2017 NAQT Florida State Championship @ UCF

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2017 NAQT Florida State Championship @ UCF

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Hi all,
I am pleased to announce that the UCF Quizbowl Club will be hosting the 2017 NAQT Florida State Championship in Orlando on the set IS-164. All Florida High Schools and Middle Schools, public and private, are eligible to play. It will take place on the May 13th, 2017, with registration beginning at 8 AM and rounds at 9 AM.

Location: The tournament will be held at UCF in our Mathematical Sciences Building. This map should be helpful in locating it:http://map.ucf.edu/.

Qualification:
Finishing in the top 15% of this field will qualify you for HSNCT (High School National Championship Tournament) 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia on May 26-28 over Memorial Day weekend.

Dining:We will have breakfast food in the morning for teams and staffers, while lunch will be provided for staffers only. For teams, our campus has a variety of food options like Chick-Fil-A, Dominoes, Qdoba, and Subway nearby to eat lunch.

Fee:
Base Fee: $85 ($75 for subsequent teams signed up by the same school)
Buzzer discount: $10 for each working buzzer
Staff discount: $10 off for each staffer
Travel discount (250 miles or more, one way): $10
Minimum Fee: $55

Current Field:
Buchholz (2 teams, 2 buzzers)
South Fork (1 team)
Springstead (2 teams, 1 buzzers)
Community School of Naples (2 teams, 5 buzzers)
Lemon Bay (1 team)
Leon (1 team)
Palmetto Ridge (1-2 teams)
St. Stephen's (1 team)
Vanguard (2 teams)
Lale Minneola High (1 team, 1 buzzer)
Cypress Bay (1 team)
Olympia (1 team)
The field will be capped at 24 teams. If you would like to register, feel free to email me at [email protected]. If using checks, please write it out to UCF Quiz Bowl.
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Re: 2017 NAQT Florida State Championship @ UCF

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Palmetto Ridge High School would like to enter at least 1 team. We have buzzers and I can be a score keeper.
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chapmaal wrote:Palmetto Ridge High School would like to enter at least 1 team. We have buzzers and I can be a score keeper.
Great, look forward to seeing you all in May
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This is turning out to be a great tournament! Certainly the best Florida state championship that has been held. Almost all of the top quiz teams in the state are participating. Quality quiz is really growing here in Florida.

Well done Peter!
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quiz4life wrote:This is turning out to be a great tournament! Certainly the best Florida state championship that has been held. Almost all of the top quiz teams in the state are participating. Quality quiz is really growing here in Florida.

Well done Peter!
Thank you, coach. Without your help and many others in the FL circuit it would not possible. Look forward to seeing everyone next Saturday
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