Savannah (Missouri High School)
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| Location: Savannah, MO | |
| Coaches | Melissa Ross |
| State Championships | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2011 MSHSAA Class 3, 2011 NAQT |
| National Championships | 1988 ASCN |
| Program Status | Unknown |
| School Size | Unknown |
| NAQT Page | link |
Savannah High School is a public school in Savannah, Missouri, just north of St. Joseph. Savannah is currently one of the largest schools in MSHSAA Class 3 and is occasionally bumped up to Class 4, most recently in 2009 and 2010.
Savannah has been one of the best teams in Missouri year after year, winning five MSHSAA state titles as well as the 1988 TOC. Since 2000, the school has placed in the top 3 in its class at MSHSAA state every year except in 2009 and 2010, when the school was (along with Mexico) the smallest in Class 4. Savannah most recently won the 2011 NAQT Missouri Qualifier and the 2011 MSHSAA State Championship in Class 3.
Under coach Melissa Ross, Savannah primarily attends Missouri Quizbowl Alliance certified events, traveling across the state several times every season, and has attended HSNCT every year since 2007. The team went 6-4 in the preliminary rounds in 2008 and 2011 but both times was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.
Former coach Bill Luce led the team to many of its strong finishes before his coaching retirement in 2007, and remains a significant influence on quizbowl in Missouri.
Tournament Hosting
Savannah usually hosts a Varsity and a Junior Varsity tournament each year, each in a four-quarter format with shorter questions usually provided by Show Me Questions, an organization founded by Luce. During Luce's tenure as coach and the height of ASCN, the tournament frequently drew teams from several surrounding states. Today, the tournament typically only draws teams from the immediate area and a few teams from Kansas City.
NAQT Invitational
See Savannah NAQT
In March 2011, in an attempt to introduce good quizbowl to the northwestern part of the state, Savannah hosted a second varsity tournament on IS-98, which was the first Savannah tournament to be MOQBA certified. Savannah intended to use a more field-appropriate A set, but none were available due to NAQT using most of the A-sets to construct the district and state sets [1]. As a result, reception was not particularly positive, and there was some uncertainty as to whether or not Savannah would host another NAQT tournament. Ultimately, the 2012 Varsity tournament was run on IS-114A on March 10, taking the place of the traditional format.
Succession of minor titles
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Westminster Christian Priory |
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