Charter Challenge (3/7/15) Wilmington, DE

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The Charter School of Wilmington is proud to announce that it will be hosting it’s annual Charter Challenge Middle School Tournament on March 7th, 2015. Last year 51 teams competed in this tournament, and we are looking to expand the fields for better play!
The packet set that the tournament will use: NAQT MS-14. The location is at the Charter School of Wilmington-found at 100 N. DuPont Rd, Wilmington, DE 19807. Checking in will begin on March 7th, at 8:00 AM and end at 8:30 AM and the tournament itself should end by 4:30 or 5:00 PM. The top 15% of teams in the Nationals Division are qualified for nationals. The top 10 individuals in each division will be recognized and the top 5 in each division will receive medals. The top 3 teams in each division will also receive trophies and team medals. The tournament MVP for each bracket will also receive a trophy. As in past years, we will be selling pizza, drinks, and snacks. If you would like to pre-order pizzas please indicate that in the registration form.

At this tournament, all players should be in 8th grade or below, and no team can have more than 6 people. We will be following the standard NAQT rules which can be found here: http://www.naqt.com/downloads/rules.pdf

Divisions:
Nationals Division
This division is open to all teams who would like to compete to qualify for the national championship tournament in Dallas on May 9th and 10th, 2015.
The winner of this division will be named overall tournament champion.
Newcomer Division
This division is open to all teams that are new to the game of quiz bowl.
Any school which has sent a team to nationals in the previous year will be unable to register teams in this division.
Novice Division
This division is open to 5th and 6th graders. There are no restrictions over which schools can compete in this division as long as the team is composed of members who are in the 5th or 6th grade.

Pricing:
1st team: $70
Teams 2-4: $60
Teams 4-8: $50
Teams 9+: $40

Discounts:
Working buzzer system discount: -$10
Moderator discount: -$5
Travel discount: -$10 per 100 miles (we use google maps and your team's address to calculate this)
New to quiz bowl discount: -$10 per team

Payment:
Payment must be made as either a check addressed to “The Charter School of Wilmington” or cash. Registration must be paid on the day of the tournament.

Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1VzW8zB ... =send_form
Please email us at [email protected] if you have any further questions!

[Lo, Marathon Ham!]

Field Updates (teams, buzzers, moderators):

Nationals Division: (22/24)
Shue-Medill Middle School (DE) (2,0,0)
Newark Charter School (DE) (3,1,0)
St. Michael the Archangel School (MD) (1,0,0)
Alfred G. Waters Middle School (DE) (2,1,0)
The Independence School (DE) (4,3,0)
Longfellow Middle School (VA) (2,0,0)
Cedar Drive Middle School (NJ) (1,0,0)
Tenafly Middle School (NJ) (2,0,0)
Teaneck Community Charter School (NJ) (3,0,0)
St. Augustine School (MD) (1,1,0)
The Tome School (MD) (1,1,0)

Newcomer Division: (14/16)
St. Michael the Archangel School (MD) (1,0,0)
All Saints Catholic School (DE) (2,1,0)
Alfred G. Waters Middle School (DE) (2,0,0)
Cedar Drive Middle School (NJ) (2,0,0)
Brandywine Springs School (DE) (5,1,0)
Wilmington Friends School (DE) (1,1,0)
The Tome School (MD) (1,0,0)

Novice Division: (5/16)
Shue-Medill Middle School (DE) (1,0,0)
The Independence School (DE) (3,0,0)
The Tome School (MD) (1,0,0)

TOTAL: (41,10,0)

Current as of 3/2/15

[Lo, Marathon Ham!]

Charter Challenge is just under two months away. Keep the registrations coming!

[Lo, Marathon Ham!]

With just over a month left until the competition, the field is half full.

[Lo, Marathon Ham!]

Thanks to everyone who came out to compete today despite all snow we've had the last few days! I'd like to thank all of my staff without whom this tournament would not have been possible, especially Ben Herman, Seth Ebner, Jaimie Carlson, Shrayus Sortur, Mabel D'Souza, Kevin Murray, and Matt Knotts. The tournament concluded for most teams around 4 with final crossovers for the top playoff teams concluding around 4:45.

Stats can be found at http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/2921 .

The final standings for the top 8 team in each division is:

Nationals:
1. Longfellow A
2. Tenafly A
3. Independence A
4. Independence B
5. Teaneck A
6. Cedar Drive A
7. Newark Charter A
8. Alfred G. Waters A

Newcomer:
1. Independence E
2. Independence F
3. Alfred G. Waters C
4. Wilmington Friends A
5. Independence G
6. Tome B
7. St. Augustine B
8. All Saints C

The following teams from the Nationals division qualify for the Middle School National Championship Tournament:
1. Longfellow A
2. Tenafly A
3. Independence A
4. Independence B
5. Teaneck A
6. Cedar Drive A
7. Newark Charter A