Updated April 2, 3:16 p.m.
Norcross High's Academic Team won the 2011-2012 High Q finals last Saturday by beating Marist School in Atlanta 430-390.
Via WSBTV's website, the victory comes after a last-minute comeback from the school. At the start of the final round of the championship, Norcross was trailing with 210 points while Marist had 310.
The team's fortunes started to turn when the Higher Q wager question was asked shortly after. Both teams answered the question correctly, but because Norcross bet 100 points and Marist only wagered 20, the score was tied at 370 points.
The teams battled it out for six more questions until the final buzzer rang, with Norcross answering more questions correctly than Marist. Norcross won the HQ championship 430-390.
As a token for winning the championship, $5,000 was awarded to Norcross for scholarship money, and $3,000 was given to Marist for coming in second.
The four students who made up the Norcross team were 11th graders Hernan Morales, Michael Sokolow, Joseph Reifenberger and Mostafa Bhuiyan, who is also the team captain.
The team is coached by Hayley Gallagher, with assistance from Lauren Riley in the fall semester and Aba DeGraft-Hanson in the spring, according to Gwinnett County Public Schools spokesman Jorge Quintana.
Additionally, Norcross High has made it to the final rounds once before: the very first season of High Q in 1987.
For a full recap of the March 31st game, check out the video on WSBTV's High Q channel.
Ben Dover
10:38 pm on Sunday, April 1, 2012
Who was on the team?
Sarah Bakhtiari
12:06 am on Monday, April 2, 2012
Four students were on the Norcross team for the championship game. I'll check with the school in the morning to see if I can get their names. Thanks for commenting!
Nancy Minor
7:21 am on Monday, April 2, 2012
How cool is that ! I am sorry I missed that game. Norcross keeps shining ! So proud for our school and for our community. Thanks team,You made us proud.
vinod patel
8:01 am on Monday, April 2, 2012
CONGRATS NORCROSS HIGH SCHOOL "IQ" TEAM. A JOB WELL DONE.
TAKING RISKS IN TOUGH CHALLENGES IS GOD GIVEN TALENT.
GO NooooooooooooooooooRCoooooooooooooooooS!
Joyce Swart
8:01 am on Monday, April 2, 2012
Would like to know the name of their advisor, too.
JS
9:17 am on Monday, April 2, 2012
Team Members: Michael Sokolow, Hernan Morales, Mostafa Bhuiyan, Joey Reifenberger. All are juniors, and will be returning next year!
Sarah Bakhtiari
9:31 am on Monday, April 2, 2012
Thanks, JS!
Sarah Bakhtiari
2:53 pm on Monday, April 2, 2012
JS commented with most of this earlier, but here's the team information, as verified from Gwinnett County Public Schools:
There are five students on the academic team, and they're all 11th graders: Hernan Morales, Michael Sokolow, Joseph Reifenberger, Allison Fisher and Mostafa Bhuiyan, who is the team captain. All but Fisher competed in the High Q finals.
The team is coached by Hayley Gallagher, with assistance from Lauren Riley in the fall semester and Aba DeGraft-Hanson in the spring.
Additionally, Norcross High has made it to the final rounds once before: the very first
season of High Q in 1987.
Angela Y Reid
7:52 pm on Monday, April 2, 2012
Wonderful, saw the beginning of the show but had to leave!
Ben
10:19 pm on Monday, April 2, 2012
Way to go Big Blue! We are proud of our students, Hat's off to these exceptional students, and their advisors...