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- Fri Apr 11, 2014 9:54 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: It's Academic discussion
- Replies: 105
- Views: 53642
Re: It's Academic discussion
I just wanted to say that a quiz bowl show may not be a bad thing even if it is run on a "bad" quiz bowl set. Before the Comcast challenge ended here it appears far more Delaware teams were involved in good quiz bowl as well. Now, it's just us. The shows may help to motivate schools to enc...
- Sat Apr 05, 2014 12:11 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Middle School to High School transition
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2275
Re: Middle School to High School transition
I've been trying to start up a quizbowl club at my old school since last summer, but the first two teachers that I approached are leaving the school. I'm now trying to do it from the bottom up, to get a group of students interested and then have them search for a coach. I met Paritosh when I visite...
- Fri Apr 04, 2014 1:45 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Middle School to High School transition
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2275
Middle School to High School transition
In our region, we run a very successful MS tourney with many middle schoolers coming out to compete. But I have noticed that most of them drop playing quiz bowl once they enter high school. The result is that we are the only high school that is really competitive in our state and many middle schoole...
- Mon Mar 31, 2014 1:05 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: The Role of a Moderator
- Replies: 41
- Views: 13699
Re: The Role of a Moderator
As far as the whole #CashCrew thing goes it wasn't really to "fly under the radar". As long as the name wasn't that of our school then the administration would be fine. We had always thought of the idea of playing as something twitter themed and after it was allowed at MIT (names later cha...
- Sun Mar 30, 2014 11:03 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: The Role of a Moderator
- Replies: 41
- Views: 13699
Re: The Role of a Moderator
I take blame (I guess?) as the person who came up with name #CashCrew. I don't see anything wrong with the name...we have played under pseudonyms at other tournaments (#Moenation, Subanation, etc.) and have worked hard at these tournaments to do well and our A and B team here did nothing wrong. Rega...
- Sun Mar 30, 2014 7:31 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: The Role of a Moderator
- Replies: 41
- Views: 13699
Re: The Role of a Moderator
For the record, this is against NAQT rules*, and it could be interpreted as against HSAPQ's** (and I guess ACF's). * Section K.1 ** Section B.1 Since there are rules in place against this, you can be assured the members of our C team at this tournament will be dealt with severely (they probably won...
- Sun Mar 30, 2014 6:53 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: A Richard Montgomery BELLOCO Mirror 3/29/14 (Rockville, MD)
- Replies: 39
- Views: 21270
Re: A Richard Montgomery BELLOCO Mirror 3/29/14 (Rockville,
Out of curiosity, and it doesn't really matter at this point, but was the moderator error of reading the replacement question to both teams protested by #CashCrew A at the tournament? Before I had any chance to think about the events, we were bombarded with the players from Quince Orchard entering ...
- Sun Mar 30, 2014 11:01 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: A Richard Montgomery BELLOCO Mirror 3/29/14 (Rockville, MD)
- Replies: 39
- Views: 21270
Re: A Richard Montgomery BELLOCO Mirror 3/29/14 (Rockville,
Yes I just looked at the score sheet again. There was no math error. That one is my fault, I am still not sure how this works out with the tiebreak though, because we should have received a chance to hear a make-up question since we couldn't even answer the protested one as it was accepted at the ti...
- Sun Mar 30, 2014 9:57 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: A Richard Montgomery BELLOCO Mirror 3/29/14 (Rockville, MD)
- Replies: 39
- Views: 21270
Re: A Richard Montgomery BELLOCO Mirror 3/29/14 (Rockville,
I had a great time at this tourney and thank everyone at RM for giving us an opportunity out east to play this set! Aside from the incident with our C team, I was also unhappy with a mod mistake in our prelim round vs. Maggie Walker. After one of our protests at the end of the match was deemed in ou...
- Sat Mar 29, 2014 8:54 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: The Role of a Moderator
- Replies: 41
- Views: 13699
Re: The Role of a Moderator
I have contacted the people at RM. This match will be a forfeit for our C team since they decided to troll and displayed such unsportsmanlike conduct. Once again I am very sorry about what occurred.
- Sat Mar 29, 2014 8:31 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: The Role of a Moderator
- Replies: 41
- Views: 13699
Re: The Role of a Moderator
I apologize for the actions of the members on our team and do not condone their actions whatsoever. I will have a serious chat with them about their future in quiz bowl. I had heard them joking about it but did not think they were serious. Honestly I found it funny at first and since they paid for t...
- Sun Mar 23, 2014 7:29 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Question-specific requests and discussion
- Replies: 29
- Views: 5287
Re: Question-specific requests and discussion
- I realize it's probably not going to happen, but calling the protagonist of Invisible Man "yam-eating" opens up a buzz for a Things Fall Apart buzz, so removing that would be a good idea I don't have any sympathy for anyone who buzzed there since that clue is not specific enough for any...
- Sun Mar 23, 2014 7:00 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Blue Hen Invitational XVI - 3/22 (Newark, DE)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2384
Re: Blue Hen Invitational XVI - 3/22 (Newark, DE)
How did this go?
- Sun Mar 23, 2014 10:40 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Prison Bowl VII @ Hunter College High School, NYC (3/22/14)
- Replies: 26
- Views: 15117
Re: Prison Bowl VII @ Hunter College High School, NYC (3/22/
Hi. It appears our match against West Egg is wrong. The final score according to our sheets was 570 to 100 not 360 to 100 and our ppb was definitely not 13.12 in that match. Just wanted to point that out. Not sure why that mistake is there.
- Sat Mar 08, 2014 10:48 pm
- Forum: Middle school area archives
- Topic: Charter Challenge - NEW DATE- 3/8/14 - Wilmington, DE
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8641
Re: Charter Challenge - NEW DATE- 3/8/14 - Wilmington, DE
The teams qualifying for middle school nationals from here should be:
Independence A
Independence B
Independence C
Longfellow A
Middlesex A
Middlesex B
P.S. Dupont A
St. Augustine A
Thanks to all teams who attended today!
Independence A
Independence B
Independence C
Longfellow A
Middlesex A
Middlesex B
P.S. Dupont A
St. Augustine A
Thanks to all teams who attended today!
- Wed Feb 12, 2014 11:14 am
- Forum: Middle school area archives
- Topic: Charter Challenge - NEW DATE- 3/8/14 - Wilmington, DE
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8641
Re: Charter Challenge - NEW DATE- 3/8/14 - Wilmington, DE
Yes, we still have space in the field.
- Sun Feb 09, 2014 11:55 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NJ/NY 2013-2014
- Replies: 94
- Views: 42214
Re: NJ/NY 2013-2014
Charter B is probably under-ranked a few spots assuming they're playing with Mohan. Thank you, you flatter me...but I think the real emerging star of our team is Jared Saquing. Our nationals finish will be based on if he can maintain his rate of improvement (3 powers in 10 rounds at Princeton to ar...
- Sat Feb 08, 2014 8:12 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Agnes Irwin Tournament February 8, 2014
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3629
Re: Agnes Irwin Tournament February 8, 2014
How did this go?
- Wed Feb 05, 2014 9:39 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: QuBIT @ High Tech - Lincroft, NJ (2/15/14) [IMSANITY]
- Replies: 23
- Views: 9747
Re: QuBIT @ High Tech - Lincroft, NJ (2/8/14) [IMSANITY]
March 1st is a date with many complications for our school. I am not sure however about the 15th but I believe it to be a more suitable date...
- Sun Feb 02, 2014 6:44 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: A Richard Montgomery BELLOCO Mirror 3/29/14 (Rockville, MD)
- Replies: 39
- Views: 21270
Re: A Richard Montgomery BELLOCO Mirror 3/29/14 (Rockville,
Wilmington Charter is interested in bringing 2 teams...specifically to come play His Holiness quizbowl God Eric Xu. We will send in registration shortly.
- Sat Jan 25, 2014 10:38 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: QuAC V at Penn (1/25/2014)
- Replies: 29
- Views: 13865
Re: QuAC V at Penn (1/25/2014)
This tournament happened and Charter A beat High Tech A in a one-game final by five points. State College A came third after losing a one-game tiebreaker against Charter A to determine who would face High Tech A in the finals. I believe we (Charter B) tied State College A for third...since we finis...
- Sat Jan 25, 2014 12:39 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Pre-tournament Playlists
- Replies: 49
- Views: 4409
Re: Pre-tournament Playlists
Anything by Yo Yo Honey Singh
Anything with repetitive curse words and that is loud
Anything with repetitive curse words and that is loud
- Wed Jan 08, 2014 10:34 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Scarsdale Tournament- 1/11/14
- Replies: 29
- Views: 10711
Re: Scarsdale Tournament- 1/11/14
If I get my transportation settled then I will be there.mbogaty wrote:@ Mohan
We have had some teams drop from our tournament, so there is now an opening for you to attend. Please let us know if you can still make it!
- Thu Dec 19, 2013 6:55 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: DC Metro 2013-14 Date Claim Thread
- Replies: 77
- Views: 34575
Re: DC Metro 2013-14 Date Claim Thread
Delaware would like to reserve the Blue Hen Invitational for 3/22. Aw man! We are playing Hunter College Prison Bowl that day...any chance for a date change? If not that's fine too...we may send some of our lower teams since our A and B teams are going for Prison Bowl and possibly our other teams a...
- Fri Dec 13, 2013 1:25 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Scarsdale Tournament- 1/11/14
- Replies: 29
- Views: 10711
Re: Scarsdale Tournament- 1/11/14
Sure that sounds fine.mbogaty wrote:Its not too late to register but the tournament is currently full. We can put you on the wait list if you want. There have already been some teams that dropped, so it is definitely possible there will be more and you would get off the wait-list.
- Tue Dec 10, 2013 1:42 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Scarsdale Tournament- 1/11/14
- Replies: 29
- Views: 10711
Re: Scarsdale Tournament- 1/11/14
If it is not too late sign up I am seriously considering coming out at soloing this...
- Mon Nov 25, 2013 10:32 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: DC Metro 2013-14 Date Claim Thread
- Replies: 77
- Views: 34575
Re: DC Metro 2013-14 Date Claim Thread
Well that kills the plans to go to Texas Invitational...Standard-winged Nightjar wrote:NHBB Delaware returns this year with C set scheduled for Wilmington Friends on 3/1.
- Sat Nov 23, 2013 8:25 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Young adult literature
- Replies: 39
- Views: 10082
Re: Young adult literature
The YA literature in the IS-A set we heard today (IS-131A) did not go over well at the tournament I was at. Other coaches complained about it and I didn't see much of it converted by the players. Definitely recommend it gets taken out or pushed into the trash distribution. I agree. Our lit player c...
- Sat Nov 23, 2013 8:21 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: PhAQT I @ Phoenixville, PA (11/23/13)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6751
Re: PhAQT I @ Phoenixville, PA (11/23/13)
Thanks to Phoenixville HS for hosting this tournament! We really enjoyed it and would love to see it run again next year!
- Wed Nov 20, 2013 1:55 am
- Forum: Middle school area archives
- Topic: Tryout Test
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3842
Re: Tryout Test
I agree...tryouts can cut players who have the potential to grow based on the effort they are willing to put in. While they may be a good thing in terms of cutting the number of members in the club down to a required maximum (if your school sets one), I would suggest having open practices and tracki...
- Sun Nov 17, 2013 11:58 pm
- Forum: Middle school area archives
- Topic: Bergen Junior 3 (Oct 26, 2013)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8961
Re: Bergen Junior 3 (Oct 26, 2013)
Yeah...stats feel well overdue, but I know you must be busy with work. If we can see stats soon though that would be great (unless they are already out and I am just being stupid...)jonpin wrote:I will be entering the playoff/consolation scores that we have tonight or tomorrow.
- Sat Nov 16, 2013 7:41 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: BISB at Haverford PA 11/16/13 (HS)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3656
Re: BISB at Haverford PA 11/16/13 (HS)
Thanks to Haverford for running this tournament! It was a lot of fun to play...one thing I must comment on however was the time we got out for lunch...maybe in the future the prelims should be split after say round 5 to allow teams to go to lunch in a more timely fashion. Besides that, the tournamen...
- Wed Nov 13, 2013 4:44 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: HSQBRank 2013-2014: Witty Subtitle
- Replies: 203
- Views: 107683
Re: HSQBRank 2013-2014: Witty Subtitle
PHRESH!Grams's Go-Go Boots wrote:SURPRISE NEW RANKINGS
- Mon Nov 11, 2013 10:26 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: HSQBRank 2013-2014: Witty Subtitle
- Replies: 203
- Views: 107683
Re: HSQBRank 2013-2014: Witty Subtitle
Just wondering...are the 2013-2013 stat adjustments the ones for this season? Because HFT (to me at least) seemed harder than IS but the ppb adjustment is -0.29 on that adjustment list.
- Mon Nov 11, 2013 10:16 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Harvard Fall Tournament VIII @ Cambridge, MA (11/09/13)
- Replies: 57
- Views: 35615
Re: Harvard Fall Tournament VIII @ Cambridge, MA (11/09/13)
Why, may I ask, was the set power-marked? Also any idea where this set will be mirrored in the DC area yet? Personally, I was very happy with the power-marking. It was quite a nice surprise midway through the first round when the moderator said I had powered a question. I find quizbowl more fun to ...
- Sun Nov 10, 2013 2:22 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Harvard Fall Tournament VIII @ Cambridge, MA (11/09/13)
- Replies: 57
- Views: 35615
Re: Harvard Fall Tournament VIII @ Cambridge, MA (11/09/13)
Thanks to Harvard for running a great tournament! Everything ran very smoothly overall, despite the many other events in the building, which was very impressive. Personally, I wish the games with Hunter hadn't been canceled, but I understand the decision. Just so you know, I think there might be an...
- Sun Nov 03, 2013 4:30 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: CSWIFT - November 2, 2013 - IS-130
- Replies: 45
- Views: 22604
Re: CSWIFT - November 2, 2013 - IS-130
Actually, Jeff figured it out for me. Deep Green had its "exhibition team" box checked. I now have almost all matches . What is missing is the information from room 305A in the crossover phase. (Perhaps the scorekeeper forgot to hit save?) Does anyone have information on these matches? If...
- Mon Oct 28, 2013 5:49 pm
- Forum: Middle school area archives
- Topic: Bergen Junior 3 (Oct 26, 2013)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8961
Re: Bergen Junior 3 (Oct 26, 2013)
My statkeeper is sending me the SQBS file so that I can add the playoff/consolation games. In the meantime, I have 50+ tests and 50+ papers to grade. I'm hoping to get the final stats up sometime this week, but not guaranteed. I can tell you that (despite being two players short for the first 1.5 g...
- Mon Oct 28, 2013 3:26 pm
- Forum: Middle school area archives
- Topic: Bergen Junior 3 (Oct 26, 2013)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8961
Re: Bergen Junior 3 (Oct 26, 2013)
It's nice to see my old middle school doing well! Any idea when stats will be out? Just wanted to know so that we can seed Independence for our HS tournament this week.
- Mon Oct 28, 2013 3:21 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: UD Fall Tournament - 10/26/13 (Newark, DE)
- Replies: 30
- Views: 14303
Re: UD Fall Tournament - 10/26/13 (Newark, DE)
Thanks UD for a great tournament! We had a lot of fun playing it! Hopefully next year there can be a bigger field and maybe if a JV division is formed more teams might come...just a thought as there is quite an active middle school field in our area that also may be interested in coming as well as n...
- Sat Oct 26, 2013 11:42 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: UD Fall Tournament - 10/26/13 (Newark, DE)
- Replies: 30
- Views: 14303
Re: UD Fall Tournament - 10/26/13 (Newark, DE)
Just wanted to point out a stat correction. For the match against us (Charter B), Jaimie from Charter A and Naman from Charter A have been switched...this probably affect Jaimie's individual stats quite a bit since it changes her from a 15 point game to 105 point game. Just wanted to point that out.
- Wed Oct 16, 2013 11:44 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Greater New Jersey Skype Bowl Scrimmage League
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5074
Re: Greater New Jersey Skype Bowl Scrimmage League
They only issue I have with using Google + or Skype is the pace of rounds. Often, because of various issues with connection etc. it takes nearly an hour to play 24 questions w/ bonus Hmmmm...good point...I feel like the thing holding up matches via internet is not connection issues...but rather too...
- Wed Oct 16, 2013 11:26 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: UD Fall Tournament - 10/26/13 (Newark, DE)
- Replies: 30
- Views: 14303
Re: UD Fall Tournament - 10/26/13 (Newark, DE)
Well this seems fine then. We can probably bring a couple teams (around 2-4) hopefully. The only question I can think of right now is whether or not this will be an HSNCT qualifier since it is run on A set?
- Wed Oct 16, 2013 10:27 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Greater New Jersey Skype Bowl Scrimmage League
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5074
Re: Greater New Jersey Skype Bowl Scrimmage League
I like this idea definitely, however I have a question. Why skype? Why not Google +? It allows face-to-face which I find is easier when it comes to answering bonuses. Just a suggestion.
- Wed Oct 16, 2013 10:20 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: UD Fall Tournament - 10/26/13 (Newark, DE)
- Replies: 30
- Views: 14303
Re: UD Fall Tournament - 10/26/13 (Newark, DE)
Hmmm...yeah I don't think we have played this set and I am not sure if other teams in the DC area have either. What is the interest for an A set though? I would really like to play this tournament so I would definitely support a set change, but only if it helped enhance the tournament. It wouldn't b...
- Wed Oct 16, 2013 9:37 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: UD Fall Tournament - 10/26/13 (Newark, DE)
- Replies: 30
- Views: 14303
Re: UD Fall Tournament - 10/26/13 (Newark, DE)
Well, there is an A set currently unclaimed in the DC area which some teams in NJ might want to play as well. IS-135A I believe. If a set change is made maybe we can bring a couple teams, but as far as I know most NJ teams have played IS-128 at Princeton and some DC teams played it at VCU. Hopefully...
- Mon Oct 14, 2013 10:37 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: HSQBRank 2013-2014: Witty Subtitle
- Replies: 203
- Views: 107683
Re: HSQBRank 2013-2014: Witty Subtitle
I'm just wondering how Mountain Lakes A got ranked when they were beaten by MAST by 400 points at PHSAT and then MAST was beaten by us (Wilmignton Charter B) by 85 points...additionally I couldn't help but notice that Torrey Pines was put down twice... I think Mountain Lakes' performance at FAcT wa...
- Mon Oct 14, 2013 10:22 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: HSQBRank 2013-2014: Witty Subtitle
- Replies: 203
- Views: 107683
Re: HSQBRank 2013-2014: Witty Subtitle
I'm just wondering how Mountain Lakes A got ranked when they were beaten by MAST by 400 points at PHSAT and then MAST was beaten by us (Wilmignton Charter B) by 85 points...additionally I couldn't help but notice that Torrey Pines was put down twice...
- Sun Oct 13, 2013 11:52 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: CSWIFT - November 2, 2013 - IS-130
- Replies: 45
- Views: 22604
Re: CSWIFT - November 2, 2013 - IS-130
I commend you for using google forms for your registration, but how are you going to know how many teams from each school are JV or Varsity? We are going to pull names out of a hat. (JK...I am not the captain and no we are obviously not doing this...) Good point though Noah...I think we will need t...
- Sun Oct 13, 2013 3:56 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: PhAQT I @ Phoenixville, PA (11/23/13)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6751
Re: PhAQT I @ Phoenixville, PA (11/23/13)
The Charter School of Wilmington is interested in bringing 4 teams.