William R. King Memorial in Tuscaloosa, AL 9/5/09
Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 12:32 pm
The University of Alabama is proud to announce its third annual 2009 William Rufus King Memorial Tournament for high-schools. The tournament will be using NAQT A-set questions. It shall take place on September 5th, 2009, in Tuscaloosa, AL, at the University of Alabama.
Please email me at [email protected] if your school is interested in attending. All of the details, in terms of driving directions and buildings, shall be sent out at a later time. Thank you, and we look forward to seeing all of Alabama's, and hopefully other state's, high-schools here at the Capstone.
This year, instead of sending out letters, we will be sending e-mails to the schools as invitations, and would request e-mails returned for official confirmation for attendance. The content should be as follows, though edits may come to add information on potential discounts.
Dear School:
The Alabama Academic Quizbowl Team is pleased to announce its second annual William Rufus King Memorial Tournament, to be held on Saturday, September 5th, 2009, at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.
The Alabama Academic Quizbowl Team is hosting the William Rufus King Memorial Tournament again after its success the past two years. This tournament will provide an opportunity for students to visit the premier college in the state of Alabama. Also, the tournament presents an opportunity to raise awareness of a Quizbowl organization at the Capstone, which might interest students wishing to pursue scholars’ bowl on the collegiate level.
Not only will students be afforded the chance of visiting the beautiful campus at the University of Alabama, but they will also get to meet students from other high-schools/junior high-schools; and more importantly, they will get to compete in an academic scholars’ bowl competition.
This tournament is designed for players in high-school (grades 9-12) but we would welcome middle and junior high-school players as well. Providing that there are enough teams composed entirely of students in those respective divisions, we would offer separate divisional play, and awards exclusively for those students.
This tournament will feature A-set questions provided by National Academic Quiz Tournaments (NAQT). Also, teams that finish in the top 15% of the total field automatically qualify for the NAQT High-School National Championship to be held in 2010.
Coach and player meetings for the William Rufus King Memorial Tournament will be held in one of the newest buildings Alabama has to offer, Alston Hall. Match play will be held in the equally modern Bidgood Hall. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., and match play starting at 9:00.
Interested schools should e-mail us with their intention of interest in attending at [email protected].
The entry fee for every team entered in the tournament is $70, and $60 for any subsequent teams entered from the same school.
Also, it is important to note that schools that attend are REQUIRED to bring at least ONE buzzer set with them, as we have very few buzzer systems in our possession. If you have a problem with bringing a buzzer set, please contact us and we can try to make other arrangements.
Confirmations for tournament attendance (with amount of teams indicated) MUST be received by August 28th, 2009, with a discount of $10 per team entered if we receive your confirmation by July 24th, 2009. Again, if you have questions or concerns, please contact us and we will do our best to help you.
To encourage early confirmation of attendance, we will be offering discounts on a first offered, first received basis, so far as we will need them. We will give $15 discounts for extra buzzer sets and $10 discounts for moderators. We may not require any extra buzzer sets or moderators, and we will attempt to contact anyone that offers either before the tournament if that becomes the case. If we do need them, however, those discounts will be available until we reach the quota we require.
We look forward to seeing all of you in September. May everyone have a safe and fun summer, and be ready to have some serious fun starting in the fall!
NOTE: The time has changed from the originally estimated 10 AM to 9 AM for the tournament start. Registration is still at 8:30 AM, though, and if need be, we will wait for other teams to arrive, but we hope to begin at 9.
Please email me at [email protected] if your school is interested in attending. All of the details, in terms of driving directions and buildings, shall be sent out at a later time. Thank you, and we look forward to seeing all of Alabama's, and hopefully other state's, high-schools here at the Capstone.
This year, instead of sending out letters, we will be sending e-mails to the schools as invitations, and would request e-mails returned for official confirmation for attendance. The content should be as follows, though edits may come to add information on potential discounts.
Dear School:
The Alabama Academic Quizbowl Team is pleased to announce its second annual William Rufus King Memorial Tournament, to be held on Saturday, September 5th, 2009, at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.
The Alabama Academic Quizbowl Team is hosting the William Rufus King Memorial Tournament again after its success the past two years. This tournament will provide an opportunity for students to visit the premier college in the state of Alabama. Also, the tournament presents an opportunity to raise awareness of a Quizbowl organization at the Capstone, which might interest students wishing to pursue scholars’ bowl on the collegiate level.
Not only will students be afforded the chance of visiting the beautiful campus at the University of Alabama, but they will also get to meet students from other high-schools/junior high-schools; and more importantly, they will get to compete in an academic scholars’ bowl competition.
This tournament is designed for players in high-school (grades 9-12) but we would welcome middle and junior high-school players as well. Providing that there are enough teams composed entirely of students in those respective divisions, we would offer separate divisional play, and awards exclusively for those students.
This tournament will feature A-set questions provided by National Academic Quiz Tournaments (NAQT). Also, teams that finish in the top 15% of the total field automatically qualify for the NAQT High-School National Championship to be held in 2010.
Coach and player meetings for the William Rufus King Memorial Tournament will be held in one of the newest buildings Alabama has to offer, Alston Hall. Match play will be held in the equally modern Bidgood Hall. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., and match play starting at 9:00.
Interested schools should e-mail us with their intention of interest in attending at [email protected].
The entry fee for every team entered in the tournament is $70, and $60 for any subsequent teams entered from the same school.
Also, it is important to note that schools that attend are REQUIRED to bring at least ONE buzzer set with them, as we have very few buzzer systems in our possession. If you have a problem with bringing a buzzer set, please contact us and we can try to make other arrangements.
Confirmations for tournament attendance (with amount of teams indicated) MUST be received by August 28th, 2009, with a discount of $10 per team entered if we receive your confirmation by July 24th, 2009. Again, if you have questions or concerns, please contact us and we will do our best to help you.
To encourage early confirmation of attendance, we will be offering discounts on a first offered, first received basis, so far as we will need them. We will give $15 discounts for extra buzzer sets and $10 discounts for moderators. We may not require any extra buzzer sets or moderators, and we will attempt to contact anyone that offers either before the tournament if that becomes the case. If we do need them, however, those discounts will be available until we reach the quota we require.
We look forward to seeing all of you in September. May everyone have a safe and fun summer, and be ready to have some serious fun starting in the fall!
NOTE: The time has changed from the originally estimated 10 AM to 9 AM for the tournament start. Registration is still at 8:30 AM, though, and if need be, we will wait for other teams to arrive, but we hope to begin at 9.