USABB Nationals
Posted: Tue May 16, 2017 3:52 pm
The US Academic Bee and Bowl National Championship weekend is quickly approaching. If you're already signed up, we're excited to see you in two weeks! If you're not signed up yet and are interested in playing in one or more of the events, there's still time! Registration is open until Monday.
Full List of Events:
-US Academic Bee (all-subject buzzer quiz for individual students)
-US Academic Bowl (all-subject buzzer quiz for teams)
-National Science Bee (science buzzer quiz for individual students)
-National Humanities Bee (literature, arts, religion, myth, etc. buzzer quiz for individual students)
-US Geography Olympiad (geography, exam-based)
-International Geography Bee (geography, buzzer quiz; those who finish in the top 1/2 at Nationals qualify for the 2018 IGB World Championships in Berlin!)
-National Academic Battery Exam (all-subject exam)
Each event is contested in two separate divisions: Middle School for students in 7th and 8th grade, and Elementary for everyone younger. A full schedule of events is available here. If you don't yet have plans for the Memorial Day weekend and would be interested in joining us with your students or children, space is still available in all competitions, and registration is open until Monday the 22nd.
Over $10,000 in prizes are on offer, along with a chance to compete against like-minded high-achieving students from around the country in an exciting setting! For students competing at the National History Bee the following weekend in Atlanta, the various competitions also provide a chance to get important buzzer experience before that competition as well. Students who have qualified for the 2017 National History Bee National Championships may compete in the US Academic Bee and the National Science and Humanities Bees without further qualification needed.
Qualification:
*The two Geography events require students to take and pass a National Qualifying Exam, which they can do with a teacher or community volunteer as a proctor. If you have students interested in this option, please email [email protected] as soon as possible to learn how to take the exam over the next week.
*The National Academic Battery Exam does not require prior qualification.
*The US Academic Bowl is open to any team that has finished in the top half of a USABB Regional event or any other standard quizbowl tournament this year. Contact me if you're uncertain as to whether a tournament your team has attended applies.
*The National Science Bee, Humanities Bee, and the US Academic Bee is open to any individual who is playing on a qualified US Academic Bowl team, qualified to play USABB Nationals at a USABB Regional event, and/or was the first- or second-highest scoring player on a team that finished in the top half of a standard quizbowl tournament this year, so long as the tournament kept individual statistics. In addition, anyone interested in playing these individual events can write a letter of interest in which they describe their achievements in academic competition and/or their relevant classes in school.
Other details:
*All participants and their families coming on Memorial Day weekend must stay at the host hotel, the Hyatt Regency O'Hare, unless they are coming from within a 2 hour drive. Reservations must be made by following the instructions here.
For further questions about any aspects of the weekend, please email [email protected].
Thank you, and we hope to see you there!
Full List of Events:
-US Academic Bee (all-subject buzzer quiz for individual students)
-US Academic Bowl (all-subject buzzer quiz for teams)
-National Science Bee (science buzzer quiz for individual students)
-National Humanities Bee (literature, arts, religion, myth, etc. buzzer quiz for individual students)
-US Geography Olympiad (geography, exam-based)
-International Geography Bee (geography, buzzer quiz; those who finish in the top 1/2 at Nationals qualify for the 2018 IGB World Championships in Berlin!)
-National Academic Battery Exam (all-subject exam)
Each event is contested in two separate divisions: Middle School for students in 7th and 8th grade, and Elementary for everyone younger. A full schedule of events is available here. If you don't yet have plans for the Memorial Day weekend and would be interested in joining us with your students or children, space is still available in all competitions, and registration is open until Monday the 22nd.
Over $10,000 in prizes are on offer, along with a chance to compete against like-minded high-achieving students from around the country in an exciting setting! For students competing at the National History Bee the following weekend in Atlanta, the various competitions also provide a chance to get important buzzer experience before that competition as well. Students who have qualified for the 2017 National History Bee National Championships may compete in the US Academic Bee and the National Science and Humanities Bees without further qualification needed.
Qualification:
*The two Geography events require students to take and pass a National Qualifying Exam, which they can do with a teacher or community volunteer as a proctor. If you have students interested in this option, please email [email protected] as soon as possible to learn how to take the exam over the next week.
*The National Academic Battery Exam does not require prior qualification.
*The US Academic Bowl is open to any team that has finished in the top half of a USABB Regional event or any other standard quizbowl tournament this year. Contact me if you're uncertain as to whether a tournament your team has attended applies.
*The National Science Bee, Humanities Bee, and the US Academic Bee is open to any individual who is playing on a qualified US Academic Bowl team, qualified to play USABB Nationals at a USABB Regional event, and/or was the first- or second-highest scoring player on a team that finished in the top half of a standard quizbowl tournament this year, so long as the tournament kept individual statistics. In addition, anyone interested in playing these individual events can write a letter of interest in which they describe their achievements in academic competition and/or their relevant classes in school.
Other details:
*All participants and their families coming on Memorial Day weekend must stay at the host hotel, the Hyatt Regency O'Hare, unless they are coming from within a 2 hour drive. Reservations must be made by following the instructions here.
For further questions about any aspects of the weekend, please email [email protected].
Thank you, and we hope to see you there!