Classen SAS
| Classen School of Advanced Studies | |
| |
|---|---|
| Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |
| Coaches | Jack Harding |
| State Championships | OSSAA Class A: 1996 |
| National Championships | None |
| Program Status | Unknown |
| School Size | Unknown |
| NAQT Page | link |
The Classen School of Advanced Studies Quiz Bowl Team is a quiz bowl team that competes in the 3A division of OSSAA competition.
Current Roster
Coach: Jack Harding
Varsity
Team Captain: George Malatinsky (Junior) 3rd Year *
Alternate Captain: Zebulun Benbrook (Senior) 4th Year
3rd Team Member: Douglas Marks (Junior) 3rd Year *
4th Team Member: Clay Newton (Freshman) 1st Year
1st Alternate: Benjamin Luschen (Senior) 4th Year
2nd Alternate: Jacob Berger (Senior) 4th Year
Junior Varsity
Team Member: Alvin Williams (Sophmore) 1st Year
Team Member: Aaron Roe (Sophmore) 1st Year
Team Member: Christopher Chan (Sophmore) 1st Year
Members denoted with a * currently attend the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics (OSSM). However, due to the fact they attended Classen SAS as a Freshman and Sophmore and the fact that OSSM has no Quiz Bowl team, they are allowed to compete for Classen SAS. Zebulun serves as the captain when Doug and George cannot attend a particular event due to other commitments.
Recent Achievements
Won 3rd Place at the 2008 Bulldog Invitational
Won 3rd Place at the 2008 Rose State Social Studies Bowl
Notable Former Members
Munim Deen (2000-2004)
Joe Ahrabizad (2001-2005)
Alex Croll (2002-2006)
David Pollack (2002-2006)
Current Team Strengths
As with any team, the Classen SAS team has it's own strengths. Listed below are considered to be the strengths of each player, listed an alphabetical order by first name. The strengths are listed in no particular order.
Aaron Roe - Mathematics, Chemistry
Alvin Williams - Odds and Ends, History
Benjamin Luschen - Psychology, Sports, History, Current Events
Christopher Chan - Mathematics
Clay Newton - History, Odds and Ends, Current Events
Douglas Marks - Sports, History, Mathematics
George Malatinsky - History, Geography, Art, Music, Literature
Jacob Berger - Mathematics, Current Events
Zebulun Benbrook - History, Sports, Odds and Ends, Culture