Montgomery (San Diego)
| Montgomery High School | |
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| Location: San Diego, CA | |
| Club Presidents | Andrew Barboza |
| Coaches | Mr. Gray |
| Program Status | Active |
| School Size | Unknown |
| NAQT Page | link |
Montgomery High School is a Public high school located on the southern suburbs of Otay Mesa West in San Diego, CA. The Montgomery High School Quiz Bowl Team (MOHQB) is a member of the SoCal QB circuit and the Metro Conference Academic League.
Metro Conference Academic League
MOHQB belongs to, and is a key player in, the Metro Conference Academic League, actively competing and supporting the values it installs to its member players.
History
The Academic League team at Montgomery High School can be traced all the way back to 2018. However, not much is known under the administration of President Jorge during those times. Coach Mansfield began to take over the team as the years progressed. She incorporated Decathlon alongside Academic League, stating that whoever takes Academic League can greatly benefit from taking Decathlon. Daniel Torres began to usher in a period of Authoritarianism throughout the Team in the 2022-2023 School year. His reign brought in a form of governance; only him and Coach Mansfield made the decisions during that time. On paper, there was a Cabinet to abide ASB customs, but Torres made all the decisions for the team. But, later throughout the Dictatorship, the team began to have a cultural renaissance, with the Decathlon team scoring 2nd place in the whole league and more connections to other outside school teams in the circuit. The MOH Academic League was reformed into MOH Academia, and it adopted an official logo and flag. After the graduation of Daniel Torres, Coach Mansfield said that she would leave Academic League to Coach Gray and she would preside over Decathlon - thus defuncting the old Montgomery tradition of having Academic League alongside Decathlon. This split was also accompanied with the resignation of the short lived President Hannah Ting. The freshly split Academic League was turned into MOHQB, and it resumes the same functions as the once old MOH Academia held. The club is now run by a Student-Led Cabinet, with Coach Gray resuming an advisory role and President Barboza managing it with the Cabinet.
Internal Functions
MOHQB evolved out of the now defunct MOH Academia, in which both the MOH Academic League (Quiz Bowl) Team and the MOH Decathlon Team were incorporated under one umbrella organization. MOHQB operates solely on the Quiz Bowl Team under the Student-Lead Cabinet of Andrew Barboza and the Advisory of Coach Gray. As of writing, this the team has its Headquarters in the Band Room, with recent expansions into the Library for housing official home games.
Team Culture
The MOHQB sports an official flag with its logo on it. There is a quiz bowl practice every single Thursday to help out current and new members exercise their knowledge on topics with a simulated game, but personal studying on topics that interest them is MOHQB's main way of having people retain information that will be useful for them to compete in tournaments.
Notable Alumni
Notable Quotes
- "The Knowledge Tlatoani's of Otay Mesa West." (Antonio Mendoza)
- "what's your sign? what time were you born." (Nathaniel De Los Santos)