Merrol Hyde

Merrol Hyde Hawks
Location: Hendersonville, TN
Coaches	Kim Ponce, Holly Caldwell, and Gretchen Huff
National Appearances	2016-2017, 2019 MSNCT, 2016-2019 HSNCT, 2019 SSNCT [1]
Program Status	Active
School Size	~662
NAQT Page	link

Merrol Hyde Manget School is a K-12 school in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Currently, it is the lone magnet school in Sumner County. It has historically received very high rankings based on school quality. [2]

History

Merrol Hyde's first known tournament appearance was in in 2012 at Quizbusters (WNAB).[3] Since 2012, they have developed into a regional powerhouse, and sometimes a contender on the national stage. From November 2019 to February 2021, they won 6/7 of the NAQT high school tournaments they attended. They won the Tennessee Academic Coaches Association State Championship in 2019 and 2020. In 2019, they finished tied for 7th at the SSNCT. [4]

Notable Alumni

Michael Ponce, current Vanderbilt quizbowl president

Alex Ponce, selection to the 2019 TACA All-State Team