the top of the US News report, and was ranked #4 for the best Georgia high schools in 2020. Athletic The 2018 boys' varsity baseball team made the Final 4 in the State playoffs. The 2008 girls' cross country team were Region 6-AAAAA Champions and placed 6th in the state. The 2007 girls' track and field team was Region 6-AAAAA Champions and placed seventh in the state. The 2009 competition cheerleaders were Region 6-AAAAA Champions and placed seventh in the state. The 2009-10 boys' ice hockey team won the state championship (AA). The 2010 boys' tennis team won the school's first state championship (AAAAA). The 2010 competition cheerleaders won the state championship (AAAAA). The 2011-12 boys' ice hockey team won the state championship (AA). The 2012 boys' tennis team won the state championship (AAAAA). Chess On March 27, 2010, the Alpharetta High School Chess Team won the State Championships by defeating Creekview 5-0, Dunwoody 5-0, Greater Atlanta Christian School 5-0, Pace Academy 5-0, and Northview 5-0. This makes them the first chess team in Georgia history to win a state championship with a perfect 25-0. FBLA The school's FBLA team is one of the largest in Georgia. Many members compete at the regional, state, and national levels. For 10 years in a row, Alpharetta has won the State Sweepstakes Award for the most number of competitive wins. Quizbowl The Academic Team won the 2007–2008 Annual High Q competition, which airs on WSB-TV. They were originally alternates for the competition. In the 2013-2014 season, the varsity quizbowl team won the ATTACK III and GATA Winter Tournaments. The Junior varsity team won the GATA State tournament. Both the varsity and junior varsity teams won the MLK Day History Bowl Regional. The team was ranked 84th in the national quizbowl rankings at the end of the season. In the 2014-2015 season, the varsity quizbowl team finished third at the 25th Annual Walton Academic Challenge and won both the History Bowl and Bee Regional at Athens. Speech and debate team The school's varsity speech and debate team placed second in the State Championship in the spring of 2009. The school's varsity speech and debate team placed fifth at the All-State competition in 2009. Arts The school's symphony orchestra, composed of nearly 90 select band and orchestra students, was chosen to perform at Chicago's 2012 and 2018 Midwest Clinic. Of thousands of schools that auditioned