Matt's Buzzers

Team Photos

2014 - Jackson High School Hi-Q Team

2016 - Copley-Fairlawn Quiz Bowl Team

2016 - Fayetteville High School Team

2017 - East Harrison Bobcats Team

2017 - North Ridgeville HS Team

2017 - St. Louis Christian HS Homeschool Team

2018 - Norfork Senior HS Quiz Bowl Team

2018 - Louisiana HS Team

2018 - Kenai Peninsula District 4-H Team

2019 - Pettisville JH Quiz Team

Grant Recipients

2005

O'Fallon High School - O'Fallon, IL
Regina High School - Iowa City, IA
Sesser-Valler Scholastic Bowl Team - Sesser, IL
Bloomington High School - Blooington, IL
Fairfield Community High School - Fairfield, IL
Auburn High School - Rockford, IL
Winnebago High School - Winnebago, IL
Cutter Morning Star Gifted Program - Hot Springs, AR
Pikes Peak Christian School - Colorado Springs, CO

2006

Northeast High Academic Team- St. Petersburg, FL
Maine South Scholastic Bowl Team - Park Ridge, IL
Streamwood Scholastic Bowl Team - Streamwood, IL
Leslie County Academic Team - Hyden, KY
Todd County Middle School - Elkton, KY
John Glenn High School - Westland, MI
Kent City Quiz Bowl Team - Kent City MI
North Quiz Bowl Team - St. Paul, MN
Wayzata High School - Plymouth, MN
Ocean Springs Middle School - Ocean Springs, MS
Parry McCluer High School - Buena Vista, VA

2007

Patoka High School - Patoka, IL
Tates Creek High School - Lexington, KY
Washington Middle School - Washington, MO
Lidgerwood Public High School - Lidgerwood, ND
North Babylon High School - North Babylon, NY
Galion City School Academic Challenge Team - Galion, OH
Wakita School Quiz Bowl Teams - Wakita, OK
Belle Isle Enterprise Middle School - Oklahoma City, OK
Heavener High School, Heavener, OK
Moore West Junior High School - Oklahoma City, OK
Big Horn School Academic Challenge Team - Sheridan, WY

2008

Thornton Fractional North High School - Calumet City, IL
Wellington High School - Wellington, KS
McLoud Intermediate School - McLoud, OK
Charles Page High School - Sand Springs, OK
Riley County High School - Riley, KS
Althoff Catholic High School - Belleville, IL
Harrold Middle School - Greensburg, PA
Nathanael Greene Academy - Siloam, GA
Central High School, Martinsburg, PA
Union Local High School - Bethesda, OH
Special Award: Bay Area HS Circuit - Berkley, CA

2009

St. James Middle School - St. James, MO
Athens High School - Athens, IL
La Crosse High School - McCracken, KS
Norman North High School - Norman, OK
Mt. Olive High School/Jr. High - Mt. Olive, IL
Murfreesboro High School - Murfreesboro, AR
Santa Fe Trail High School - Carbondale, KS
White City High School - White City, KS
Slocomb High School, Slocomb, AL
Timberlake High School - Helena, OK
Bremen High School, Bremen, IN
Northrop High School - Ft. Wayne, IN

Second Chance Awards - Thank you Donald Taylor for your generous donation that made these possible.

Sebring McKinley High School - Sebring, OH
Valparaiso High School - Valparaiso, IN

2010

West Branch High School - Beloit, OH
Pensacola High School - Pensacola, FL
Alton Junior High School - Alton, MO
Warren G Harding High School - Warren, OH
Stigler Middle School - Stigler, OK
Williamson Central School District - Williamson, NY
Porum Elementary School - Porum, OK
Chicago Christian High School - Palos Heights, IL
Youngstown East High School - Youngstown, OH
Utica Academy for International Studies - Sterling Heights, MI

Second Chance Awards - Thanks once again to Donald Taylor for his generous donation.

Diamond Bar High School - Diamond Bar, CA
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School - Lexington, KY

2011

Joliet Catholic Academy - Joliet, IL
Raytown South High School - Raytown, MO
Menlo-Atherton High School - Atherton, CA
G C Burkhead Elementary School - Elizabethtown, KY
East Jessamine High School - Nicholasville, KY
Boardman High School - Boardman, OH
Scottsdale Preparatory Academy - Scottsdale, AZ
Wauconda High School - Wauconda, IL
Manheim Township Middle School - Lancaster, PA
Notre Dame High School - Clarksburg, WV

Second Chance Awards - Thanks to Donald Taylor and Matt Laird and their Pop Culture Tournament.

Peninsula High School - Gig Harbor, WA
Dos Pueblos High School - Goleta, CA

Third Chance Award - Thanks to Donald Taylor (again) and The Northern Illinois University Quiz Bowl Association.

Sonoraville High School - Calhoun, GA

2012

Southwestern High School - Piasa, IL
Hydro-Eakly Public Schools - Hydro, OK
Princeton Day School - Princeton, NJ
Stillman Valley High School - Stillman Valley, IL
Massac County High School - Metropolis, IL
Crete Monee High School - Crete, IL
Cairo High School - Cairo, IL
Marion High School - Marion, IL
Dutchtown High School - Geismar, LA
AMSA Charter School - Marlborough, MA
Treasure Valley Math & Science Center - Boise, ID

Gate City Bank Award

The Piarist School - Martin, KY

Second Chance Award

Adair County High School - Columbia, KY

2013

Blue Grass Baptist School - Lexington, KY
Parma Senior High School - Parma, OH
Bartram Trail High School - Saint Johns, FL
Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish School - Wadsworth, OH
Hingham High School - Hingham, MA
Des Arc High School - Des Arc, AR
Rock Creek High School - Bokchito, OK
Middlebury Union High School - Middlebury, VT
Manheim Township High School - Lancaster, PA
F W Buchholtz High School - Gainesville, FL

Special Grant Award - Made possible by donations from Ellen Pazdro, Andrew Hart, Joey Goldman, Jacob Reed and Haohang Xu.

Springville Middle School - Springville, AL

Second Chance Awards - Made possible by donations from Scarsdale High School Quiz Bowl Team, Loyola Academy and SCOP (Scholastic Community Outreach Program).

Fort Loramie High School - Fort Loramie, OH
Mesquite High School - Gilbert, AZ

2014

Glenwood Middle School - Chatham, IL
Jackson High School - Jackson, OH
Conner Middle School - Hebron, KY
Huntington - Chillicothe, OH
St. Andrew's Episcopal School - Ridgeland, MS
St. John Lutheran School - Napoleon, OH
Mound City R 2 - Mound City, MO
Metro Christian Academy - Tulsa, OK
Clover Hill High School - Midlothian, VA
Ahlf Junior High School - Searcy, AR
Fayetteville High School - Fayetteville, AR

2015

Rucker Stewart Middle School - Gallatin, TN
Traverse City West Senior High - Traverse City, MI
Poplar Bluff High School - Poplar Bluff, MO
Porum High School - Porum, OK
Waukee High School - Waukee, IA
Field Community Consolidated District #3 - Texico, IL
Rochester High School - Rochester, IN
St. Margaret Mary School - Harrisburg, PA
Lake Taylor Middle School - Norfolk, VA
Copley-Fairlawn Middle School - Copley, OH

Special Matching Grant - Awarded to a non-school group who applied for a buzzer grant but did not qualify because they were not a school. We made a special agreement with them for a matching grant.

Kenai Peninsula District 4-H Team - Soldotna, AK

2016

Bio-Med Science Academy - Rootstown, OH
Bodine High School - Philadelphia, PA
Cainsville School District - Cainsville, MO
Carroll High School - Dayton, OH
South Pointe High School - Rock Hill, SC
North Ridgeville High School - North Ridgeville, OH
Ahlf Junior High School - Searcy, AR
Fremont High School - Sunnyvale, CA
Buchholz High School - Gainesville, FL
Keystone School - San Antonio, TX

2017

Emmaus HS - Emmaus, PA
Monta Vista HS - Cupertino, CA
Columbus Alternative HS - Columbus, OH
Dublin Jerome HS - Dublin, OH
Colleyville Heritage HS - Colleyville, TX
The Lillian & Betty Ratner School - Pepper Pike, OH
Sunrise R-IX School District - Desoto, MO
Fisher HS - Fisher, IL
Norfork HS - Norfork, AR
St. Matthew Catholic School - Hillsboro, OR

Special Memorial Awards - Made possible by donations received in memory of Matt's dad Mike who died in July. (Photo of Frank Thomas)

Monroville HS - Monroeville, OH
St. Louis Christian HS Home School - St. Louis, MO

Special Matching Funds Grant

Haywood County 4-H - Dairy Quiz Bowl Teams - Waynesville, NC

2018

LeRoy HS - LeRoy, IL
LaBrae - Leavittsburg, OH
GMG - Garwin, IA
The King's Academy - Sunnyvale, CA
Louisiana High - Louisiana, OH
Eastlake North HS - Eastlake, OH
Ursuline HS - Youngstown, OH
Vilonia Freshman Academy - Vilonia, AR
St. Margaret School, Bel Air, MD
Coalgate HS - Coalgate, OK

Special Memorial Awards - Made possible by donations received in memory of Matt's dad Mike who died in July. (Photo of New Zealand)

Lake HS - Uniontown, OH
St. Louis Christian Home School Association - St. Louis, MO

2019

Pettisville Schools - Pettisville, OH
Sam Barlow HS - Gresham, OR
The Einstein Academy - Elgin, IL
John P Stevens HS - Edison, NJ
Crocker HS - Crocker, MO
Rock Bridge HS - Columbia, MO
Charles J Colgan Sr. HS - Manassas, VA
Bedford North Lawrence HS - Bedford, IN
Scott HS - Huntsville, TN
Forest HS - Ocala, FL

Special Memorial Awards - Made possible by donations received in memory of Matt's dad Mike who died in July. (Scan of email 'Remarks' section of the applications for the word 'history')

Lincoln-Way East HS - Frankfort, IL
Liberty HS - Henderson, NV

2020

Wakeland HS - Frisco, TX
Dauphin County 4-H - Dauphin, PA
Jesse White Learning Academy - Hazel Crest, IL
Mountain View HS - Mesa, AZ
Woodland Jr/Sr HS - Baileyville, ME
Newman Middle School - Skiatook, OK
Mustang Middle School - Mustang, OK
Henry Foss HS - Tacoma, WA
Christian HS - O'Fallon, MO
Campbell R-2 School District - Campbell, MO

Special Memorial Awards - Made possible by donations received in memory of Matt's dad Mike who died in July. (Scan of email 'Remarks' section of the applications for the word 'together')

Largo HS - Largo, FL
Pocahontas Junior HS - Pocahontas, AR
Hallsville Middle School - Hallsville, MO

2021

Kickapoo HS - Springfield, MO
Portland HS - Portland, TN
Morris Middle School - Morris, OK
Upper Dublin HS - Fort Washington, PA
West Chicago HS - West Chicago, IL
Fort Gibson Intermediate Elementary - Fort Gibson, OK
Orange HS - Hillsboro, NC
Peoria HS - Peoria, IL
Konawa HS - Konawa, OK
Madison County 4-H, Georgia - Danielsville, GA

Special Memorial Awards - In honor of Matt's 40th birthday. (Scan of email 'Remarks' section of the applications for the word 'old', 'antique', or 'broken' buzzer systems)

Oilton HS - Oilton, OK/li>
West Port HS - Ocala, FL
Washington Elementary - Clinton, OK
Douglas HS, Converse County SD#1 - Douglas, WY

2022

Comanche HS - Comanche, OK
Ann Arbor Huron - Ann Arbor, MI
Wayne City Unit #100 - Wayne City, IL
Lake Taylor HS - Norfolk, VA
Salina Central HS - Salina, KS
Leedey Public Schools - Leedey, OK
Wheeler County 4-H - Alamo, GA
Woodruff Elementary School - Woodruff, SC
Calhan HS - Calhan, CO
Buchholz - Gainesville, FL

Special Memorial Awards - In memory of both Mike and Matt schools from Chicago (where both were born) were selected.

Northside College Prep - Chicago, IL/li>
Evergreen Academy Middle School - Chicago, IL

2023

Southeastern HS - Chillicothe, OH
St. Boniface Catholic School - Edwardsville, IL
Fremont Chistian School - Fremont, MI
Ten Sleep School - Ten Sleep, WY
Blair Public School - Blair, OK
Plato HS - Plato, MO
Hubbertville School - Fayette, AL
Clawson Middle/High School - Clawson, MI
Metro-East Lutheran HS - Edwardsville, IL
Waverly Junior High/High School - Waverly, IL

April Fools Day Early Bird selection

Central Catholic HS - Toledo, OH

Special Memorial Awards - In memory of Matt's dad Mike the following 2 schools were selected. One was selected because it is in our current state of North Dakota. The other because of its unique after school program.

Nedrose High School - Minot, ND
UPO Building Careers Academy, Washington, DC

2024

Clever RV School - Clever, MO
St. Mark Catholic High School - Manotick, Ontario, Canada
Central Dauphin East Middle School - Harrisburg, PA
Monte Cassino - Tulsa, OK
Grandfield - Grandfield, OK
Springport High School - Springport, MI
Cherokee High School - Canton, GA
Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciences - Chattanooga, TN
Petersburg PORTA Jr. High - Petersburg, IL
Lake Placid High School - Lake Placid, FL

Special Memorial Awards - In memory of Matt's dad Mike the following 2 schools were selected. The schools were selected subjectively based upon their team description in their application.

Leach Public School - Rose, OK
Huntington Local Schools - Chillicothe, OH