Husky Spring Classic (4 May 2024)

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The Quizbowl team at the University of Washington is elated to announce our in person Spring Classic tournament! The tournament will occur on May 4th, 2024 on UW campus. I, Ella L'Heureux, will be the tournament director and I can be contacted at [email protected].

Question Set + Rules
This will be a regular high school tournament using Planetfall and MOQBA Novice II for Varsity and JV respectively. There will tentatively be 2 divisions, one played at high school regular difficulty (varsity) and one at high school novice difficulty (JV). There is a soft cap of 12 teams total. Once 12 teams are reached, more teams will be admitted according to our staffing capabilities. If one division does not have enough sign ups, the fields will be merged to the difficulty with more teams. (i.e., if 2 teams sign up for the varsity division and 6 for JV, all 8 teams will play JV. If 1 teams signs up for JV and 7 for varsity, all 8 teams will play varsity)

We will be using modified NAQT rules. Rounds will not be timed, they will consist of 20 power-marked tossup/bonus cycles.

Eligibility
This tournament is open to all high schools in the "Northwest" region (if you can make the journey to Seattle, you are welcome to come!). Middle school players/teams who would like to play should contact the TD ([email protected]) and will be added based on availability.

Teams will be capped at 6 players with 4 players playing at any given time. Schools are welcome to register more than one team.

Date, Time, Location
The tournament will take place on Saturday, May 4th of 2024. Check-in will begin at 8:30am, a general players' meeting will occur at 8:45am, and play will begin at 9:00am.

The tournament will be held on UW Seattle campus in the Madrona Hall Learning Resource Center (Madrona LRC). This building is located north of campus. There is parking nearby at the N01 Lot (Burke Museum) and N06 Lot (closer, but very small). The UW Parking website can help you navigate parking on campus. Generally, it costs $6.50 per hours to park on campus on weekends, but parking after noon is free.

Fees
Base cost: $100
Staffer Discount: -$10 per adult staffer with laptop
Buzzer Discount: -$15 per working, four player buzzer set.
Travel Discount: -$10 per 50 miles, one way (as determined by Google Maps and TD, not rounded)
Shorthanded Discount: -$50 (only one shorthanded discount can be claimed per school)
Minimum Cost: $30

Knowledge bowl buzzers that do not indicate which player buzzed (yellow bar style) in do not qualify for the Buzzer Discount. To qualify, buzzer sets must visually and auditorily indicate which team and which player buzzed.
A shorthanded team is a team with one or two players on it.

Discounts will be awarded first-come first-served (in regards to buzzers and staffers). Teams will be notified of their final discount status by the Monday before the tournament (April 29th). Invoices will be sent with final discount status and should be paid on (or before) tournament day by PayPal or check. If this is not possible for you for whatever reason, please contact TD ([email protected]) ASAP.

If price is a barrier to your team, please reach out!

Chaperones
We request that one adult chaperone be present for the entire day per school that attends (not necessarily per team). This chaperone does not need to be school staff/faculty.

Food
A lunch break will occur halfway through the tournament, starting approximately between 11:30 and 12:30 and will last for 45 minutes after the last room finishes. "The Ave" has many local and chain restaurants for quick food. Additionally, there is a student grocery store and dining hall very close to Madrona Hall (Oak District Market and Center Table, respectively). More information about this will go out to registered teams as the tournament approaches. Teams may also elect to bring food from home if they choose.

COVID-19
The UW no longer requires masks on campus. However, if any player or coach tests positive for COVID-19 in the week preceding the tournament, we ask that you inform us and do not attend the tournament. Cancellations due to COVID-19 will not have a cancellation fee.

Misconduct
All forms of misconduct, including but not limited to harassment and cheating, will not be tolerated at this tournament—all players, coaches, and spectators will be held to the PACE code of conduct. Any incidents should be immediately reported to staff or through the anonymous misconduct form.

Registration
Registration is open and you can register through this form. Registration will be considered final on the Sunday before the tournament, April 28th. If you would like to register after that date, please contact TD ([email protected]). Cancellations after 11:59pm on April 27th must pay the minimum cost of the tournament ($30) per team cancelled.

[ella.happy]

Hey folks! It has come to my attention that the UW is hosting their Admitted Students Day on April 20th, so we are pushing the tournament back 2 weeks to May 4th. I have edited the post to reflect new dates.

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Thank you to the UW HUB RSO Support Fund for subsidizing the facility rental for the competition!