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'''The Classen School of Advanced Studies Quiz Bowl Team''' is a quiz bowl team that competes in the 3A division of OSSAA competition.
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The '''Classen School of Advanced Studies''' is a public magnet school located in Edmond, Oklahoma. Classen is divided into two separate schools: Classen SAS Middle School, serving grades 6-8, and Classen SAS High School, serving grades 9-12.  
  
== Current Roster ==
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==Middle School==
Coach: Jack Harding
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Classen's middle school team first began competing in pyramidal quizbowl during the 2020-21 season. At the [[2023 MSNCT]], Classen SAS placed tied for 21st while captained by Sreekar Vajjha, who placed third in individual scoring.
 
 
'''Varsity'''
 
 
 
Team Captain: George Malatinsky (Junior) 3rd Year *
 
 
 
Alternate Captain: Zebulun Benbrook (Senior) 4th Year
 
 
 
3rd Team Member: Douglas Marks (Junior) 3rd Year *
 
 
 
4th Team Member: Clay Newton (Freshman) 1st Year
 
 
 
1st Alternate: Benjamin Luschen (Senior) 4th Year
 
 
 
2nd Alternate: Jacob Berger (Senior) 4th Year
 
 
 
 
 
'''Junior Varsity'''
 
 
 
Team Member: Alvin Williams (Sophmore) 1st Year
 
 
 
Team Member: Aaron Roe (Sophmore) 1st Year
 
 
 
Team Member: Christopher Chan (Sophmore) 1st Year
 
 
 
 
 
Members denoted with a * currently attend the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics (OSSM). However, due to the fact they attended Classen SAS as a Freshman and Sophmore and the fact that OSSM has no Quiz Bowl team, they are allowed to compete for Classen SAS. Zebulun serves as the captain when Doug and George cannot attend a particular event due to other commitments.
 
 
 
== Recent Achievements ==
 
Won 3rd Place at the 2008 Bulldog Invitational
 
 
 
Won 3rd Place at the 2008 Rose State Social Studies Bowl
 
 
 
== Notable Former Members ==
 
Munim Deen (2000-2004)
 
 
 
Joe Ahrabizad (2001-2005)
 
 
 
Alex Croll (2002-2006)
 
 
 
David Pollack (2002-2006)
 
 
 
== Current Team Strengths ==
 
As with any team, the Classen SAS team has it's own strengths. Listed below are considered to be the strengths of each player, listed an alphabetical order by first name. The strengths are listed in no particular order.
 
 
 
Aaron Roe - Mathematics, Chemistry
 
 
 
Alvin Williams - Odds and Ends, History
 
 
 
Benjamin Luschen - Psychology, Sports, History, Current Events
 
 
 
Christopher Chan - Mathematics
 
 
 
Clay Newton - History, Odds and Ends, Current Events
 
 
 
Douglas Marks - Sports, History, Mathematics
 
 
 
George Malatinsky - History, Geography, Art, Music, Literature
 
 
 
Jacob Berger - Mathematics, Current Events
 
 
 
Zebulun Benbrook - History, Sports, Odds and Ends, Culture
 
  
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==High School==
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Classen won the Class A [[OSSAA State Championship]] in 1996. They sporadically competed in pyramidal high school competitions during the 2000s, but did not appear at another pyramidal tournament for over ten years after attending the 2011 [[Oklahoma Quiz Bowl Alliance|OQBA]] Fall tournament. In the 2022-23 season, Classen began competing in a number of high school tournaments with a roster consisting largely of players from the middle school team playing up to the high school level (including Vajjha). That year, they would go on to place fifth in the large schools division of the [[NAQT Oklahoma State Championship]].
  
 
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Revision as of 10:16, 18 September 2023

Classen School of Advanced Studies
Classen-SAS.jpg
Location:
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
State Championships OSSAA Class A: 1996
Program Status Active
School Size ~600
NAQT Page link

The Classen School of Advanced Studies is a public magnet school located in Edmond, Oklahoma. Classen is divided into two separate schools: Classen SAS Middle School, serving grades 6-8, and Classen SAS High School, serving grades 9-12.

Middle School

Classen's middle school team first began competing in pyramidal quizbowl during the 2020-21 season. At the 2023 MSNCT, Classen SAS placed tied for 21st while captained by Sreekar Vajjha, who placed third in individual scoring.

High School

Classen won the Class A OSSAA State Championship in 1996. They sporadically competed in pyramidal high school competitions during the 2000s, but did not appear at another pyramidal tournament for over ten years after attending the 2011 OQBA Fall tournament. In the 2022-23 season, Classen began competing in a number of high school tournaments with a roster consisting largely of players from the middle school team playing up to the high school level (including Vajjha). That year, they would go on to place fifth in the large schools division of the NAQT Oklahoma State Championship.