Rotary Indiana State Championship March 3, 2012

[pblessman]

The best and the brightest of Indiana high schools will convene at Ancilla College and Culver Academies on March 3, 2012 to compete for over $10,000 of cash and other prizes! The Plymouth Rotary Club will host the Rotary Indiana Quizbowl State Championship at Ancilla and Culver. There is no entry fee for teams entering by February 3, 2012, and lunch will be provided to all teams. Each team will be guaranteed eight matches, and each match will consist two periods of toss-ups and bonuses and one period of a 60-second round. The tournament will use NAQT IS-109.

In order to even the playing field for the smaller schools, the competition will be divided into three classes: Class AAA: Large Public and Private Schools; Class AA: Medium Public and Small Private Schools; and Class A: Small Public Schools. Cash prizes of $500, $300, and $100 will be awarded to the top three schools in each category. The winning teams will also receive a copy of the thirty-two volume 2012 edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica (MSRP $1495), courtesy of Encyclopaedia Britannica! Additional prizes to raffle off to ALL participating schools include a buzzer system valued at over $500 for a school not currently in possession of a system, dinners for entire teams at local restaurants, and a VERY special surprise prize for one participating team coach!

Each of the top five individual students in the three competition classes will receive a hardcover copy of the “2012 World Almanac and Book of Facts,” (MSRP $34.95) the best-selling reference book of all time. Top scorers will also be eligible for selection to the 2012 Indiana All-Star Team which will travel to Columbus, OH June 16-17 to proudly represent the Hoosier State in the 2012 HSAPQ National All-Star Academic Tournament at Ohio State.

We hope to see broad participation from schools all across Indiana. As Rotarians we aim to serve our local communities, and we know how important our high schools are to the very sense of community we are trying to foster. We feel this is a wonderful opportunity to put the spotlight on some our schools’ strongest students.

Please register by going to our website at https://sites.google.com/site/rotaryquizbowl/ or going directly to http://tinyurl.com/RotaryState. Schools must register by February 3 to claim a free spot. Schools registering after February 3 will need to pay an entry fee of $100. The field will be limited to a maximum of 32 schools in each size class, so please register as soon as possible to guarantee your school a spot! More information can be requested by e-mailing Phil Blessman at RotaryQuizbowl [at] yahoo [dot] com.

We are in need of moderators willing to read on a volunteer basis. We will provide breakfast and lunch for all people staffing the tournament. Please contact Phil Blessman directly to volunteer. Thanks!

Field Update(as of 2/2/2012):

Class AAA (Public>1500 and Private >500):
Avon
Columbus North
Culver Academies
Indianapolis-Ben Davis
Penn High School
South Bend-St. Joseph's
West Lafayette- Harrison
Zionsville High School

Class AA (Public 500-1499 and Private <500)):
Bremen
Hamilton Heights
Hanover Central
Mt. Vernon
Peru
Rushville Consolidated
South Bend- Clay
South Bend- Riley

Class A (Public <500):
Argos
Bluffton
Frankton
Indiana School for the Deaf
Kouts
North Miami
North White
Pioneer

[pblessman]

2012 Rotary Indiana State Champs are:

AAA: Culver Academies
AA: Mount Vernon
A: North Miami

Results can be found here:

Class AAA:
http://faculty.culver.org/~coill/Quizbo ... dings.html

Class AA:
http://faculty.culver.org/~coill/Quizbo ... dings.html

Class A:
http://faculty.culver.org/~coill/Quizbo ... dings.html

[Down and out in Quintana Roo]

So, this was completely free, and gave away money and prizes... and like 20 teams came?