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- Thu Jul 02, 2020 6:44 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Question Production at IAC
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3045
Question Production at IAC
IAC thanks its outgoing Director of Question Production Brad Fischer for all his hard work over the past five years! Brad has overseen the production of dozens of high quality question sets and has been an integral part of IAC's growth and development since he started working for us just before the ...
- Fri Apr 17, 2020 5:33 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Live Online Quizzes for Individuals & Teams from IAC
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3614
Live Online Quizzes for Individuals & Teams from IAC
IAC is delighted to announce that beginning tonight, Friday, April 17, we will be starting a weekly series of online quizzes. These are accessible on the IAC Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/iacompetitions/ These will run as follows: Tuesdays: 7:30pm New York, 4:30pm Los Angeles, 7:30am Wed...
- Mon Mar 30, 2020 5:31 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Rescheduled 2020 IAC Nationals - 12/3-6 & 12/27-30
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1665
Rescheduled 2020 IAC Nationals - 12/3-6 & 12/27-30
Update re Varsity / JV Nationals IAC is pleased to announce that we have rescheduled the 2020 IAC Varsity and JV National Championships for December 3-6 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, VA (the original venue). However... this is obviously dependent on the outbreak being contained suff...
- Mon Mar 30, 2020 5:31 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Rescheduled 2020 IAC Nationals - 12/3-6 & 12/27-30
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3866
Rescheduled 2020 IAC Nationals - 12/3-6 & 12/27-30
Update re Varsity / JV Nationals IAC is pleased to announce that we have rescheduled the 2020 IAC Varsity and JV National Championships for December 3-6 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, VA (the original venue). However... this is obviously dependent on the outbreak being contained suff...
- Wed Mar 11, 2020 7:20 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Effective Immediately - All IAC Events Cancelled Through July 2020
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3131
Effective Immediately - All IAC Events Cancelled Through July 2020
Greetings Everyone, IAC regrets to announce that effective immediately, all of its upcoming events through July 2020 are cancelled. This includes all regional tournaments at the high school, middle school, and elementary school levels, both the high school and middle school / elementary school Natio...
- Wed Mar 11, 2020 7:19 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Effective Immediately - All IAC Events Cancelled Through July 2020
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1240
Effective Immediately - All IAC Events Cancelled Through July 2020
Greetings Everyone, IAC regrets to announce that effective immediately, all of its upcoming events through July 2020 are cancelled. This includes all regional tournaments at the high school, middle school, and elementary school levels, both the high school and middle school / elementary school Natio...
- Tue May 15, 2018 12:58 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: I Love You, QB, So Please Get It The F*** Together
- Replies: 33
- Views: 23553
Re: I Love You, QB, So Please Get It The F*** Together
I would like to echo David's post on behalf of NHBB / International Academic Competitions and all of our derivative events. If there is anything we can do, whether to rectify a specific situation, or more broadly speaking, to foster a respectful and safe environment for all competitors, staff, coach...
- Thu Oct 19, 2017 6:24 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Monetizing My Madness II: another PACE Fundraiser
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8283
Re: Monetizing My Madness II: another PACE Fundraiser
I will donate $20 an hour.
- Sat Jul 30, 2016 6:32 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2017 USABB Nationals: Memorial Day Weekend (5/26-29) Chicago
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5855
Re: 2017 USABB Nationals: Memorial Day Weekend (5/26-29) Chi
Isn't USABB just for elementary and middle school? I don't see this as catastrophic, unless USABB is counting on siphoning large amounts of staff from HSNCT. Yes, USABB is just elementary and middle school. Also, keep in mind that we typically over a significant discount on registration fees for co...
- Sat Jul 30, 2016 6:32 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2017 USABB Nationals: Memorial Day Weekend (5/26-29) Chicago
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5855
Re: 2017 USABB Nationals: Memorial Day Weekend (5/26-29) Chi
NHBB / USABB already has a sizeable pool of staffers who do not typically staff NAQT events; I will be working on increasing this pool over the coming year. We have almost ten months to accomplish this. Also, this can be augmented as needed, especially given that we heard of a number of reports of N...
- Sat Jul 30, 2016 6:00 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Would You Recommend Working for NHBB?
- Replies: 75
- Views: 81572
Re: Would You Recommend Working for NHBB?
The fact that several tournaments at IHO were being written immediately before they were happening is an absolute organizational failure. Futhermore, this kind of thing keeps happening with NHBB, and it cannot continue to happen if NHBB wants to be representative of good academic competition. This ...
- Sat Jul 30, 2016 5:42 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Would You Recommend Working for NHBB?
- Replies: 75
- Views: 81572
Re: Would You Recommend Working for NHBB?
Dave, has there been any discussion about NHBB setting up a board of directors? I can't help but think this might take some of the intense workload you have a week off of your hands. We've had a Board of Advisors since our inception, though honestly, that largely served its purpose in the first two...
- Sat Jul 30, 2016 2:49 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Would You Recommend Working for NHBB?
- Replies: 75
- Views: 81572
Re: Would You Recommend Working for NHBB?
For what it’s worth, after consulting with my lawyer, both he and I came to the conclusion that it’s not worth my time or energy to pursue any lawsuit against Bunnie (or anyone else) regarding non-disclosure agreements, unless it’s a matter of disclosing confidential business plans and financial inf...
- Fri Jul 29, 2016 9:41 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2017 USABB Nationals: Memorial Day Weekend (5/26-29) Chicago
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5855
Re: 2017 USABB Nationals: Memorial Day Weekend (5/26-29) Chi
That weekend works out best mostly because of the third day that students are off from school, and as it was at least two weeks removed from MSNCT. Late April is not an option, due to NHBB HS Nationals, and in June we are running our IHBB championships. We're certainly aware of the overlap with HSNC...
- Fri Jul 29, 2016 5:11 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2017 USABB Nationals: Memorial Day Weekend (5/26-29) Chicago
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5855
2017 USABB Nationals: Memorial Day Weekend (5/26-29) Chicago
The US Academic Bee and Bowl is pleased to its announce that its second National Championships will be held at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Chicago/Rosemont, IL over Memorial Day weekend (May 26-29). A full program of events and list of costs will be forthcoming, but we've confirmed the dates and loc...
- Wed Jul 27, 2016 7:17 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: CO "History Bee" (2018)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7959
Re: CO "History Bee" (2018)
I am interested in this idea - possibly even lending the National History Bee name to this, though not interested in overseeing question production for it or having our usual writing team do so. For what it's worth, at HS Nationals, we have 6 prelim rounds. At regionals we have 3. At IHO and Asians,...
- Tue Jul 26, 2016 4:59 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2016 International History Olympiad: Oahu - July 17-24
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7534
Re: 2016 International History Olympiad: Oahu - July 17-24
Longer post to follow later this week, but this event was a great success, and my thanks to all who attended and made it possible. On the matter of questions, some (but not all) questions will be available from this event on the Olympiad website but that won't happen until later in August. At the co...
- Wed Jul 13, 2016 7:35 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Academic Studies of the Benefits of Quiz Bowl
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2393
Academic Studies of the Benefits of Quiz Bowl
Is anyone aware of any academic studies of the benefits of academic competition of any sort, or ideally, of quiz bowl, or even more ideally, of pyramidal quiz bowl? A journalist with whom I'm in touch is interested in writing an article and wanted to know of any sort of studies that could be cited. ...
- Sat Jul 09, 2016 8:58 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2016 National Quiz Bowl Awards: Winners Posted
- Replies: 14
- Views: 12751
Re: 2016 National Quiz Bowl Awards: Winners Posted
I don't know if this is the right thread to put this, but Mr. Madden: Have the High School NHBB questions sets for the 15-16 year (Both Regionals and Nationals) been posted somewhere like NHBB did for 14-15? I would like to be able to use them for practice. :smile: They'll be posted by mid-October ...
- Tue Jul 05, 2016 3:51 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2016 National Quiz Bowl Awards: Winners Posted
- Replies: 14
- Views: 12751
Re: 2016 National Quiz Bowl Awards: Nominees Up, Vote Thru 6
If anyone has email addresses for Robert Crawford or Cole Timmerwilke (or if they themselves are reading this) and could contact me with those so I can arrange for them to receive their awards, that would be great.
- Tue Jul 05, 2016 3:24 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2016 National Quiz Bowl Awards: Winners Posted
- Replies: 14
- Views: 12751
Re: 2016 National Quiz Bowl Awards: Nominees Up, Vote Thru 6
Winners have now been posted in the original post upthread in bold. Congratulations to the 2016 National Quiz Bowl Award winners and nominees, and thanks to all who voted!
- Fri Jul 01, 2016 2:37 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2016 National Quiz Bowl Awards: Winners Posted
- Replies: 14
- Views: 12751
Re: 2016 National Quiz Bowl Awards: Nominees Up, Vote Thru 6
It's a policy not to release nomination votes or otherwise comment on individual nominations. That said, I'm open to a slightly larger nominating committee next year that encompasses more than NHBB staff members - if anyone (at least 2 years out of high school) is interested in serving on such a com...
- Fri Jul 01, 2016 2:22 pm
- Forum: New High School Teams
- Topic: Studying Geography
- Replies: 8
- Views: 13984
Re: Studying Geography
Just seeing this thread now, but there are lots of past geography questions (both standard quiz bowl questions and the Qualifying Exams and Nationals Exams) on the US Geography Olympiad homepage at http://www.geographyolympiad.com
- Fri Jul 01, 2016 2:13 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NHBB for Middle and Elementary Levels (Chicago, IL 6/9-6/12)
- Replies: 86
- Views: 60407
Re: NHBB for Middle and Elementary Levels (Chicago, IL 6/9-6
The only thing the NHBB staff has agreed upon regarding public liaison is that Dave should not do it. [Edit: as of when I was there] But yeah, Dave is probably in charge of that. This was not true when you worked for NHBB either; I have always communicated on NHBB events/policies/messaging if neede...
- Thu Jun 30, 2016 9:22 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2016 National Quiz Bowl Awards: Winners Posted
- Replies: 14
- Views: 12751
Re: 2016 National Quiz Bowl Awards: Nominees Up, Vote Thru 6
As a reminder, voting closes today, so please vote if you haven't yet done so and are eligible to! Ballots should be submitted to [email protected] according to the process outlined in the initial post.
- Thu Jun 30, 2016 9:20 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NHBB, the Community, and the Forums
- Replies: 27
- Views: 15851
Re: 2016 National Quiz Bowl Awards: Nominees Up, Vote Thru 6
I've proposed this in the staff forum, but maybe it's worth a proposal here. Please note that I am not speaking for the chief admin or any other board staffer. This should not be considered an official policy or even a proposed one at this time. With NHBB and its NHBB-affiliated crop of tournaments...
- Thu Jun 30, 2016 9:08 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NHBB, the Community, and the Forums
- Replies: 27
- Views: 15851
Re: 2016 National Quiz Bowl Awards: Nominees Up, Vote Thru 6
Given the growing organizational and conceptual separation between quizbowl* and History Bowl, and the continued disappointment on the part of many in quizbowl with various facets of History Bowl as currently put in practice, it doesn't strike me as odd that people are more frustrated now than they...
- Thu Jun 30, 2016 9:02 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NHBB, the Community, and the Forums
- Replies: 27
- Views: 15851
Re: 2016 National Quiz Bowl Awards: Nominees Up, Vote Thru 6
To be blunt on the geographic expansion principle, I don't see the value of IHBB and its work. At best, you've created islands in the metaphorical sea which might or might not grow a self-sustaining community (but limited by factors like extreme distance from the nearest quizbowl or NHBB region, a ...
- Mon Jun 27, 2016 9:06 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: New England (CT, MA, VT, NH) 2015-16
- Replies: 37
- Views: 25446
Re: New England (CT, MA, VT, NH) 2015-16
This, again, is NHBB Nationals weekend, and I would strongly suggest an alternate date, especially this far out when there are other options available.2013 in amusement parks wrote:Conard HS is hosting Connecticut states on April 23.
- Sun Jun 26, 2016 1:14 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NHBB, the Community, and the Forums
- Replies: 27
- Views: 15851
Re: 2016 National Quiz Bowl Awards: Nominees Up, Vote Thru 6
I will have more to say later once I've recovered from 14 hours of flying to India on top of not having slept the prior evening, but one quick point - this thread should have been split ages ago, as virtually nothing here seems germane to the National Quiz Bowl Awards and my trying, in this particul...
- Sat Jun 25, 2016 3:35 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Clarifying what "NHBB" should be used to refer to
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3054
Clarifying what "NHBB" should be used to refer to
"NHBB" as a four letter acronym should be used to refer solely to the Varsity and Junior Varsity divisions of the National History Bee and the National History Bowl. You are welcome to use it to refer to the company that also oversees the US Academic Bee and Bowl, the International History...
- Sat Jun 25, 2016 1:51 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NHBB for Middle and Elementary Levels (Chicago, IL 6/9-6/12)
- Replies: 86
- Views: 60407
Re: NHBB for Middle and Elementary Levels (Chicago, IL 6/9-6
The only thing the NHBB staff has agreed upon regarding public liaison is that Dave should not do it. [Edit: as of when I was there] But yeah, Dave is probably in charge of that. This was not true when you worked for NHBB either; I have always communicated on NHBB events/policies/messaging if neede...
- Sat Jun 25, 2016 1:41 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NHBB, the Community, and the Forums
- Replies: 27
- Views: 15851
Re: 2016 National Quiz Bowl Awards: Nominees Up, Vote Thru 6
Regarding the radio silence vis a vis the middle school Nationals, from my end, that's largely because my operating agreement with ACE prevents me from commenting on things under their umbrella, namely the middle school and elementary school tournaments that ran entirely under ACE's auspices and whi...
- Fri Jun 24, 2016 11:33 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NHBB, the Community, and the Forums
- Replies: 27
- Views: 15851
Re: 2016 National Quiz Bowl Awards: Nominees Up, Vote Thru 6
The nominating committee consisted of Niki Peters, Raynell Cooper, and David Madden. And it's the National QUIZBOWL Awards? Kind of confused on how the nominating committee of NHBB folks extends to the entire realm of quizbowl, but ok. Combined, Raynell, Niki, and I have over 25 years of involvemen...
- Fri Jun 24, 2016 10:52 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2016 National Quiz Bowl Awards: Winners Posted
- Replies: 14
- Views: 12751
Re: 2016 National Quiz Bowl Awards: Nominees Up, Vote Thru 6
The nominating committee consisted of Niki Peters, Raynell Cooper, and David Madden. And it's the National QUIZBOWL Awards? Kind of confused on how the nominating committee of NHBB folks extends to the entire realm of quizbowl, but ok. Combined, Raynell, Niki, and I have over 25 years of involvemen...
- Fri Jun 24, 2016 5:09 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2016 National Quiz Bowl Awards: Winners Posted
- Replies: 14
- Views: 12751
2016 National Quiz Bowl Awards: Winners Posted
NHBB is happy to sponsor the fifth annual National Quiz Bowl Awards for the 2015-2016 season. $2000 in prize money and plaques will go to recognize the nation's top students and coaches at the middle and high school level. Here are the awards that will be given out - these are the same as last year,...
- Wed Jun 22, 2016 10:28 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NY/NJ Date Claims '16-'17
- Replies: 45
- Views: 31545
Re: NY/NJ Date Claims '16-'17
NHBB's Lower Hudson tournament on C Set which drew over 50 teams last year will once again be in its usual spot - White Plains High School on Sat. December 17. I'll direct it.
- Mon Jun 13, 2016 10:29 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Introducing new moderators to the game
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10236
Re: Introducing new moderators to the game
To clarify, though I had thought this was stating the obvious, Rotary Clubs, historical societies, and the like are not going to be a magical source of experienced and/or good moderators at the outset, though there are more people than many would think who can basically understand the basics of at ...
- Sun Jun 12, 2016 11:50 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NHBB for Middle and Elementary Levels (Chicago, IL 6/9-6/12)
- Replies: 86
- Views: 60407
Re: NHBB for Middle and Elementary Levels (Chicago, IL 6/9-6
IHBB Asian Championships (which included to the best of my knowledge, the largest ever pyramidal all-subject quiz bowl tournament outside North America on Friday, our Academic Bowl of Asia in which 23 teams competed). To the best of my knowledge, the previous record is 14 teams at the 2015 Concordi...
- Sun Jun 12, 2016 5:52 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NHBB for Middle and Elementary Levels (Chicago, IL 6/9-6/12)
- Replies: 86
- Views: 60407
Re: NHBB for Middle and Elementary Levels (Chicago, IL 6/9-6
seemingly at random I thought this was standard NHBB fare (which happened at some 7-9 team fields at some local tournaments), due to a restriction on the number of packets and the fact you got to get through a bowl and a bee all in one day; however this shouldn't also be happening at nationals. It ...
- Sat Jun 11, 2016 4:52 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Introducing new moderators to the game
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10236
Re: Introducing new moderators to the game
To clarify, though I had thought this was stating the obvious, Rotary Clubs, historical societies, and the like are not going to be a magical source of experienced and/or good moderators at the outset, though there are more people than many would think who can basically understand the basics of at l...
- Fri Jun 10, 2016 2:26 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NHBB for Middle and Elementary Levels (Chicago, IL 6/9-6/12)
- Replies: 86
- Views: 60407
Re: NHBB for Middle and Elementary Levels (Chicago, IL 6/9-6
To clarify two things: 1. Livermore Valley Charter was not a no show. They played their round 1 match as a team of two and were notified after round 1 that playing as a team of two was against the rules. They contacted me and were very unhappy, as according to them, they had only been notified of th...
- Wed Jun 01, 2016 9:59 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Introducing new moderators to the game
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10236
Re: Introducing new moderators to the game
There's someone interested in waking up early on a Saturday to read questions to strangers for six+ hours for free who isn't even interested in quizbowl itself? Where can I find these people?? Local historical societies for NHBB. Rotary and Lions clubs are a good place to look for everyone. Also, a...
- Wed Jun 01, 2016 9:27 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NY/NJ Date Claims '16-'17
- Replies: 45
- Views: 31545
Re: NY/NJ Date Claims '16-'17
Confirming NJ NHBB States (projected field size of 90-105 teams!) at Ridgewood High School on Saturday, Jan. 14 (the usual weekend). This will as usual run on B Set and of course is open to out of state teams. The fall tournament at Torah Academy is likely to be either on December 4 or December 11, ...
- Thu May 26, 2016 1:49 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Launch of IHBB India
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2555
Launch of IHBB India
From June 25 to July 9, IHBB will be doing its first recruiting trip in India. This has been a long time coming - we have strategically held off on launching in India for various logistical reasons until now, but now we will be launching systematically so as to establish a permanent presence in Indi...
- Tue May 24, 2016 4:13 pm
- Forum: Middle school area archives
- Topic: 2016 US Academic Bee and Bowl Nationals
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10037
Re: US Academic Bee and Bowl Nationals
I completely agree that especially for divisions limited to 3rd graders and younger, different approaches will be needed. Maybe something like just one regional set that can be played at after school events once or twice a year. Obviously, this is a long ways off given that there are very few elemen...
- Tue May 24, 2016 11:23 am
- Forum: Middle school area archives
- Topic: 2016 US Academic Bee and Bowl Nationals
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10037
Re: US Academic Bee and Bowl Nationals
Now that USABB has gone from an idea to a legit National Championship with 46 teams from around the country in exactly 4 months, I'd like to offer a few thoughts about the first year, and where I expect things to go from here regarding USABB for 2016-17 and beyond. First, I'm very gratified about th...
- Sun May 22, 2016 5:46 pm
- Forum: Middle school area archives
- Topic: 2016 US Academic Bee and Bowl Nationals
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10037
Re: US Academic Bee and Bowl Nationals
Finishing champions, Shiva Oswal won the Elementary Academic Bee. More later; all results are final at: http://www.usacademicbowl.com/nationals ... tatistics/
- Sun May 22, 2016 12:38 pm
- Forum: Middle school area archives
- Topic: 2016 US Academic Bee and Bowl Nationals
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10037
2016 US Academic Bee and Bowl Nationals
The US Academic Bee and Bowl is about to conclude its inaugural National Championships, which have been going on since Friday. I'll have a much more extensive post, both on Nationals, and where we'll be going from here with USABB in general by tomorrow, but for now, suffice to say that everything ha...
- Thu May 05, 2016 5:50 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Discuss 2016 NHBB Nationals Here
- Replies: 88
- Views: 44106
Re: Discuss 2016 NHBB Nationals Here
(That said, having that pre-planned group structure completed more than ~4 hours before the tournament *IS* one of them!) This was an anomaly this year - in 6 years of NHBB, this was the first and only time the draws ever came out late (and as far as I know, this didn't lead to any backups in getti...