2023 CREEK+ Announcement (Fall 2023, Easy/1-1.5 Dot)

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2023 CREEK+ Announcement (Fall 2023, Easy/1-1.5 Dot)

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We are pleased to announce CREEK+, an easy/between 1 and 1.5 dot difficulty set. We intend for this set to be ready for mirrors during the 2023–24 season beginning in September.

This set will be converted from the high school regular+ set CREEK.

Writers and Editors:
Our head editor will be Hari Parameswaran (formerly of Georgia Tech).

Subject Editors:
History: Tegan Kapadia (Georgia Tech)
Biology, Physics, Other Science: Alan Xie (Yale)
Chemistry: Tiffany Zhou (Florida)
Literature: Shourjo Ganguli (Ohio State)
Painting & Sculpture, Other Fine Arts: Tiffany Zhou (Florida)
Classical Music: Alan Xie (Yale)
Non-Christian Religion, Mythology: Shourjo Ganguli (Ohio State)
Christian Religion: Abby Cohen (Ohio State)
Philosophy: Alan Xie (Yale)
Social Science: Tiffany Zhou (Florida)
Geography: Arunn Sankar (Georgia Tech)

The set will be written by current Beavercreek High School players and alumni.

Set Details

CREEK+ will consist of fourteen packets of 20/20. Tossups will be power-marked and bonuses will consist of three 10-point parts. Tossups will be hard-capped at 6 lines of Times New Roman size 10. The following distribution will be used:

4/4 Science
1/1 Biology, 1/1 Chemistry, 1/1 Physics, 1/1 Math/Other Science

4/4 History
1/1 American History, 1.5/1.5 European/Commonwealth History, 1.5/1.5 World History

4/4 Literature
1.5/1.5 Long Fiction, 1/1 Poetry, 0.75/0.75 Drama, 0.75/0.75 Short Fiction/Other

3/3 Fine Arts
1/1 Painting and Sculpture, 1/1 Classical Music, 1/1 Other Fine Arts

3/3 RMPSS
0.75/0.75 Religion, 0.75/0.75 Mythology, 0.75/0.75 Philosophy, 0.75/0.75 Social Science

2/2 Other
0.5/0.5 Geography, 1.5/1.5 Current Events/Popular Culture/Other

Eligibility
High school teams will not be allowed to compete in mirrors of CREEK+. Although CREEK+ is open to all ACF eligible players, the set is intended for newer players and teams, such as those eligible for ACF Fall. We reserve the right to determine if a player and/or team is too skilled to play this set.

Mirror Information
The mirror fee for the set will be $35 per team. If you are interested in mirroring the set or have any questions, please email [email protected] with the subject line "CREEK+”.
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Shourjo Ganguli
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Ohio State '26
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Re: 2023 CREEK+ Announcement (Fall 2023, Easy/1-1.5 Dot)

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Mirrors
Northeast: Columbia (10/7)
Upstate NY: Binghamton (3/23)
Upper Mid-Atlantic:
Lower Mid-Atlantic: Virginia Tech (3/30)
Southeast: Georgia Tech (12/2)
Florida: University of Florida (3/2)
Great Lakes: Ohio State (2/17)
Midwest: Missouri (9/23)
North:
South Central:
California: Berkeley (9/30) UCLA (1/20)
Northwest:
Eastern Canada: UOttawa (3/23)
UK: UKQB (11/4)
Online/Other:
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Ohio State '26
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Re: 2023 CREEK+ Announcement (Fall 2023, Easy/1-1.5 Dot)

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With the set nearing completion, we are seeking playtesters. If you are in college or older, please fill out this form if interested in playtesting.
Shourjo Ganguli
Beavercreek High School '22
Ohio State '26
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