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by jessbowen
Tue Oct 25, 2022 3:31 pm
Forum: Northeast Comparisons and Discussion
Topic: New England Date Claims 2022-23 (New England minus Southwestern CT)
Replies: 20
Views: 7322

Re: New England Date Claims 2022-23 (New England minus Southwestern CT)

Hi All, It seems like Quiz Bowl in New England is suffering from a long sleep. I'm not sure if AMSA is able to staff a tournament this year - I can barely staff a team of 4 kids. I'm happy to work with another school possibly? Space is easy for me to arrange and my school is good about not charging ...
by jessbowen
Mon Feb 14, 2022 3:28 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Central Massachusetts Winter Tournament, March 5th
Replies: 0
Views: 824

Central Massachusetts Winter Tournament, March 5th

Hi All, AMSA is hosting the The Central Massachusetts Winter Tournament (CMWT) on March 5th It is - hooray! - in person at AMSA, 201 Forest St., Marlborough, MA 01752. Registration is open here: naqt.com/go/register/13075 We will use NAQT's IS-208. Please make sure you have not already played this s...
by jessbowen
Mon Feb 14, 2022 3:27 am
Forum: Northeast Comparisons and Discussion
Topic: New England Date Claims 2021-2022 (ME/VT/NH/MA/RI/Northern and Eastern CT)
Replies: 16
Views: 8406

Re: New England Date Claims 2021-2022 (ME/VT/NH/MA/RI/Northern and Eastern CT)

Hi All, AMSA is hosting the The Central Massachusetts Winter Tournament on March 5th It is - hooray! - in person at AMSA, 201 Forest St., Marlborough, MA 01752. Registration is open here: naqt.com/go/register/13075 We will use NAQT's IS-208. Please make sure you have not already played this set. We ...
by jessbowen
Wed Dec 15, 2021 2:05 pm
Forum: Northeast Comparisons and Discussion
Topic: New England Date Claims 2021-2022 (ME/VT/NH/MA/RI/Northern and Eastern CT)
Replies: 16
Views: 8406

Re: New England Date Claims 2021-2022 (ME/VT/NH/MA/RI/Northern and Eastern CT)

AMSA would like to claim March 5th for an in-person tournament. I'll post a full announcement soon. I don't think our likely field overlaps with the VT circuit too much so I hope I'm not stepping on toes.
by jessbowen
Wed Oct 06, 2021 6:05 pm
Forum: Northeast Comparisons and Discussion
Topic: New England Date Claims 2021-2022 (ME/VT/NH/MA/RI/Northern and Eastern CT)
Replies: 16
Views: 8406

Re: New England Date Claims 2021-2022 (ME/VT/NH/MA/RI/Northern and Eastern CT)

Are schools able to travel to in-person events? I'm not even sure how to reach people at this point! I just got permission to host an in-person tournament (masks required). If we set this up, will anyone come? I'm in Marlborough, MA. I'd love to bring my kids to some real events! Let's see what we c...
by jessbowen
Thu Jul 16, 2020 3:46 am
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: On HS Teams Without Coaches
Replies: 68
Views: 48437

Re: On HS Teams Without Coaches

I think this topic is worth a much deeper dive. I am a HS coach. I never played QB as a student (didn't even know it existed) and I have found this an extremely difficult world to break into. There are very few resources for coaches and there is largely an assumption that coaches know the game, the ...
by jessbowen
Wed Jan 22, 2020 6:37 pm
Forum: Middle school area archives
Topic: AMSA Middle School Invitational, Marlborough, MA 2/29/2020
Replies: 2
Views: 1576

AMSA Middle School Invitational, Marlborough, MA 2/29/2020

AMSA is hosting the 2020 Middle School Invitational on February 29 at 201 Forest Street, Marlborough, MA. We'll be using NAQT's MS-33 set. Teams can be from grades 6-8 and have up to any number of people on a team (note that only 4 can play at one time; substitutions are allowed halfway through each...
by jessbowen
Wed Nov 06, 2019 9:27 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: New England Date Claims 19-20
Replies: 37
Views: 15078

Re: New England Date Claims 19-20

Vincent, Is this still tentative or have I missed the announcement?

Ozymandias314 wrote: Thu Jul 04, 2019 8:13 am Phillips Academy would like to tentatively claim December 14th to run the third iteration of our Winter Tournament on an IS set, as usual.
by jessbowen
Wed Oct 16, 2019 5:50 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: CMFT (11/23, Marlborough, MA)
Replies: 0
Views: 5119

CMFT (11/23, Marlborough, MA)

Ok, after some terrible communication and a rescheduling, Central Mass Fall Tournament is BACK ON for Saturday, November 23, hosted by AMSA in Marlborough, MA. AMSA is conveniently located near all the major highways – 495, 290, MassPike, etc. 40 minutes west of Boston, 25 minutes east of Worcester....
by jessbowen
Thu Jul 25, 2019 1:27 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: New England Date Claims 19-20
Replies: 37
Views: 15078

Re: New England Date Claims 19-20

CMFT will take place on November 23, NAQT set 189A. Thanks for setting this up Troy. We'd also like to tentatively claim Feb 29 for a middle school tournament. I'd really like to continue to work to grow the middle school circuit in New England and encourage high school programs to reach out to thei...
by jessbowen
Fri Jan 25, 2019 5:38 pm
Forum: Middle school area archives
Topic: AMSA Middle School Invitational, Marlborough, MA
Replies: 0
Views: 3106

AMSA Middle School Invitational, Marlborough, MA

I can't find my listing for this tournament, so maybe I never posted - my apologies!! AMSA is hosting the 2019 Middle School Invitational on February 2 at 201 Forest Street, Marlborough, MA. We'll be using NAQT's MS 29 set. Teams can be from grades 6-8 and have up to 6 people on a team (4 of which c...
by jessbowen
Mon Dec 17, 2018 4:49 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Rebuilding a Circuit
Replies: 5
Views: 8062

Re: Rebuilding a Circuit

I never saw this post when it first appeared but I agree that it would be so helpful to have more consistency here. I really think one of the keys is adult coaches because kids come and go and interest can wax and wane. A committed coach helps smooth out these waves and provided institutional knowle...
by jessbowen
Sun Nov 25, 2018 4:07 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Central Mass Academic Tournament (CMAT) 12/15/18 Marlborough, MA
Replies: 1
Views: 2810

Re: Central Mass Academic Tournament (CMAT) 12/15/18 Marlborough, MA

We are now officially full at 24 teams and teams that register now will be placed on a waiting list. This is so exciting! Lots of new teams bringing new energy to the New England circuit!

Please look for an email asking you to confirm whether your team would play in a Varsity or JV division.
by jessbowen
Mon Oct 15, 2018 12:30 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Central Mass Academic Tournament (CMAT) 12/15/18 Marlborough, MA
Replies: 1
Views: 2810

Central Mass Academic Tournament (CMAT) 12/15/18 Marlborough, MA

The Advanced Math & Science Academy is hosting Central Mass Academic Tournament 5 on Saturday, December 15. (snow day is Sunday December 16) Please complete the registration form here: https://www.naqt.com/registration/field.jsp?tournament_id=9534 Right now, the field is full, but teams who want...
by jessbowen
Thu Jun 14, 2018 3:31 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: New England Date Claims '18-'19
Replies: 35
Views: 20418

Re: New England Date Claims '18-'19

AMSA would like to tentatively claim Dec 15th for CMAT - Central Mass Academic Tournament. Snow day, Sunday, Dec. 16th. Almost certainly a NAQT set. Also, we'll be hosting a middle school tournament on February 2 if any of you have affiliated middle schools or are looking to do some outreach/feeder ...
by jessbowen
Tue May 15, 2018 2:45 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: I Love You, QB, So Please Get It The F*** Together
Replies: 33
Views: 23381

Re: I Love You, QB, So Please Get It The F*** Together

Perhaps there's something I'm missing here, but I think this post belongs in a thread with wider following than the college discussion page. It seems to be an issue affecting a wide swath of QB, not just the collegiate scene. In fact, I would have missed this important discussion if someone didn't p...
by jessbowen
Sat Mar 10, 2018 8:37 pm
Forum: Middle school area archives
Topic: AMSA Middle School Invitational, March 10, Marlborough, MA
Replies: 9
Views: 6180

Re: AMSA Middle School Invitational, March 10, Marlborough,

You can find stats for the morning and afternoon rounds here (this is a big technological victory for me!)

Congrats to Greens Farms!

http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournament ... s/prelims/

Thanks to everyone for coming!
by jessbowen
Fri Jan 26, 2018 1:02 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: New England date claims '17-'18
Replies: 45
Views: 43788

Re: New England date claims '17-'18

Hopper Chromatography wrote:Acton-Boxborough Quiz Bowl will tentatively be holding ABIT II on March 17th, 2018.
Is this happening? Trying to plan out the rest of our calendar and $$. Thanks!
by jessbowen
Mon Jan 22, 2018 11:51 pm
Forum: Middle school area archives
Topic: AMSA Middle School Invitational, March 10, Marlborough, MA
Replies: 9
Views: 6180

AMSA Middle School Invitational, March 10, Marlborough, MA

AMSA Charter School is excited to announce that we're hosting our first Middle School Tournament. We'd love to see more MS Quiz Bowl in Massachusetts and we hope this will be a great opportunity for new teams to try out Quiz Bowl. We'll be using NAQT's MS 25 set. Teams can be from grades 6-8 and hav...
by jessbowen
Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:52 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: New England date claims '17-'18
Replies: 45
Views: 43788

Re: New England date claims '17-'18

AMSA will be hosting a Middle School tournament on March 10. We'll be using NAQT questions. We'd really love to see a more active Middle School circuit in Massachusetts so get out to your feeder schools and recruit! This will improve quiz bowl for all of our teams! It's also an opportunity for High ...
by jessbowen
Sun Oct 29, 2017 10:46 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: State of quizbowl in Mass
Replies: 13
Views: 8120

State of quizbowl in Mass

Hi All, I'm interested in hearing from others about the state of quiz bowl in Massachusetts. AMSA hosted a tournament yesterday and only drew 12 teams from 7 schools. I heard from other schools, but often accompanied by stories of towns with new transportation rules or schools with chaperone rules t...
by jessbowen
Sun Sep 17, 2017 3:34 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: CMFT 4- Marlborough, MA
Replies: 3
Views: 3705

CMFT 4- Marlborough, MA

The Advanced Math & Science Academy is hosting Central Mass Fall Tournament 4 on Saturday, October 28. We hope it’s not necessary but have been repeatedly burned, so the snow day is Sunday October 29. Please complete the registration form here: https://www.naqt.com/registration/field.jsp?tournam...
by jessbowen
Sat Jul 15, 2017 2:48 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: New England date claims '17-'18
Replies: 45
Views: 43788

Re: New England date claims '17-'18

AMSA will be using NAQT set 171A for the Central Mass Fall Tournament.
by jessbowen
Tue Jun 20, 2017 9:02 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: New England date claims '17-'18
Replies: 45
Views: 43788

Re: New England date claims '17-'18

AMSA would like to claim October 28, 2017 for the Central Mass Fall Tournament (Name subject to clever upgrade). We're hoping to host an event this year that isn't snowed out, but just in case, October 29 will be the snow day! Sunday tournaments are rare, but after last year, probably preferable to ...
by jessbowen
Mon Jun 05, 2017 7:56 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: honor cords
Replies: 0
Views: 2318

honor cords

My daughter graduated from high school yesterday and it's made me more aware of the custom of honor cords worn by graduates. When I saw them in past years, I knew they were for NHS members, tri-M, etc. but now that it's my daughter, I've learned that our school has cords for the kids in Unicef, Spee...
by jessbowen
Mon Jan 02, 2017 3:45 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: MATCH, Marlborough MA, Jan 7
Replies: 3
Views: 4003

Re: MATCH, Marlborough MA, Jan 7

Hopefully, all registered teams received this email, but in case you didn't, here's some details about Saturday's tournament. Happy New Year! Thanks for registering for the MATCH Quiz Bowl tournament being held Saturday, January 7 at AMSA in Marlborough. Here’s some details to help you. First, pleas...
by jessbowen
Mon Oct 24, 2016 10:43 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: MATCH, Marlborough MA, Jan 7
Replies: 3
Views: 4003

MATCH, Marlborough MA, Jan 7

AMSA hopes that teams in New England will kick of the new year by attending MATCH (Marlborough Academic Team Challenge) on January 7, 2017. Our central location is very easy to get to, located right off of 495, close to 290, rte 9, Masspike, etc. We have plenty of free, easy parking. There is also a...
by jessbowen
Tue Oct 18, 2016 9:10 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: New England Date Claims 16-17
Replies: 26
Views: 13258

Re: New England Date Claims 16-17

AMSA would like to reserve January 7 for a tournament in Marlborough, MA. I think we're calling it Marlborough Academic Team CHallenge (MATCH). We'll be playing NAQT question packet IS-162. We'll have more details coming soon.

Jess Bowen
AMSA Charter School
by jessbowen
Fri Oct 14, 2016 10:13 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: LIIMIT at Lexington (MA) HS (12/17/16)
Replies: 6
Views: 5709

Re: LIIMIT at Lexington (MA) HS (12/17/16)

Can you put AMSA down for two teams, two buzzers? Thanks Colin!

Jess Bowen
by jessbowen
Mon Oct 10, 2016 8:05 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: SSNCT and Charter School Eligibility
Replies: 43
Views: 25279

Re: SSNCT and Charter School Eligibility

Hi All, I don't follow these forums regularly, so my comments are far too late to be helpful to this discussion, but I'll add them anyway. I feel like the changes about charter school eligibility were made directly to target my school, the SSNCT champions last year. AMSA is a charter school, but the...
by jessbowen
Tue Sep 20, 2016 1:10 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: New England Date Claims 16-17
Replies: 26
Views: 13258

Re: New England Date Claims 16-17

The WGBH auditions for High School Quiz Show are being held on November 13th, Super Sunday at the Boston studios. Many Mass teams do this, so it's probably a good idea to have it on the date claim calendar. I also think this could be an outreach opportunity to attract teams/schools new to the QB wor...
by jessbowen
Wed May 06, 2015 8:24 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Brookline (MA) Spring Rookie Tournament – 5/16/15 at BHS
Replies: 5
Views: 7185

Re: Brookline (MA) Spring Rookie Tournament – 5/16/15 at BHS

I've been recruiting some newbies to try and attend this tournament. I'm pretty sure at this point AMSA can come with 2 buzzers, at least 2 readers, and at least one (really hoping for 2) teams. Thanks for hosting!

Jess Bowen
AMSA Charter School
by jessbowen
Sun Jan 12, 2014 1:54 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: New England Middle School events?
Replies: 1
Views: 1114

New England Middle School events?

Hi All, I'm wondering if there is any New England activity in the middle school world? Our school is 6-12. So far, I've concentrated just on our high school program, but am beginning to think about trying to get a middle school group off the ground. My school is creating an "activity period&quo...
by jessbowen
Sat Nov 23, 2013 8:19 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Central MA Fall Tournament (11/23/13)
Replies: 15
Views: 8548

Re: Central MA Fall Tournament (11/23/13)

Thank you to all the teams who came to our first tournament! We had a few glitches, but overall it went pretty well I thought. I hope you felt like you got your money's worth for today! Congratulations to Acton Boxborough on the win! Huge thanks to Stephen Eltinge who gave up a Saturday and helped u...
by jessbowen
Fri Nov 22, 2013 10:33 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Central MA Fall Tournament (11/23/13)
Replies: 15
Views: 8548

Re: Central MA Fall Tournament (11/23/13)

Final (final) roster update

School Teams buzzers
Abby Kelley 1 1
Acton Boxborough 2 1
Arlington 1 1
Brookline 1 1
E. O. Smith 1 1
Hingham 2 2
Lexington 1 1
Sharon 1 0
Shrewsbury 2 1
Totals 12

We'll most likely play 10 rounds
by jessbowen
Mon Nov 04, 2013 5:20 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Harvard Fall Tournament VIII @ Cambridge, MA (11/09/13)
Replies: 57
Views: 35530

Re: Harvard Fall Tournament VIII @ Cambridge, MA (11/09/13)

We're not sure yet where the tournament will be, but you should plan to be in the vicinity of Harvard Yard by 8:30 am. In the past couple of years the top bracket of the playoffs has finished play at around 6:30 pm, though neither year saw a final. If your team is involved in a final, the finish ti...
by jessbowen
Fri Oct 18, 2013 5:05 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Central MA Fall Tournament (11/23/13)
Replies: 15
Views: 8548

Re: Central MA Fall Tournament (11/23/13)

Field Update:

School (buzzers)

Hingham, 3 teams (2)
Sharon, 1 team
Weston, 2 teams (1)
Abby Kelly, 2 teams (1)
Lexington, 1 (maybe 2) teams (1)
Shrewbury, 2 teams (1)
Arlington, 1 (maybe 2) teams (1)
Acton-Boxborough, 2 teams (1)

totals: 14, maybe 16 teams.
by jessbowen
Sun Sep 22, 2013 6:56 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Novice Tournaments in New England
Replies: 14
Views: 3571

Re: Novice Tournaments in New England

The tournament AMSA is hosting on Nov 23 will use an NAQT A set, appropriate for novice teams. Your question has given me an idea - could we ask registered teams if they are inexperienced and try to group those teams into their own bracket so they can compete against other self-identified novice tea...
by jessbowen
Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:39 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: New England (CT, MA, VT, NH) Date Claims, 2013-14
Replies: 47
Views: 22829

Re: New England (CT, MA, VT, NH) Date Claims, 2013-14

We are going to stay with the November 23 date for the Central Mass tournament, with apologies to those students who will be at SPLASH. Also, the set is 129-A (not the 133A we originally posted.) Registrations are starting to come in, so reserve your spots soon. here's the listing: http://www.hsquiz...
by jessbowen
Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:32 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Central MA Fall Tournament (11/23/13)
Replies: 15
Views: 8548

Re: Central MA Fall Tournament (11/23/13)

Although MIT is having it's SPLASH event this day, we've decided to keep this date. It's no longer tentative. Thanks for your patience and we hope to see many of you on the 23rd!
by jessbowen
Wed Sep 04, 2013 10:44 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: New England (CT, MA, VT, NH) Date Claims, 2013-14
Replies: 47
Views: 22829

Re: New England (CT, MA, VT, NH) Date Claims, 2013-14

Rahulr wrote:The program MIT SPLASH is also running the weekend of November 23rd.
Bummer. It would have been really helpful if this was in the top post of reserved dates for the season. Perhaps similar events could be added?

I'll look into how complicated it would be to switch dates.
by jessbowen
Wed Sep 04, 2013 10:18 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Central MA Fall Tournament (11/23/13)
Replies: 15
Views: 8548

Central MA Fall Tournament (11/23/13)

The Advanced Math and Science Academy is pleased to announce the inaugural Central Mass. Fall NAQT High School Tournament, to be held on Saturday, November 23, 2013. We will be using set IS-129A. (This is a change from the “save the date post.”) We are working on also getting PACE affiliation. If yo...
by jessbowen
Thu Aug 29, 2013 4:44 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: New England (CT, MA, VT, NH) Date Claims, 2013-14
Replies: 47
Views: 22829

Re: New England (CT, MA, VT, NH) Date Claims, 2013-14

AMSA is hosting a tournament on November 23 in Marlborough, MA. I'll post registration information in a day or two, but I wanted to get the date out there. We'll be using IS-133A packet set.

Jessica Bowen
AMSA Charter School
Marlborough, MA
by jessbowen
Wed Jun 19, 2013 11:17 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: New England (CT, MA, VT, NH) Date Claims, 2013-14
Replies: 47
Views: 22829

Re: New England (CT, MA, VT, NH) Date Claims, 2013-14

Thanks Matt, that is really helpful. Exactly what I was hoping to find!
by jessbowen
Tue Jun 18, 2013 8:18 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: New England (CT, MA, VT, NH) Date Claims, 2013-14
Replies: 47
Views: 22829

Re: New England (CT, MA, VT, NH) Date Claims, 2013-14

AMSA will definitely host a tournament this year, most likely using an NAQT set. We're thinking January. (Do we ever do snow dates on Sunday?) Is there a good thread to read for "hosting your first tournament?"

Jess Bowen
AMSA Charter School
Marlborough, MA
by jessbowen
Fri Mar 08, 2013 2:18 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: New England NAQT Regional Championship at Harvard (04/06/13)
Replies: 20
Views: 9902

Re: New England NAQT Regional Championship at Harvard (04/06/13)

AMSA will come with one team and one buzzer. I'm sure I'm not the only one who competes with other activities among my students but this year has been awful. Lots of my students also participate in Speech and Debate and nearly every tournament this year seems to bump up against a major speech compet...
by jessbowen
Sun Mar 03, 2013 2:50 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Various Thoughts on New England QB
Replies: 22
Views: 7773

Re: Various Thoughts on New England QB

Is it possible to use financial incentives to encourage first time schools or states? Often in registration fees, there are discounts for bringing buzzers and readers. What if a tournament offered a discount to any team from Maine or Rhode Island and/or any school for whom this was their first Quiz ...
by jessbowen
Sun Mar 03, 2013 2:00 pm
Forum: New High School Teams
Topic: structuring good practice sessions
Replies: 5
Views: 3051

structuring good practice sessions

I'm looking for some successful coaches to share what they do during team practices and hear how your practices are structured. Frequency, duration, etc. It would be helpful if you include the size of your team. Right now, I have between 5 and 12 players that come regularly. We practice once or twic...
by jessbowen
Wed Jan 23, 2013 3:24 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Prison Bowl VI @ Hunter College High School, NYC (4/6/13)
Replies: 25
Views: 18388

Re: Prison Bowl VI @ Hunter College High School, NYC (4/6/13)

AMSA is interested. I'll see if I can get a team or two to commit to the date and travel.

Jess Bowen
AMSA Charter School
Marlborough, MA