Robinson (VA)
| Robinson Rams | |
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| Location: Fairfax, VA | |
| Coaches | Jessica Csomay (Coach, HS & MS; 2020-present) (Coach, MS; 2019-20) Kristie Browne (Coach, HS; 2019-20) Chris Bird (Assistant Coach; 2016-19) Jennifer Carley Ward (Assistant Coach, MS; 2012-15) Jessica Sannito (Assistant Coach, 2008-09) Michael P. Campana (Head coach, HS & MS; 2004-2019) |
| State Championships | 2016 VHSL 6A, 2017 VHSL 6A, 2021 VHSL 6 |
| National Championships | None |
| National Appearances | HSNCT: 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 NSC: 2009, 2010, 2018 TOC: 1999, 2003 |
| Program Status | Active |
| School Size | 2496 (HS) 1173 (MS) |
| NAQT Page | link |
James W. Robinson Secondary School is a school in Fairfax, Virginia. It is a 7-12 secondary school with a middle school and high school included. Both schools regularly attend quizbowl tournaments.
Robinson finished tied for 17th place out of 176 teams at the 2008 HSNCT, tied for 20th place out of 352 teams at the 2018 HSNCT, and 23rd place out of 96 teams at the 2018 NSC.
In VHSL, Robinson was part of the VHSL Northern Region until the 2014 VHSL Realignment. Between then and the 2018 VHSL Realignment, the school was part of VHSL Region 6A North. Starting with the 2017-18 season, Robinson is part of VHSL Class 6 Region C, a.k.a the Occoquan Region.
Robinson defeated McLean by 40 points to win the 2017 6A VHSL State Championship. They defeated McLean again to win the 2018 Class 6 VHSL State Championship. Robinson defeated Langley to win the 2021 Class 6 VHSL State Championship. Robinson was the 2019 Class 6 VHSL State Championship runner-up to T.C. Williams (now called Alexandria City), and was also the 2020 Class 6 VHSL State Championship runner-up to McLean. Robinson placed second at the 2009 and 2013 VHSL Northern Region tournament. They were runners-up at the VHSL Region 6A North in 2017. Robinson won the VHSL Region 6C tournament in 2018, 2019, 2020, & 2021, as well as the VHSL Super-Regional 6CD tournaments in 2018 & 2019. Robinson won the Patriot District tournament in 2005 & 2007, and the Concorde Conference (later called Conference 5) tournament in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, and 2017. They placed second in the Concorde Conference (5) tournament in 2011 & 2015.
Beginning in 2017-18, Robinson returned to the Patriot District; however, the district does not include the same schools as the original (pre-2008) Patriot District.
Robinson's Middle School team finished 5th in the 2015 National History Bowl Middle School National Championship tournament in Louisville, KY.
Tournament Results
This table is incomplete.
| Date | Tournament | Question Set | Team | Record | Rank | Stats |
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| 2016/11/6 | Centennial Invitational (Varsity) | NAQT IS-161A | A | 3-7 | 17/23 (tied) | NAQT |
| 2016/11/6 | Centennial Invitational (JV) | NAQT IS-161A | B | 6-4 | 9/42 (tied) | NAQT |
| 2016/11/6 | Centennial Invitational (MS) | NAQT IS-161A | C | 8-2 | 5/35 (tied) | NAQT |
| 2016/11/12 | Cavalier Classic | NAQT IS-160 | A | 8-2 | 5/35 (tied) | NAQT |
| 2016/11/12 | Cavalier Classic | NAQT IS-160 | B | 5-5 | 15/35 (tied) | NAQT |
| 2016/11/12 | Cavalier Classic | NAQT IS-160 | C | 4-6 | 23/35 (tied) | NAQT |
| 2017/1/14 | VHSL Concorde Conference | VHSL Conferences 2017 | A | 4-0 | 1/5 | Not available |
| 2017/1/28 | VHSL 6A North Regional | VHSL Regionals 2017 | A | 6-1 | 2/8 | Not available |
| 2017/2/4 | Northern Virginia History Bowl (Varsity) | NHBB B set | A | 1-4 | 8/10 | NHBB |
| 2017/2/25 | VHSL 6A State Championship | VHSL State Championship 2017 | A | 3-0 | 1/4 | Not available |
| 2017/3/4 | Mountain Vista Governor’s School Invitational | NAQT IS-165A | A | 11-0 | 1/22 | NAQT |
External Links
Succession of state titles
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