The Northside High School Grizzly's Quiz Bowl team.

Northside High School; Fort Smith, AR

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News!!!! (5-31-00)

Northside: 6th in the Nation.Northside finished 6th place at the 2000 ASCN Tournament of Champions thsi past weekend. The team carried a 5-1 record going into a quarter-final match against undefeated Dwight D. Eisenhower High School out of Shelby Township, Michigan. The final score saw Eisenhower High School the victor, 380-320. The 40 point loss amounted essentially to a two fourth-quarter tossup defiecit, and Northside gave Eisenhower the toughtest competition of the tournament. Eisenhower proceeded to take 1st in the tournament, walloping Bethesda, Maryland's Walter Johnson High School 470-170. Northside was the 5th highest scorer in the event in total points, whose 2670 point total inched above the totals of 3rd place Brookwood and 4th place James Island. Congratulations to all the teams, players, and especially to Coach Larrry Jones.(5-31-00)
Northside in Chicago. The Northside High School team have finished two rounds of the ASCN Tournament of Champions national tournament, and go into the third preliminary round with a 1-1 record. Their loss was to Edmond Memorial High School from Edmond, OK, with a score of 245 to 380. Check out the ASCN website for up-to-the-match information on all rounds. Also, congrtulations to Bald Knob, Southside, Russellville, and Benton for attending this prestigious tournament. Good luck to all. (5-28-00)
Northside: 7th and 7th.April 29, 2000. A day that will live in infamy ...in a way. The Northside squad led by coach Larry Jones (to the best of our knowledge Arkansas' serving running high school quiz bowl coach) won 1st place overall at the 2000 AGQBA State Quiz Bowl FInals broadcast on April 29th on AETN. This makes their 7th overall state win, paring up with their 7th 5A win, achieved earlier in the season. Northside is still the high school with the most classification titles and overall titles. Congrats to Cecilia Tran, Boonthanome Nouanesengsy, Seth Hutchinson, Shawn Standefer, and Colin Drolshagen.
Older "News!!!!"
Northside held it's first of two invitational tournaments of the 1999-2000 season on November 30th, 1999. Mr. Jones does apologize to all teams - adversly affected or no - for how rocky it went, but at 44 teams in attendance it was the largest tournament ever run at Northside. Results are slated to posted for this tournament, but more likely the results from the spring tournament (February 12) will be online. Stay tuned.
It has come to my attention by a source who shall remain nameless (a Northside student that didn't tell me his name) that the page has been difficult to load for certain folks. I can kind of understand this, since for the past month or so I've been doing the updates with my connection in mind (U of A's pseudo-10Base-T network). Therefore, click here for a non-framed version of the page. I hope this alleviates some trouble.
I'm offering to be a freelance moderator for invitational tournaments in the AR, OK, KS, MO, LA, TN, and northern TX areas for any High School or other Quiz Bowl tournaments. I have high confidence in myself, and if you've attended either Northside's Invitational or this past Fall's tourney at U of A, then you probably heard me read. I've received some high praise from the majority of teams I've read for. If you need an extra, experienced moderator at your invitational tournament, let me know and we can correlate our schedules.
How do you like the new look for the NHS Quiz Bowl page? Email me and let me know.

General Background

The Northside High School Quiz Bowl team is part of the overall academic pride that Northside High School has carried along with itself for 70+ years. It is situated near the western border of Fort Smith, AR, which itself sits on the Arkansas/ Oklahoma border. The school district is predominately of the lower-income area of the city. In addition of being an academic powerhouse, it has national champion status in several areas.

Northside's quiz bowl team is coached by Mr. Larry Jones, an American Government and AP HistoryTeacher at Northside.

Northside's Advanced Placement program has had students perform above average to outstandingly on the AP test in the following subjects:

     
Calculus I      
Calculus II     
Biology     
Chemistry II     
Physics
American History     
English I-IV     
Government     
Art

The Northside High School Quiz Bowl team record.
1988 -- Won state title over 230-240 teams throughout Arkansas, AGQBA.
1988 -- Place 22nd nationally out of 30 teams.
1989 -- Placed 3rd overall in Arkansas.
1989 -- Placed 30th out of 54 teams nationally, ASCN.
1990 -- Won state title in Arkansas.
1990 -- Placed 12th nationally, and played that year's winning team, Dwight D. Eisenhower High School from Michigan better than any other present team. ASCN
1991 -- 2nd in Arkansas, lost by one question.
1991 -- Placed 18th out of 54 teams nationally. ASCN

1992 was Northside's best year yet, as the following placings demonstrate.

1992 -- 1st overall, invitational tournament, Dodge City, Kansas, 50 teamsfrom 4 states.
1992 -- 1st overall, invitational tournament, Henderson State University, 32 teams from Arkansas.
1992 -- 1st overall, invitational tournament, Northeastern Oklahoma State University, 96 teams from 4 states.
1992 -- 1st overall, invitational tournament, Savannah, Missouri. 32 teams from 4 states.
1992 -- Won state title in Arkansas.
1992 -- Placed 6th nationally. The top eight teams ended up with identical win-loss records. ASCN
1993 -- Placed 2rd, invitational tournament, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. 120 teams from 10 states.
1993 -- Placed 3rd, Scholar's Academic Bowl, Brookwood High School. 60 states from 8 states.
1993 -- Placed 3rd overall in Arkansas, 2nd in classification.
1993 -- Placed first nationally. ASCN
1994 -- Placed 2nd, invitational tournament, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.120 teams from 10 states.
1994 -- 1st overall, invitational tournament, Savannah, Missouri. 32 teams from7 states.
1994 -- Won state title in Arkansas.
1994 -- Placed 9th nationally, ASCN.
1995 -- 1st overall, invitational tournament, Kansas City, Missouri. 16 teams from3 states.
1995 -- 1st overall, invitational tournament, Henderson State University,32 teams from Arkansas.
1995 -- Won state title in Arkansas, first team ever to win back-to-back.
1995 -- Placed 18th out of 54 teams nationally. ASCN.
1996 -- 3rd overall, invitational tournament, Vanderbilt Unviersity, Nashville,Tennessee. 112 teams from 10 states.
1996 -- 3rd overall, invitational tournament, Paul M. Dorman High School, Spartanburg, South Carolina. 60 teams from 7 states.
1996 -- Won state title in Arkansas, first team ever to three-peat a championship.
1996 -- Second place in The Columbia Invitational Academic Challenge, OCU. 64 Teams from 6 states, including 5 previous national champions.
1997 -- 9th overall, invitational tournament, Paul M. Dorman High School, Spartanburg, South Carolina. 105 teams from 8 states.
1997 -- Champion standing, Invitational tournament, Berryville. 16 teams from two states.
1997 -- Champion status, 4A regional tournament.
1997 -- 1st place overall, invitational tournament, Savannah High SChool, Savannah, MO. 32 teams from 5 states.
1997 -- 3rd place, 4A state tournament.
1997(1998 season opens) -- 4th place. Boren Cup, held at OU. 40 teams from 27 high schools from 4 states.
1997 -- SV, 1st place standing. Berryville High School invitational tournament. 16 teams from 2 states. JV, 3rd place overall.
1997 -- SV, 5th place standing. JV 32nd place. Academic Bowl Competition, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. 109 from 6 states.
1997 -- 2nd Place Standing. Shootout in the old West, UMKC Tournament. 32 Teams from 4 states.
1998 -- 1st Place Standing, SV. Ivitational at Edmond Memorial High School, Edmond, OK. 32 teams from 3 states.
1998 -- 1st Place Standing, SV. 4th Place, JV. Invitational at North Kansas City High School, North Kansas City, High School. 48 teams from 3 states.
1998 -- 1st Place Standing, JV. (SV did not attend) Invitational at Bald Knob High School, Bald Knob, AR. 32 teams present.
1998 -- 1st Place Overall, SV. Invitational at Southside High School, Fort Smith, AR. 22 teams from 2 states.
1998 -- 4A West Regional Champions. SV only.
1998 -- 1st Place Overall, SV. Invitational at Savannah High School, Savannah, MO. 32 teams from 6 states. 1st place for the 5th consecutive year.
1998 -- 2nd Place, 4A State Classification.
1998 -- 2nd Place, Overall State Competition, Telvised March 25. (contact Mr. Jones for copy information.)
1998 -- 4A West Conference Champions (Apart from AGQBA Regionals)
1998 -- Placed 8th in ASCN National Tournament of Champions out of the nation's 57 best.
1998 season closes
1998-99 season opens with Invitational Tournament at Edmond Memorial High School, Edmond, OK. JV and SV place second. 18 teams in SV brackets, 8 in JV brackets.
1st Place Overall, Arkansas 4A-5A Opening Tournament, held in Fort Smith, AR.
2nd Place, SV, Invitational Tournament, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, 24 teams from 4 states present.
9th Place Standing, SV, Invitational Tournament at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. ~102-110 teams present from various states.
5th Place Standing, SV. Boren Cup, High School Tournament. Held at OU, Norman, OK. 52 teams, region-wide.
Champion Standing, 5A-State tournament, second level. Held at Van Buren High School, Van Buren, AR. 11 5A-West Arkansas Schools, 12 teams. Non-AGQBA affiliated
3rd Place, Senior Varsity. Invitational Tournament, Savannah High School, Savannah, MO. Just missed victory in a dead heat with 2nd place team North Kansas City by two tossups. 16 teams from 4 states, including 3 former national champion schools.
1999 5A Champions, 5A AGQBA State Tournament; Antioch Baptist Church, Conway, AR.
2nd Overall, AGQBA State televised tournament. Knocked out in the end of a harrowing battle against Benton High School.
5th place at ASCN National Tournament of Champions out of 60 teams from ~30 states.
1998-99 season closed
1999-2000 seasons opens with a second place finish at The Robert O Paterson Memorial Tournament, Bartlett High School, Memphis, TN. SV team and Irmo squared off in the final game and lost 335-215. 32 teams from 3 states.
1st place, 5A West Conference Tournament (non-AGQBA affiliated). 12 Arkansas teams present from 6 schools.
1st place, Varsity and 2nd place, Junior Varsity in their respective divisions, Invitational Tournament at Edmond Memorial High School, Edmond, OK. ~30 teams from 4 states present.
1st place, 2nd Annual University of Arkansas Senior High School Invitational, held at Kimpel Hall, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (sponsored by the University of Arkansas Quiz Bowl Team). 22 teams present from 3 states.
5th place, Vanderbilt Invitational Tournament, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. Varsity team knocked out by Riverdale High School from Georgia. 109 teams from 12 states.
1st place, Wampus Cat Invitational Tournament, Conway, AR. 18 Arkansas High School teams present.
1st place overall, Benton High School Invitational Tournament, Benton, AR.
3rd place overall, Brookwood High School Invitational Tournament, Atlanta, GA. 168 high school teams from 11 states.
1st place overall, Bald Knob High School Invtational Tournament, Bald Knob, AR. 32 AR teams.
1st place, AGQBA AR Regionals. Van Buren High School, Van Buren, AR.
1st place, AGQBA 5A State. Antioch Baptist Church, Conway, AR. 7th 5A Title.
1st place, AGQBA Overall State Finals. Televised on AETN. 7th overall State Title.
6th Place at 2000 ASCN Tournament of Champions. Competing were 50 teams from 24 states. Overall tournament standings are directly available here.

Meet the teams
Year	Varsity Members	Junior Varsity members
1986	Capt. Trent Broussard	no JV team until 1992
	Cory Sparks
	Todd Soller
	Chuck Eastwood
	Neil Watts
1987	Capt. Trent Broussard
	Cory Sparks
	Gary Becker
	Stephanie Copland
	Brian Westphal
1988	Capt. Todd Soller
	Cory Sparks
	Chuck Eastwood
	Sam Macintosh
	Kenneth West
1989	Capt. Todd Stewart
	Chris Foley
	Ajay Patel
	Brian Kersh
	Jefferson Bagely
1990	Capt. Chris Foley
	Ajay Patel
	Scott Newell
	Dave Fowler
	Jason Cerchie
1991	Capt. Jason Cerchie
	Bob Newell
	Wade Satterfield
	Nam Le
	Dave Fowler
1992	Capt. Jason Cerchi	Capt. Jon Cooper
	Wade Satterfield	Gary Russell
	Nam Le	Sheila Czech
	Kevin Lensing	Mike Harris
	Bao Dang	Holley Salley
1993	Capt. Jon Cooper	none this year
	Mike Harris
	Gary Russell
	Sheila Czech
	Greg Kennedy
1994	Capt. Jon Cooper	Capt. Cullen Scott
	Miks Harris	Patrick Cambell
	Gary Russell	Anh Chung
	Sheila Czech	Hon Chung
	Ryan Schwartz
1995	Capt. Ryan Schwartz	none this year
	Cullen "Cone Dogg" Scott
	Anh Chung
	Patrick Cambell
	Hon Chung
1996	Capt. Cullen "Cone Dogg" Scott	Capt. Heath Schluterman
	Laura Deneke	Evan McLemore
	Melissa McBride	Souavarat Seausingnouane
	Anh Chung	Neil Jones
	Hon Chung
1997	Capt. Melissa McBride	Vilayphone Douangpangna
	Heath Schluterman	Neil Jones
	Souavarat Seuasingnouane	Joey McCaslin
	Evan McLemore	Khai To
	Daniel Hazman	Crystal Russell

1998	Capt. Evan McLemore	Capt. Joey McCaslin
	Daniel Hazman	Crystal Russell
	Neil Jones	Boonthanome Nouanesengsy
	Vilayphone Douangpangna	Cecilia Tran
	Khai To	Cody Parker
1998-99	Capt. Vilayphone Douangpangna	Seth Hutchinson
	Joey McCaslin	Colin Drolshagen
	Boonthanome Nouanesengsy	Shawn Standefer
	Crystal Russell	Tommy Vinh
	Cecilia Tran
	Khai To
1999-00	Capt. Cecilia Tran	Ryan Marsh
	Boonthanome Nouanesengsy	Nhan Nguyen
	Collin Drolshagen	Joseph Sanford
	Shawn Standefer	Willy Reyenga
	Seth Hutchinson	Jill Hoang

Team Schedule (tentative)

1999-2000 Season Closed

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The official University of Arkansas Quiz Bowl Team Website. (Neil wrote this website, as well).

The officical Northside High School website.( I missed all the meetings on this one, so I have nothing to do with this one, and neither does this page. )

About the Webmaster.

Neil Jones is a Junior at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. He is Pure Mathematics major with a Computer Science minor. He graduated from Northside High School in 1998, and is a veteran not only of Northside's Quiz Bowl Program, but the quiz bowl program at Chaffin Jr. High for 7th, 8th, and 9th grades. He currently plays for University of Arkansas' Quiz Bowl/College Bowl program, and is Vice-President of U of A's Arkansas Quiz Bowl Student Organization. Neil has authored the Northside Quiz Bowl site entirely on his own since 1996. He is currently working on a quiz bowl site for U of A's Quiz Bowl team. He has written several College Bowl formatted questions for several tournaments in the past year and a half, contributed towards Northside's Invitational for three years before that, and this past summer (1999) solely authored the Fall 1999 AGQBA Practice Questions set as well as co-authoring the Arkansas 5A west tournament, and the 2000 Arkansas Jr. High State Tournament. He is currently working towards a submission packet for an ACF Collegiate Regional Tournament, and a possible Open-Egibility quiz bowl tournament at U of A for the near future.

Please direct any questions, comments, or suggestions to Neil.

This page was made completely independently and in no intentional way does it reflect the opinions or positions of the Fort Smith Public Schools District or Internet Partners of America, providers of the needed bandwidth. This page was written by Neil Jones, and was created entirely outside of the knowledge of the Fort Smith Public Schools (and somewhat to their jealous dismay...but hey, I thought of using the web before they did, so there).

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