Yeah, that was the TJIAT: http://activities.tjhsst.edu/quizbowl/2 ... l.html#t36.Inkana7 wrote:Thinking back on it, I think it might have been a tournament that Daichi played with Kuo-Kai's name, since WJ's other players at that tournament were Guy T., Henry G., and I think Naren T....t-bar wrote:I don't disagree with you that Kuo-Kai is a good player, but do you know of a tournament WJ went to that Daichi didn't attend? I can't think of one off the top of my head.Inkana7 wrote:Walter Johnson did very well without Daichi last year. Kuo-Kai is a good player.FredMorlan wrote:Walter Johnson is mentioned in the Just Misses post. Walter Johnson has always been mentioned in the Just Misses post. Walter Johnson is our ally.wexs883198215 wrote:Hm....from the looks of it, we are either way overrated or totally forgotten
Sorry :(
If that's the case, then I was mistaken, and sorry.
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Stop playing under pseudonyms you idiots!
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My mistake!
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Re: 2009-10 Preseason Top 50
Unless you have to mask your participation, of course. Otherwise, though, it's just annoying.Jeremy Gibbs Free Energy wrote:Stop playing under pseudonyms you idiots!
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Oh how I wish I went to PACE NSC 2009! I would show better stats than a measly 32-ish ppg in a format I am, to be honest, not so good at. Too much trash and computation for me.
Anyways, I think our team is ranked much higher than I ever thought we would be, and I kinda doubt we deserve it...but now I'm motivated to work harder.
Anyways, I think our team is ranked much higher than I ever thought we would be, and I kinda doubt we deserve it...but now I'm motivated to work harder.
And that was why I had cognitive dissonance in my mind for some time when looking through Hunter Prison Bowl stats.Jeremy Gibbs Free Energy wrote:Stop playing under pseudonyms you idiots!
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Hey Fred are we going to an actual preseason poll as well here for everybody? The season kinda starts in like three days for some teams down south.
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We sure are. I'm going to announce it this weekend.Dr. Bunsen Honeydew wrote:Hey Fred are we going to an actual preseason poll as well here for everybody? The season kinda starts in like three days for some teams down south.
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Re: 2009-10 Preseason Top 50
11 through 20 here.
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It's nice to see a couple KY teams (Dunbar and Manual) ranked highly. One thing I like seeing from this poll is the fact that a lot of teams from a lot of different areas of the country are fielding strong, nationally competitve teams. This season should be fun to watch.
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So... who's left?
Georgetown Day, Maggie Walker, State College, Wilmington Charter, Dorman, Hunter, Southside... LASA?... Mission SJ?... Hoover? (really?)...
That's my guess at what teams are left, and that's in no order (actually, it's in the order i thought of them, nevermind). Several of them will be ranked too high but i'm interested to see the order Fred chooses.
Georgetown Day, Maggie Walker, State College, Wilmington Charter, Dorman, Hunter, Southside... LASA?... Mission SJ?... Hoover? (really?)...
That's my guess at what teams are left, and that's in no order (actually, it's in the order i thought of them, nevermind). Several of them will be ranked too high but i'm interested to see the order Fred chooses.
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hey Fred, thanks for putting us at such a good ranking, we'll certainly have to work harder to meet expectations. I was actually thinking Torrey Pines, being the not extremely active team we are (which I'm hoping will change), had missed the radar.
I've got two things to note, and I'm not sure how it will change people's opinions.
1. Vivek was a senior last year. he's going to UCSD now, and I think that means we're losing a good third of our tossup points from last year.
2. We definitely do have a "third" and "fourth" player, although they're more like "second" and "third" since Vivek isn't #2. These two have been studying, and would certainly beat VIvek if they played two on one against him. On the other hand, Vivek scores 80% of his points on deep history/politics knowledge, and I don't know if we can cover that easily.
I've got two things to note, and I'm not sure how it will change people's opinions.
1. Vivek was a senior last year. he's going to UCSD now, and I think that means we're losing a good third of our tossup points from last year.
2. We definitely do have a "third" and "fourth" player, although they're more like "second" and "third" since Vivek isn't #2. These two have been studying, and would certainly beat VIvek if they played two on one against him. On the other hand, Vivek scores 80% of his points on deep history/politics knowledge, and I don't know if we can cover that easily.
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If I'm not mistaken, Hoover returns all of the players on HSNCT A team which placed 17th place with 273.4 pp20th and 17.45ppb. I quake in my flip flops at the distinct possibility that Pensacola may have to play them in all their bowling shirt (my favorite team shirt ever) glory.Dr. Bunsen Honeydew wrote:Hoover? (really?)... .
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http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic. ... 00#p133115
oops, sorry, didnt see stephen already noted that >.>Censorship in Burma wrote:Vivek's a senior this year, and Stephen is a junior. Also, I'm certain that Vivek wasn't there at SCIENCE!
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I'm wondering if either a)Fred believes that Brindlee Mountain will make a huge comeback, or b)he's going to put an A and B team from one of the first seven schools you mentioned in the top ten. I think that there may also be a really good team from Minnesota that hasn't been listed yet, but I may be mistaken on that.Dr. Bunsen Honeydew wrote:So... who's left?
Georgetown Day, Maggie Walker, State College, Wilmington Charter, Dorman, Hunter, Southside... LASA?... Mission SJ?... Hoover? (really?)...
That's my guess at what teams are left, and that's in no order (actually, it's in the order i thought of them, nevermind). Several of them will be ranked too high but i'm interested to see the order Fred chooses.
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Good point then, Kay. They should be real good. If that's true then most likely the ten teams i picked have to be the ten left. I contend that at least one of them though should not be ranked that high.Arsonists Get All the Girls wrote:If I'm not mistaken, Hoover returns all of the players on HSNCT A team which placed 17th place with 273.4 pp20th and 17.45ppb. I quake in my flip flops at the distinct possibility that Pensacola may have to play them in all their bowling shirt (my favorite team shirt ever) glory.Dr. Bunsen Honeydew wrote:Hoover? (really?)... .
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quantumfootball wrote:I'm wondering if either a)Fred believes that Brindlee Mountain will make a huge comeback, or b)he's going to put an A and B team from one of the first seven schools you mentioned in the top ten. I think that there may also be a really good team from Minnesota that hasn't been listed yet, but I may be mistaken on that.Dr. Bunsen Honeydew wrote:So... who's left?
Georgetown Day, Maggie Walker, State College, Wilmington Charter, Dorman, Hunter, Southside... LASA?... Mission SJ?... Hoover? (really?)...
That's my guess at what teams are left, and that's in no order (actually, it's in the order i thought of them, nevermind). Several of them will be ranked too high but i'm interested to see the order Fred chooses.
State College B and Maggie Walker B were strong last year, though I don't think Maggie Walker B was anywhere near top 10.
EDIT: Chattahoochee hasn't been mentioned, either.
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I predict that WJ will place above at least a half dozen teams at NSC (and HSNCT if they attend). KK tends to fail to buzz in, not from lack of knowledge, but out of deference.
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There are no B-teams ranked.
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And here I thought I could at least say that I didn't miss any notable player exits. Shoot.gyre and gimble wrote:hey Fred, thanks for putting us at such a good ranking, we'll certainly have to work harder to meet expectations. I was actually thinking Torrey Pines, being the not extremely active team we are (which I'm hoping will change), had missed the radar.
I've got two things to note, and I'm not sure how it will change people's opinions.
1. Vivek was a senior last year. he's going to UCSD now, and I think that means we're losing a good third of our tossup points from last year.
2. We definitely do have a "third" and "fourth" player, although they're more like "second" and "third" since Vivek isn't #2. These two have been studying, and would certainly beat VIvek if they played two on one against him. On the other hand, Vivek scores 80% of his points on deep history/politics knowledge, and I don't know if we can cover that easily.
Well, if those two have improved notably and can at least match Vivek's output, then you'll hold the ranking I gave you. If they don't, then I'd probably drop Torrey Pines about 10 spots or so. Which, really, isn't terribly bad.
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Re: 2009-10 Preseason Top 50
Just to be clear, TJ's A team for this year is Stephen, Diana, Olivia, and myself.
We also have another great science player, Greyson Lewis, who wasn't able to attend either NSC or HSNCT this year, but he will certainly make an impact at any tournaments he attends.
We also have another great science player, Greyson Lewis, who wasn't able to attend either NSC or HSNCT this year, but he will certainly make an impact at any tournaments he attends.
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Three guesses which one.Dr. Bunsen Honeydew wrote: I contend that at least one of them though should not be ranked that high.
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no dontJourney to the Planets wrote:Three guesses which one.Dr. Bunsen Honeydew wrote: I contend that at least one of them though should not be ranked that high.
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I believe they also return Alan Doyle from their A team at NSC. They are going to be a pretty formidable team next year, considering they are returning so many strong players.20. Raleigh Charter (NC) - Trivia time: name the highest returning scorer from PACE NSC.
The answer is Raleigh Charter’s Peter, who put up 109.29 ppg at NSC. They also get Gautam’s 17.14 ppg back. This should be enough to be a top team.
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Arsonists Get All the Girls wrote:If I'm not mistaken, Hoover returns all of the players on HSNCT A team which placed 17th place with 273.4 pp20th and 17.45ppb. I quake in my flip flops at the distinct possibility that Pensacola may have to play them in all their bowling shirt (my favorite team shirt ever) glory.Dr. Bunsen Honeydew wrote:Hoover? (really?)... .
Kay is now my favorite person ever. Thanks for getting our back. And for the fashion bump.
We won't be returning all four of our starters, but we will be returning the top three for their senior year, and while we are going to feel the loss of our lit specialist, Patrick and Lowell are well on their way to closing that hole after a summer of work. It's hard to judge how good we are since we rarely play outside of the Southeast, but we think we can do some damage this year.
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I wasn't questioning your ability, it's just a team i know nothing about at all. Hopefully you can change that this year!Joshua Rutsky wrote:Arsonists Get All the Girls wrote:If I'm not mistaken, Hoover returns all of the players on HSNCT A team which placed 17th place with 273.4 pp20th and 17.45ppb. I quake in my flip flops at the distinct possibility that Pensacola may have to play them in all their bowling shirt (my favorite team shirt ever) glory.Dr. Bunsen Honeydew wrote:Hoover? (really?)... .
Kay is now my favorite person ever. Thanks for getting our back. And for the fashion bump.
We won't be returning all four of our starters, but we will be returning the top three for their senior year, and while we are going to feel the loss of our lit specialist, Patrick and Lowell are well on their way to closing that hole after a summer of work. It's hard to judge how good we are since we rarely play outside of the Southeast, but we think we can do some damage this year.
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Oh, haha I guess I missed that part of the list.
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Hoover will be crazy good. Having played them at full strength in the 2009 HSNCT, and won and lost once, I am shocked to learn that they will be returning all of their players... I have no doubt that if they go to NSC and HSNCT, they will be competing for the top five.
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Chattahoochee's 33.Journey to the Planets wrote:quantumfootball wrote:I'm wondering if either a)Fred believes that Brindlee Mountain will make a huge comeback, or b)he's going to put an A and B team from one of the first seven schools you mentioned in the top ten. I think that there may also be a really good team from Minnesota that hasn't been listed yet, but I may be mistaken on that.Dr. Bunsen Honeydew wrote:So... who's left?
Georgetown Day, Maggie Walker, State College, Wilmington Charter, Dorman, Hunter, Southside... LASA?... Mission SJ?... Hoover? (really?)...
That's my guess at what teams are left, and that's in no order (actually, it's in the order i thought of them, nevermind). Several of them will be ranked too high but i'm interested to see the order Fred chooses.
State College B and Maggie Walker B were strong last year, though I don't think Maggie Walker B was anywhere near top 10.
EDIT: Chattahoochee hasn't been mentioned, either.
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No offense taken. You have to earn a reputation, and we're still working on it.Dr. Bunsen Honeydew wrote:I wasn't questioning your ability, it's just a team i know nothing about at all. Hopefully you can change that this year!
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Ha, i definitely know just what you mean.Joshua Rutsky wrote:No offense taken. You have to earn a reputation, and we're still working on it.Dr. Bunsen Honeydew wrote:I wasn't questioning your ability, it's just a team i know nothing about at all. Hopefully you can change that this year!
So Fred, when's the top 10?
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I hope it's soon! I can't....wait....much...much lon.....ger!Dr. Bunsen Honeydew wrote: So Fred, when's the top 10?
In all seriousness though, I am pretty excited to see the top 10. These rankings have been excellent in breaking down teams and trying to place them according to the facts available, and overall have given a pretty good preview of what to expect this upcoming season. Fred's done a really good job.
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I agree with everything you just said, Nick.soaringeagle22 wrote:I hope it's soon! I can't....wait....much...much lon.....ger!Dr. Bunsen Honeydew wrote: So Fred, when's the top 10?
In all seriousness though, I am pretty excited to see the top 10. These rankings have been excellent in breaking down teams and trying to place them according to the facts available, and overall have given a pretty good preview of what to expect this upcoming season. Fred's done a really good job.
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Re: 2009-10 Preseason Top 50
Shouldn't be up any later than late Saturday.Dr. Bunsen Honeydew wrote:So Fred, when's the top 10?
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I'll let their performance in the future dictate placement in the future. I'm also certain that there are teams from other states that the same things could be said about.BG MSL Champs wrote:You are doing a great job with the rankings, but BJ is right. It appears that you are basing all of your rankings off of national tournament results, which is perfectly understandable. However, with Illinois this does not tell the whole story.
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Re: 2009-10 Preseason Top 50
Last 10 teams can be found here.
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Good rankings. Yay i was right picking the ten teams. There is no doubt that SC and Gov are the top two teams, and in my mind no doubt that Gov is number one, personally. But the competition for the rest of the top 10 is totally up for grabs.
EDIT: Cool, i was the only coach referenced in the whole list.
EDIT: Cool, i was the only coach referenced in the whole list.
Mr. Andrew Chrzanowski
Caesar Rodney High School
Camden, Delaware
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University of Delaware '01-'05
CRHS quizbowl coach '06-'12
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Caesar Rodney High School
Camden, Delaware
CRHS '97-'01
University of Delaware '01-'05
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Re: 2009-10 Preseason Top 50
These were great, Fred, thanks for doing this. The only issue I really had with these rankings is that I think Raleigh Charter should be ranked higher, but that is a minor issue at best. I really enjoyed reading through these, thanks again!
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University of Delaware 2014
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Re: 2009-10 Preseason Top 50
LOL. While I was watching this top 50 unfold, I was wondering the same thing. When we weren't in the "close, but no cigar" batch or the 41-50 batch, I started to think that Fred was either seriously overrating us or seriously underrating us. As more and more teams were added, it become obvious that it was the latter.quantumfootball wrote: I'm wondering if either a)Fred believes that Brindlee Mountain will make a huge comeback....
If up to me, I doubt I would put us in the top 50 right now. Our showing at HSNCT was lackluster at best. Although, we did beat some decent teams (Cesar Rodney, Russell, etc.) at least once, we had a terrible ppg and ppb. But, we are returning all four starters.
Unfortunately for us, Hoover is going to dominate Alabama this year. I'm not sure that we can give them even a close game, much less defeat them. But, I'm hoping that we can at least re-establish ourselves as a top Alabama team and a team that has the potential to break into the top 25.
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Quiz Bowl Coach
West Point High School
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It certainly wasn't the greatest game that i saw that day, but you guys played pretty well when you beat us. We most certainly did not. I think we've both improved, and i could see you challenging to be one of the best teams in Alabama. You've got to think that you can beat Hoover or there's no way it could happen though. We're certainly going into this year with our most ambitious goal ever: beat Charter. If we can do that, you can pull off the Hoover upset.quizbowllee wrote:Our showing at HSNCT was lackluster at best. Although, we did beat some decent teams (Cesar Rodney, Russell, etc.) at least once, we had a terrible ppg and ppb. But, we are returning all four starters.
Mr. Andrew Chrzanowski
Caesar Rodney High School
Camden, Delaware
CRHS '97-'01
University of Delaware '01-'05
CRHS quizbowl coach '06-'12
http://crquizbowl.edublogs.org
Caesar Rodney High School
Camden, Delaware
CRHS '97-'01
University of Delaware '01-'05
CRHS quizbowl coach '06-'12
http://crquizbowl.edublogs.org
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Re: 2009-10 Preseason Top 50
Andrew, I'm trying this new "humility" thing out. We'll see how it goes. The rhetoric that I espouse in practice is very different .Dr. Bunsen Honeydew wrote:It certainly wasn't the greatest game that i saw that day, but you guys played pretty well when you beat us. We most certainly did not. I think we've both improved, and i could see you challenging to be one of the best teams in Alabama. You've got to think that you can beat Hoover or there's no way it could happen though. We're certainly going into this year with our most ambitious goal ever: beat Charter. If we can do that, you can pull off the Hoover upset.quizbowllee wrote:Our showing at HSNCT was lackluster at best. Although, we did beat some decent teams (Cesar Rodney, Russell, etc.) at least once, we had a terrible ppg and ppb. But, we are returning all four starters.
Lee Henry
AP Lit and APUSH Teacher
Quiz Bowl Coach
West Point High School
President-Elect/Past President- Alabama Scholastic Competition Association (ASCA)
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Re: 2009-10 Preseason Top 50
You all certainly have the ability to do it IMO, and motivating players to beat a certain opponent actually does seem to have an effect. We went in to last year with goals of beating certain teams in our region, and we played our best games against those teams. If you all focus on Charter extensively, you might not only beat them at some point, but might surprise yourself in the process.Dr. Bunsen Honeydew wrote:We're certainly going into this year with our most ambitious goal ever: beat Charter.
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Re: 2009-10 Preseason Top 50
I thought our ranking was kind, I would have put us a little lower. We'll see. In the pre-Henry years we were a 11th-20th team, and we might be headed back to that for a while.
Good luck to Gov, State College, Hunter, and others listed from our area. I'm always proud to tell my new players that we play quizbowl in the toughest region of the country.
Good luck to Gov, State College, Hunter, and others listed from our area. I'm always proud to tell my new players that we play quizbowl in the toughest region of the country.
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Re: 2009-10 Preseason Top 50
Yeah, um, we're pretty highly over-ranked too, but thanks for the compliment, I guess?
Regardless, it should be interesting to see how this preliminary top 50 changes into an actual top 50 as the year goes on.
Regardless, it should be interesting to see how this preliminary top 50 changes into an actual top 50 as the year goes on.
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There is a story behind those stats for duPont Manual
Akshai was very sick at the HSNCT and Meghamsh was as well
Shray finished 1st at ACE for Lit (Campbellsville), Vishnu won a national championship for Academic WorldQuest and I won the top Freshman at NAQT (not to be boastful, just for the record. I have quite a while to go in Quiz Bowl, I'm sorry if i seem like an ***hole). We also have revamped our recruiting and practice system to be more focused on content areas and more productive during practices. The A Team will have Shray, Akshai, (probably) Meghamsh (who has learned quite a lot of Science and Music) and the 4th spot is up for grabs.
Akshai was very sick at the HSNCT and Meghamsh was as well
Shray finished 1st at ACE for Lit (Campbellsville), Vishnu won a national championship for Academic WorldQuest and I won the top Freshman at NAQT (not to be boastful, just for the record. I have quite a while to go in Quiz Bowl, I'm sorry if i seem like an ***hole). We also have revamped our recruiting and practice system to be more focused on content areas and more productive during practices. The A Team will have Shray, Akshai, (probably) Meghamsh (who has learned quite a lot of Science and Music) and the 4th spot is up for grabs.
Nicholas Neuteufel
duPont Manual HS
Louisville, KY
Class of 2012
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Re: 2009-10 Preseason Top 50
May I ask what this is?Academic WorldQuest
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Re: 2009-10 Preseason Top 50
it is a strictly current events and social studies based academic compeition with a group of 4 team members, Henry Gorman was the Delaware champion, I believeDoink the Clown wrote:May I ask what this is?Academic WorldQuest
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Re: 2009-10 Preseason Top 50
Other high school quizbowl luminaries including Cody Simmons, Sam Peterson, Matt Jackson, and Charlie Rosenthal, at least, have attended national championships in the three years that Charter has done so. The Charter teams for the past few years have been almost entirely composed of quizbowl players.CoolBuzzerHandLuke wrote:it is a strictly current events and social studies based academic compeition with a group of 4 team members, Henry Gorman was the Delaware champion, I believeDoink the Clown wrote:May I ask what this is?Academic WorldQuest
Henry Gorman, Wilmington Charter '09, Rice '13, PhD History Vanderbilt '1X
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our national champion team has 1 out of 4Henry O Godwinn wrote:Other high school quizbowl luminaries including Cody Simmons, Sam Peterson, Matt Jackson, and Charlie Rosenthal, at least, have attended national championships in the three years that Charter has done so. The Charter teams for the past few years have been almost entirely composed of quizbowl players.CoolBuzzerHandLuke wrote:it is a strictly current events and social studies based academic compeition with a group of 4 team members, Henry Gorman was the Delaware champion, I believeDoink the Clown wrote:May I ask what this is?Academic WorldQuest
Nicholas Neuteufel
duPont Manual HS
Louisville, KY
Class of 2012
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Louisville, KY
Class of 2012
Re: 2009-10 Preseason Top 50
No one said bad things about duPont Manual quiz bowl, but good things?CoolBuzzerHandLuke wrote:There is a story behind those stats for duPont Manual
Akshai was very sick at the HSNCT and Meghamsh was as well
Shray finished 1st at ACE for Lit (Campbellsville), Vishnu won a national championship for Academic WorldQuest and I won the top Freshman at NAQT (not to be boastful, just for the record. I have quite a while to go in Quiz Bowl, I'm sorry if i seem like an ***hole). We also have revamped our recruiting and practice system to be more focused on content areas and more productive during practices. The A Team will have Shray, Akshai, (probably) Meghamsh (who has learned quite a lot of Science and Music) and the 4th spot is up for grabs.
Fred Morlan
University of Kentucky CoP, 2017
International Quiz Bowl Tournaments, CEO, co-owner
former PACE member, president, etc.
former hsqbrank manager, former NAQT writer & subject editor, former hsqb Administrator/Chief Administrator
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International Quiz Bowl Tournaments, CEO, co-owner
former PACE member, president, etc.
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Re: 2009-10 Preseason Top 50
i just meant that those stats were unrepresentativeFredMorlan wrote:No one said bad things about duPont Manual quiz bowl, but good things?CoolBuzzerHandLuke wrote:There is a story behind those stats for duPont Manual
Akshai was very sick at the HSNCT and Meghamsh was as well
Shray finished 1st at ACE for Lit (Campbellsville), Vishnu won a national championship for Academic WorldQuest and I won the top Freshman at NAQT (not to be boastful, just for the record. I have quite a while to go in Quiz Bowl, I'm sorry if i seem like an ***hole). We also have revamped our recruiting and practice system to be more focused on content areas and more productive during practices. The A Team will have Shray, Akshai, (probably) Meghamsh (who has learned quite a lot of Science and Music) and the 4th spot is up for grabs.
Nicholas Neuteufel
duPont Manual HS
Louisville, KY
Class of 2012
duPont Manual HS
Louisville, KY
Class of 2012