Friends Select
| Friends Select School | |
| Location: Philadelphia, PA | |
|---|---|
| Club Presidents | Jake Shapiro |
| Coaches | Abbi Smith, Ian Lockey (Assistant Coach) |
| National Appearances | 2016 HSNCT, 2017 HSNCT, 2018 SSNCT, 2018 HSNCT |
| Program Status | Active |
| School Size | Unknown |
| NAQT Page | link |
Friends Select is a Quaker school in Philadelphia, PA. They have won the first threePhiladelphia City-Wide Championships and are a regular on the Pennsylvania quizbowl circuit. Their most notable achievement within wider quizbowl to date was placing second in the Open Division of the 2018 SSNCT.
Team History
Notable Accomplishments
- 1st Place, Philadelphia City-Wide QuizBowl Championship 2016, 2017, and 2018
- 2nd Place, Tri-State Falcon Fall Tournament 2016
- 3rd Place, Downingtown East Spring Invitational 2017
- T-1st Place, Wissahickon Invitational 2017
- 1st Place, Lehigh Valley Invitational 2017
- 3rd Place, Downingtown East Invitational 2018
- 3rd Place, Quaker Fall Open 2017
- 3rd Place, Downingtown East Invitational 2018
- 3rd Place, Manhiem Township Spring 2018
- 2nd Place, 2018 SSNCT
Current Team Members
- Richard Chen
- Jake Shapiro
- Rudyard Lynch
- Saras Perry-Anderson
- Desean Smith
- Daniel Nelson
- Jonah Taranta
- Matt D'Annunzio
- Silas Mohr
- Aidan Pulliam
- Minas Macos
- Charlotte Kaplan
- Alex Shapiro
- Hannah
- Pascal Han
- Alec Kane
- Jeremy Cohen
- Hannah Dubb
Alumni
- Henry Mohr (2016)
- Drew Kaplan (2016)
- Imon Rahaman (2016)
- Laura Haskin (2016)
- Emma Miller (2017)
Individual Accomplishments
- Rudyard Lynch was 2nd Team All State by GPQB for 2016-2017
- Richard Chen was Honorable Mention All-State by GPQB in 2016-2017, and was subsequently named 1st Team in 2017-18