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| − | White Plains High School | + | {{Highschoolteam|Name = White Plains High School |
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| + | |citystate = White Plains, NY | ||
| + | |currentcoach = [[Les Roby]] | ||
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| + | |nats appearances = HSNCT: none <br/> PACE: none <br/> numerous NACs | ||
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| − | [[Category: High school teams]] [[Category: New York high school teams]] | + | '''White Plains High School''' is a high school located in White Plains, New York. The town is the county seat of Westchester County, and appropriately the school was formerly the center of the [[QU]]-dominated quizbowl scene there. The former coach of the White Plains team, [[Les Roby]], was one of the strongest [[Chip Beall]] supporters and quite possibly the longest-serving quizbowl coach in the US. The team had its best success in 1990, when its team placed second in the [[NAC]]. It hosted [[WACKO]] and the [[Omar Q Beckins]] Academic Challenge, which attracted extremely large numbers of teams in their history. |
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| + | Les retired in 2020; White Plains has not hosted anything since then, and QU has disappeared from Westchester. | ||
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[[Category: White Plains]] | [[Category: White Plains]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:53, 11 August 2026
| White Plains High School | |
| Location: White Plains, NY | |
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| Coaches | Les Roby |
| National Appearances | HSNCT: none PACE: none numerous NACs |
| Program Status | Unknown |
| School Size | Unknown |
| NAQT Page | link |
White Plains High School is a high school located in White Plains, New York. The town is the county seat of Westchester County, and appropriately the school was formerly the center of the QU-dominated quizbowl scene there. The former coach of the White Plains team, Les Roby, was one of the strongest Chip Beall supporters and quite possibly the longest-serving quizbowl coach in the US. The team had its best success in 1990, when its team placed second in the NAC. It hosted WACKO and the Omar Q Beckins Academic Challenge, which attracted extremely large numbers of teams in their history.
Les retired in 2020; White Plains has not hosted anything since then, and QU has disappeared from Westchester.