Bellarmine's middle school tournament (5/24/15, San Jose CA)

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Update: this tournament has been rescheduled. It will now take place Sunday, May 24, 2015.

The Northern California Quiz Bowl Alliance and Bellarmine College Prep are pleased to announce that Bellarmine will host its third annual middle school quizbowl tournament on Sunday, May 24, 2015.

Location: This tournament will take place in the Lokey Academic Center at Bellarmine College Prep in San Jose, California.

Questions: We will be using NAQT Middle School Series #14. (For practice material similar to the questions we will use at the tournament, please consider the NAQT New Middle School Package and the 2013 Collaborative Middle School Tournament.)

Eligibility: All middle schools (public, private, charter, religious, homeschool, etc.) are eligible to play in this event. This tournament is open to any players who have not yet completed 8th grade, though the questions are targeted at 7th and 8th graders.

Schools are encouraged to enter multiple teams, but please note that players must play for the same team throughout the tournament.

Fees:

Base fee: $70 per team

-$10 second or subsequent team from the same school

-$10 working buzzer system (must accommodate at least eight players)

-$20 experienced moderator

-$10 scorekeeper (We will hold a brief training session during check-in for those volunteers who have never kept score before.)

Payment will be taken at check-in on May 24th. Please make checks out to Bellarmine College Prep.

How to register: please contact the tournament director, Jeff Hoppes ([email protected]), on or before Monday, May 18th, indicating how many teams, buzzers, and staff your school plans to bring.

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The field is capped at 20 teams due to limits on the availability of moderators and buzzers.

Registered (12):

Bret Harte
Chaboya
Challenger-Ardenwood
Challenger-Strawberry Park
Challenger-Sunnyvale
Clark
Emerson
Fallon
Harker
Stratford San Jose
Stratford Santa Clara A
Stratford Santa Clara B

Expressed interest:

Challenger-Berryessa
Challenger-Ardenwood B
Challenger-Strawberry Park B

Last updated 5/22 --JTH

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This tournament has been postponed to a later date. I'll post here when we have a confirmed place and time to host.

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This tournament has been rescheduled; it will take place on Sunday, May 24th (and I've updated the original post).

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Details for Sunday have been emailed to all registered teams. Check-in is at 8:30 am in Lokey 103.

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Congratulations to Harker, who defeated Stratford Santa Clara A 410-335 in a one game final. Full stats are forthcoming.

Thanks to everyone who came to play today; hope to see you all next year!

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Stats