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Hastings sent one team to the [[2024 SSNCT]], their first ever SSNCT, where they competed in the Traditional Public Schools Division. Hastings cleared the field, going undefeated and winning every game by a margin of 225 or more. They defeated [[West Point]] in the finals. | Hastings sent one team to the [[2024 SSNCT]], their first ever SSNCT, where they competed in the Traditional Public Schools Division. Hastings cleared the field, going undefeated and winning every game by a margin of 225 or more. They defeated [[West Point]] in the finals. | ||
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Revision as of 11:16, 12 May 2024
| Hastings High School | |
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| Location: Hastings-on-Hudson, NY | |
| Club Presidents | Benny Feldman Owen Linder |
| Coaches | Michael Willson |
| National Appearances | most NAC nationals in the past several decades
2023 HSNCT |
| Program Status | Active |
| School Size | 520 (2019-20) |
| NAQT Page | link |
Hastings High School is a public school located in Hastings-on-Hudson, a Westchester County suburb just north of New York City. The club has existed for several decades, mostly playing in the Questions Unlimited "Academic Challenge" leagues WACKO and MACC, but has increasingly been playing pyramidal formats over the past two years.
Valley Cup
On January 7th, 2023, the inaugural Valley Cup was hosted at Hastings High School in collaboration with the Long Island Quiz Bowl Alliance. It was both a part of the shift towards more NAQT participation for the team, as well as an attempt to garner interest in NAQT-style pyramidal questions in the Hudson Valley.
2023 Nationals
Hastings sent one team to the 2023 HSNCT. They had a 6-4 record in prelims. In playoffs, they had a bye, and then won twice, for a final placement of tied for 33rd.
2024 Nationals
Hastings sent one team to the 2024 SSNCT, their first ever SSNCT, where they competed in the Traditional Public Schools Division. Hastings cleared the field, going undefeated and winning every game by a margin of 225 or more. They defeated West Point in the finals.
Leadership
Current president Benny Feldman (June 2022-Present) (also known as: His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular) has taken steps in outreach, organization, and recruiting for the club. He is also the Hudson Valley Coordinator with LIQBA.
Former Leadership:
- ????-2018: Joel Gardener
- 2018-2019: Benjamin (Benji) Ratzkin
(coup)
- 2019-2021: Adam Oppenheimer & Atri Ray
- 2021-2022: Alexander (Sasha) Gordon & Charlie Linder