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Jackie Wu was a player for [[Downingtown East]] and later [[CMU]].  
 
Jackie Wu was a player for [[Downingtown East]] and later [[CMU]].  
  
She played a key role in getting her high school team to start attending pyramidal tournaments regularly, organizing a large [[invitational]] tournament at Downingtown that attracted a number of new teams, and advocating for more [[pyramidal]] questions and [[good quizbowl]] practices to be implemented in the [[CCIU]] competition (including a speech to the CCIU board). She also led D-East to its first-ever [[HSNCT]] playoff appearance. At CMU, she continued playing and served as an officer in the quizbowl club. She is a member of [[GPQB]] and has written a number of articles and wrap-ups for the site, including [https://gpqb.wordpress.com/2020/07/01/how-to-highlight-quizbowl-on-college-apps/ an article] on highlighting quizbowl for college applications.  
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She played a key role in getting her high school team to start attending pyramidal tournaments regularly, organizing a large invitational tournament at D-East that attracted a number of new teams, and advocating for more [[pyramidal]] questions and [[good quizbowl]] practices to be implemented in the [[CCIU]] competition (including a speech to the CCIU board). She also led D-East to its first-ever [[HSNCT]] playoff appearance in 2017.
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At CMU, she continued playing and served as an officer in the quizbowl club. She is a member of [[GPQB]] and has written a number of articles and wrap-ups for the site, including [https://gpqb.wordpress.com/2020/07/01/how-to-highlight-quizbowl-on-college-apps/ an article] on highlighting quizbowl for college applications.  
  
 
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Revision as of 15:15, 11 December 2020

Jackie Wu was a player for Downingtown East and later CMU.

She played a key role in getting her high school team to start attending pyramidal tournaments regularly, organizing a large invitational tournament at D-East that attracted a number of new teams, and advocating for more pyramidal questions and good quizbowl practices to be implemented in the CCIU competition (including a speech to the CCIU board). She also led D-East to its first-ever HSNCT playoff appearance in 2017.

At CMU, she continued playing and served as an officer in the quizbowl club. She is a member of GPQB and has written a number of articles and wrap-ups for the site, including an article on highlighting quizbowl for college applications.

Benjamin Cooper Young Ambassador Award
Preceded by
Year
Succeeded by
Ankit Aggarwal
2017
Kady Hsu