The quizbowl team at Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School will be competing at high school quizbowl nationals, the National Scholastic Championship (NSC), on June 10th and 11th in Chicago at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare. Maggie Walker quizbowlers will compete against more than 90 other high school teams from around the country and the world.
Maggie Walker is ranked 47th in midseason rankings. Maggie Walker also finished previously won NSC in 2007 and 2004.
The Maggie Walker quizbowl team is composed of senior Parth Kotak, senior Christian Moore, senior Akshata Pisharody, and junior Catherine Qian. The team is coached by Hana Voight and Juanita Lasswell. The team qualified for NSC by winning the Trojan Academic Tournament at New Kent HS on 10/22/16.
Those not attending NSC may follow select games of NSC through a liveblog and livestream. Liveblog and livestream details will be announced on pace-nsc.org.
Quizbowl is an academic competition played between two teams of up to 4 players. Players buzz in on questions, which cover a wide range of academic topics including literature, history, science, and the arts.
Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence (PACE), founded in 1996 by a volunteer group of players and coaches, has been promoting high school quizbowl for nearly 20 years. In addition to running the annual National Scholastic Championship, PACE recognizes high quality local tournaments and sponsors the Quizbowl Resource Center, a hub for tournaments, question sets, and discussion.
For more information on PACE, please visit our website at pace-nsc.org.
