Does he have to pick between them? My D2 did Quiz Bowl, and it was her most beloved extra curricular activity through high school and still in college. She eventually attended some ACE summer camps (one week), both with her team and then on her own one year. It is great for gifted kids. But she also was in Robotics. And she told me recently she wishes she hadn't given up chess at the start of middle school.
But I think she would have ranked them 1. QB, 2. Robotics, and 3. Chess.
She did give up some other activities (scouting, most 4H activities)around middle school time. I have no issue with that, because honestly those activities did not seem as stimulating to her as the ones she picked. We did insist on a sport, and she ended up fencing a couple times a week through high school.
