Famous Barstownians:
What is the name of the mayor and Barstow alum?
Quinton Lucas
Which former faculty member preceded Dr. Markley as music director?
Mr. Dickerson
In a normal year, what day is BTVN not broadcasted?
Thursday
This is the name of the final tournament that debaters compete in.
TOC
This was the year when Barstow was founded.
1884
Which Barstow Alum was the white house press secretary for the Obama administration?
Josh Earnest
This student-written show went to Scotland for the Edinburgh Theatre Festival in 2017.
A Picture’s Worth 5 Dollars
Name all 4 of the weathermen/ weatherwomen
Shea Rush, connor williams, cayden williams, Liddy Scurato
What is the 2020-2021 national debate topic?
Criminal Justice Reform
This is the year Barstow became Co-Ed
1967
This Barstow Alum was the wife of the 33rd President of the U.S.
Bess Truman
This show in 2019 featured a particularly spooky cast of characters
The Addams Family
When Austin Zollars hosted Classy Update, what brand of butter did he commonly reference?
Land O’ Lakes
These types of debate arguments can be read either on the affirmative or negative and its name comes from a german word. These arguments typically question the worldview one team presents, offering an alternative worldview.
What is a kritik, criticism, or critique.
How many campuses has Barstow had?
5
Widely known as the “Platinum Blonde” this Barstow Alum did not technically graduate.
Jean Harlow
This show in 2018 featured a student band as the main characters
Things Change When You’re Famous
What are the names of the positions necessary to run a show each day?
director , td, prompter, audio, playback, cams, hosts, cg
In the past three years, Barstow has won how many national varsity level debate tournaments?
These women founded the school.
Mary Barstow and Ada Brann
These “CyberPatriot Champions” are listed on Barstow’s Wikipedia Page as Alums, even though they technically still attend school here.
Thomas Cuezze and Sam Coloumbo
Senior Rishi Malay is notorious for getting lead roles in every production. Name three roles he has from 7th grade to 12th grade.
Simba, King Arthur, Galileo, Jack Kelley, Gomez Addams, Eddie Flagrante, Puffs Narrator
This phrase is commonly used by BTVN students to warn the class to look busy when adults enter the room.
In 2018, Solomon Park created this group designed to dismantle critical literature, which quickly disbanded. The acronym for the group has no particular meaning as Solomon claimed he wanted it to remain an “empty signifier”.
RKR
This is the year Barstow expanded to lower school.
2003