[CANCELLED] GSAC XXV Main Site - Richmond, VA (12/9/17)

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[CANCELLED] GSAC XXV Main Site - Richmond, VA (12/9/17)

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UPDATE: Our tournament has been cancelled due to snow :( Stay tuned for a new tournament announcement for the rescheduled date, which will be posted separately.

The Maggie L. Walker Governor's School for Government and International Studies is pleased to announce Governor's School Academic Competition (GSAC) XXV, the newest and twenty-fifth incarnation of our long-running tournament. The tournament will take place at Maggie Walker on Saturday, December 9th, 2017. The field cap is tentatively 24 teams. Please contact me at [email protected] or [email protected] if you have any questions or comments, or post below.

Each team is guaranteed a minimum of 9 games. Teams can be a maximum of six people, four of which may play at a time. Substitutions are allowed at the half. If you plan on bringing more than six players, please register a second team. EDIT: We've received Platinum Certification from PACE, so the top 25% of teams will qualify for the National Scholastic Championship in Reston, VA!

Location
The tournament will take place at Maggie L. Walker Governor's School, which is located at 1000 N. Lombardy Street, Richmond, VA 23220. Parking will be in the school lot, and the school should be accessed through the Elizabeth Street entrance.

Question Set
The question set used for this tournament will be written by current members and alumni of the Maggie Walker team and head edited by Anuj Kotak. The tournament follows a 20/20 format. The distribution and other information can be found on the mirror requests post.

Registration:
Please send an email to either [email protected] or [email protected] that includes the following information:
1. Your school's name
2. The number of teams, buzzers, and moderators you will bring
3. A name, an e-mail address, and a phone number for a contact that can be reached on the day of the tournament
4. If you would like an invoice, please let me know.
On the day of the tournament, check-in and breakfast will begin at 8 am. The tournament should conclude no later than 5 p.m.

Fee structure:
Per team: $70
Functional Buzzer Discount: $5
Travel Discount (150+ miles): $10
Staff Discount (please only volunteer a competent staffer): $10
Minimum fee: $45

Food
One of the best perks of GSAC is that we provide all teams attending with a free breakfast! During lunch, we may sell pizza and drinks, but there are many excellent eateries within walking or driving distance of Maggie Walker.

Mirrors:
We are also looking for prospective mirror hosts of GSAC XXV across the country. The set contains 14 rounds, the last two of which are slightly more difficult (regular-plus) and are set aside for finals. The mirror fee is $12 per team, and the set will be available from December 9th until the end of the season. Please contact me if you are interested in hosting a mirror. Information and current mirror sites can be found at on the mirror requests thread.

We hope to see you here and look forward to you playing the set! Please share this with any teams you think may be interested and do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or comments!
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Re: GSAC XXV Main Site - Richmond, VA (12/9/17)

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I am pleased to announce our tournament has received Platinum certification from PACE! This means the top 25% percent of teams at GSAC XXV will qualify for the PACE National Scholastic Championship to be held June 2-3, 2018 in Reston, VA (near DC)!
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Re: GSAC XXV Main Site - Richmond, VA (12/9/17)

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Current Field (teams / buzzers / staffers)
Richard Montgomery (1/4/0)
Cosby (2/1/0)
Georgetown Day (2/0/0)
Enloe (1/1/0)
Langley (2/2/0)
Midlothian (1/1/0)
NKA Homeschool Collective (1/0/0)
Montgomery Blair (1/2/0)
McLean (1/1/0)
Norfolk Academic Guild (3/1/0)
Western Albemarle (2/1/0)
Cave Spring (3/1/1)
Early College at Guilford (1/0/0)
Glen Allen (2/1/1)
East Chapel Hill (1/0/0)
Robinson (1/0/0)
Godwin (1/0/0)
New Kent (2/0/1)

Total (28/17/4) as of: December 6, 2017
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Re: GSAC XXV Main Site - Richmond, VA (12/9/17)

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With just under a month to go before the tournament, I encourage teams to register soon! Our field is currently 11/24 full and it looks like we have teams from 5 states and DC already registered, so this should be a great opportunity for teams to play new competition.
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Re: GSAC XXV Main Site - Richmond, VA (12/9/17)

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Our field is now full! Thanks to everyone who's registered. Teams may still send in registrations but will be placed on a waitlist in order of date registered.

As we have done in past years, we would love to be able to expand the field if possible, so waitlist teams that are able to provide a moderator will be given priority. Additionally, if you're in the Richmond area and would be interested in staffing please email me.
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Re: GSAC XXV Main Site - Richmond, VA (12/9/17)

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We expanded our field to 30! The last day to register will be December 5th.
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Re: GSAC XXV Main Site - Richmond, VA (12/9/17)

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Due to some paranoia by our school administration about the snow, all Saturday activities for us and some of our surrounding school districts have been cancelled, so GSAC will be rescheduled. The new tournament announcement will be posted separately, sorry for the inconvenience y'all.
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