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| | {{Infobox|Name = Dan "Dan-Don" Donohue | | {{Infobox|Name = Dan "Dan-Don" Donohue |
| | |Image = quiz_bowl_wiki_GOOD.jpg | | |Image = quiz_bowl_wiki_GOOD.jpg |
| − | |Subjects = Literature, Fine Arts, Social Science, Broadway, Harry Potter | + | |Subjects = Literature, Social Studies, Broadway, Harry Potter |
| − | |schoolcur = [[Northwestern]] (2010- ) | + | |schoolcur = None |
| − | |schoolpast = None
| + | |schoolpast = [[Northwestern]] (2010-2014) |
| | |highschool = [[Saint Viator]] (2006-2009) | | |highschool = [[Saint Viator]] (2006-2009) |
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| | + | '''Dan "Dan-Don" Donohue''' is a former player and team President of [[Northwestern]] Quizbowl. He formerly attended [[Saint Viator]] High School in Arlington Heights, a suburb of Chicago. He currently lives in Los Angeles. |
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| − | '''Dan "Dan-Don" Donohue''' is a senior at [[Saint Viator]] High School in Arlington Heights, a suburb of Chicago. He currently has no team affiliation, but will play for [[Northwestern]] in the fall. Really a generalist, his best subjects are literature, fine arts, and social science. He also holds the distinction of being the youngest-ever [[IHSSBCA]] performance certified moderator. On the [[hsquizbowl.org forums]] (and in the quizbowl community at large), Dan goes by "Dan-Don," a nickname given to him by [[Zahed Haseeb]].
| + | For much of his senior year, he was unaffiliated with the team at [[Saint Viator]], yet played many tournaments in Illinois solo as a [[rogue]] team, an action which [[David Riley]] said "inadvertently opened the door for others to do likewise." [http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=9692&p=180888&hilit=fond+farewell#p180858] |
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| + | He writes for [[NAQT]] and formerly served as the head editor for [[HSAPQ]]'s [[VHSL]] sets. |
| − | ==Middle School==
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| − | From 2004 to 2006, Dan captained St. James Jr. High of Arlington Heights to a few top-three finishes at [[Saint Viator]]'s biannual middle school tournaments. The questions were [[bad quizbowl]], but he was always the team's top scorer.
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| − | ==High School==
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| − | ===2006-2008===
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| − | Dan played only [[bad quizbowl]] during his freshman and sophomore years. During this time, he led the Viator frosh/soph team to a couple [[North Metropolitan Scholastic Bowl League|NMSBL]] titles and was named to the All-Tournament Teams at the 2007 [[Carmel]] Frosh/Soph and the 2008 Kaneland Frosh/Soph. But those weren't good tournaments so they don't really matter.
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| − | ===2008-2009===
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| − | In the 2008-2009 season, Dan experienced [[good quizbowl]] for the first time, even traveling to the [[2009 NSC]] and [[2009 HSNCT]]. At both tournaments he put up less-than-impressive individual stats, wore flashy sunglasses, and placed a talking Montgomery "Scotty" Scott action figure on his desk before each match. The [[IHSSBCA]] named Dan to the All-Sectional team in the [[Stevenson]] Sectional as part of their [[IHSSBCA All State Program|All-Sectional/All-State Program]].
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| − | ===2009-2010===
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| − | At 2009 [[ACE Camp]], he was a Wildman finalist and Literature finalist at SEMO.
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| − | In October 2009, a series of disagreements with [[Saint Viator]]'s head coach and administration left Dan teamless. He continues to play as a Hobo (sometimes with his former teammates) at such events as the 2009 [[Illinois|UIUC]] [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=7997 Earlybird] (where he was the top scorer [https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/dtaylor4/2009%20Earlybird/Prelims/2009%20Earlybird_standings.html]), [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=8413&start=0&hilit=acf+fall+uchicago 2009] [[ACF Fall]] (sixth overall scorer [http://bowl.uchicago.edu/acf2009/acf%20fall%20prelims_standings.html]), [[NIU]]'s [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=8962&start=0 mirror] of the 2010 [[Prison Bowl]] (top overall scorer [http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org=NIU&id=5&page=standings]), and the 2010 [[Northwestern]] Wildcat. His sixth place finish at Earlybird qualified him for the [[2010 NSC]], where he will compete solo.
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| − | =Writer and Editor=
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| − | ==Middle School==
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| − | Dan used to do the bulk of the writing and all of the editing for Viator's biannual Junior High Tournament, which used to be [[IHSA]]-format but, thanks to Dan, is now [[mACF]].
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| − | ==High School==
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| − | He wrote Literature, Fine Arts, Science, Social Studies, and Miscellaneous questions for the 2009 Varsity tournament at [[Richland (Missouri High School)|Richland]]. He also wrote and edited U.S. Literature, World Literature, U.S. History, and Social Science for ANTACID, the 2009 incarnation of [[New Trier Varsity]].
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| − | ==Side Events==
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| − | With [[Jeff Geringer]], he cowrote, coedited, and codirected [[Trashtastrophe]], an all-Trash doubles tournament (the first of its kind in Illnois) that hosted by [[Loyola Academy]] on October 17th, 2009 following the conclusion of their [[Ultima]] tournament. Dan is also contributed Trashtwostrophe, a similar event played following the conclusion of [[NIU]]'s 2010 Huskie Bowl.
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| − | Dan cowrote and served as head editor for VIOLATEDD (Very Intellectual Open Lit Affair Totally Edited by Dan-Don), an all-literature singles set (also the first of its kind in Illinois) that was played after the conclusion of the 2009 [[New Trier Varsity]] and will be mirrored at [[Clemson]]'s 2010 Weekend of Quizbowl, among other places.
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| − | =TD and Moderator=
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| − | On September 26th, 2009, Dan earned praise for directing The Septemberist, Saint Viator's junior varsity tournament and mirror of the [[Fall Novice Set]].
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| − | Dan's current situation means that he often makes it to tournaments only as a moderator. Dan, the youngest-ever [[IHSSBCA]] performance-certified moderator, can be seen around Illinois moderating tournaments on a near-weekendly basis.
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