing in his first ever tournament. Along with team veterans Nancy Chung, James Gadea, and Kate Unsworth, Zack helped the team go 4-3 at ATTACK, and he was one of many on the 5-2 team at the 2012 Georgia AAAAAA Region Tournament at Central Gwinnett. Chung, Gadea, Johnson, and future team captain Arvind Ramachandran formed the Collins Hill team at the 2012 edition of HSNCT. Zack helped the team pull off a narrow 205-200 victory over Springfield by powering the final tossup heard. Overall the team finished 4-6, matching their 2000 HSNCT record. Nancy and James graduated, but Arvind and Zack stuck around to form the core of the team. | ||
== Georgia NASAT team members == | == Georgia NASAT team members == | ||
Revision as of 17:33, 12 October 2016
| Collins Hill High School | |
| Location: Suwanee, GA | |
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| Coaches | Scott Kim |
| National Appearances | HSNCT: 2012-2015 NHBB: 2014-2015 |
| Program Status | Unknown |
| School Size | Unknown |
| NAQT Page | link |
Collins Hill High School is a high school in Suwanee, GA. They host a Varsity, JV, and middle school tournament every year.
Collins Hill High School has gone from being a relatively unknown quiz bowl entity to being one of Georgia's best teams. This article outlines a brief history of Collins Hill quiz bowl.
Early History
Collins Hill first appeared at a national tournament in 2000 when they finished 4-6 at the NAQT High School National Championship Tournament. Between that time and 2011, the team was largely irrelevant. However, at some point during this time period, control of the team was transferred to Collins Hill Alumnus Scott Kim, who is the current coach of the team.
2011-12
The 2011-12 quiz bowl season changed everything. The year began with a 1-4 finish at GATA Fall, followed by a 4-3 finish for the A team at CATT VII. It was during the fall semester that Collins Hill AP Human Geography teacher and part-time quiz bowl recruiter Kevin Kelly was part of a group encouraging Zack Johnson to join the team. Zack was a shy and unassuming youth who had little interest in extracurricular activities when he was introduced by a classmate to Mr. Kim. After being talked into coming to watch the team compete at Centennial ATTACK, an unexpected absence led to him competing in his first ever tournament. Along with team veterans Nancy Chung, James Gadea, and Kate Unsworth, Zack helped the team go 4-3 at ATTACK, and he was one of many on the 5-2 team at the 2012 Georgia AAAAAA Region Tournament at Central Gwinnett. Chung, Gadea, Johnson, and future team captain Arvind Ramachandran formed the Collins Hill team at the 2012 edition of HSNCT. Zack helped the team pull off a narrow 205-200 victory over Springfield by powering the final tossup heard. Overall the team finished 4-6, matching their 2000 HSNCT record. Nancy and James graduated, but Arvind and Zack stuck around to form the core of the team.
Georgia NASAT team members
- Zack Johnson (2014)