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- Fri Jun 07, 2013 9:42 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Announcement: MATE II - Arrested Development
- Replies: 32
- Views: 9589
Re: Announcement: MATE II - Arrested Development
I'm going to be heading up to NSC tomorrow to watch matches and such, so I can run a brief side-event if people are interested. The first eight (or ten if we can acquire one of those ten-buzzer systems) people to express interest can play. Hope to see you there! When would this be held? (And I am e...
- Sun Jun 02, 2013 6:27 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Announcement: MATE II - Arrested Development
- Replies: 32
- Views: 9589
Re: Announcement: MATE II - Arrested Development
Is this going to happen at NSC? I'm in a cabin with shaky internet access, and while I can try to make tonight's Skype event, I'd be forever indebted (and willing to pay a few bucks) towards anyone who makes it happen at NSC.
- Sat Jun 01, 2013 8:29 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?
- Replies: 158
- Views: 99404
Re: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?
with incoming Kealing students, TJ's future should be pretty secure. Pretty sure you didn't mean Kealing. Nonetheless, pretty solid analysis - just to put in a few words about the future of RM, next year will obviously be a rebuilding one. We lose our whole A-team and two of the four B-team players...
- Thu May 23, 2013 2:19 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Announcement: MATE II - Arrested Development
- Replies: 32
- Views: 9589
Re: Announcement: MATE II - Arrested Development
I'm unavailable on the Skype date, and as such would LOVE to play it at PACE.
- Sun May 19, 2013 10:03 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Announcement: MATE Part I Skype Tournament (5/18)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3336
Re: Announcement: MATE Part I Skype Tournament (5/18)
Also, for those of you who expressed interest in the Arrested Development set and are also going to HSNCT: since the Netflix premiere of Arrested Development coincides with the last day of HSNCT, if anyone is interested in mirroring the set as a small side event on any of those nights just hit one ...
- Thu May 16, 2013 9:00 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Where Will You Be Going to College Next Year? 2012-13
- Replies: 56
- Views: 24517
Re: Where Will You Be Going to College Next Year? 2012-13
I would be interested in at least briefly meeting everyone, although I know it's a pretty jam-packed weekend.gerbilownage wrote:glad to see so many yalies in here :D y'all want to meet up during HSNCT?
- Wed May 15, 2013 8:38 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Maggie Walker Spring Tournament [Richmond, VA] (5/18/2013)
- Replies: 32
- Views: 14448
Re: Maggie Walker Spring Tournament [Richmond, VA] (5/18/2013)
Anything on this? We can do either 1 team or 2 teams depending on what's easiest for you guys - we just want to get to play this set somehow.
- Tue May 14, 2013 7:20 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Announcement: MATE Part I Skype Tournament (5/18)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3336
Re: Announcement: MATE Part I Skype Tournament (5/18)
I (along with at least one of my teammates) am extremely interested in these.Kafkaesque wrote:one on Arrested Development and one on Breaking Bad.
- Tue May 14, 2013 4:19 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Maggie Walker Spring Tournament [Richmond, VA] (5/18/2013)
- Replies: 32
- Views: 14448
Re: Maggie Walker Spring Tournament [Richmond, VA] (5/18/2013)
We decided on the field cap based on preliminary interest levels and registrations, and the limited amount of in-house staffers who will be available on the tournament date. Expanding to 16 teams is becoming more likely to occur, though we just want to make sure that we can secure enough staffers t...
- Mon May 13, 2013 6:48 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Maggie Walker Spring Tournament [Richmond, VA] (5/18/2013)
- Replies: 32
- Views: 14448
Re: Maggie Walker Spring Tournament [Richmond, VA] (5/18/2013)
We have reached the cap of 12 teams, so a wait list will be started from now on. If there is sufficient interest, there is a possibility of expanding to 16 teams. May I ask, with all due respect, why you're capping the field at 12? With 5 outside staffers and a very large in-house team of potential...
- Tue Apr 30, 2013 6:34 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Maggie Walker Spring Tournament [Richmond, VA] (5/18/2013)
- Replies: 32
- Views: 14448
Re: Maggie Walker Spring Tournament [Richmond, VA] (5/18/2013)
There's a good chance we'll be able to get together a team or two of extremely-sleepy post-prom upperclassmen, I'll get a registration in within the next 5-7 days.
- Sun Apr 28, 2013 8:20 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NHBB Nationals Discussion Thread
- Replies: 88
- Views: 23371
Re: NHBB Nationals Discussion Thread
Is it supposed to be redirecting to the History Bee homepage?huff paste wrote:Sunday's liveblog.
- Sun Apr 21, 2013 11:45 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: DC/DE/MD/VA Date Claim '12-'13
- Replies: 112
- Views: 58161
Re: DC/DE/MD/VA Date Claim '12-'13
Is GDS still planning on hosting a Ben Cooper memorial tournament this year? I talked to Noah earlier today and he seemed to indicate that they won't be hosting anything for the rest of the year. On a related note, is there anything scheduled for 5/4 or 5/11? I know we may not be able to make it to...
- Thu Apr 18, 2013 7:12 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Maggie Walker Spring Tournament [Richmond, VA] (5/18/2013)
- Replies: 32
- Views: 14448
Re: Maggie Walker Spring Tournament [Richmond, VA] (5/18/2013)
I (and the rest of the RM team) would prefer a different day - I personally would want a Sunday because of baseball, but I understand if that's impossible. The 18th is both a possible It's Ac taping day and the morning after our prom, which puts the chances at near-nothing that we would go on that d...
- Sat Apr 13, 2013 7:21 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NAQT MD/DC State Championship @ Richard Montgomery, 4/13/13
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5902
Re: NAQT MD/DC State Championship @ Richard Montgomery, 4/13/13
This happened. Blair beat WJ in a one-game final after they both finished 8-1 overall (Blair losing to WJ, WJ losing to GDS) by some lopsided score which I cannot recall. GDS was 3rd with St. Anselm's 4th. As for the NASAT tryouts that were supposed to happen after the tournament, only 5 players fro...
- Mon Apr 08, 2013 6:30 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NAQT MD/DC State Championship @ Richard Montgomery, 4/13/13
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5902
Re: NAQT MD/DC State Championship @ Richard Montgomery, 4/13/13
Registration for this closes on Wednesday, April 10th! We'd love to get some more teams before then!
If the field stays at 11, I guess we'll throw in a house team of freshmen and do 2 brackets of 6 into 2 brackets of 6 unless there's a better idea that I'm not thinking of.
If the field stays at 11, I guess we'll throw in a house team of freshmen and do 2 brackets of 6 into 2 brackets of 6 unless there's a better idea that I'm not thinking of.
- Thu Apr 04, 2013 7:12 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NAQT MD/DC State Championship @ Richard Montgomery, 4/13/13
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5902
Re: NAQT MD/DC State Championship @ Richard Montgomery, 4/13/13
Two teams from Blair have joined the field! We've been surprised by the low turnout so far, get those registrations in! Deadline will be Wednesday, April 10th. In other news, thanks to the gracious Minnesota team, we'll now be using MUT for the NASAT tryouts. The tryouts will occur after the tournam...
- Wed Apr 03, 2013 9:55 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NJ NASAT
- Replies: 29
- Views: 8042
Re: NJ NASAT
That's right, I'd totally forgotten. I shall look into it.tgaddy wrote:Just so you know Jonathan, both Ian and I played WIT earlier this year. MUT might be a better choice if you're concerned about question security and stuff.
Also, sorry for hijacking this as well.
- Wed Apr 03, 2013 8:24 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NJ NASAT
- Replies: 29
- Views: 8042
Re: NJ NASAT
Sorry to hijack this thread, but ditto (we're running Maryland tryouts on April 13th and were planning to use Penn-ance before it got posted on the archives.)Edward Powers wrote:Ankit,
Do you know who I could contact to inquire about the availability and possible cost of the Berkeley-OSU Set?
- Thu Mar 28, 2013 5:34 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Where Will You Be Going to College Next Year? 2012-13
- Replies: 56
- Views: 24517
Re: Where Will You Be Going to College Next Year? 2012-13
I will be attending Yale University (that Y college), and plan to at least dip my toes into the dark and mysterious world of college quizbowl.
- Wed Mar 27, 2013 11:11 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NAQT MD/DC State Championship @ Richard Montgomery, 4/13/13
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5902
Re: NAQT MD/DC State Championship @ Richard Montgomery, 4/13/13
This tournament is 2.5 weeks out, and I still haven't heard from teams like Centennial, Blair, WJ, and other regulars. Please get those registrations in! We need to have an idea of what the field is going to look like.
- Sat Mar 23, 2013 2:23 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: VA NAQT States at UVA (3/23/13 in Charlottesville)
- Replies: 22
- Views: 8858
Re: VA NAQT States at UVA (3/23/13 in Charlottesville)
No Raynor or anyone from Gov?!?!?The Laughing Cavalier wrote:
Only 4 players were interested in trying out for NASAT, so Team Virginia is currently Sachith from Hidden Valley, Eric from Western Ablemarle, Venu from Clover Hill, and Mason from Loudoun County.
- Sun Mar 17, 2013 10:03 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: VCU Spring Tournament [New Kent, VA] 3/16/2013
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5771
Re: VCU Spring Tournament [New Kent, VA] 3/16/2013
This is the first time I got to see a lot of the best teams in the DMV square off against each other and I was blown away. Maggie Walker, Blair, and TJ are frightening, WJ has gotten really good (kudos especially to Sameen), and New Kent and RM are as impressive as ever. Noah and teammates from GDS...
- Fri Mar 15, 2013 6:30 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: VHSL States
- Replies: 24
- Views: 6193
Re: VHSL States
I'm guessing what he means is that they're not the undisputed top team in the region year in and year out (unlike TJ and Gov, who seem to reload and handily beat their Virginia opponents annually).RyuAqua wrote:Far from dominant???STPickrell wrote: Montgomery Blair is far from dominant in MoCo quizbowl.
- Thu Mar 14, 2013 6:48 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NAQT MD/DC State Championship @ Richard Montgomery, 4/13/13
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5902
Re: NAQT MD/DC State Championship @ Richard Montgomery, 4/13/13
Indeed, this tryout will be using Penn-ance (a hearty thanks to Eric Mukherjee for letting us use the set).Fred wrote:Penn-ance worked well here.
- Wed Mar 13, 2013 10:22 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NAQT MD/DC State Championship @ Richard Montgomery, 4/13/13
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5902
Re: NAQT MD/DC State Championship @ Richard Montgomery, 4/13/13
This tournament is a month away, and a lot of the regular MD/DC teams haven't signed up - get those registrations in! Two updates: 1. PACE has awarded this tournament platinum certification! This means that the top 25% of teams (rounded up to the nearest integer) will qualify for PACE NSC . 2. We pl...
- Wed Mar 06, 2013 11:19 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?
- Replies: 158
- Views: 99404
Re: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?
All depends on how good RM and Blair are in 2014-2015. I expect our team in 2014-15 to be significantly better than our current one, assuming our sophomores and freshmen maintain their current pace studying-wise. That being said, with the increased access to study resources and tournaments, I expec...
- Tue Mar 05, 2013 11:19 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: FUNKADELIC at Oakland Mills (3/30/13, BDAT)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8701
Re: FUNKADELIC at Oakland Mills (3/30/13, BDAT)
We'll probably bring 1-3 teams, it's just a question of who's around because it's the beginning of our spring break... we'll have a registration in within 7-10 days.
- Mon Mar 04, 2013 9:02 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?
- Replies: 158
- Views: 99404
Re: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?
What year are Maggie Walker's A team members? I know Connor's a sophomore, but what about the rest of them? How well are they going to restock next year? Saumil, Jordan and Soho are all seniors so it looks like Connor will be back by himself, which is still pretty scary since he's an absolute beast...
- Mon Mar 04, 2013 7:54 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?
- Replies: 158
- Views: 99404
Re: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?
I would probably add Marshall and Western Albemarle to that "second" tier Marx was talking about. Agreed (as with George Mason) if Liam comes back (although I don't know what year he is) - I unintentionally limited myself to discussing the teams Lawrence had mentioned in his original post...
- Mon Mar 04, 2013 12:01 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?
- Replies: 158
- Views: 99404
Re: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?
Just in case anyone is still following this post I've seen some major changes occur over this past year. I know that the school year still has a few months left in it, but with Virginia and Maryland/DC States coming up soon it doesn't look like there will be much of a change over the next couple we...
- Sat Mar 02, 2013 8:38 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: CANCELED: JAMES at TJHSST-3/9/13
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3475
Re: CANCELED: JAMES at TJHSST-3/9/13
Aw shucks.
The selfish side of me really hopes that you can find a time to reschedule it (either a Saturday or Sunday) - I was really looking forward to playing on this set!
Do you guys have any possible dates in mind?
The selfish side of me really hopes that you can find a time to reschedule it (either a Saturday or Sunday) - I was really looking forward to playing on this set!
Do you guys have any possible dates in mind?
- Sun Feb 24, 2013 2:15 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: CANCELED: JAMES at TJHSST-3/9/13
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3475
Re: JAMES at TJHSST-3/9/13
Similarly to Blair, we'll definitely have 1-2 teams here - things have been a bit hectic around here but we'll get a registration in during the early part of this coming week.
- Sun Feb 10, 2013 1:46 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Regionals 2013 Mid-Atlantic at Maryland (2/24/2013)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5327
Re: ACF Regionals 2013 Mid-Atlantic at Maryland (2/24/2013)
Hey so I wrote an email to both Chris Ray and Jerry Vinokurov saying that Montgomery Blair wouldnt be able to make it to this since LOCKOUT was rescheduled to the same day. I noticed we were still listed under the registered field for this site. I just wanted to confirm that we will unfortunately b...
- Sat Feb 09, 2013 12:45 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NAQT MD/DC State Championship @ Richard Montgomery, 4/13/13
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5902
Re: NAQT MD State Championship @ Richard Montgomery, 04/13/13
Maybe! We'll see if there's interest from enough DC teams to have a separate district championship. I emailed Chad Kubicek about this, and received no response - at this point, can I officially combine MD/DC at this tournament? I've talked to some DC people including Noah Cowan from GDS and they se...
- Fri Feb 01, 2013 4:26 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: CATT VIII Mirror at New Kent High School, VA (2/16/2013)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1141
Re: CATT VIII Mirror at New Kent High School, VA (2/16/2013)
We'd love to go, but we've unfortunately already committed to a tournament further away that weekend (it's a shame we didn't know about this earlier). Also, a lot of the DC-area mainstays may be playing the NHBB A set at St. Anselm's that day - any chance you'd consider rescheduling to an open date?
- Thu Jan 24, 2013 11:09 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NAQT MD/DC State Championship @ Richard Montgomery, 4/13/13
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5902
Re: NAQT MD State Championship @ Richard Montgomery, 04/13/13
And we have our first registration, from Quince Orchard High School! Get those registrations in!
We will most likely be capping the field at 24, although we may be able to expand up to 30 based on interest.
We will most likely be capping the field at 24, although we may be able to expand up to 30 based on interest.
- Thu Jan 17, 2013 4:03 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Prison Bowl VI @ Hunter College High School, NYC (4/6/13)
- Replies: 25
- Views: 18441
Re: Prison Bowl VI @ Hunter College High School, NYC (4/6/13)
As is RM.Pushkin's Beard wrote:GDS is very interested
- Thu Jan 03, 2013 10:23 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NAQT MD/DC State Championship @ Richard Montgomery, 4/13/13
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5902
Re: NAQT MD State Championship @ Richard Montgomery, 04/13/13
Does this event still welcome DC teams? I assumed that it would, but I was told that attempts would be made to find a host/sufficient interest in DC for a separate tournament by February 1st. If no host has been found by then, we would like to combine the fields at our site (which is very convenien...
- Thu Jan 03, 2013 9:59 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NAQT MD/DC State Championship @ Richard Montgomery, 4/13/13
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5902
NAQT MD/DC State Championship @ Richard Montgomery, 4/13/13
Richard Montgomery High School is excited to announce the 2013 NAQT Maryland/District of Columbia State Championship, to be held on April 13th, 2013 on our marvelous campus in scenic Rockville, Maryland. This tournament will be a chance for teams to qualify both for NAQT’s HSNCT (top 15% as well as ...
- Thu Jan 03, 2013 8:59 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Aggressive Buzzing
- Replies: 32
- Views: 12628
Re: Aggressive Buzzing
Wow, where's that game at? I want to see this. Bellarmine sounds terrifying to play against, just due to how often I hear about them first-lining things, right or not. http://www.texasquizbowl.org/d/12TI/FinalACF/ACF_Final2_teamdetail.html#t13 Here's the tournament in which both of those games occu...
- Mon Dec 17, 2012 8:53 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: HSQBRank 2012-2013: No, I do not mean HSA Bank
- Replies: 138
- Views: 150323
Re: HSQBRank 2012-2013: No, I do not mean HSA Bank
BTW, you've got Cave Spring in there twice (at 64 and 91).Fred wrote:Mid-season rankings
- Mon Dec 17, 2012 6:39 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: DC/DE/MD/VA Date Claim '12-'13
- Replies: 112
- Views: 58161
Re: DC/DE/MD/VA Date Claim '12-'13
I've just received confirmation that our March 23 tournament will indeed be NAQT States. I'll get a full announcement up in a week when I'm done with finals. Considering this, I think we'd like to host DC/MD states (which might conceivably also include DE if no one steps up to host that) on the sam...
- Mon Dec 03, 2012 10:58 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Bad Quiz Bowl T-Shirt Ideas
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6023
Re: Bad Quiz Bowl T-Shirt Ideas
Why thank you! I guess we have quite a reputation to try to maintain this year...Paula Pareto Optimality wrote:Richard Montgomery's shirts at HSNCT are pretty neat.
- Sun Dec 02, 2012 11:48 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Centennial High School Tournament (12/2/12)
- Replies: 41
- Views: 18994
Re: Centennial High School Tournament (12/2/12)
I am working on the PACE and NAQT qualifiers by contacting both organizations. I will let you know. The question is: are the qualifiers determined by ranking within each afternoon bracket (my view) or by final record as reflected in the stats. Clearly teams in weaker brackets can sometimes amass a ...
- Tue Nov 27, 2012 10:58 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: DC/DE/MD/VA Date Claim '12-'13
- Replies: 112
- Views: 58161
Re: DC/DE/MD/VA Date Claim '12-'13
Oakland Mills would like to claim march 16th for a tournament on a TBA set. I know VCU has this date reserved, but given the vast distance between Richmond and Columbia, I dont think there will be that much of an overlap. I understand if you can't work a different date logistically, but I'd encoura...
- Mon Nov 26, 2012 9:12 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: GSAC XX at Maggie Walker (VA) 12/8/12 - Seeking Mirrors
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9680
Re: GSAC XX at Maggie Walker (VA) 12/8/12 - Seeking Mirrors
Just to let you know, there's a good chance that RM is regrettably going to have to drop from this tournament. We'll have a better idea by the end of the week - if you need an answer before then, we'll try to rush the process.
- Mon Nov 26, 2012 7:02 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: TJIAT on 12/15/12
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8741
Re: TJIAT on 12/15/12
Cool! It's great to see these guys at a tournament - it'll be interesting to see how good Jonathan (and his theoretical teammates) have gotten!tribble wrote:Field (17):
Marshall
- Fri Nov 23, 2012 9:50 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Solon Two Day
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1149
Re: Solon Two Day
There's a chance Richard Montgomery might be interested in attending this tournament, depending on logistics. Have you confirmed what set(s) you'll be using? Thanks! EDIT: Did some research, it appears that you're using IS-124 and GSAC. We'll get back to you within the week as to whether or not we'l...
- Fri Nov 23, 2012 5:23 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: DC/DE/MD/VA Date Claim '12-'13
- Replies: 112
- Views: 58161
Re: DC/DE/MD/VA Date Claim '12-'13
Is anyone in the DC/MD/DE area planning on hosting anything in February? RM, TJ, and GDS have It's Academic tapings on the 2nd, but the next three weekends constitute a surprisingly large gap in an otherwise very full schedule (although I guess there's VHSL stuff a couple of those weekends). Also, I...