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by Joshua Rutsky
Wed Dec 07, 2022 2:33 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: Buying Used Buzzing Equipment
Replies: 2
Views: 1532

Re: Buying Used Buzzing Equipment

You might get lucky, perhaps, if you check someplace like eBay, but they are still pricey, and you have no idea if the system has been treated well. You can get an Anderson buzzer system for $290 that will support 10 players and is extremely sturdy. Holding a bake sale or gift wrap event - or even a...
by Joshua Rutsky
Tue Feb 22, 2022 8:33 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: Interested in making a little extra cash? Write for Qwiz!
Replies: 1
Views: 1351

Re: Interested in making a little extra cash? Write for Qwiz!

Qwiz is looking for some writers to produce science questions for our 2022 programs. If you are interested in writing for us, please reach out to me at jrutsky@qwizbowl.com. Including sample science questions is ideal. This may be a large job for a single person or could be split, but the deadline f...
by Joshua Rutsky
Thu Jan 27, 2022 10:17 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: Interested in making a little extra cash? Write for Qwiz!
Replies: 1
Views: 1351

Interested in making a little extra cash? Write for Qwiz!

Are you an experienced quizbowl coach or player? Are you interested in making a little extra cash? Qwiz is looking for writers to help with content creation in a wide variety of areas this year. Candidates should be 1) Responsible and capable of working to a deadline 2) Experienced in quizbowl, with...
by Joshua Rutsky
Wed Dec 01, 2021 2:58 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2022 National Quizbowl Conference
Replies: 0
Views: 1557

2022 National Quizbowl Conference

Qwiz is pleased to announce that we will be hosting the 2nd Annual National Quizbowl Conference (NQC) online on February 5, 2022! The NQC is a virtual gathering of the academic competition community to share ideas, learn strategies, and build relationships. Hear from some of the nation’s leading coa...
by Joshua Rutsky
Mon Sep 20, 2021 10:19 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Introducing Qwiz Academy online courses!
Replies: 0
Views: 1121

Introducing Qwiz Academy online courses!

Are you a player who wants to do more to help your team succeed? Do you need to pick up a new category, but don’t know where to start? Are you overwhelmed by the volume of information available to study, and unsure how to identify the most important material to know? Are you a coach who wants to get...
by Joshua Rutsky
Thu Sep 02, 2021 10:58 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Announcing 2022 Qwiz Camps - Special discount for early action!
Replies: 0
Views: 1149

Announcing 2022 Qwiz Camps - Special discount for early action!

Welcome back, everyone! We are excited about a new season of quizbowl, and while we recognize that the COVID situation remains a source of concern that we will continue to monitor, Qwiz is pleased to announce our summer camp dates and locations for 2022: Qwiz Camp Alabama (RETURNING!) - June 11-17, ...
by Joshua Rutsky
Fri Aug 06, 2021 2:17 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Opening for Assistant Director position at Qwiz
Replies: 0
Views: 1058

Opening for Assistant Director position at Qwiz

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR POSTING: Qwiz currently has an opening for an Assistant Director. Responsibilities include: Program development Staff recruitment Product marketing Administrating at least two camps during summer 2022 The successful candidate will have a love of quizbowl, a strong management skill...
by Joshua Rutsky
Fri Jun 18, 2021 11:22 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: SOUTHEASTERN PLAYERS: It isn't too late to register for Qwiz Camp!
Replies: 0
Views: 1043

SOUTHEASTERN PLAYERS: It isn't too late to register for Qwiz Camp!

Are you looking for a chance to improve your game? Are you ready for in-person quizbowl play again? Come join us at Qwiz Camp this summer! Our camp at Jacksonville State University is going to be held from July 17-23 in Jacksonville, AL, and we still have room for you. You can learn from some of the...
by Joshua Rutsky
Sat May 01, 2021 3:54 pm
Forum: Middle school area archives
Topic: MSNCT participants - don't forget to register for free Qwiz Camp!
Replies: 0
Views: 4362

MSNCT participants - don't forget to register for free Qwiz Camp!

Qwiz wants to congratulate all of the teams qualifying for the 2021 MSNCT! It’s been a challenging year, and you worked hard to get here. We hope that you have an outstanding tournament this weekend! We’re excited to be supporters of the MSNCT, and to provide FREE QWIZ CAMP for both the winning team...
by Joshua Rutsky
Sat May 01, 2021 3:50 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Qwiz Camps - Summer 2021 will offer both virtual AND in-person
Replies: 0
Views: 1864

Qwiz Camps - Summer 2021 will offer both virtual AND in-person

It’s official! After careful consideration, Qwiz is pleased to announce that we will be offering both virtual and in-person camps for the summer of 2021! We know that you are ready to get back to camps, but we want to be as careful as possible when it comes to your health. In order to provide the sa...
by Joshua Rutsky
Mon Mar 29, 2021 2:00 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: FREE Qwiz Night Live! Classes beginning 3/23
Replies: 1
Views: 1408

QNL 3/30 - Epics!

Qwiz Night Live! will be offering a free class tomorrow night on Epics! Learn more about the Enuma Elish, The Epic of Gilgamesh, and the Ramayana and grow your quizbowl knowledge base. All QNL classes are FREE, but require registration. Visit our website at http://www.qwizbowl.com/qwiznightlive for ...
by Joshua Rutsky
Thu Mar 18, 2021 4:53 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: FREE Qwiz Night Live! Classes beginning 3/23
Replies: 1
Views: 1408

FREE Qwiz Night Live! Classes beginning 3/23

Let's hang out on Tuesday night! Back by popular demand, Qwiz is once again teaching FREE Live Quizbowl Classes this spring! Each Tuesday night this spring (8pm ET/5pm PT) we will be hosting Qwiz Night LIVE! a FREE virtual class on a quizbowl topic. We'll have different guest instructors each week, ...
by Joshua Rutsky
Tue Mar 09, 2021 4:32 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Video Now Available for 1st NQC
Replies: 4
Views: 2294

Video now available of the 1st Annual National Quizbowl Conference

Qwiz, the sponsors of this year's National Quizbowl Conference, is pleased to announce that video of all presentations at the event is now available for interested viewers! Although we did have hundreds attend live, many others asked about the possibility of viewing sessions via video recording. Tho...
by Joshua Rutsky
Fri Mar 05, 2021 4:13 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: HSNCT and its Problems
Replies: 30
Views: 16294

Re: HSNCT and its Problems

Fair enough, I suppose. There's no question that the point of HSNCT is a national championship event, and as such it should be something that serves that purpose adequately. I am more concerned with the idea overall that a group of teams that are top performers should be the sole arbiters of what is...
by Joshua Rutsky
Fri Mar 05, 2021 3:21 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: HSNCT and its Problems
Replies: 30
Views: 16294

Re: HSNCT and its Problems

Does anyone else get uncomfortable when we start having conversations about what "elite teams" are deciding should and should not be done as part of a national tournament, and when the threat that the elite teams will cease attending the event because it does not meet their standards is pu...
by Joshua Rutsky
Fri Mar 05, 2021 2:57 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Qwiz Camp 2021-Registration is Open!
Replies: 0
Views: 1882

Qwiz Camp 2021-Registration is Open!

REGISTRATION IS OPEN for the 2021 Summer Qwiz Camps, and we are ready for an amazing season! Our staff is preparing a great set of classes, practice material and tournaments for campers to take part in over the course of our action-packed camp week. Are you ready to get better at quizbowl, make last...
by Joshua Rutsky
Mon Feb 22, 2021 11:03 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Qwiz Camps now hiring for Summer 2021!
Replies: 0
Views: 1807

Qwiz Camps now hiring for Summer 2021!

Qwiz is starting its hiring cycle for the 2021 Summer Camp season. We have four camp sessions scheduled for this summer: June 14-25, Virtual Camp (Online, 3 days per week) July 10-16, Bradley University (Peoria, IL) July 17-23, University of Montevallo (Montevallo, AL) July 25-31, Scripps College (C...
by Joshua Rutsky
Mon Feb 22, 2021 10:55 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Video Now Available for 1st NQC
Replies: 4
Views: 2294

Re: Qwiz presents the 1st Annual National Quizbowl Conference!

If you register, you will have access to videos of all the presentations. At the moment, we haven't made plans to post these videos permanently online for everyone, though that may change in the future.

Josh
by Joshua Rutsky
Wed Feb 17, 2021 12:09 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Video Now Available for 1st NQC
Replies: 4
Views: 2294

Re: Qwiz presents the 1st Annual National Quizbowl Conference!

Just wanted to announce that our conference lineup is now posted! Visit https://www.qwizbowl.com/conference for details. We are excited about the upcoming event, and hope to see you all there.


Josh Rutsky
by Joshua Rutsky
Thu Feb 11, 2021 10:12 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2020-2021 Discussion Thread
Replies: 83
Views: 27872

Re: Alabama 2020-2021 Discussion Thread

Vishal- You raise a fair point regarding the proximity of teammates in participating in the event. I don't want to seem like we are dismissive of it in any way. Coach Henry's suggestion regarding projecting the match is a good option, but regardless of how a team approaches this event, we strongly s...
by Joshua Rutsky
Fri Jan 22, 2021 10:07 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Video Now Available for 1st NQC
Replies: 4
Views: 2294

Video Now Available for 1st NQC

At Qwiz, our passion is helping people get better at quizbowl. That's why we are excited to announce the first annual National Quizbowl Conference, to be held via Zoom on Saturday, February 27! The conference theme is "Moving Quizbowl Forward." The conference will have sessions both for co...
by Joshua Rutsky
Tue Jan 12, 2021 4:03 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2020-2021 Discussion Thread
Replies: 83
Views: 27872

Re: Alabama 2020-2021 Discussion Thread

Just to clarify, if anyone has any doubts in this regard - as Lee has said upthread, I am opposed to holding an in-person event at this time. There is no indication that it would be safe to do so. While measures could be taken to improve that safety, the best measure is not taking the risk. ASCA is ...
by Joshua Rutsky
Tue Jan 12, 2021 3:41 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2020-2021 Discussion Thread
Replies: 83
Views: 27872

Re: Alabama 2020-2021 Discussion Thread

What makes you think that we have a problem with posting that? The ASCA board is posted publicly on our website, but here are the current members: President 2020-2022 Lee Henry West Point High School President-Elect 2020-2022 Christopher Arthur ADTRAN, Inc. Secretary 2019-2021 Rhonda Brewer Sylacaug...
by Joshua Rutsky
Tue Jan 12, 2021 3:25 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2020-2021 Discussion Thread
Replies: 83
Views: 27872

Re: Alabama 2020-2021 Discussion Thread

Could you be more specific, Charlie? Voted for what?
by Joshua Rutsky
Tue Jan 12, 2021 2:38 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2020-2021 Discussion Thread
Replies: 83
Views: 27872

Re: Alabama 2020-2021 Discussion Thread

I've stayed quiet on this for a while, but I feel like I should chime in here. I am extremely disappointed that the assumption has been made in this thread that ASCA's board has been irresponsible. It is not POSSIBLE for ASCA's board to be irresponsible before they have DONE anything to be irrespons...
by Joshua Rutsky
Tue Sep 08, 2020 6:34 pm
Forum: Middle school area archives
Topic: (10/10/20) Southeastern Online Middle School Academic Tournament (SOMSAT) 2020
Replies: 5
Views: 3182

Re: (10/10/20) Online Middle School Alabama Championship (OMSAC) 2020

I am a bit confused why this is being called the Online Middle School Alabama Championship. For clarification purposes, this event is not sponsored by or affiliated with the Alabama Scholastic Competition Association, which holds the state championship events for Alabama, including middle school. Sa...
by Joshua Rutsky
Wed Aug 26, 2020 10:52 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Are you an experienced science question writer? Would you like to make some money?
Replies: 0
Views: 886

Are you an experienced science question writer? Would you like to make some money?

Qwiz is looking for science question writers for our upcoming project. Guidelines are provided. You need not commit to a long-term writing job; we can contract smaller numbers of questions on a project by project basis, or we can contract the full number required, based on your availability and desi...
by Joshua Rutsky
Thu Aug 13, 2020 2:38 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Qwiz is hiring writers!
Replies: 1
Views: 1555

Now Hiring: Science Writers

Qwiz is looking for someone interested in writing science tossups for our use. We prefer someone with experience writing in this area, but with the flexibility needed to write either HS or MS questions. This is not a large job, but it does have a timetable that needs to be met, so ability to work to...
by Joshua Rutsky
Fri Jul 17, 2020 5:57 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Qwiz is hiring writers!
Replies: 1
Views: 1555

Qwiz is hiring writers!

Join the Qwiz Team! Qwiz is hiring writers for both content writing and question writing assignments. Question writers should have experience writing for tournaments at the high school level and be able to meet deadlines consistently. Content writers should be able to write in multiple subject areas...
by Joshua Rutsky
Thu May 21, 2020 12:23 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Join the Qwiz Team - Now Hiring for eCamps!
Replies: 3
Views: 2039

Re: Join the Qwiz Team - Now Hiring for eCamps!

Qwiz is dedicated to helping players improve their quizbowl game and to promoting the growth of the quizbowl community. We are also passionate about education, and believe that players benefit most when they don’t just memorize, but rather learn. Our camp program, designed by experienced teachers an...
by Joshua Rutsky
Sun May 17, 2020 7:25 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Announcing the 2020 Qwiz eCamps!
Replies: 0
Views: 1263

Announcing the 2020 Qwiz eCamps!

INTRODUCING eCamp! Qwiz is excited to announce that we will be holding two sessions of eCamp in the summer of 2020! eCamp is a live, online version of our popular Qwiz Quizbowl Camp. June Session (June 15-26) July Session (July 13-24) In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Qwiz has been carefull...
by Joshua Rutsky
Sun Apr 12, 2020 5:05 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: This week's Free Qwiz Virtual C.A.M.P. classes posted!
Replies: 1
Views: 1181

Re: Week 4 of the Free Qwiz Virtual C.A.M.P. - classes posted!

New classes for week for are open for registration!
by Joshua Rutsky
Sun Apr 05, 2020 12:50 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: This week's Free Qwiz Virtual C.A.M.P. classes posted!
Replies: 1
Views: 1181

This week's Free Qwiz Virtual C.A.M.P. classes posted!

Hello Qwizzers! A few weeks ago, we decided to put together some online classes that we called Virtual Qwiz C.A.M.P. We've enjoyed these sessions of Virtual Qwiz C.A.M.P., and your response has been awesome! You guys are so enthusiastic and so eager to learn; this is what quizbowl is all about! Virt...
by Joshua Rutsky
Mon Mar 30, 2020 5:44 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2019-2020 Discussion Thread
Replies: 55
Views: 21490

Re: Alabama 2019-2020 Discussion Thread

Cancelled, I'm afraid.
by Joshua Rutsky
Mon Mar 30, 2020 1:17 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2019-2020 Discussion Thread
Replies: 55
Views: 21490

Re: Alabama 2019-2020 Discussion Thread

ASCA regrets to announce the cancellation of the 2020 Varsity State Championship. We debated what to do in this situation, and tried to postpone as long as possible, but the board no longer feels it is reasonable to proceed this year. We will be sending notifications to all teams today. Obviously, w...
by Joshua Rutsky
Sun Mar 29, 2020 7:36 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Qwiz is offering FREE live Quizbowl Classes!
Replies: 0
Views: 1320

Qwiz is offering FREE live Quizbowl Classes!

Bored? Frustrated? Feeling the no-quizbowl blues? Qwiz is teaching FREE Live Quizbowl Classes to help ease the pain! It’s been a rough year for the quizbowl world. What started out as another promising season has been derailed completely by the outbreak of the coronavirus and the need for people to ...
by Joshua Rutsky
Thu Mar 12, 2020 9:59 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2019-2020 Discussion Thread
Replies: 55
Views: 21490

Re: Alabama 2019-2020 Discussion Thread

No official decisions have been made regarding this at this time. However, ASCA is monitoring the situation closely, and we encourage any teams that receive word that they cannot attend due to school policy to notify us immediately so we can assess the situation with all information. We (and you, I'...
by Joshua Rutsky
Thu Mar 05, 2020 12:40 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Join the Qwiz Team - Now Hiring for eCamps!
Replies: 3
Views: 2039

Re: Join the Qwiz Team - Now Hiring for Summer 2020!

Just an update on our hiring status: Qwiz Camps are still hiring instructors and staffers for our summer 2020 camps! We will be making our first set of hires on or before March 14th, and we want to encourage all interested parties to apply NOW to be considered. If you love coaching or playing quizbo...
by Joshua Rutsky
Thu Feb 27, 2020 11:08 am
Forum: Databases and Quizbowl Software
Topic: Introducing YellowFruit.
Replies: 106
Views: 95108

Re: Introducing YellowFruit.

the interface is much easier than SQBS with one exception - in SQBS, you can tab into the field for team selection and begin typing the name of the team that is playing; in YellowFruit I was forced to click each time and select the field with my mouse before I could enter the team name. I don't kno...
by Joshua Rutsky
Mon Feb 24, 2020 11:54 am
Forum: Databases and Quizbowl Software
Topic: Introducing YellowFruit.
Replies: 106
Views: 95108

Re: Introducing YellowFruit.

I'd just like to say that we used YellowFruit yesterday for the Alabama State MS and ES championships, and it ran beautifully. The update to make worksheet/lightning rounds function was a godsend, and the interface is much easier than SQBS with one exception - in SQBS, you can tab into the field for...
by Joshua Rutsky
Sun Feb 23, 2020 1:31 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2019-2020 Discussion Thread
Replies: 55
Views: 21490

Re: Alabama 2019-2020 Discussion Thread

Congratulations to Liberty Middle School, repeat ASCA MS Champions! They defeated Discovery Middle 2-0 in the final to win their back to back title. Third place went to Liberty Park Middle School, and fourth place to Monrovia Middle School. Full team and individual results can be found at https://hs...
by Joshua Rutsky
Wed Feb 05, 2020 8:27 pm
Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
Topic: Notable Buzzers
Replies: 32
Views: 20581

Re: Notable Buzzers

I have had a couple of students in the Engineering Academy at Hoover build buzzer systems as a senior project. One was wireless and mounted inside a hollowed-out hardcover classic edition from a Barnes and Noble.
by Joshua Rutsky
Tue Feb 04, 2020 2:38 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Logical Fallacy
Replies: 2
Views: 830

Re: Logical Fallacy

This is pretty clearly a straw man argument, in that it attempts to create a caricature of the opposing position in order to then attack the caricature by way of sarcasm or irony.
by Joshua Rutsky
Fri Jan 31, 2020 10:50 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Join the Qwiz Team - Now Hiring for eCamps!
Replies: 3
Views: 2039

Re: Join the Qwiz Team - Now Hiring for Summer 2020!

Qwiz is still actively hiring for summer of 2020! We are particularly interested in hearing from interested teachers with backgrounds in any of the sciences, but we have openings in many teaching areas. Spend a week (or more!) of this summer with students who are passionate about quizbowl and staff ...
by Joshua Rutsky
Wed Jan 29, 2020 11:19 pm
Forum: Databases and Quizbowl Software
Topic: Introducing YellowFruit.
Replies: 106
Views: 95108

Re: Introducing YellowFruit.

Alabama’s Elementary and Middle School format is 20/20 with a 100 point worksheet round at the halfway point. Both teams participate, and there is no bounceback, so all that would be needed is a field for entering a score for each team on that segment, and an option to enable it. Your considering th...
by Joshua Rutsky
Wed Jan 29, 2020 10:14 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Neg 5 : Quizbowl for the Cloud
Replies: 175
Views: 166164

Re: Neg 5 : Quizbowl for the Cloud

This is just a bump regarding this program, requesting that anyone who has the desire to make a contribution to the QB community and the ability to work with this programming language PLEASE consider adding lightning round functionality to the program. I have been searching for someone willing to ma...
by Joshua Rutsky
Wed Jan 29, 2020 10:12 am
Forum: Databases and Quizbowl Software
Topic: Introducing YellowFruit.
Replies: 106
Views: 95108

Re: Introducing YellowFruit.

Seconded. I understand that both this and Neg5 were written with the common 20/20 format in mind, but it would be a HUGE difference-maker for many of us in states where worksheet rounds or lightning rounds still exist to add this functionality to the programs. Something as basic as one extra field p...
by Joshua Rutsky
Tue Jan 21, 2020 2:59 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: FREE Qwiz CoachCamp @ Copley, OH Feb. 29, 2020
Replies: 0
Views: 1000

FREE Qwiz CoachCamp @ Copley, OH Feb. 29, 2020

Qwiz is happy to announce that we will be bringing our one-day CoachCamp to the Copley Invitational on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020! This event will run concurrently with the tournament there, and coaches are welcome to drop in and out of sessions during the course of the day. The FREE event includes pre...
by Joshua Rutsky
Fri Jan 17, 2020 11:55 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Qwiz5 Quizbowl Essentials Resource Thread
Replies: 13
Views: 9071

Re: Qwiz5 Quizbowl Essentials Resource Thread

Just an update: The Qwiz5 library is now nearing 50 entries! These are all free study guides intended to make your life a little easier and to give you an edge as you go into the heart of competition season. Our latest entries cover Brancusi, Jainism, and Handel, and we have our first Qwiz5 by reque...
by Joshua Rutsky
Tue Dec 17, 2019 10:08 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Qwiz is looking for a content writer!
Replies: 1
Views: 1156

Re: Qwiz is looking for a content writer!

We have filled this position. If new openings arise, we will post again!