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|highschool = [[Arcadia]] High School (2008-2011) | |highschool = [[Arcadia]] High School (2008-2011) | ||
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| − | Derek Chou joined the [[Arcadia]] Quiz Bowl team after taking a tryout on a whim. He made it to a stable position between Arcadia B/A in his junior year and was on the Arcadia A team for the [[2011 HSNCT]]. | + | Derek Chou joined the [[Arcadia]] Quiz Bowl team in 2008 after taking a tryout on a whim. He made it to a stable position between Arcadia B/A in his junior year and was on the Arcadia A team for the [[2011 HSNCT]]. |
| − | He was also the captain of the Arcadia [[Science Bowl]] team | + | |
| + | He was also the captain of the Arcadia [[Science Bowl]] team (the successor to [[Eddie Xue]]'s position as such), and was on the 2010 and 2011 nationals teams. | ||
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| + | He played for [[Berkeley]] from 2011-2014, with increasing inactivity as building solar vehicles became increasingly time-consuming. He is headed to [[Illinois]] to pursue a PhD in Electrical Engineering. | ||
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| + | Derek's strongest subject in quiz bowl is non-biological [[science]], with a non-standard focus on astronomy, earth science, and various engineering topics. He sometimes randomly gets [[art]] and [[music]] questions. | ||
[[Category: People]] | [[Category: People]] | ||
[[Category: Arcadia]] | [[Category: Arcadia]] | ||
[[Category: Berkeley]] | [[Category: Berkeley]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Illinois]] | ||
[[Category: High school players active in 2008]] | [[Category: High school players active in 2008]] | ||
[[Category: High school players active in 2009]] | [[Category: High school players active in 2009]] | ||
Revision as of 02:37, 1 June 2015
| Derek Chou | |
| Noted subjects | Physical Science, Art |
| Current college | Illinois |
| Past colleges | Berkeley (2011-2014) |
| High school | Arcadia High School (2008-2011) |
| Stats | HDWhite • NAQT |
Derek Chou joined the Arcadia Quiz Bowl team in 2008 after taking a tryout on a whim. He made it to a stable position between Arcadia B/A in his junior year and was on the Arcadia A team for the 2011 HSNCT.
He was also the captain of the Arcadia Science Bowl team (the successor to Eddie Xue's position as such), and was on the 2010 and 2011 nationals teams.
He played for Berkeley from 2011-2014, with increasing inactivity as building solar vehicles became increasingly time-consuming. He is headed to Illinois to pursue a PhD in Electrical Engineering.
Derek's strongest subject in quiz bowl is non-biological science, with a non-standard focus on astronomy, earth science, and various engineering topics. He sometimes randomly gets art and music questions.