Stuyvesant
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| Stuyvesant | |
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| Location: New York, NY | |
| Coaches | Matt Polazzo |
| National Appearances | HSNCT: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011 PACE: 2007, 2008 |
| Program Status | active |
| School Size | Unknown |
| NAQT Page | link |
Stuyvesant High School is a public magnet school in New York City.
History
The Stuyvesant High School Quizbowl team was founded in the spring of 2005 by a pair of sophomores named Victor Wong and Connie Tao. Stuyvesant tied for 21st at the 2007 HSNCT. At the 2007 NSC Stuyvesant defeated eventual champions Maggie Walker in a playoff game, resulting in a three-way tie in one of the brackets and Stuyvensant finishing 5th overall in the tournament. The official team was discontinued in 2009 after former coach and school librarian Christopher Asche was dismissed from the school.
During the 2010-2011 season, Stuyvesant's quizbowl program was restarted, and they even appeared at the 2011 HSNCT, finishing 6-5.
Players
- Douglas Yetman
- Nina Charap
- Danny Zhu
- Aidan Bonner
- Paul Rozenberg
- Neil Desai
- Sean Patel
- Xiang Siow
- Jeffrey Shiau
- Manav Nanda
- Amany Mafouz
- Sharif "Naguib" Mafouz