WAT II @ Westview HS - San Diego, CA (18 January 2014)

[luciayang]

Westview High School is pleased to announce Westview Academic Tournament, WAT II. WAT II will be a regular-difficulty high school tournament, co-directed by Aseem Keyal and Kevin Li.

DATE/TIME: WAT II shall take place on January 18, 2014. Check-in shall begin at 8:00 A.M., and matches shall begin promptly at 9:00 A.M.

LOCATION: WAT II shall take place on the campus of Westview High School, located at 13500 Camino del Sur, San Diego, CA 92129. Vehicles may park in either lot and persons may enter the campus through the front gates. Matches shall take place in the classrooms in the J and L buildings. A map of the campus can be found here. The main room/lobby will be L115/L117.

REGISTRATION: Teams must register for WAT by emailing [email protected] with the following information: the school's name, the number of teams, the number of buzzers, the number of moderators, the calculated total fee, and a contact phone number. Registrations shall be confirmed with a reply email. Replying to this thread will not register a team. Schools shall be limited to three teams until further notice. The registration fee may be paid on-site or mailed as a non-refundable check in advance to the address 13500 Camino del Sur, San Diego, CA 92129. Checks must be made payable to Westview Quizbowl and the envelope must read "ATTN: Limor Weltsch" on it or the payment shall not be received. Registration is finalized one week prior to WAT II on Saturday, 1/11/2013 at 11:59 PM. In the chance that something does come up last minute that prevents your team from attending, please inform us immediately through the email provided above.

ELIGIBILITY: All high school students are welcome to attend and play.

PRICING:
The registration fee structure shall be as follows:
$80 for first team
$70 for subsequent teams

DISCOUNTS:
-$5 (off total school cost) for each fully functioning buzzer system
-$15 (off total school cost) for each competent staff member present the entire tournament
-$40 (off total school cost) for schools that have not competed in an NAQT tournament in the past year
-$5 (off total school cost) for every fifty (50) miles travelled, according to Google Maps

TOURNAMENT FORMAT: The tournament shall use the NAQT IS-132 Set and shall adhere to official NAQT rules, with the exception that matches shall be run as untimed halves of ten questions each. A preliminary round robin in the morning shall be followed by round robin playoffs in the afternoon based on win-loss records. Ties within one bracket will be resolved using points per game, and ties between brackets will be resolved using points per bonus. As stated in the NAQT HSNCT (High School National Championship Tournament) qualification rules, the top 15% of the field will qualify for the 2014 HSNCT held in Chicago, Illinois.

The field size for the tournament shall be set at 36 teams until further notice.

FOOD: A light breakfast shall be provided (based on the weather) either outside or inside the main room, and eateries exist within a comfortable walking distance of the campus. There are two small shopping areas located a 5-10 minute walk from Westview High School and include food options such as Albertsons, Luna Grill, Peet's Coffee & Tea, Pick Up Stix, Rubio’s, Starbucks, Subway, etc.

INQUIRIES: Any inquiries can be resolved through emailing [email protected] or posting on the SoCal Quiz Bowl Facebook group.

[luciayang]

This post is reserved for the field.

FIELD
1. Canyon Crest
2. Canyon Crest
3. Scripps Ranch
4. Irvine
5. Irvine
6. Torrey Pines
7. Torrey Pines
8. Torrey Pines
9. Torrey Pines
10. Arcadia
11. Arcadia
12. Arcadia
13. Arcadia
14. Rancho Bernardo
15. Rancho Bernardo
16. Rancho Bernardo
17. Bishop's
18. Bishop's
19. Del Norte
20. Del Norte
21. Del Norte
22. Carlsbad
23. Carlsbad
24. Cathedral
25. Cathedral
26. North Hollywood
27. North Hollywood
28. Capistrano Valley
29. Capistrano Valley
30. Francis Parker
31. Francis Parker
32. La Jolla
33. La Jolla
34. Santa Monica
35. Santa Monica
36. Madison

BUZZERS
1. Irvine
2. Irvine
3. Arcadia
4. Arcadia
5. Arcadia
6. Arcadia
7. Rancho Bernardo
8. Bishop's
9. Del Norte
10. Del Norte
11. Cathedral
12. Carlsbad
13. Madison
14. Madison
15. Capistrano Valley
16. Mt. Carmel
17. La Jolla
18. North Hollywood
19. Francis Parker
20.

MODERATORS
1. Del Norte
2. Madison
3. La Jolla
4. Capistrano Valley
5. Rancho Bernardo

[shandotassadar]

Hi Lucia!

I was wondering if you are good on moderators for your tournament. If you don't mind, I'd like to volunteer and help moderate like I did last time for YOLO last spring.

[luciayang]

Statistics are now posted.

Prelims
Playoffs
Combined

Announcement for the top 15% who qualified for HSNCT will be posted soon.