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St. Charles Community College
Location: St. Charles, MO
Current President or Coach	Professor Richard Venn (advisor), Charles Hang (president)
National championships	2010 CCCT
NAQT Page	link

St. Charles Community College, or SCC, is a community college located in St. Charles, MO outside of St. Louis. The SCC team was founded in the Spring of 2010 by Washington University in St. Louis player Charles Hang, who led the team to victory at the 2010 CCCT and to win the Top Community College award at the 2010 ICT.

History

The St. Charles Community College Quiz Bowl team was founded in late Fall 2009 by Charles Hang, an alumnus of nearby Francis Howell Central high school who had been dual enrolled at the Community College for several years and who at the time was a freshman player for Washington University in St. Louis. Having realized that under NAQT rules, he would be eligible to play for SCC despite having played for WUSTL in the previous semester, Hang led the team to a victory at the Kansas 2010 CCSCT at Cloud County Community College.

The St. Charles team attended the 2010 CCCT held at Chipola College in Marianna, Florida, where they went 11-1 and defeated Northeast Alabama in a one game final. [1] SCC captain Charles Hang was also the tournament top individual scorer. [2] In doing so, St. Charles Community College captured the 2010 CCCT championship title as well as a bid to attend the 2010 ICT in Division II, where they won the Top Community College award at the 2010 Division II ICT by going 7-6. Having suffered losses to Chipola and Northeast Alabama, St. Charles won the Top Community College award at the 2010 Division II ICT despite having lost to both of the playoff teams also in contention for the award. [3]

The team hosted its first tournament, the St. Charles Open, on July 17th, 2010.

Controversy

The decision of Charles Hang to play for St. Charles Community College despite being a student at Washington University in St. Louis who had played for WUSTL in the Fall of 2009 was viewed negatively by much of the Quiz Bowl community. A discussion thread was created on the Quizbowl Resource Center forums after SCC's victory at the Kansas CCSCT, where a number of individuals criticized Hang's actions as being in violation of the intent of creating separate tournaments for Community Colleges. [4]

In addition, upon being informed of the thread by Charles Hang several weeks after active discussion had ceased, SCC team member Jeremy R. chose to post a highly inflammatory attack on those who had criticized Hang for his actions. [5] This post made out of anger at what he saw as a collective contempt for Community Colleges as well as in a misguided attempt to defend his friend and teammate earned Jeremy a swift ban and the thread a trip to the Forbidden Zone. [6]

Former members

Title Succession

NAQT CCCT Champion

Preceded by

Year

Succeeded by

2009 Reynolds CC

2010

Chipola A

External References

NAQT Results for St. Charles Community College

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 '''St. Charles Community College''', or '''SCC''', is a community college located in St. Charles, MO outside of St. Louis. The SCC team was founded in the Spring of 2010 by [[WUSTL|Washington University in St. Louis]] player [[Charles Hang]], who led the team to victory at the [[2010 CCCT]] and to win the Top Community College award at the [[2010 ICT]].
-==Team History==
+==History==
-===Founding===
+The St. Charles Community College Quiz Bowl team was founded in late Fall 2009 by [[Charles Hang]], an alumnus of nearby [[Francis Howell Central]] high school who had been dual enrolled at the Community College for several years and who at the time was a freshman player for [[WUSTL|Washington University in St. Louis]]. Having realized that under NAQT rules, he would be eligible to play for SCC despite having played for [[WUSTL]] in the previous semester, Hang led the team to a victory at the Kansas [[2010 CCSCT]] at [[Cloud County Community College]].
-The St. Charles Community College Quiz Bowl team was founded in late Fall 2009 by [[Charles Hang]], an alumnus of nearby [[Francis Howell Central]] high school who had been dual enrolled at the Community College for several years and who at the time was a freshman player for [[WUSTL|Washington University in St. Louis]]. Having noticed the absence of a community college circuit in Missouri (with the exception of [[Mineral Area|Mineral Area College]]), Hang decided to establish a team at SCC, which had the advantage of drawing from an area rich in Quiz Bowl teams, including a number of players who were personal acquaintances of Hang.
-As a result, the nucleus of the SCC team which came together in the 2009-2010 season was made up of alumni from Francis Howell Central High School. However, the relatively slow pace with which the team came together meant that by the beginning of January, with mere weeks to go before the [[2010 CCSCT]], the team still had not met for practices, nor had it been entirely established as an official school sponsored club. Nevertheless, having already realized that under NAQT rules, he would be eligible to play for SCC despite having played for [[WUSTL]] in the previous semester, [[Charles Hang]] led the team to the [[2010 CCSCT]], the nearest of which was the Kansas sectional held at [[Cloud County Community College]].
+The St. Charles team attended the [[2010 CCCT]] held at [[Chipola|Chipola College]] in Marianna, Florida, where they went 11-1 and defeated [[Northeast Alabama]] in a one game final. [http://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=3286] SCC captain Charles Hang was also the tournament top individual scorer. [http://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament-individuals.jsp?tournament_id=3286] In doing so, St. Charles Community College captured the [[2010 CCCT]] championship title as well as a bid to attend the [[2010 ICT]] in Division II, where they won the [[Top Community College]] award at the [[2010 ICT|2010 Division II ICT]] by going 7-6. Having suffered losses to [[Chipola]] and [[Northeast Alabama]], St. Charles won the Top Community College award at the 2010 Division II ICT despite having lost to both of the playoff teams also in contention for the award. [http://www.naqt.com/Results/2010-ict-results.html]
-===2009-2010 Season===
+The team hosted its first tournament, the [[St. Charles Open]], on July 17th, 2010.
-====2010 CCSCT====
-A total of two St. Charles Community College teams attended the [[2010 CCSCT|2010 Kansas CCSCT]]. The decision to split the team in two was made by Hang (playing solo as the B team), who not only hoped that would St. Charles Community College qualify two teams for the [[2010 CCCT]], but also realized that his teammates would be able to answer more questions without him [[shadow effect|overshadowing]] them.
-The result of the tournament fulfilled one of Hang's hopes, for though the SCC A team only went 4-7 at the tournament, coming in 9th of 12 teams, Janoski was a tournament high scorer, coming in sixth overall with 32.31 PP20TH, while Jeremy put up a reasonable 14.85 PP20TH. [http://www.naqt.com/stats/team-performance.jsp?team_id=21201] The SCC B team took first by going 12-0, earning the team a bid for the [[2010 CCCT]]. [http://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=3222]
-====2010 CCCT====
-After the team's victory at the Kansas CCSCT, the team finally came together organizationally. Though the team remained unofficial and was funded entirely by [[Charles Hang]], a core of several players nevertheless practiced in anticipation of the [[2010 CCCT]].
-Even while it was being formal established, the St. Charles Community College team attended the [[2010 CCCT]] held at [[Chipola|Chipola College]] in Marianna, Florida. The team went 11-1 at the tournament, suffering a preliminary defeat against [[Valencia|Valencia Community College]] before winning a series of close games against [[Northeast Alabama]], [[Seminole]], [[Chipola]], and [[Snead State]] in order to face [[Northeast Alabama]] in a one game final which SCC won 410-225. In doing so, St. Charles Community College captured the [[2010 CCCT]] championship title as well as a bid to attend the [[2010 ICT]] in Division II. [http://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=3286] SCC captain Charles Hang was also the tournament top individual scorer. [http://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament-individuals.jsp?tournament_id=3286]
-====Interlude====
-Between the [[2010 CCCT]] and the [[2010 ICT]], the St. Charles CC team finally became officially established. The team obtained the support of Professors Richard Venn and Wanda Long as advisors and obtained official school funding. Also, the week after the [[2010 CCCT]], [[Charles Hang]] attended the [[Matt Cvijanovich Memorial Novice Tournament|2010 Matt Cvijanovich Memorial Novice Tournament]] playing solo as SCC, taking 6th of 14 teams but winning an award as the tournament's top scorer. [https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/martin65/www/MCMNT%20Prelims_teamdetail.html#t1][https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/martin65/www/MCMNT%20Overall_standings.html]
-====2010 ICT====
-The St. Charles Community College team won the [[Top Community College]] award at the [[2010 ICT|2010 Division II ICT]] in April by going 7-6. The team began by losing a close game against [[Chipola|Chipola College]] before earning victories over [[Wisconsin]], [[Truman State]], and [[Arizona State]]. After two bruising losses to [[Rice]] and [[Harvard]], St. Charles Community College finished the preliminaries with a victory over the [[Illinois|University of Illinois]] to finish 4-3, thus clinching a place in the 2nd playoff bracket. [http://www.naqt.com/stats/team-performance.jsp?team_id=22388]
-Notably, the game between St. Charles CC and Truman State saw three [[Francis Howell Central]] Quiz Bowl alumni (and a grand total of five Francis Howell Central High School alumni) playing against one another. The St. Charles CC team featuring [[Charles Hang]] and [[Jeremy R.]] (formerly of the FHC team) as well as Mike Janoski and Jared Lund (both of whom were FHC alumni) defeated [[Kevin Robb]] (also formerly of the FHC team) and the [[Truman State]] team 280-105. [http://www.naqt.com/stats/team-performance.jsp?team_id=21995]
-In the playoffs, the SCC team won close victories over the [[Ottawa|University of Ottawa]], [[Princeton]], and [[Cornell]] but suffered losses to [[Northeast Alabama|Northeast Alabama CC]], [[Carleton College]], and [[Caltech]]. Because of these losses, the team's winning of the Top Community College award initially seemed unlikely, and was only made possible by a greater number of losses on the part of the two other Community College teams in contention for the award, [[Chipola]] and [[Northeast Alabama]]. Thus, St. Charles Community College ironically won the Top Community College award at the 2010 Division II ICT despite having lost to both of the playoff teams also in contention for the award. [http://www.naqt.com/Results/2010-ict-results.html]
-====Postseason====
-The St. Charles Community College team now seeks to solidify its Nationals victories by becoming an integral part of the [[The circuit#Midwest Circuit|Midwest Circuit]] through tournament hosting and attendance. Though [[Charles Hang]] will be transitioning to an advisory role next year, most of the team's remaining players will be returning, which will hopefully allow the SCC team to persist.
-The team hosted its first tournament, the [[St. Charles Open]], on July 17th, 2010. Though the house team (Mike Janoski, Jared Lund, and Kel-C McArthur) took last and the event ran late, the tournament overall went well. The entrance fees also helped defray some of the team's debts to the college for the college's funding of the team's trip to the [[2010 ICT]].
-====2009-2010 Members====
-'''Freshmen:''' [[Charles Hang]], [[Jeremy R.]], [[Mike Janoski]], [[Jared Lund]], [[Kel-C McArthur]], [[Samantha Britton]]
-===2010-2011 Season===
-====2010-2011 Members====
-'''Sophomores:''' [[Jeremy R.]], [[Mike Janoski]], [[Charles Hang]] (Informal Advisor) <BR>
-'''Freshmen:''' [[Meghan Kunza]], [[Holly Busken]], [[Stephen Kroeger]]
 ==Controversy==
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 In addition, upon being informed of the thread by [[Charles Hang]] several weeks after active discussion had ceased, SCC team member [[Jeremy R.]] chose to post a highly inflammatory attack on those who had criticized Hang for his actions. [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=9320&start=50#p177295] This post made out of anger at what he saw as a collective contempt for Community Colleges as well as in a misguided attempt to defend his friend and teammate earned Jeremy a swift ban and the thread a trip to the [[Hsquizbowl.org forums#Forbidden Zone|Forbidden Zone]]. [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=9320&start=50#p177341]
+==Former members==
+*[[Charles Hang]]
+*[[Jeremy R.]]
+*[[Mike Janoski]]
+*[[Jared Lund]]
+*[[Kel-C McArthur]]
+*[[Samantha Britton]]
+*[[Meghan Kunza]]
+*[[Holly Busken]]
+*[[Stephen Kroeger]]
 ==Title Succession==