Competition Clubs

The Myers Park Academic Team is a club that welcomes all students with a love for trivia and showing off their knowledge. Students can get involved by showing up to our weekly practice and/Or competing with the team for regional, state, and national competitions. Come grab a buzzer and join us!

Leadership

• Nia Legare, Co-President

• Alex Yi, Co-President

• Theodore Schiess, Secretary

• James Elliot, Teacher Advisor

Get Involved

• Remind: @mphsac

• Instagram: @mphsacademicteam

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Battle of the Books is a quiz-bowl style competition where teams read 15 books from an official list and answer questions from the books. Great for students who love to read a variety of recently-released books. 

Leadership

• Tyler Gerlack, Co-President

• Mary Sullivan Purdy, Co-Vice President

• Pushpita Behera, Co-Vice President

• Emily Rearick, Teacher Advisor

Get Involved

• Remind: @bmphs

• Instagram: @mphs_bob

With a 75-year history, DECA has impacted the lives of more than ten million students, educators, school administrators and business professionals since it was founded in 1946.

DECA’s brand identifies a remarkable experience in the preparation of emerging leaders and entrepreneurs. Our messaging statements, logo and visual elements collectively define our image.

To attain maximum brand recognition, we must consistently use elements of the DECA brand and identify to reach our many audiences. We are stronger when we speak as one.

DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe.

As an integral part of the classroom curriculum, DECA’s industry-validated competitive events are aligned with the National Curriculum Standards in the career clusters of marketing, business management and administration, finance, and hospitality and tourism. DECA’s flagship evaluation process involves students in both a written component such as an exam or report and an interactive component with an industry professional serving as a judge. DECA’s competitive events directly contribute to every student being college and career ready when they graduate from high school.

Leadership

• Caroline Deterding, Vice-President

• Tate Milam, Vice-President

• Rachel Pineda, Vice-President

• Tommy Sullivan, Vice-President

• Kimberly Edwards, Teacher Advisor

Get Involved

• Instagram: @decamyerspark

Future Business Leaders of America is the largest business and CTE organization in the world which is designed to help prepare its members for careers in business. Those goals are achieved through local, state, and national competitions which allow students to demonstrate their knowledge and ability while also providing professional development for students. FBLA allows students to explore a wide range of careers in business fields and develop the necessary skills. MPHS FBLA will also host club projects to help students give back to their community and demonstrate their skills. Follow us on social media to learn more.

Leadership

• Dimitri Katsanos, Interim President

• Sandra Staton, Teacher Advisor

• Kenneth Kleiner, Teacher Advisor

Get Involved

• Instagram: @mp_fbla

• Remind: @ckg7fe8

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Future Problem Solvers is an academic competition in which teams or individuals compete using creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration to solve problems set in the future. Students research complex topics and complete written booklets throughout the school year. Each season consists of two practice booklets, a Qualifying Problem, State Bowl, and the International Conference depending on one’s performance in the previous booklets. Past topics have included Biosecurity, Antibiotic Resistance, Green Building, Identity Theft, 3D Printing, Neurotechnology, and Deextinction. 

Leadership

• Caroline Lam, President

• Caroline Hart, Co-Vice President

• Griffin Coleman, Co-Vice President

• Darden Cone, Co-Vice President

• Scott Morgan, Teacher Advisor

Get Involved

• Instagram: @mphsfps

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Future Health Professionals (formerly known as Health Occupational Students of America) is a national organization of secondary and post-secondary students that supports career development in health professions and improvement of health services delivery to the general population. Members can advance their knowledge by attending meetings, listening to our guest speakers, and competing in HOSA competitions.

Leadership

• Michael Cantey, President

• Sarah Blair, Vice President

• Brooks Moody, Secretary

• Sallie Hadley, Treasurer

Get Involved

• Remind: @mphshosa1

• Instagram: @mp_hosa

We will meet at least every two weeks, and have online and take home practice tests to prepare for regional and national competitions. We will also allow our members to be tutored by others in the club for their math needs/homework. We will do this to ensure that math is not seen as intimidating, but an open subject to all levels/people. We plan to get advice from the UNCC math department on enrolling into competition. Some of these competitions will be online.

Leadership

• Lucas Nazemzadeh, Co-President

• Grisham Paimagam, Co-President

• Aiden Faircloth, Vice-President

• Kira Viola, Teacher Advisor

Get Involved

• Remind: @mphsmathc

• Instagram: @mphs_math

Model United Nations (or MUN) is an international educational simulation where students come together to find solutions to global issues. MUN allows for students to grow their confidence in areas of research, public speaking, collaboration, and debating. It strengthens problem-solving skills and gives students an amazing understanding of current and past global issues. At Myers Park, MUN is always welcoming new members with any level of experience. We attend multiple conferences a year, some are better for more experienced participants while others are perfect for newcomers. Additionally, during club meetings we prepare for conferences so everyone goes in feeling confident.  

Leadership

• Oliver Mincey, President

• Dimitri Katsanos, Vice President

• Luke White, Secretary

• Hannah Fullter, Treasurer

• Christopher Ledford, Teacher Advisor

Get Involved

• Remind: @mphsmun

• Instagram: @mpmun2022

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Odyssey of the Mind (OM) is a creative problem-solving competition in which a team of 5-7 students competes to score the best average on their long-term and short-term problem solutions. The long-term problem is a skit performance based on 1 of 5 guides released by OM Headquarters each August. The Short-term problem, aka Spontaneous, is presented to the team only at Regional, State, and World level Competitions. Both long-term and short-term problems are scored on creativity, teamwork, and overall performance. Myers Park has attended Worlds many times, but has attended for six years consecutively as of 2023. 

Leadership

• Charlie Pedroli, Co-President

• Caroline Montgomery, Co-President

• Arden Abrahamson, Co-President

• Alex Mieszczak, Co-President

• Edwin Flynn, Teacher Advisor

Get Involved

• Remind: @MPHSodysseyofthemind

• Instagram: @mpomers

Speech and Debate allows students to find their voice, research important topics, and dive into a community of like minded people who are all interested in the world around them. We meet every Tuesday and Thursday for practices, and go to tournaments on weekends. We compete in competitions against teams from all over the country. In past years, we have traveled to Harvard, GMU, Duke and many more elite tournaments. Our Four events: Speech, Public Forum, Congress, and Lincoln Douglas offer an exciting array of different topics and styles that students can explore. To join, follow our social media or look for us at stampede! Our first Interest Meeting is after school in S3 on September 6!  We are always excited to welcome new members!  

Leadership

• William Klett, Vice-President

• Lucy George, Vice-President

• Emma McGaha, EventChair

• Roselyn Coyne, Teacher Advisor

Get Involved

• Remind: @2b6cbh

• Instagram: @mphsspeechanddebate

Academic WorldQuest is a trivia tournament hosted by World Affairs Council. It covers many different topics of interest (listed below). It is a one-time district level tournament. If we win first place, we will go to nationals in Spring (we won second in 2023). The competition is on Nov. 14th 2024, and we will be meeting often to discuss topics, organize and study. Since the tournament is soon and fleeting, be willing to put lots of effort into this tournament since we have ONE chance.

The 2024 Topics are:

World Flags

Geography of Vietnam

NATO: Past, Current, and Future

Current Events

Olympics 2024

What Does This Mean? (Sayings and Proverbs from Around the World)

Anything and Everything Trivia (No Prep or Studying Required)

If you are interesting, please begin studying and researching these ASAP, determine what you like/dislike, we will assign specific topics in our first few meetings. 

We'll see you at stampede!

Leadership

• Declan McDonald, Co-President

• Penny George, Co-President

• Roselyn Coyne, Teacher Advisor

Get Involved

• Remind: @mpwq2024

• Instagram: @mphs_worldquest