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- Thu Nov 18, 2021 8:47 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Washington University Fall Academic Tournament VI (Nov. 13, 2021)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2545
Re: Washington University Fall Academic Tournament VI (Nov. 13, 2021)
Congratulations to College Heights Christian A, who defeated Clayton A in the first round of an advantaged final 510-155. Parkway West finished third. Stats can be found here . A huge thank you is owed to all who staffed this weekend. I'd also like to give a special thank you to my co-director Aryam...
- Thu Nov 11, 2021 8:29 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Washington University Fall Academic Tournament VI (Nov. 13, 2021)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2545
Re: Washington University Fall Academic Tournament VI (Nov. 13, 2021)
UPDATE: As the tournament is now two days away and we are at a good number of teams, registration is closed.
- Fri Nov 05, 2021 3:42 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Washington University Fall Academic Tournament VI (Nov. 13, 2021)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2545
Re: Washington University Fall Academic Tournament VI (Nov. 13, 2021)
UPDATE: As per the waitlist policy stated in the original post, as the tournament is fewer than 10 days away and the field is not full, any teams subsequent to the B team from a school will no longer be waitlisted.
- Mon Nov 01, 2021 1:06 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Washington University Fall Academic Tournament VI (Nov. 13, 2021)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2545
Re: Washington University Fall Academic Tournament VI (Nov. 13, 2021)
UPDATE: After further consideration, we are pleased to announce that we will be allowing out-of-state teams at this year's WUFAT
- Mon Oct 18, 2021 4:44 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Washington University Fall Academic Tournament VI (Nov. 13, 2021)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2545
Re: Washington University Fall Academic Tournament VII (Nov. 13, 2021) 1
Field
College Heights Christian A
College Heights Christian B
Ladue A
Ladue B
Ladue C
Ladue D
Clayton A
Clayton B
Parkway Central
STL Patriots
Parkway West A
Parkway West B
Parkway West C
Glasgow (KY)
CBC A
CBC B
College Heights Christian A
College Heights Christian B
Ladue A
Ladue B
Ladue C
Ladue D
Clayton A
Clayton B
Parkway Central
STL Patriots
Parkway West A
Parkway West B
Parkway West C
Glasgow (KY)
CBC A
CBC B
- Thu Oct 14, 2021 11:40 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Washington University Fall Academic Tournament VI (Nov. 13, 2021)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2545
Washington University Fall Academic Tournament VI (Nov. 13, 2021)
Hello everyone, I, Em Powers, my co-director, Aryaman Jaiswal, and the Washington University Quizbowl Team are pleased to announce that Washington University in St. Louis will be hosting a fall invitational tournament on November 13, 2021. We will be using the RAFT III set, information about which c...
- Tue Mar 23, 2021 5:13 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: COMBINED WITH MIDWEST SITE: 2021 WORKSHOP Mirror at WUSTL -- Lower Midwest, Texas, + Rockies (3/27/21)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1884
Re: COMBINED WITH MIDWEST SITE: 2021 WORKSHOP Mirror at WUSTL -- Lower Midwest, Texas, + Rockies (3/27/21)
Hi everyone-- just wanted to provide a quick update. We have decided to combine our field with the Midwest mirror hosted by UMN. This post is now obsolete--please refer to the UMN post https://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=24814 for the most up to date/salient details with regard...
- Thu Feb 18, 2021 3:21 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: COMBINED WITH MIDWEST SITE: 2021 WORKSHOP Mirror at WUSTL -- Lower Midwest, Texas, + Rockies (3/27/21)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1884
Re: 2021 WORKSHOP Mirror at WUSTL -- Lower Midwest, Texas, + Rockies (3/27/21)
Current Field (updated Feb 18):
3/12
University of Iowa (2)
UT Austin
3/12
University of Iowa (2)
UT Austin
- Fri Feb 05, 2021 2:54 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: COMBINED WITH MIDWEST SITE: 2021 WORKSHOP Mirror at WUSTL -- Lower Midwest, Texas, + Rockies (3/27/21)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1884
COMBINED WITH MIDWEST SITE: 2021 WORKSHOP Mirror at WUSTL -- Lower Midwest, Texas, + Rockies (3/27/21)
Howdy! The Washington University Quiz Bowl team is pleased to announce that we will be hosting a Discord mirror of WORKSHOP on March 27, 2021. I, Em Powers, will serve as tournament director. Rules + Eligibility We'll be using the standard ACF gameplay rules and eligibility rules for this tournament...
- Tue Dec 24, 2019 10:18 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Song of the 2010s Bracket
- Replies: 349
- Views: 2324128
Re: Best Song of the 2010s Bracket
lmfao kanye
- Mon Dec 23, 2019 8:49 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Song of the 2010s Bracket
- Replies: 349
- Views: 2324128
Re: Best Song of the 2010s Bracket
Robyn - Dancing on My Own vs. Kendrick Lamar - m.A.A.d. City Kanye West (ft. Pusha-T) - Runaway vs. Frank Ocean - Pyramids the reason for like half of the "best of the decade" lists circulating on the internet (as well as quiz bowlers, it may seem) to unanimously declare this the best song...
- Sun Dec 22, 2019 1:51 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Song of the 2010s Bracket
- Replies: 349
- Views: 2324128
Re: Best Song of the 2010s Bracket
Robyn - Dancing on My Own vs. LCD Soundsystem - dance yrself clean Daft Punk (ft. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers) - Get Lucky vs. Kendrick Lamar - m.A.A.d. City. Kanye West (ft. Pusha-T) - Runaway vs. Alvvays - Archie, Marry Me Courtney Barnett - Pedestrian at Best vs. Frank Ocean - Pyramids.
- Tue Dec 17, 2019 1:50 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Song of the 2010s Bracket
- Replies: 349
- Views: 2324128
Re: Best Song of the 2010s Bracket
Robyn - Dancing on My Own vs. Perfume Genius - Queen Queen has grown on me quite a bit LCD Soundsystem - dance yrself clean vs. Tame Impala - Let It Happen Daft Punk (ft. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers) - Get Lucky vs. M.I.A. - Bad Girls Mitski - Your Best American Girl vs. Kendrick Lamar - m....
- Sat Dec 14, 2019 12:22 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Song of the 2010s Bracket
- Replies: 349
- Views: 2324128
Re: Best Song of the 2010s Bracket
Besides the VW/FlyLo matchup these are all extremely close Kanye West (ft. Pusha-T) - Runaway vs. Sky Ferreira - Everything is Embarrassing Everything is Embarrassing has turned out to be one of my most frequently played songs of the past couple weeks, especially in the shower when I’m feeling sorry...
- Thu Dec 12, 2019 12:33 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Song of the 2010s Bracket
- Replies: 349
- Views: 2324128
Re: Best Song of the 2010s Bracket
Arcade Fire - Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) cs. Kendrick Lamar - m.A.A.d. City “m.A.A.d City” is the last song left in this bracket that I actually want to win. ... My final plea is this: please consider giving Kendrick your vote in this matchup. Even if you aren’t the biggest fan of hip h...
- Thu Dec 12, 2019 3:53 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Song of the 2010s Bracket
- Replies: 349
- Views: 2324128
Re: Best Song of the 2010s Bracket
Perfect timing for me to procrastinate an essay! Thanks for doing this, William. There won't be much more to say than I already have in the OG matchups, but I'll add stuff where I think it's salient. Robyn - Dancing on My Own vs. Angel Olsen - Shut Up Kiss Me Perfume Genius - Queen vs. Björk - Stone...
- Thu Dec 12, 2019 12:38 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Song of the 2010s Bracket
- Replies: 349
- Views: 2324128
Re: Best Song of the 2010s Bracket
A lot of great songs I haven't heard before in this bracket! Lana del Rey - Video Games* vs. Courtney Barnett - Pedestrian at Best * Lana is great, don't get me wrong, but her ultra-smooth, glossy sound on Video Games is less captivating for me than Courtney's rockadelic vibes and deadpan humor Chil...
- Sat Dec 07, 2019 3:11 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Song of the 2010s Bracket
- Replies: 349
- Views: 2324128
Re: Best Song of the 2010s Bracket
endorsed heavilyA Very Long Math Tossup wrote: ↑Sat Dec 07, 2019 6:15 am Beyoncé - Formation vs. Flying Lotus (ft. Kendrick Lamar) - Never Catch Me
Ok Beyoncé, I'll concede that you slay, but you know what else slays? The bass solo in "Never Catch Me." ... This song is amazing.
- Fri Dec 06, 2019 5:50 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Song of the 2010s Bracket
- Replies: 349
- Views: 2324128
Re: Best Song of the 2010s Bracket
(* - indicates first time hearing song) Kanye West (ft. Pusha-T) - Runaway vs. IDLES - Danny Nedelko* I originally wanted to go with Danny because of how it approaches its concept in such a fun, smart, and catchy way, but I really just think Runaway is one of the most powerful and potent rap songs e...
- Fri Dec 06, 2019 12:36 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Song of the 2010s Bracket
- Replies: 349
- Views: 2324128
Re: Best Song of the 2010s Bracket
I'm stealing Michael Wu's idea of using an asterisk to mark songs I hadn't listened to previously #1 Daft Punk (ft. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers) - Get Lucky vs. #16 Phoebe Bridgers - Motion Sickness* luck intensifies #8 Taylor Swift - Blank Space vs. #9 Jamie xx (ft. Young Thug & Popcaa...
- Sun Dec 01, 2019 11:36 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Song of the 2010s Bracket
- Replies: 349
- Views: 2324128
Re: Best Song of the 2010s Bracket
Robyn - Dancing on My Own vs. Lil Nas X (ft. Billy Ray Cyrus) - Old Town Road - Remix Dancing on My Own is a decent track, but it'll take more than that to beat OTR Drake - Hotline Bling vs. Angel Olsen - Shut Up Kiss Me While Hotline Bling is a very fun, catchy song, Shut Up Kiss Me is that x1000 a...
- Sun Oct 06, 2019 3:24 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: How do you put Quiz Bowl on a resume?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8663
Re: How do you put Quiz Bowl on a resume?
I actually wrote my supplementary essay for my application to wustl on quizbowl! Specifically, I emphasized how it hugely helped me to develop curiosity about the world and how things within it connect, and also how I learned important skills like being part of a team, leadership, making connections...
- Wed Jun 12, 2019 1:51 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2018-19 Groger Ranks Awards [WINNERS ANNOUNCED]
- Replies: 34
- Views: 19835
Re: 2018-19 Groger Ranks Awards
akshay govindan of ladue a is easily the second best science player in the country. he’s able to get insane buzzes on any science in any difficulty and has great neg control. (he’s also a really nice guy!)
- Sat Jun 01, 2019 12:27 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2019 HSNCT discussion
- Replies: 144
- Views: 57223
Re: 2019 HSNCT discussion
Could I see this tossup?
- Wed May 29, 2019 7:37 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2019 HSNCT discussion
- Replies: 144
- Views: 57223
Re: 2019 HSNCT discussion
Could I see the tossup from the finals on “Dark Souls”? That’s my favorite game (and also I couldn’t tell what was being asked about in the first clue)
- Fri Aug 03, 2018 10:45 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Missouri 18-19
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9195
Re: Missouri 18-19
Pretty sure, although, given the history of the program, it should come as no surprise, the level of talent we're seeing from the CCA-esque three headed monster of moses, Akshay, and Raj over at Ladue is unparalled, even when compared to recent years. I'd go so far as to say that they're stronger th...
- Thu Jul 19, 2018 8:23 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: untitled unedited. : A Kendrick Lamar Side Event (7/7/18)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7049
Re: untitled unedited. : A Kendrick Lamar Side Event (7/7/18
This packet has been uploaded to the archives; it can be found here. Thanks again to all who played this - I hope you had as much fun playing as we did writing!
- Fri Jun 22, 2018 8:03 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: untitled unedited. : A Kendrick Lamar Side Event (7/7/18)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7049
Re: untitled unedited. : A Kendrick Lamar Side Event
We’ll be reading this in the Discord on July 7th at 6:30 CST.
- Sat Jun 16, 2018 9:40 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: untitled unedited. : A Kendrick Lamar Side Event (7/7/18)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7049
Re: untitled unedited. : A Kendrick Lamar Side Event
Unfortunately it seems we won’t be able to read this event this weekend. An online mirror date will be set soon. If there are any dates that work particularly well for you, please post those in this thread.
- Thu Jun 14, 2018 11:41 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: untitled unedited. : A Kendrick Lamar Side Event (7/7/18)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7049
Re: untitled unedited. : A Kendrick Lamar Side Event
There will also be an online mirror in the future, probably after the first week of July. As for the physical mirror, we are as of yet unsure of where we'll be able to read this, so stay tuned to this thread; we'll post updates here.
- Sun Apr 15, 2018 8:51 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2x Check the HSQBRank Tourney List - '18 edition - Updatedx2
- Replies: 30
- Views: 19885
- Mon Apr 09, 2018 3:38 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2018 SSNCT Pre-Nats Discussion
- Replies: 34
- Views: 22576
Re: 2018 SSNCT Pre-Nats Discussion
you sleepin' on Hallsvillemazinomer wrote:I think Ottawa Hills has a great shot at a VSS title.
everyone in this thread sleepin' on Hallsville
- Tue Feb 06, 2018 2:34 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
- Replies: 735
- Views: 154442
- Mon Jan 29, 2018 2:35 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
- Replies: 735
- Views: 154442
Re: FINAL FOUR: Best Song of the 2000s
Paper Planes
Hey Ya!
Hey Ya!
- Wed Nov 08, 2017 8:08 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Louisiana EARly November Tournament (LEARNT) - 12/16/2017
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2078
Re: Louisiana EARly November Tournament (LEARNT) - 12/16/201
Field (teams/buzzers/scorekeepers/moderators) (as of Nov. 8)
Hallsville (2/0/0/1)
Eldon (1/1/0/0)
North Shelby (2/1/0/0)
Palmyra (1/1/0/0)
Hallsville (2/0/0/1)
Eldon (1/1/0/0)
North Shelby (2/1/0/0)
Palmyra (1/1/0/0)
- Wed Nov 08, 2017 8:08 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Louisiana EARly November Tournament (LEARNT) - 12/16/2017
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2078
Louisiana EARly November Tournament (LEARNT) - 12/16/2017
Hello! On behalf of the Louisiana Academic Team, I am pleased to announce that I will be directing the inaugural iteration of the Louisiana EARly November Tournament (LEARNT) on the sixteenth of December, 2017 (12/16/2017). We will be using IS-170 for this tournament; this set was also used at the M...
- Tue Aug 01, 2017 7:03 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Missouri 2017-18
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8217
Re: Missouri 2017-18
1. Ladue - the greatest quisbowl team :shock: :wink: the world :roll: :aaa: has ever seen - consisting of two of the proest qbers :party: :kenj: :grin: to ever live! featuring the illustrious Akshay Govindan :grin: and immaculate Raj "Shallow" Paul :smile: backed by extreme poetry speciali...
- Sat Jul 29, 2017 6:11 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Missouri 2017-18
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8217
Missouri 2017-18
What with the 2017-18 season rapidly approaching, it only feels appropriate to begin a discussion thread. Feel free to share predictions on whomst will win nats (or whomst will choke in the Class 4 MSHSAA state finals)!
- Thu Jul 20, 2017 11:06 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2017 HSNCT discussion
- Replies: 105
- Views: 59734
Re: 2017 HSNCT discussion
Can I see the Pride's Purge tossup?
- Sat Jun 03, 2017 1:27 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Parts of the Lit Canon worth the time to read
- Replies: 37
- Views: 26150
Re: Parts of the Lit Canon worth the time to read
I really, really liked Cat's Cradle and also The Picture of Dorian Gray
- Thu May 18, 2017 3:38 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Help with HSQBRank & 2x check this tournament list please!
- Replies: 26
- Views: 20358
Re: Help with HSQBRank & 2x check this tournament list pleas
Players who had attended a national tournament weren't allowed to play in this tournament. There were no further restrictionsAKKOLADE wrote: 4) Was this an actual novice tournament?
- Tue May 09, 2017 5:41 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Social Media Idea for Tournaments
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3565
Re: Social Media Idea for Tournaments
This was done at ACF nats this year (and may have been done in previous years idk) There's a difference between YouTube videos (which is where the ACF Nationals videos are, from 2012 on) and Facebook Live. Think about it. How many people have a Facebook page? And how many quizbowl organizations hav...
- Tue May 09, 2017 4:58 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Social Media Idea for Tournaments
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3565
Re: Social Media Idea for Tournaments
This was done at ACF nats this year (and may have been done in previous years idk)
- Fri Apr 28, 2017 12:06 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: "YO, Pass the AUX Cord, You'd Better Not Read" TRASH Set
- Replies: 80
- Views: 39281
Re: "YO, Pass the AUX Cord, You'd Better Not Read" TRASH Set
Is it too late to say I'm down to clown with this?
- Mon Apr 10, 2017 9:29 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2017 Small School Pre-Nationals Discussion
- Replies: 48
- Views: 34891
Re: 2017 Small School Pre-Nationals Discussion
Haven't heard much about Private/Charter Division. How do you think that will be sizing up so far considering it is only 32 teams and it being new to SSNCT? And I know that NAQT hasn't updated the awards section yet on the SSNCT information page, but how many trophies do they plan on handing out in...
- Thu Mar 30, 2017 11:59 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Neg Control
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8958
Re: Neg Control
I'm going to revive this thread with some advice I heard from a Missouri quizbowl sage: a good goal to aim for is for your neg to power ratio to be at or under 1:1, and your neg to total questions answered in tournament ratio should be at or under 1:3. It's definitely a solid baseline, at least.
- Mon Mar 27, 2017 11:23 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2017 Small School Pre-Nationals Discussion
- Replies: 48
- Views: 34891
Re: Small School Pre-Nationals Discussion
prediction: Hallsville wins SSNCT, Sam is top scorer (for traditional public division ofc) Okay so we've only played them once and won't see them again until nats but I think it's safe to say as for small schools (and in the future maybe schools in general) in Missouri we will both be dominant force...
- Sat Mar 25, 2017 9:53 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Louisiana 2016-2017
- Replies: 36
- Views: 16397
Re: Louisiana 2016-2017
Maybe it would be a good idea, for clarity's sake, to refer to the Alliance as LQBALL and Association as LQBASS.
- Sat Mar 25, 2017 8:09 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: History Youtube Channels
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1426
Re: History Youtube Channels
I don't know what took me so long to discover this, but there are many excellent Art History lectures online. It's very well suited to the format. In addition to college classes (which can be a bit hit or miss), many institutions sponsor public lecture series intended for a general audience that ar...
- Fri Mar 10, 2017 12:33 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: extremely good pet pictures
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1923
Re: extremely good pet pictures
https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/16602720_10211834750564034_3630695893174546890_n.jpg?oh=1d19488a8b503c4de2794bcb8aed17fb&oe=59727BA4 I know this is supposed to be a happy thread, but the one on bottom, Yardly, was hit by a car on February 7 :( We miss him deeply, as does his broth...