Next Generation School - Revision history

Boyou Huang: Added some of the team's more recent results from 2022-2024.

2025-01-24T17:15:56Z

Added some of the team's more recent results from 2022-2024.

Jonathan Lau at 19:27, 9 August 2024

2024-08-09T19:27:25Z

Jonathan Lau at 16:22, 25 April 2024

2024-04-25T16:22:03Z

Jonathan Lau: Added update about current situation, some additional details and rewording.

2024-04-25T16:21:09Z

Added update about current situation, some additional details and rewording.

Jonathan Lau at 18:01, 1 February 2022

2022-02-01T18:01:15Z

Jonathan Lau at 17:53, 1 February 2022

2022-02-01T17:53:45Z

Jonathan Lau at 17:53, 1 February 2022

2022-02-01T17:53:12Z

Jonathan Lau at 17:53, 1 February 2022

2022-02-01T17:53:03Z

Jonathan Lau: Created page with "{{Highschoolteam|Name = Next Generation School |image = |citystate = Champaign, IL |currentcoach = |state = 2014 IESA |nats = None |nats appearances = MSNCT: 2017 |status =..."

2022-02-01T17:52:32Z

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{{Highschoolteam|Name = Next Generation School
|image =
|citystate = Champaign, IL
|currentcoach =
|state = 2014 IESA
|nats = None
|nats appearances = MSNCT: 2017
|status = Semi-Active
|size = 300
| }}

'''Next Generation School''' is a private K-8 school in Champaign, Illinois. NGS was a major force in the middle school quizbowl scene in central Illinois during the mid 2010s.

In 2017, NGS competed in their first-ever pyramidal tournament, the 2017 [[Rockford Auburn Auburn]] [[Knights Challenge]] where they placed third in a competitive field of teams such as [[Keith Country Day]], [[Barrington Station]], and [[Quest Academy]], which had much more pyramidal quizbowl experience due to the dearth of pyramidal quizbowl in central and southern Illinois compared to in the Chicago area. As a result, they were the first school to be recognized by [[NAQT]] as a [[NAQT Middle School Team of the Week]] during the week of January 7th, 2017.

In May of that year, NGS attended the [[2017 MSNCT]] (their only good quizbowl nationals appearance to date). Led by future [[University of Illinois Lab]] teammates Lawrence Zhao and Andy Tang, they upset eventual champions [[Buffalo Grove Aptakisic]] (led by future [[Stevenson]] teammates [[Arjun Nageswaran]], David Lee, and Daniel Ding) and finished T-13th with a 9-4 record after being eliminated by [[Mounds Park]].

After the departure of Lawrence and Andy to Uni Lab in 2017, the team has only played one other pyramidal tournament, and primarily competes in the IESA State Series and local conference meets.

==Notable Alumni==
*[[Tim Cho]]
*Lawrence Zhao

==External Links==
*https://www.naqt.com/stats/school/index.jsp?org_id=70320
[[Category:Middle school teams]]

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 |image =
 |citystate = Champaign, IL
-|currentcoach =
+|currentcoach = Brenda Searby
-|state = 2014, 2022 IESA
+|state = 2014, 2022, 2024 IESA
 |nats = None
-|nats appearances = MSNCT: 2017
+|nats appearances = MSNCT: 2017, 2024
 |status = Active
 |size = 300
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 In May of that year, NGS attended their first national tournament at the [[2017 MSNCT]]. Led by future [[University of Illinois Lab]] teammates Lawrence Zhao and Andy Tang, they upset eventual champions [[Buffalo Grove Aptakisic]] (led by future [[Stevenson]] teammates [[Arjun Nageswaran]], David Lee, and Daniel Ding) in the preliminary rounds and finished T-13th with a 9-4 record after being eliminated by [[Mounds Park]].
-After the departure of Lawrence and Andy to Uni Lab in 2017, the team played only one pyramidal tournament between 2018 and 2023. However, during the 2023-24 season, NGS returned to pyramidal quizbowl, playing two tournaments on NAQT questions and placing T-77th at the 2024 MSNCT.
+After the departure of Lawrence and Andy to Uni Lab in 2017, the team played only one pyramidal tournament between 2018 and 2023. However, in 2022, NGS won the Class A IESA State Championship, which had not taken place since 2019 (as the 2020 and 2021 editions had been canceled due to COVID).
 ==Notable Alumni==

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 In 2017, NGS competed in their first-ever pyramidal tournament, the 2017 [[Rockford Auburn]] [[Knights Challenge]] where they placed third in a competitive field of teams such as [[Keith Country Day]], [[Barrington Station]], and [[Quest Academy]], which had much more pyramidal quizbowl experience. As a result, during the week of January 7th, 2017 NGS became the first school to be recognized by [[NAQT]] as part of their [[NAQT Middle School Team of the Week]] program.
-In May of that year, NGS attended the [[2017 MSNCT]] (their only good quizbowl nationals appearance to date). Led by future [[University of Illinois Lab]] teammates Lawrence Zhao and Andy Tang, they upset eventual champions [[Buffalo Grove Aptakisic]] (led by future [[Stevenson]] teammates [[Arjun Nageswaran]], David Lee, and Daniel Ding) in the preliminary rounds and finished T-13th with a 9-4 record after being eliminated by [[Mounds Park]].
+In May of that year, NGS attended their first national tournament at the [[2017 MSNCT]]. Led by future [[University of Illinois Lab]] teammates Lawrence Zhao and Andy Tang, they upset eventual champions [[Buffalo Grove Aptakisic]] (led by future [[Stevenson]] teammates [[Arjun Nageswaran]], David Lee, and Daniel Ding) in the preliminary rounds and finished T-13th with a 9-4 record after being eliminated by [[Mounds Park]].
-After the departure of Lawrence and Andy to Uni Lab in 2017, the team played only one pyramidal tournament between 2018 and 2023. However, during the 2023-24 season, NGS returned to pyramidal quizbowl, playing two tournaments on NAQT questions and qualifying for the 2024 MSNCT.
+After the departure of Lawrence and Andy to Uni Lab in 2017, the team played only one pyramidal tournament between 2018 and 2023. However, during the 2023-24 season, NGS returned to pyramidal quizbowl, playing two tournaments on NAQT questions and placing T-77th at the 2024 MSNCT.
 ==Notable Alumni==
 *[[Tim Cho]]
-*Lawrence Zhao
+*[[Lawrence Zhao]]
-*Arjun Kala
+*[[Arjun Kala]]
 ==External Links==
 *https://www.naqt.com/stats/school/index.jsp?org_id=70320
 [[Category:Middle school teams]]

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 '''Next Generation School''' is a private K-8 school in Champaign, Illinois. NGS was a major force in the middle school quizbowl scene in central Illinois during the mid 2010s.
-In 2017, NGS competed in their first-ever pyramidal tournament, the 2017 [[Rockford Auburn]] [[Knights Challenge]] where they placed third in a competitive field of teams such as [[Keith Country Day]], [[Barrington Station]], and [[Quest Academy]], which had much more pyramidal quizbowl experience due to the dearth of pyramidal quizbowl in central and southern Illinois compared to in the Chicago area. As a result, they were the first school to be recognized by [[NAQT]] as a [[NAQT Middle School Team of the Week]] during the week of January 7th, 2017.
+In 2017, NGS competed in their first-ever pyramidal tournament, the 2017 [[Rockford Auburn]] [[Knights Challenge]] where they placed third in a competitive field of teams such as [[Keith Country Day]], [[Barrington Station]], and [[Quest Academy]], which had much more pyramidal quizbowl experience. As a result, they were the first school to be recognized by [[NAQT]] as a [[NAQT Middle School Team of the Week]] during the week of January 7th, 2017.
 In May of that year, NGS attended the [[2017 MSNCT]] (their only good quizbowl nationals appearance to date). Led by future [[University of Illinois Lab]] teammates Lawrence Zhao and Andy Tang, they upset eventual champions [[Buffalo Grove Aptakisic]] (led by future [[Stevenson]] teammates [[Arjun Nageswaran]], David Lee, and Daniel Ding) in the preliminary rounds and finished T-13th with a 9-4 record after being eliminated by [[Mounds Park]].

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 '''Next Generation School''' is a private K-8 school in Champaign, Illinois. NGS was a major force in the middle school quizbowl scene in central Illinois during the mid 2010s.
-In 2017, NGS competed in their first-ever pyramidal tournament, the 2017 [[Rockford Auburn Auburn]] [[Knights Challenge]] where they placed third in a competitive field of teams such as [[Keith Country Day]], [[Barrington Station]], and [[Quest Academy]], which had much more pyramidal quizbowl experience due to the dearth of pyramidal quizbowl in central and southern Illinois compared to in the Chicago area. As a result, they were the first school to be recognized by [[NAQT]] as a [[NAQT Middle School Team of the Week]] during the week of January 7th, 2017.
+In 2017, NGS competed in their first-ever pyramidal tournament, the 2017 [[Rockford Auburn]] [[Knights Challenge]] where they placed third in a competitive field of teams such as [[Keith Country Day]], [[Barrington Station]], and [[Quest Academy]], which had much more pyramidal quizbowl experience due to the dearth of pyramidal quizbowl in central and southern Illinois compared to in the Chicago area. As a result, they were the first school to be recognized by [[NAQT]] as a [[NAQT Middle School Team of the Week]] during the week of January 7th, 2017.
 In May of that year, NGS attended the [[2017 MSNCT]] (their only good quizbowl nationals appearance to date). Led by future [[University of Illinois Lab]] teammates Lawrence Zhao and Andy Tang, they upset eventual champions [[Buffalo Grove Aptakisic]] (led by future [[Stevenson]] teammates [[Arjun Nageswaran]], David Lee, and Daniel Ding) in the preliminary rounds and finished T-13th with a 9-4 record after being eliminated by [[Mounds Park]].