Longfellow A vs. WJ in round 8 has 200 Tossups listed rather than 20.
Overall I think RM did a really nice job with the tournament and keeping things moving well. The set had some serious editing issues, but that is not really RM's fault.
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- Sun Oct 07, 2012 11:29 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: ANCHORMAN: Richard Montgomery Autumn Novice (10/6/12)
- Replies: 35
- Views: 27469
- Mon Sep 17, 2012 1:25 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: ANCHORMAN: Richard Montgomery Autumn Novice (10/6/12)
- Replies: 35
- Views: 27469
Re: ANCHORMAN: Richard Montgomery Autumn Novice (10/6/12)
Wilson SHS will probably be bringing one team.
- Tue Sep 11, 2012 8:25 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: DC/DE/MD/VA Date Claim '12-'13
- Replies: 112
- Views: 58245
Re: DC/DE/MD/VA Date Claim '12-'13
Do you mean UMD Fall?Courvoisier Winetavius Richardson wrote:Umd Spring is moving to sometime in November; more details are forthcoming.
- Thu Jun 14, 2012 9:16 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 3 Day Ridgewood Summer Invitational: July 6-8, Ridgewood, NJ
- Replies: 168
- Views: 83220
Re: 3 Day Ridgewood Summer Invitational: July 6-8, Ridgewood, NJ
I am actually considering coming to this as it is next to my original home town of Glen Rock.... But I do have a question. Since one of the goals is to allow coached to play with their players (past or present), would it be possible to for us to affiliate with the school we work at? So for example, ...
- Mon Mar 05, 2012 3:19 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Maryland Spring Tournament, 5/6/2012
- Replies: 55
- Views: 27292
Re: Maryland Spring Tournament, 5/5/2012
Well, the It's Academic finals is hardly an issue for Wilson . However, I suspect we would be much more able to put together a team for a Sunday tournament.
- Sat Oct 22, 2011 7:03 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Fall Novice @ St. Anselm's Abbey School (10/22/11)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5654
Re: Fall Novice @ St. Anselm's Abbey School (10/22/11)
Congrats should go out to St. Anselm's, who ran a really tight tournament (except maybe for packet 11 :grin: ). I don't think there were any significant delays or issues, and my kids had a really good time. I think there were some issues with the questions, but obviously that needs to wait for them ...
- Fri Oct 21, 2011 11:27 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Fall Novice @ St. Anselm's Abbey School (10/22/11)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5654
Re: Fall Novice @ St. Anselm's Abbey School (10/22/11)
If this were a normal tournament where we could better predict the teams' abilities, I might go with 7 brackets of four. Then take the top team in each bracket and one wild card based on the tiebreaking statistic of your choice into two brackets of four for a round-robin. Then take the top two from...
- Tue Jun 21, 2011 6:24 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Attracting more teams to the DC circuit
- Replies: 59
- Views: 13363
Re: Attracting more teams to the DC circuit
Our morning (7 games, including a crossover) was three games we had no chance in (Whitman, St. Anselm's and QO), two that were or should have been competitive (RM B and Blair B), one that we should have dominated (Landon B) and one that I have no idea on (Oakland Hills who stomped us but didn't do ...
- Mon Jun 20, 2011 9:17 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Attracting more teams to the DC circuit
- Replies: 59
- Views: 13363
Re: Attracting more teams to the DC circuit
(*EDIT: WOW this is really long, sorry*) I can speak to this a little bit from one of the teams that has fallen off this year. At my school (Wilson) a lot of our willingness to go to tourneys depends on the kids who are on the team. This year I have a bunch of juniors who would get a lot better if t...
- Thu Sep 02, 2010 1:51 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: DC/MD/VA Date Claim '10-'11
- Replies: 108
- Views: 23128
Re: DC/MD/VA Date Claim '10-'11
Is TJ confirmed for the Fall Novice on 10/16? I have a bunch of kids who I'll need to jump on now to get them to go to that.arabidopsis wrote:TJ would like to claim 10/16, 2/12, and 4/9 for a (technically theoretical for the next 11 hours) Fall Novice mirror, vendor set, and housewritten respectively.
- Wed May 19, 2010 6:52 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NAC schedule/discussion 2010
- Replies: 68
- Views: 13807
Re: NAC schedule/discussion 2010
I certainly hope the "Wilson" that I see on the Washington schedule isn't the same Wilson SHS that has come to several tournaments in our area and done reasonably well. I can't imagine that this would be fun for them; even though they're probably the most skilled quizbowl team at the Wash...
- Tue Mar 30, 2010 9:31 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Maryland Spring Invitational (5/22)
- Replies: 52
- Views: 57320
Re: Maryland Spring Invitational (5/9 or 5/22)
Wilson HS would muchly prefer May 22, since we aren't going to be doing back to back tournaments in the middle of AP exams.
- Thu Mar 11, 2010 3:53 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Ben Cooper Memorial Tournament @ GDS (3/13/10)
- Replies: 74
- Views: 16584
Re: Ben Cooper Memorial Tournament @ GDS (3/13/10)
Yeah, it'd be two evenly-matched playoff brackets, with cross-bracket placement games to determine 1st through 12th places after the five playoff rounds. Will there also be a consolation bracket in some format so that the teams that do not finish 1-12 get some afternoon games as well? I assume so, ...
- Mon Mar 08, 2010 8:01 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Gonzaga/St. Anselm's Tournament RESCHEDULED (3/7/10)
- Replies: 191
- Views: 38852
Re: Gonzaga/St. Anselm's Tournament RESCHEDULED (3/7/10)
Just wanted to say that my kids had a good time (even though they struggled most of the afternoon). Well run (and the stats were complete before I even got home ).
- Wed Feb 24, 2010 7:56 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: HSAPQ National All Star Academic Tournament in 2010
- Replies: 161
- Views: 64921
Re: HSAPQ National All Star Academic Tournament in 2010
IF GDS and Gonzaga are not able to attend for various reasons, then it is possible that 2 of my players, who had not previously expressed interest due to the obvious supriority of a number of Gonzaga and GDS players, could be among the best 5 or 6 in DC (or maybe not, but it would be good to find o...
- Wed Feb 24, 2010 11:09 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: HSAPQ National All Star Academic Tournament in 2010
- Replies: 161
- Views: 64921
Re: HSAPQ National All Star Academic Tournament in 2010
Well, as an outsider, I think I can answer that. Beyond the fact that DC and Maryland are different polities*, Maryland has Blake, Richard Montgomery, Walt Whitman & Walter Johnson, and D.C. has Georgetown Day School, Gonzaga College and St. Anselm's. I think very good teams can be formed from ...
- Tue Feb 23, 2010 8:07 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Gonzaga/St. Anselm's Tournament RESCHEDULED (3/7/10)
- Replies: 191
- Views: 38852
Re: Gonzaga/St. Anselm's Tournament RESCHEDULED (3/7/10)
Wilson SHS will be there with one team. I will send an email this afternoon.
- Thu Feb 18, 2010 8:43 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Questions Unlimited: "We're Coming to You!"
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3746
Re: Questions Unlimited: "We're Coming to You!"
I didn't. I'm feeling very unloved.Carangoides ciliarius wrote:Man, i got a letter from in the mail the other day personally inviting us to the NAC.
It's sitting in the recycling bin in the front of my classroom right now.
- Thu Feb 04, 2010 4:51 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Gonzaga/St. Anselm's Tournament RESCHEDULED (3/7/10)
- Replies: 191
- Views: 38852
Re: Gonzaga/St. Anselm's Tournament (2/6/10) at Gonzaga (DC)
Since I'm sure the world rotates around what Wilson SHS thinks, we would prefer March 28. We would probably not be able to make the other 2 (although that would depend on other factors.)
- Thu Feb 04, 2010 10:24 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Interest in MD state championship
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2145
Re: Interest in MD state championship
My understanding is that DC is part of the Maryland state for this purpose (although I may be mistaken, but I tried to get into the VA states last year and was told we were part of Maryland).
I personally would be happy to help out with the tournament, and my kids would certainly want to compete.
I personally would be happy to help out with the tournament, and my kids would certainly want to compete.
- Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:03 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Gonzaga/St. Anselm's Tournament RESCHEDULED (3/7/10)
- Replies: 191
- Views: 38852
Re: Gonzaga/St. Anselm's Tournament (2/6/10) at Gonzaga (DC)
Wilson SHS is also fond of March 21st.
- Mon Feb 01, 2010 3:55 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Gonzaga/St. Anselm's Tournament RESCHEDULED (3/7/10)
- Replies: 191
- Views: 38852
Re: Gonzaga/St. Anselm's Tournament (2/6/10) at Gonzaga (DC)
Could you throw a 2nd team from Wilson SHS on the wait list. My kids are not so good at telling me things like "I'd love to go to a tournament near my school".
Thanks.
Jeremy S.
Thanks.
Jeremy S.
- Mon Jan 18, 2010 9:47 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: PAQT @ Richard Montgomery HS (3/6/10): CANCELLED
- Replies: 29
- Views: 8259
Re: PAQT @ Richard Montgomery HS (3/6/10)
I don't know how much overlap there is (well there is at least one team) but there is a taping for the Wash DC "It's Academic" 2nd round matches on this date. I know you probably won't be changing the date, but I thought I would let you know if you didn't realize. (As well as letting you f...
- Tue Dec 15, 2009 7:54 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Gonzaga/St. Anselm's Tournament RESCHEDULED (3/7/10)
- Replies: 191
- Views: 38852
Re: Gonzaga/St. Anselm's Tournament (2/6/10) at Gonzaga (DC)
Wilson HS is interested in attending and I tried to email Fr. Meehan in late November (twice) and never heard anything back. Is the address you gave correct? It is, but I have heard reports from you and others that he doesn't respond consistently. I'm going to try to talk to him about this. If you ...
- Mon Dec 14, 2009 7:48 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Gonzaga/St. Anselm's Tournament RESCHEDULED (3/7/10)
- Replies: 191
- Views: 38852
Re: Gonzaga/St. Anselm's Tournament (2/6/10) at Gonzaga (DC)
Wilson HS is interested in attending and I tried to email Fr. Meehan in late November (twice) and never heard anything back. Is the address you gave correct?
- Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:59 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Ben Cooper Memorial Tournament @ GDS (3/13/10)
- Replies: 74
- Views: 16584
Re: Announcing: Ben Cooper Memorial Tournament @ GDS (3/13/10)
Wilson HS will probably make the long trek to GDS for this
- Sat Oct 17, 2009 9:21 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: TJIAT (10/17/09)
- Replies: 140
- Views: 41610
Re: TJIAT (10/17/09)
Gov beat GDS 430-220 to win, and St. Anselms beat Whitman 425-40 for third. Stats are posted (a few games are missing; we're working on that). Thanks so much to everyone who came, and also to Jonah Greenthal and Sandy Huang for suggesting and giving us the DAFT set. The set had some issues but was ...
- Mon Oct 12, 2009 5:46 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Is this rude? Should it be against the rules?
- Replies: 50
- Views: 10976
Re: Is this rude? Should it be against the rules?
This is even worse than talking during someone else's bonus. I did actually have this come up when I moderated during the Maryland Fall Tournament. Not to point any specifics out, but it was something along the lines of complaining of how easy the other teams bonuses are. I wonder what should the m...
- Sat Sep 26, 2009 11:06 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Maryland Fall Tournament (9/26/09)
- Replies: 140
- Views: 31527
Re: Maryland Fall Tournament (9/26/09)
Thanks to Maryland for what was for us a well run tournament. We never had more then a 3 minute wait for a round to start and the readers that we had were all pretty good. I agree with the comments about the questions (and I do think that there were some misplaced powers, even Wilson got some :grin:...
- Fri Sep 18, 2009 7:07 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Maryland Fall Tournament (9/26/09)
- Replies: 140
- Views: 31527
Re: Maryland Fall Tournament (9/26/09)
Right now Wilson has 1 team (*AND ONE BUZZER*). I will let you know for sure on Monday however, as I am trying really hard to convince some of my younger players to go. (How I can have 14 kids at practice and 5 that want to go to a tourney is something I will never understand :sad: ) Edit: Telling M...
- Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:09 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Chip tournament in the DC area
- Replies: 50
- Views: 16422
Re: Chip tournament in the DC area
WOOT! Wilson HS is going to Nationals :grin: "Nationals," eh? Yea! :smile: . I seriously have anxiety every day that my principal will get an email or something about this and tell me that my team needs to go. I don't think he cares as long as he thinks it adds to Wilson prestige. We are ...
- Thu Sep 17, 2009 2:36 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Chip tournament in the DC area
- Replies: 50
- Views: 16422
Re: Chip tournament in the DC area
WOOT! Wilson HS is going to NationalsCowboy Bob Orton wrote:I don't know if this is a new thing or not, but I hadn't seen it before:
http://www.qunlimited.com/quiz.html
Apparently you can qualify for nationals by taking an untimed, all resources available 20 question quiz.
- Tue Sep 15, 2009 6:53 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Announcement: Fall Novice Mirror at Whitman
- Replies: 52
- Views: 12516
Re: Announcement: Fall Novice Mirror at Whitman
Is there any age or experience restriction aside from not having played in NSC or HSNCT? If not, I would argue that there probably should be since this is aimed at novice quiz bowlers. (For example, I have 2 3rd year (of quiz bowl) seniors that this would probably not be appropriate for) That said,...
- Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:36 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Announcement: Fall Novice Mirror at Whitman
- Replies: 52
- Views: 12516
Re: Announcement: Fall Novice Mirror at Whitman
Is there any age or experience restriction aside from not having played in NSC or HSNCT? If not, I would argue that there probably should be since this is aimed at novice quiz bowlers. (For example, I have 2 3rd year (of quiz bowl) seniors that this would probably not be appropriate for) That said, ...
- Fri Sep 04, 2009 12:33 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: What to do with apathetic/unmotivated players
- Replies: 32
- Views: 7829
Re: What to do with apathetic/unmotivated players
Do you have enough buzzers for your whole team? I actually ran into this problem yesterday (not a bad thing). I was thinking of breaking them up as well and going over questions with the newbies, but I can't do that forever. Any ideas on how to keep everyone getting practice in this situation?
- Tue Sep 01, 2009 7:51 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Maryland Fall Tournament (9/26/09)
- Replies: 140
- Views: 31527
Re: Maryland Fall Tournament (9/26/09)
Wilson HS (DC) will definitely be bring one team and HOPEFULLY (if they are all willing) a 9th-10th grade newbie team
- Tue Sep 01, 2009 7:44 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: What to do with apathetic/unmotivated players
- Replies: 32
- Views: 7829
Re: What to do with apathetic/unmotivated players
I know that at Wilson this is a major problem because we are drawing from a pretty small pool, and a lot of folks join because they have friends that play or because they liked me as a teacher. I generally find that half of my kids wander away after getting their butts handed to them a few times, an...
- Mon Jun 08, 2009 5:52 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Fake Trashionals at Maryland (6/7/09)
- Replies: 31
- Views: 7424
Re: Fake Trashionals at Maryland (6/7/09)
I'd also like to thank the hosts and all of the participants. My kids all had a really good time and were pleased at how friendly the "older" people there were. It was sad we didn't do better, but I think the questions fit into the period of time that is too old for my kids and too young f...
- Wed May 20, 2009 8:19 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NAC schedule info/tournament thread
- Replies: 217
- Views: 45404
Re: NAC schedule info/tournament thread
There's a Wilson in the district, although I'm a little suprised to see DC area teams at NAC. I don't know what RM's doing at NAC either, except mabye to try and talk a few teams into spending their time and money on better tournaments. Harry, I'm not sure that Longfellow is the Longfellow that cam...
- Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:38 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: RAQIT I @ Robinson SS, Fairfax, VA -- cancelled
- Replies: 117
- Views: 29426
Re: Announcement: RAQIT I (03/28/09) @ Robinson SS, Fairfax, VA
We'd love to come, but unfortunately we'll be playing set 83 at the Blue Hen Invitational held at the University of Delaware a week prior to that. Then you'd do really well in this tournament... :grin: Wilson HS (in Washington DC) is interested but must find out if our kids are going to be in town ...
- Sun Dec 14, 2008 9:49 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Centennial's 4th Annual Tournament
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6357
Re: Centennial's 4th Annual Tournament
Certainly better then last year. At least for Wilson the readers were much better and aside from the delay on the first round I thought things ran pretty smoothly, if a bit slowly (but when has a tourney ever stayed on schedule?) It's odd to see the kids conferring on tossups, but as practice for &q...