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osbornrj

A write-up about the Rocket City Quiz Bowl tournament is now posted on the AIAA GHS website:
https://tinyurl.com/4k8y972a

Best regards,
Robin

osbornrj

A write-up about this tournament is now posted on the AIAA GHS website:
https://tinyurl.com/4k8y972a

Best regards,
Robin

osbornrj

Congratulations to Hoover High School for their stellar performance at the Rocket City Invitational held on Feb. 3 at UAH! They went undefeated 9-0. Our top 4 teams were as follows: 1st – Hoover High School 2nd – Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering 3rd – Spain Park High School 4th – G...

osbornrj

Congratulations to Hoover High School for their stellar performance at the Rocket City Invitational held on Feb. 3 at UAH! They went undefeated 9-0. Our top 4 teams were as follows: 1st – Hoover High School 2nd – Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering 3rd – Spain Park High School 4th – G...

osbornrj

With the Rocket City Invitational Tournament only one week away (Saturday, Feb. 3), I’m waiving the $60 registration fee for the school that takes the last slot! I'm also open to allowing a high-performing middle school team to take the last slot. Registration site: https://www.naqt.com/go/field/14882

osbornrj

With the Rocket City Invitational Tournament only one week away (Saturday, Feb. 3), I’m waiving the $60 registration fee for the school that takes the last slot! I'm also open to allowing a high-performing middle school team to take the last slot. Registration site: https://www.naqt.com/go/field/14882

osbornrj

One team had to drop out from RCI today. Looking for one team from Alabama or Mississippi to fill the empty slot. I'm reducing the registration fee from $60 to $30.

osbornrj

One team had to drop out today. Looking for one team from Alabama or Mississippi to fill the empty slot. I'm reducing the registration fee from $60 to $30.

osbornrj

The field is now full for the AIAA GHS Rocket City Invitational. If there are any teams interested in participating, feel free to add yourself to the waitlist. If you're local to the Huntsville/Madison area, you're welcome to sign up as a standby team. Registration link: https://www.naqt.com/go/regi...

osbornrj

The field is now full for the AIAA GHS Rocket City Invitational. If there are any teams interested in participating, feel free to add yourself to the waitlist. If you're local to the Huntsville/Madison area, you're welcome to sign up as a standby team. Registration link: https://www.naqt.com/go/regi...

osbornrj

Any plans for someone to mirror this set in Alabama? ASCTE would like to play this set.

osbornrj

Only slot left for the AIAA GHS Rocket City Invitational! Registration link: https://www.naqt.com/go/register/14882 Field as of 12/15/2023 (23 of 24 slots filled) Alabama Cyber Tech Arab Austin Baker Bob Jones Decatur Douglas Florence Gadsden City Grissom Guntersville Haleyville Hewitt-Trussville Ho...

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Only slot left! Field as of 12/15/2023 (23 of 24 slots filled) Alabama Cyber Tech Arab Austin Baker Bob Jones Decatur Douglas Florence Gadsden City Grissom Guntersville Haleyville Hewitt-Trussville Holy Spirit Hoover James Clemens Muscle Shoals New Century Pelham Russellville Southside Spain Park We...

osbornrj

The field for the AIAA GHS Rocket City Invitational has been increased from 18 to 24, and several waitlisted teams have been promoted. There are 3 spots available for Alabama or Mississippi teams. See post at the top of this page for a detailed description of the tournament. Registration link: https...

osbornrj

The field for the AIAA GHS Rocket City Invitational has been increased from 18 to 24, and several waitlisted teams have been promoted. There are 3 spots available for Alabama or Mississippi teams. See post at the top of this page for a detailed description of the tournament. Registration link: https...

osbornrj

Will there be any podcasts added for the open division?

osbornrj

I'm extremely happy to report that the first tournament that used this set, which was our school's Sentinel Invitational Tournament, ran very smoothly with the CYBER set and there were no major issues. There were a few minor typos and prompts we're correcting. I'm sure that's perfectly normal for th...

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Thank you to all the coaches and teams who attended the Sentinel Invitational Tournament! Congratulations to these winners of the MS division: 1st: Gadsden Middle School 2nd: Monrovia Middle School 3rd: Rainbow Middle School Congratulations to the winner of the Elem division, Gadsden Middle School. ...

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Thank you to all the coaches and teams who attended our tournament! Congratulations to these winners of the MS division: 1st: Gadsden Middle School 2nd: Monrovia Middle School 3rd: Rainbow Middle School Congratulations to the winner of the Elem division, Gadsden Middle School. The MVP for the MS div...

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Will this set be playtested and/or looked over by editors experienced with writing MS questions? Writing at this level is a tricky business - I would at the very least suggest playtesting before it's played. Conor Thompson and Jacob O'Rourke are two people who have a lot of experience writing at th...

osbornrj

Registration is now open for the Sentinel Invitational Tournament! Please see original post (just above this one) for the link to the registration form.

osbornrj

Is CYBER primarily written with a MS audience in mind or with a novice audience in mind? I ask because there are probably many circuits or areas (mine included) where there is a need for "introductory" sets for middle schoolers who have played little to no quizbowl before. So, I guess I'm...

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Will there be any Philosophy questions, e.g. under Literature? Also, I would recommend using some of the replacement questions to form a 13th packet, to make scheduling easier for hosts. Any philosophy questions in our set fall under the 0.5/0.5 Social Science, but as I'm sure you know, social scie...

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I'm just wondering, does the label of #1A imply that there will be more iterations later down the line? There's a good chance there will be a #2A next year. The "A" is just our way of denoting the difficulty level is MS/Novice HS. We might decide at some point to put out a CYBER HS regs s...

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I'm proud to announce the debut of the Sentinel CYBER ( C ompetitive Y ouths B attling E ducated R ivals). Set Name Sentinel CYBER #1A Difficulty Middle School / Novice High School Fee $14 for each team that competes (including house teams). Hosts must agree to not alter any questions or release any...

osbornrj

I'm proud to announce the debut of the Sentinel CYBER ( C ompetitive Y ouths B attling E ducated R ivals). Set Name Sentinel CYBER #1A Difficulty Middle School / Novice High School Fee $14 for each team that competes (including house teams). Hosts must agree to not alter any questions or release any...

osbornrj

Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering will host the following in-person tournament: Sentinel Invitational Tournament Date: Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023 Tournament Time: Check-in starts at 8:30 a.m., with Round 1 set to begin at 9 a.m. Location: 229 Wynn Dr NW, Huntsville, AL 35805 Host: Alab...

osbornrj

Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering will host the following in-person tournament: Sentinel Invitational Tournament Date: Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023 Tournament Time: Check-in starts at 8:30 a.m., with Round 1 set to begin at 9 a.m. Location: 229 Wynn Dr NW, Huntsville, AL 35805 Host: Alab...

osbornrj

Registration is now open for this tournament:
https://www.naqt.com/go/register/14882

osbornrj

Registration is now open for the Rocket City Invitational scheduled for Feb. 3:
https://www.naqt.com/go/register/14882

osbornrj

Cross-posted from the Alabama Quiz Bowl 2023-24 thread: AIAA Rocket City Invitational Date: Feb. 3, 2024 Type: Regular Season Level: High School Varsity Question Set: NAQT IS-226 Location: Business Administration Building at the University of Alabama Huntsville Host: American Institute of Aeronautic...

osbornrj

Hi Conor,

I sent you an e-mail inquiring about this set. Please let me know if it will be available.

Thanks,
Robin

osbornrj

Thought I'd go ahead and start a new thread for Alabama for 2023-24! I'll kick it off with the good news that AIAA GHS will once again host the following tournament: AIAA Rocket City Invitational Date: Feb. 3, 2024 Type: Regular Season Level: High School Varsity Question Set: NAQT IS-226 Location: B...

osbornrj

The team from the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering had a fantastic time at SSNCT! The event was extremely well-organized, the questions were high quality (as usual), AND we had top-notch moderators and scorekeepers. Thank you, NAQT, for hosting such a wonderful event for our studen...

osbornrj

Sounds good! Thanks!

Robin

osbornrj

Are you all planning to post the playoff stats at some point?

Thanks,
Robin

osbornrj

Any idea when the mirror at Wallace State CC in AL will be held?

osbornrj

Thank you to the coaches and teams who participated in the 2023 AIAA Rocket City Invitational! Congratulations to the winners: 1st: Hoover High School 2nd: Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering 3rd: James Clemens High School 4th: Grissom High School The stats are listed on both the NAQT...

osbornrj

Thank you to the coaches and teams who participated in the 2023 AIAA Rocket City Invitational! Congratulations to the winners: 1st: Hoover High School 2nd: Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering 3rd: James Clemens High School 4th: Grissom High School The stats are listed on both the NAQT...

osbornrj

As of 1/8/2023, there are 3 open slots!

osbornrj

The cap for the Rocket City Invitational tournament has been raised from 18 to 24 teams. As of 1/8/2023, there are 3 open slots for high school teams.

Follow this link for more information, including the NAQT registration link:
viewtopic.php?t=26210

osbornrj

If I can get 5 more high school teams from either Alabama or Mississippi to put themselves on the waitlist for the Rocket City Invitational (to be held on Feb. 4 at UAH), I'll increase the cap to 24. https://www.naqt.com/go/field/13673 See third post from the top of this thread for a description of ...

osbornrj

We've reached our 18-team cap, with one team waitlisted. If I can get 5 more teams from either Alabama or Mississippi to register, I'll increase the cap to 24.

Best regards,
Robin

osbornrj

Congratulations to the winners!

https://www.omagdigital.com/publication ... &ver=html5

osbornrj

The announcement has been edited to indicate that teams from Mississippi are also invited to register. Please note that the AIAA Greater Huntsville Section serves both Alabama and Mississippi.

osbornrj

It's probably not a firewall issue. The process for uploading stats is not super intuitive. It took me a few tries to get it right for the tournaments I've supported.

osbornrj

At this tournament there will be two deviations from NAQT rules:

1) Each team is limited to no more than 6 players.
2) On bonuses, moderators will only accept answers from the team captain, unless the team captain tells the moderator they want to defer to one of their teammates.

osbornrj

Thank you to everyone who participated and supported the first-ever Sentinel Invitational Tournament for middle school! Results: 1st - Monrovia A 2nd - Arab A 3rd - Discovery A Tournament stats are posted on these websites: https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/7737/ https://www.naqt.com/go/stats/13...

osbornrj

Thank you to everyone who participated in this tournament!

Tournament stats are posted on these websites:
https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/7737/
https://www.naqt.com/go/stats/13528

osbornrj

There's a free 50-question NAQT Buzzword game available right now. It "launched" yesterday and will close at midnight CDT Tuesday, Sept. 20. Anyone can play, as long as they're at least 13 years old. That's the minimum age required to make an NAQT account. Below is a description of the gam...

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