Irvington
| Irvington High School | |
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|---|---|
| Location: Irvington NY | |
| Coaches | Lawrence Fata Holly Koester Michèle Cella (hosts tournaments) |
| National Championships | 1995 Texaco Star Academic Challenge |
| Program Status | Unknown |
| School Size | Unknown |
| NAQT Page | link |
Irvington High School is a high school in Irvington, NY, located in Westchester County just north of New York City. The team participates in the local WACKO and MACC leagues, the latter of which it has hosted exclusively since the 2010-2011 school year, as well as other tournaments hosted in the Westester/New Jersey/Long Island area.
History
The team has been in existence since at least 1990, evidenced by an old practice question found on an index card: "What went into space yesterday? ANSWER: The Hubble Space Telescope."
Much of the team's success came in those earlier years, while Michèle Cella was full time coach, including its 1st place finish at the 1995 Texaco Star Academic Challenge, essentially a televised, well-funded version of Chip Beall's NAC.
The team played almost exclusively on Chip style questions until the 2010-2011 school year, when the team placed second overall at the Tri-State History Bowl, the pilot for the National History Bee and Bowl. Ever since, the team has participated in increasingly many pyramidal tournaments, including the HHHW Invitational, the National History Bee and Bowl, and the Long Island Fall Tournament. Outside of Texaco Star, the teams accomplishments include 14th place at the 2005 NAC, 20th place at the 2011 NAC, and both 13th and 16th place at the inaugural National History Bowl.
Tournaments
Irvington High School hosts four tournaments each year for the MACC tournament league, which are short tournaments hosted on Saturdays using Questions Unlimited questions, consisting of three rounds of preliminary play in both Varsity and JV divisions, after which the top four teams in each division participate in single elimination playoffs.
Current Team Members
- Samuel Donow '12
- Raphael Saphra '12
- Alec Vulfson '13
- Aidan Walsh '13
- Jesse Pasternack '14