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mhanna

SC may have the same problem. Someone is going to get left out. There are still NAQT qualifiers being played.

How can some schools qualify as many as three teams based upon a top 15% finish and tournament champion be left behind?

mhanna

Thanks MIT for a job well done. My group really enjoyed the first-class moderators and the interaction with the teams.

Mac Hanna
Aiken

mhanna

If you are planning on being in SC on March 24th, I am looking for quality readers for our NAQT state tournament. There are social conflicts with the Aiken Triple Crown and I'm looking for volunteers. Don't be shy.

Mac Hanna
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mhanna

Amy told me that she will get a guaranteed appearance fee but that teens no longer participate in the TOC.

mhanna

Aiken's Amy Varallo travels to LA on March 10th for Jeopardy competition to be aired in July. Is this new? I didn't know that there was more than one teen tournament.

mhanna

In a tightly contested match, Aiken (SC) turned back Raleigh Charter A in finals of the Raider Academic Challenge held at Richmond Senior High in Rockingham, NC, on Saturday. Robinson and Raleigh Charter B were semi-finalists.

mhanna

How many teams have expressed an interest in attending on your original date (Oct. 14th)? You are not the only group to host a tournament on a SAT day. You will never be able to accommodate everyone. If you can get 16 to 32 teams, you can have a manageable tournament and build from there. More and m...

mhanna

Please add me to the list.

Mac Hanna
Aiken High
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mhanna

We paid over $700 for our Zee-Craft showtime system for 16 players. We sent it back for repair once, but we can only play 8=maybe. The wiring is extremely delicate. The twisting of the wires through use, bulbs going out and clips constantly breaking make the unit more of a nuisance than fun to use. ...

mhanna

In SC the decline dropped off more than a bit. There used to be as many as 10, but now there are only 3 - James Island, Dorman and USC. Proliferation of tournaments in GA and NC as well as travel expenses also impacted the Palmetto State. Alas, we are victims of our own success.

mhanna

Anyone have any thoughts about what's happening at QU? I'm especially interested in James Island and Cabell Midland.

Mac Hanna

mhanna

Not to take anything away from RM, and I applaud their excellence not only in quiz bowl, but also in academics. I believe they are technically a magnet school because they are an IB magnet school for teh county.

Mac Hanna

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Byko, James Island may not be at full strength, but if they are, the babies are lightning fast on quick answers. I look forward to the Cabell Midland match between them and JI. We lost to CM in the finals at Parkersburg this year with NAQT short answer questions. No one should underestimate them, es...

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Matt,

I don't know if Chip still carries this caveat on his question sources, but he used to say all of his questions were either written or authinticated by Questions Unlimited. Now he seems to be merely the premiere supplier of questions...at a cost, of course.

Mac Hanna

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I question whether you will actually hold the tournament on October 7 or any other date, NAQT questions or house-written. Harvard has announced tournaments in the past that lead teams to make plans, raise travel money, obtain their 60-day notice for out of state travel and then you cancelled. That i...

mhanna

Anthony, Three years ago, my academic team captain was captain of the track and cross country teams, received his IB diploma, scored 1590 on the SATs and also was valedictorian. He is on full scholarship to Georgia Tech in mechanical engineering. He was our leading scorer in toss-ups. We played a te...

mhanna

Teams in KY can be awesome. Is that Dunbar A or Dunbar B? We have faced them and they both are excellent teams and I might add, well coached.

mhanna

Who won?

mhanna

"what would happen if some big shot from the power Northern states comes down to tell some Southern coach what they should do to improve"

Surely you jest. This is the most outrageous Dr. Chuckles I have heard lately.

Mac Hanna

mhanna

What happened to March 25th? That is the date we had set aside.

Mac Hanna
Aiken

mhanna

Results?

mhanna

Through the years, Brookwood, Walton and Dorman have all had outstanding female players. My best player is female. My captain a few years back was female, as was last year. Generally, I reserve seat one for my most skilled player. Two years ago, that player was female. She was not a girly girl, but ...

mhanna

J.R., Do you remember when I held Aiken's first tournament in the early 90s and I had to contact the state of Georgia (whatever association it was) to verify that I would not allow any non-accredited schools in the tournament? I presume that is no longer the case. Who accredits homeschoolers? I know...

mhanna

I don't mean to be a bad guy and not to take away from Covenant Christian because they are a talented team, but why are home schoolers allowed to compete in any tournament that requires all students to be a member of the same school? Some of these academies are nothing more than locations for parent...

mhanna

Let's see now. If I have a quiz bowl class, I may end up with students in the class that I really didn't want there and can't get rid of them. My AP/IB students are going to take a hit on their GPA because the quiz bowl class probably isn't going to get approved for Honors/AP/IB credit. I thought ab...

mhanna

When you first made the tournament announcement, we asked permission to travel to Georgia Tech. Our district requires 60 days notice for overnight and out-of-state travel. Much to my disappointment, that takes FSU and other tournaments off of the table. I can remember when we actually won a Georgia ...

mhanna

I think that Jim Garrick should be lured from retirement. He would make an excellent Don King. But, if Garrick won't do it and Hodges Lewis can't do it, maybe Dorothy Meek will. Thought I'd interject a bit of humor for my favorite people, not to slight J.R.

mhanna

NAC used to be timed when the elimination matches were televised and Texaco was the sponsor. After the tournament lost its sponsorship, I believe that the fourth quarter went through a set number of questions.

Mac Hanna

mhanna

National tournaments are not the only events that may have a bias or perceived unethical behavior. I suspect any team that travels has a story to tell about being an outsider going up against the hometown favorite, but what are we to do? Stay at home? My teams learned a long time ago that when we tr...

mhanna

Dorman came from six questions down to defeat James Island in the finals of the ASCN.

mhanna

I think that the other undefeated team at ASCN is Spotswood.

Mac Hanna

mhanna

At least you received your questions. Enough said.

mhanna

Ditto on JR's comments about Matt Knupp. He is an outstanding coach and his influence is demonstrated by his team's play.

Mac Hanna
Aiken

mhanna

Many thanks to the Dorman academic team family on a great tournament. Must say that although we had some fiercely competitive matches in the JV division, I was glad to see the level of sportsmanship displayed by the teams and the coaches. A much deserved congratulations Brookwood and Danville. Mac H...

mhanna

Does Triad still sell their lists? If so, how do we get in touch with them? At one time they were supposed to be working on social studies. Any news there?

Mac Hanna

mhanna

I also feel cheated that by having less preliminary rounds, teams that pay to enter get less rounds of questions (since playoff round questions are never included in the entry fee.) Aiken made afternoon round questions available. We have even e-mailed questions from previous tournaments to teams th...

mhanna

Zach,

You might want to take a look at Georgia Tech.

Mac Hanna
Aiken

mhanna

The Aiken Triple Crown Academic Challenge will be held Saturday, November 13, 2004. The competition has both varsity and JV divisions. The varsity division is grouped according to school enrollment or experience. Please send us an e-mail for an invitation or contact Mac Hanna for more information. M...

mhanna

ASCN should be fine. I personally like the tournament and as much as we would like to attend, we no longer can because of a change in our exams and graduation date.

Mac Hanna
Aiken

mhanna

Some high school leagues do no allow teams, academic or otherwise, to compete against non-sanctioned or affiliated teams. Several years ago, we had to notify at least one state's high school league of the background of the schools competing in our tournament (no segregation academies, no all-star te...

mhanna

Brookwood and Dorman are by far the best tournaments we have attended the past dozen years.The only college tournament that remotely resembles them is Vandy. Great job, guys. Keep up the good work.

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