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- Wed Jul 15, 2020 7:56 pm
- Forum: Community Discussion
- Topic: On HS Teams Without Coaches
- Replies: 68
- Views: 48772
Re: On HS Teams Without Coaches
I am not sure that regulating "rogue" or unofficial teams is the most effective way to constrain student misbehavior. While adults may have the opportunity to attain greater maturity, it is to nobody's surprise that adults, even coaches, are more than capable of committing misconduct as w...
- Tue Jun 16, 2020 9:18 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2019-20 Groger Ranks Player Poll: RESULTS POSTED
- Replies: 35
- Views: 11573
Re: 2019-20 Groger Ranks Player Poll
I don't usually make these posts but I guess I will. Karsten should be very high on your poll. Like very very. He was 1st at EFT lit and 3rd at EFT history and this was a field with very good undergraduate and graduate players from Yale/Harvard and such schools. To further demonstrate his monstrous ...
- Sun Apr 19, 2020 12:39 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Where are you going to college next year? (2020)
- Replies: 37
- Views: 13368
Re: Where are you going to college next year? (2020)
I will be going to MIT, where I will continue playing in at least a semi-serious fashion.
- Tue Nov 19, 2019 1:11 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Phillips Academy Winter Tournament III on Dec. 14 (Andover, MA)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1311
Phillips Academy Winter Tournament III on Dec. 14 (Andover, MA)
Andover Quiz Bowl is happy to announce the Phillips Academy Winter Tournament III (PAWT III) on 14 December 2019. REGISTRATION All high school quiz bowl teams are invited to register. Our current field cap is 12 teams. To register your team, use this link provided by naqt: https://www.naqt.com/regis...
- Wed Nov 06, 2019 10:33 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: New England Date Claims 19-20
- Replies: 37
- Views: 15234
Re: New England Date Claims 19-20
Vincent, Is this still tentative or have I missed the announcement? Phillips Academy would like to tentatively claim December 14th to run the third iteration of our Winter Tournament on an IS set, as usual. Sorry! Have been quite busy with senior year things recently. The request is tentative in th...
- Thu Jul 04, 2019 8:13 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: New England Date Claims 19-20
- Replies: 37
- Views: 15234
Re: New England Date Claims 19-20
Phillips Academy would like to tentatively claim December 14th to run the third iteration of our Winter Tournament on an IS set, as usual.
- Mon Jun 24, 2019 10:07 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: FONS V (Novice) (NO LONGER AVAILABLE)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7651
Re: FONS V (Novice+)
I think the post implies that they will be "subtracting a bonus", so it will be 22/20...if we're really entertaining this thoughtDeviant Insider wrote: ↑Mon Jun 24, 2019 9:44 amIt's actually 5/4. See the last two lines. Also, the total is 22/21, but the post says the total is 22/20.
- Wed May 29, 2019 5:05 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2019 HSNCT discussion
- Replies: 144
- Views: 57556
Re: 2019 HSNCT discussion
Can I see the tossups on "polymerization" (round 23 I think), "irrational", "Fourier" and "aromatic"? Thanks. Edit: also the tossup on "time derivative" please EDIT 2: I was interested with the polymerization tossup because I negged it with "cha...
- Thu May 16, 2019 10:11 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: MA State Championships@Phillips Academy (5/18)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3551
Re: MA State Championships@Phillips Academy (5/18)
The field is now final and at 16 teams. Registration is closed. The drop deadline is tomorrow at noon.
- Fri May 10, 2019 9:57 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: MA State Championships@Phillips Academy (5/18)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3551
Re: MA State Championships@Phillips Academy (5/18)
Sorry I haven't really been on my game for the past few weeks, but the current field (now FINAL AND CAPPED at 16) stands as thus: AB (2/0/0) AMSA (2/2/1) Andover (1/0/0) Belmont (1/1/0) BLS (1/2/0) Bromfield (1/0/0) Lex (2/0/0) Newton South (3/0/0) Plymouth (1/1/1) Weston (1/1/0) "Team Lasal&qu...
- Thu Apr 11, 2019 4:26 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: MA State Championships@Phillips Academy (5/18)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3551
MA State Championships@Phillips Academy (5/18)
Phillips Academy Academic Team is happy to announce that we will be hosting Massachusetts State Championships this year on Saturday, May 18th. REGISTRATION All high schools are invited to register, ranging in experience from Super Sunday, High School Quiz Show, or just trying quiz bowl for the first...
- Fri Dec 14, 2018 3:04 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Phillips Academy Winter Tournament II on Dec. 8 (Andover, MA)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3373
Re: Phillips Academy Winter Tournament II on Dec. 8 (Andover, MA)
The final results are as follows:
Lexington A
Belmont B
Barrington
Boston Latin
Lexington B
AMSA A
Belmont B
A-B
Andover A
Sharon A
Hingham
Lexington C
Concord Carlisle
AMSA B
Westford
Sharon B
Andover B
Phillips Academy
Thanks to everyone who came!
Finalized stats have also been uploaded.
Lexington A
Belmont B
Barrington
Boston Latin
Lexington B
AMSA A
Belmont B
A-B
Andover A
Sharon A
Hingham
Lexington C
Concord Carlisle
AMSA B
Westford
Sharon B
Andover B
Phillips Academy
Thanks to everyone who came!
Finalized stats have also been uploaded.
- Wed Nov 28, 2018 7:00 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Phillips Academy Winter Tournament II on Dec. 8 (Andover, MA)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3373
Re: Phillips Academy Winter Tournament II on Dec. 8 (Andover, MA)
The field is now full so all subsequent teams will be placed on a first come first serve wait list. I will send out an email in a few days with additional details about the tournament.
- Sun Nov 18, 2018 9:33 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Phillips Academy Winter Tournament II on Dec. 8 (Andover, MA)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3373
Re: Phillips Academy Winter Tournament II on Dec. 8 (Andover, MA)
Current Field (Teams/Buzzers/Staffers)
AB (1/1/0)
AMSA (2/2/1)
Andover High (2/1/0)
Barrington (1/0/0)
Belmont (2/2/0)
BLS (1/2/0)
Concord Carlisle (1/0/0)
Hingham (1/1/1)
Lexington (3/0/0)
Sharon (2/2/0)
Westford (1/0/0)
House (1/x/x)
Total (18/11/2)
Waitlist
Lexington D
AB (1/1/0)
AMSA (2/2/1)
Andover High (2/1/0)
Barrington (1/0/0)
Belmont (2/2/0)
BLS (1/2/0)
Concord Carlisle (1/0/0)
Hingham (1/1/1)
Lexington (3/0/0)
Sharon (2/2/0)
Westford (1/0/0)
House (1/x/x)
Total (18/11/2)
Waitlist
Lexington D
- Wed Nov 14, 2018 10:33 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: New England date claims '17-'18
- Replies: 45
- Views: 44123
Re: New England date claims '17-'18
Can we get this archived?
- Wed Nov 14, 2018 10:31 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: New England Date Claims '18-'19
- Replies: 35
- Views: 20681
Re: New England Date Claims '18-'19
Yes charlesThe Hands Resist Him wrote: ↑Wed Nov 14, 2018 9:44 pmNot that this affects the Scottie mirror, but the date for BHSAT was changed to the 16th (http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic. ... 80#p350699) (Vincent please edit the post thanks)troyharris wrote: ↑Wed Nov 14, 2018 4:06 pm With BHSAT set for Feb. 2, Plymouth plans to run a Scottie mirror on February 9.
- Thu Nov 01, 2018 9:05 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: New England Date Claims '18-'19
- Replies: 35
- Views: 20681
Re: New England Date Claims '18-'19
Would just like to say that we have confirmed that IS-179 will be used at the Phillips Academy Winter Tournament II. The link to the forums thread is: http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=22031
- Thu Nov 01, 2018 9:04 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Phillips Academy Winter Tournament II on Dec. 8 (Andover, MA)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3373
Phillips Academy Winter Tournament II on Dec. 8 (Andover, MA)
Andover Quiz Bowl is happy to announce the Phillips Academy Winter Tournament II (PAWT I) on 8 December 2018. REGISTRATION All high school quiz bowl teams are invited to register. Our current field cap is 18 teams. To register your team, use this link provided by naqt: https://www.naqt.com/registrat...
- Mon Oct 29, 2018 2:16 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Help training a math player for quiz bowl
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7686
Re: Help training a math player for quiz bowl
Some advice for comp math, which I happen to be quite alright at, even though I concede its no longer my favorite type of quizbowl question. Comp Math ends up being very different from all other quiz bowl questions. They're also pretty different from Math competitions, as you won't really be seeing ...
- Sat Oct 27, 2018 8:24 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Boston Latin Tournament (BLT) I (Scobol Solo/SCOP 9 Mirror) 10/27/18
- Replies: 25
- Views: 11997
Re: Boston Latin Tournament (BLT) I (Scobol Solo/SCOP 9 Mirror) 10/27/18
Well, I'd like to start off my saying that I had fun at the tournament, but there are still some things that really did not sit well with me: -The Solo tournament was rather doomed from the start, it's certainly not Boston Latin's fault...the circuit is too small to really have a significant solo to...
- Fri Sep 28, 2018 10:39 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: New England Date Claims '18-'19
- Replies: 35
- Views: 20681
Re: New England Date Claims '18-'19
this thread: http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic. ... at#p349968 seems to indicate that bhsat is actually Feb. 2, which would also conflict with an nhbb tournament. can this be clarified?
- Mon Jul 23, 2018 1:32 am
- Forum: Databases and Quizbowl Software
- Topic: Quinterest.org seems to be down
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6574
Quinterest.org seems to be down
Hello all, I originally mentioned this on the not-so-serious facebook memepage, but thought it would probably be more appropriate/constructive to ask this here: Does anyone know why quinterest.org is currently not working. It's been like this for at least a day or two, and while quizdb is a fine alt...
- Sat Jun 16, 2018 10:21 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: New England Date Claims '18-'19
- Replies: 35
- Views: 20681
Re: New England Date Claims '18-'19
Phillips Academy is tentatively claiming Dec. 8 for some sort of IS set under the name PAWT.
We're also even more tentatively claiming the weekend before HSNCT for 2019 state championships, which should also help for nationals prep to all the teams that are going.
We're also even more tentatively claiming the weekend before HSNCT for 2019 state championships, which should also help for nationals prep to all the teams that are going.
- Mon May 21, 2018 6:13 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: New England Date Claims '18-'19
- Replies: 35
- Views: 20681
New England Date Claims '18-'19
This is the date claim thread/schedule for the New England circuit for the 18-19 school year. I will keep this post updated with all high school/middle school tournaments, nhbb tournaments and college tournaments open to high school players in New England and national tournaments. Phillips Academy w...
- Sat Apr 28, 2018 10:06 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: State of quizbowl in Mass
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8193
Re: State of quizbowl in Mass
Well, another season has certainly flown by...and I must say, it's been a fun one. 7 Massachusetts Teams will be at HSNCT in May, representing 6 schools, while AMSA will also be at PACE, so it's safe to say that the higher tier of MA quizbowl is still somewhat intact. Looking at the bigger picture, ...
- Thu Mar 15, 2018 10:12 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Your Worst Moment In Quizbowl
- Replies: 16
- Views: 11730
Re: Your Worst Moment In Quizbowl
My school was hosting a tournament and being a lazy-ish sophomore I didn't feel like staffing so they let me solo the tournament, which was pretty lit Turns out I was a lot worse than I even thought, and I had 8 negs in one game (remarkable ended up positive with 1-4-8), but yeah it was pretty terri...
- Sat Mar 10, 2018 10:42 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: FACTS Question-Specific Discussion
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1475
Re: FACTS Question-Specific Discussion
I played the March 10th edition of FACTS at MIT, and here are some specific things I noticed: 1. In the bonus for Asclepius I'm 99% sure that it said that he was a "son of Hermes", but I'm also pretty confident that Asclepius is actually a son of Apollo. 2. I don't know bio, but apparently...
- Sat Mar 03, 2018 9:20 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: MA NASAT 2018?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3676
Re: MA NASAT 2018?
Pretty sure funding has always been the main hurdle for Massachusetts NASAT (also our relative lack of skill compared to some of the big quizbowl states) Am interested in somehow fielding a team for MA, even though I probably won't be on this year's iteration of the team, and I'm definitely interest...
- Thu Jan 11, 2018 12:10 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: LIIIMIT @ Lexington High School, MA (1/6/18)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5781
Re: LIIIMIT @ Lexington High School, MA (1/6/18)
Any chance someone can direct me to a discussion forum for the set? Thanks!
- Mon Jan 08, 2018 11:35 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: New England Discussion '17-'18
- Replies: 24
- Views: 10695
Re: New England Discussion '17-'18
I suppose after LIIIMIT is when I attempt a stab at some sort of discussion, although I will notably still focus on MA teams simply due to my lack of knowledge of other circuits. Tier 1, in no particular order, just in a certain order: Lexington A: One of the strongest teams in the circuit, per usua...
- Mon Dec 04, 2017 12:28 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: New England Discussion '17-'18
- Replies: 24
- Views: 10695
Re: New England Discussion '17-'18
I believe Team Vincent will find moderate success at the upcoming tournament. If he wants to perform well in the prelims, he will have to get a good night's sleep and a healthy, nutritious breakfast. I would also recommend eating a protein-packed, carbohydrate-rich lunch to fuel the afternoon games...
- Wed Nov 29, 2017 3:39 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: State of quizbowl in Mass
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8193
Re: State of quizbowl in Mass
Nick Rommel mentioned in a post in the "State of Good Quizbowl" thread that Massachusetts quizbowl has built up through a sort of "grassroots approach". Indeed, many teams in the state, my school's included operate with little to no input from coaches. However, as mentioned befor...
- Thu Oct 19, 2017 10:23 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: CMFT 4- Marlborough, MA
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3735
Re: CMFT 4- Marlborough, MA
Just wondering if this tournament has HSNCT/PACE qualifying?
- Sun Sep 24, 2017 7:20 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Plymouth Regional HS Inaugural Academic Tournament 9/30/17
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5993
Re: Plymouth Regional HS Inaugural Academic Tournament 9/30/
Could we have a field update and update on HSNCT/PACE status? Thanks!
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