Fairview (AL)
| Fairview | |
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| Location: Cullman, AL | |
| Club Presidents | Brett Hogan |
| Coaches | Eric Vest |
| State Championships | None |
| National Championships | None |
| National Appearances | None |
| Program Status | Active |
| School Size | 550 |
| NAQT Page | link |
General Information
Fairview High School is a 9-12 public high school in rural Cullman County, Alabama. Fairview is coached by Eric Vest. The quizbowl club president is Brett Hogan.
History
Fairview's first quiz bowl team was organized in 1981. The team acquired a vast amount of titles and trophies at area community college tournaments throughout the 1990s. Fairview won its ASCA district in 1993, but the team did not compete in ASCA again tournaments until February 2017.
Dianne Bailey was the coach of Fairview's inaugural scholar's bowl team. Vicki Skelley maintained a lenghthy stint as the team's coach in recent years, but after her retirement in August 2014 coaching duties were taken over by Cold Springs native Eric Vest.
Currently, Fairview is for the most part only active in the low-level Cullman County Scholar Bowl, but it has attended Snead State Scholars Bowl in 2008 and 2010. The last time Fairview won the Cullman County Scholar Bowl was in 2008.
Unfortunately an extreme lack of good quizbowl ensued until Brett Hogan became team captain around late 2015, and he convinced his coach and teammates to attend the second iteration of West Point Rainwater Invitational on 14 May 2016 as well as to begin competing at numerous tournaments outside of the county circuit, thus causing the team to improve drastically.
Fairview attended the aforementioned tournament with a team consisting of Brett Hogan, Ally Grund, and Tori Hall which had a dreadful performance and went 1-6 on the day but gained the invaluable experience of playing an actual NAQT-style invitational tournament. It was the first time that Fairview had competed outside Cullman County Scholar Bowl in over six years.
The members of Fairview's quiz team often gathered at Brett Hogan's house throughout the 2016-2017 season for cram sessions which created a stronger bond between the team and turned Fairview A into a force to be reckoned with.
Current Players
Starting Roster
2016-2017 Fairview A:
Brett Hogan - Senior (CAPTAIN)
Taylor Dover - Senior
Richard Stewart - Senior
Ally Grund - Senior
JV Reserves
Caleb Miller - Sophomore
Elivia Jones - Sophomore
Sarah Laney - Freshman
Morgan Haynes - Freshman
Jeremy Flippen - Freshman
Former Players
Logan Thomas
Megan Walker
Logan Allen
Terrence Maze
Isaiah Martin
Katie Noriega
Sawyer Vernon
Cody Barnhart
Daniel Chaviers
Will Hicks
Harley Willis
Makayla Patterson
Tori Hall