It's now officially cancelled.LlamaDoomRider wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 11:34 pmIt's not going to be worth it because it's probably going to be canceled.William McCurley wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 9:46 pm I want to hear multiple perspectives on this: is it worth participating in HSNCT this year?
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- Thu Apr 02, 2020 6:34 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Alabama 2019-2020 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 55
- Views: 21707
Re: Alabama 2019-2020 Discussion Thread
- Mon Nov 04, 2019 11:02 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: International Academic Competitions - 2019-2020 Writer Applications
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11460
Re: International Academic Competitions - 2019-2020 Writer Applications
I believe that we were told that we would receive a response in August. Should we take a lack of reply as rejection or has there simply been a hold up? All application decisions have been made, but we are still confirming a few things before we sent out emails. Should we read the continued lack of ...
- Fri Nov 01, 2019 10:06 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Alabama 2019-2020 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 55
- Views: 21707
Re: Alabama 2019-2020 Discussion Thread
As for Middle School, it's really too early to tell. Hopefully after the big invitational this Friday at Wallace, it will be a little more clear. Potential powerhouses Liberty, Monrovia, Russellville, and West Point will all make their regular tournament debuts. As for MS, I have to say that Baldwi...
- Thu Sep 05, 2019 10:43 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: International Academic Competitions - 2019-2020 Writer Applications
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11460
Re: International Academic Competitions - 2019-2020 Writer Applications
I believe that we were told that we would receive a response in August. Should we take a lack of reply as rejection or has there simply been a hold up?
- Thu Jul 25, 2019 12:48 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Preseason Discussion
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8953
Re: Preseason Discussion
This is false.TheScientists wrote: ↑Thu Jul 25, 2019 12:45 am James Clemens
Expect Ethan Xu (History), Yuti Das (Literature), Austen Wyche (FA, USH), and Joshua Wang (Science) to all seamlessly scale up and be a seriously balanced roster. They are definitely Top-25 caliber.
This is true.
- Sun Jun 02, 2019 8:55 pm
- Forum: Theory
- Topic: Quiz Bowl Podcast- For 10 Points
- Replies: 40
- Views: 31004
Re: Quiz Bowl Podcast- For 10 Points
Episode 4 has been posted. In this episode we are joined by coach Jane Haithcock of Liberty Middle School. We talk about their program and their incredibly successful run at MSNCT. We also touch on the issue of vulching. https://soundcloud.com/for10points/ep004-team-profile-liberty-ms Enjoy! :grin:
- Wed May 29, 2019 4:40 pm
- Forum: Middle school area archives
- Topic: MS Post-Nats Player and Team Poll
- Replies: 17
- Views: 11311
Re: MS Post-Nats Player and Team Poll
Here's my "for your consideration" post, mostly focusing on teams/players who for some reason either aren't represented well or aren't represented at all by nationals stats: SNIP Yash Choudhury (Taylor Road, GA) did not play MSNCT. He will be at HSNCT with his middle school team. He's qui...
- Mon May 13, 2019 6:12 pm
- Forum: Middle school area archives
- Topic: MSNCT predictions
- Replies: 32
- Views: 16443
Re: MSNCT predictions
I guess we're doing the prediction thing so I'll take Aptakisic, Churchill, Challenger-Almaden, Daniel Wright, Hunter, Odle for top six. My biggest prediction is that at least one of the top six teams will be someone nobody in this thread picked for top six. There's always at least one surprise. We...
- Thu May 09, 2019 10:55 pm
- Forum: Middle school area archives
- Topic: MSNCT predictions
- Replies: 32
- Views: 16443
Re: MSNCT predictions
I’m going to shamelessly plug my team and mention that if mACF was included, Liberty would be 5th based on our SCOP performance.
- Tue May 07, 2019 7:06 pm
- Forum: Middle school area archives
- Topic: MSNCT predictions
- Replies: 32
- Views: 16443
Re: MSNCT predictions
I think Liberty maybe be poised to make a decently deep run this year. We have 4 solid specialists in their categories, and our weaknesses are covered up by the distribution. Sadly, we have not played an HS set this year, which will definitely hurt us in terms of experience, although HS level practi...
- Thu Apr 25, 2019 7:53 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: How to build "stamina"
- Replies: 21
- Views: 15463
Re: How to build "stamina"
As usual, I have methods opposite to everyone else...but I might as well post about them. I usually consume an insane amount of sugar through candy and sweet coffee drinks, and I rarely run out of gas unless I'm recovering from a concussion, don't get enough sleep to begin with, or am playing the f...
- Tue Mar 05, 2019 1:27 pm
- Forum: New High School Teams
- Topic: Books "for Quizbowl"
- Replies: 217
- Views: 225678
Re: Books "for Quizbowl"
Wanted to bump this thread to make two recs for Eastern European history: God's Playground, Volume 1 by Norman Davies. . This is a history of Poland from its beginning to the partitions in 1792. It's famous outside of quizbowl and the author is super famous. I have actually not read it, but one of ...
- Mon Feb 25, 2019 1:48 pm
- Forum: Middle school area archives
- Topic: Stronger teams
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6113
Re: Stronger teams
Hi Ethan, Thank you for your reply and for the work you and others have done to help develop this MS ranking. No problem. Me and some other MSers were inspired by the HS Groger Ranks and thought we'd give it a crack. We like to be able to post HS statistics as well, so if you have any stats with a ...
- Mon Feb 25, 2019 1:22 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Alabama 2018-2019
- Replies: 94
- Views: 43023
Re: Alabama 2018-2019
Joshua Rutsky wrote: ↑Sun Feb 24, 2019 9:02 am Congratulations to the winners from yesterday’s state events:
Middle School champions Liberty Middle School
At districts, the tournament director mentioned that ASCA was considering bringing 3-part bonuses to the MS division. Has there been any progress on the topic?
- Mon Feb 25, 2019 1:18 pm
- Forum: Middle school area archives
- Topic: Stronger teams
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6113
Re: Stronger teams
Mr. Price beat me to it, but yes, the ranking he posted (which I am a part of) may be of some use to you. Our second edition will probably be coming sometime in early March, so stay tuned for that.
More info can be found here: http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=22252
More info can be found here: http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=22252
- Fri Feb 08, 2019 1:49 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Upper/Competitive Divisions
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7018
Re: Upper/Competitive Divisions
Although I've never played in a tourney with Upper and Lower divisions, I'll throw in my two cents. Honestly, it probably comes down to if you believe your team will actually get anything out of it. Playing against stronger teams can offer valuable experience as Geoffrey said, but losing every singl...
- Tue Feb 05, 2019 4:57 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Want to go to Qwiz Camp for FREE this summer?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6801
Re: Want to go to Qwiz Camp for FREE this summer?
Heads up, I think the link busted.
Edit: Problem Fixed
Edit: Problem Fixed
- Tue Jan 22, 2019 1:25 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Alabama 2018-2019
- Replies: 94
- Views: 43023
Re: Alabama 2018-2019
Congratulations to Liberty Middle School, who defeated Discovery Middle School in the Hoover MS Melee this past Saturday. Liberty averaged over 600 points per game in this tournament, and won handily in each match, even against other strong teams. They are a very strong team that ought to be planni...
- Tue Jan 15, 2019 1:07 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Alabama 2018-2019
- Replies: 94
- Views: 43023
Re: Alabama 2018-2019
The Hanceville site already has stats in, so the rest will probably follow in the next day or so.
- Thu Nov 29, 2018 2:27 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Alabama 2018-2019
- Replies: 94
- Views: 43023
Re: Alabama 2018-2019
With the dearth of attention MS receives,I supposed there's not much point in asking, but, asking a MS who's participating in the tourney and wanting to hear other peoples opinions about us, if anybody has speculation about the MSM, feel free to share.
- Tue Nov 27, 2018 1:01 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: WPHS Invitational Cullman, AL 12/8/18 - IS180A
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2938
Re: WPHS Invitational Cullman, AL 12/8/18 - IS180A
Could we get a field update?
- Tue Nov 20, 2018 1:28 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Staying Alert/Focused after Lunch
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8863
Re: Staying Alert/Focused after Lunch
Would skipping lunch be a good idea? Rounds at most of the tournaments I've gone to start around 9, so I'm usually not very hungry around the lunch break.
- Sat Nov 17, 2018 9:25 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Alabama 2018-2019
- Replies: 94
- Views: 43023
Re: Alabama 2018-2019
Regarding the Decatur tourney today (assuming anybody cares), I wouldn't really care about Baldwin's lose to Discovery. It was a 50 points margin, and by chance, Discovery had a good category (I believe it was bands) for the worksheet. If they had played with a letter based worksheet, things might h...
- Fri Nov 16, 2018 11:03 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Qwiz Camps - Summer 2019
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7313
Re: Qwiz Camps - Summer 2019
Could you list some differences/distinguishing factors about this camp from ACE camp?
- Thu Nov 15, 2018 3:00 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 14th Hoover Invitational Tournament (Hoover, AL) 11/10/2018
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5459
Re: 14th Hoover Invitational Tournament (Hoover, AL) 11/10/2018
The stats links are busted for me.
- Tue Nov 13, 2018 10:30 pm
- Forum: New High School Teams
- Topic: Books "for Quizbowl"
- Replies: 217
- Views: 225678
Re: Books "for Quizbowl"
Can somebody give me a recommendation for something that covers specifically European History? (And not just Britain)
- Tue Nov 13, 2018 4:53 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Alabama 2018-2019
- Replies: 94
- Views: 43023
- Tue Nov 13, 2018 2:12 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Alabama 2018-2019
- Replies: 94
- Views: 43023
Re: Alabama 2018-2019
Making a MS ranking before a single tournament happened was a bad idea.
I will change it to "Pre-Season Predictions".
Edit 1: I'll just adjust it after this Saturday if enough teams come.
I will change it to "Pre-Season Predictions".
Edit 1: I'll just adjust it after this Saturday if enough teams come.
- Sun Nov 11, 2018 4:55 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 14th Hoover Invitational Tournament (Hoover, AL) 11/10/2018
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5459
- Sun Nov 11, 2018 4:50 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Alabama 2018-2019
- Replies: 94
- Views: 43023
Re: Alabama 2018-2019
Yesterday was wild, although I do agree Atlamont is a very strong team and that Kuleen is an extremely good player, I’m not sure about ranking them #1 (Even if the ranking “means nothing”, just my opinion), since we beat them by a rather significant margin in the prelims. Oak Mountain and LAMP are d...
- Fri Nov 09, 2018 8:28 pm
- Forum: New High School Teams
- Topic: Books "for Quizbowl"
- Replies: 217
- Views: 225678
Re: Books "for Quizbowl"
Asking for a teammate, would Campbell’s textbook be a bit much for a 7th grader to take in? He has a decent understanding of physics and chem, it’s just his bio that’s weak.If it makes a difference, he already has it at his house (sibling)
- Thu Nov 08, 2018 9:57 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Alabama 2018-2019
- Replies: 94
- Views: 43023
Re: Alabama 2018-2019
Pre-Season Prediction I suppose to satisfy my personal desires, I'll rank MS to the best of my knowledge: 1. Liberty (Cue the boos) Am I biased? Yes, but after just barely losing to Discovery last year, Liberty comes back fully loaded. Despite losing 4 state players, both me and Yuti, who has done ...
- Thu Nov 08, 2018 10:20 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 14th Hoover Invitational Tournament (Hoover, AL) 11/10/2018
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5459
Re: 14th Hoover Invitational Tournament (Hoover, AL) 11/10/2018
Field Update: Altamont 1/2 Indian Springs 2/2 Oxford 0/1 Whitesburg Christian 1/0 Oak Mountain 1/2 Vestavia Hills 1/1 Spain Park 1/1 St. Bernard 1/0 American Christian Academy 1/1 Mountain Brook 2/0 Smiths Station 1/1 Grissom 1/0 Sylacauga 1/1 Woodford, KY 3/2 Evangel Classical 0/1 LAMP 1/0 Helena ...
- Tue Nov 06, 2018 11:35 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 14th Hoover Invitational Tournament (Hoover, AL) 11/10/2018
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5459
Re: 14th Hoover Invitational Tournament (Hoover, AL) 11/10/2018
(Double post, please delete this mods)
- Mon Nov 05, 2018 8:27 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Player tossup etiquette
- Replies: 23
- Views: 16462
Re: Player tossup etiquette
Just curious, how would you buzzer fake? I have definitely met players (in Certamen, not quizbowl) who automatically buzz when they hear someone else buzz. Unlike quizbowl buzzers, Certamen machines recognize the first buzz on each team (so up to 3 basically simultaneous buzzes for 3 teams), and it...
- Mon Oct 15, 2018 10:30 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Announcing QuizDB: "Knowledge is Power"
- Replies: 110
- Views: 112953
Re: Announcing QuizDB: "Knowledge is Power"
Can confirm it is working, using Chrome.UlyssesInvictus wrote: ↑Mon Oct 15, 2018 10:08 pmIt's working for me as of 10:08 PM. Could you describe the issue you experienced?
- Mon Oct 15, 2018 9:46 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Mixing Up Teams
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6243
Mixing Up Teams
So, my school is hosting a "fun" tournament(No online standings, no awards, etc, just something to transition teams into the season), and being a fun tournament, we have two options. We can play A,B,C etc teams in terms of strength, or we can mix it up, with one seasoned player per team to...
- Sat Oct 13, 2018 6:59 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Johns Hopkins Fall Quizbowl Tournament (NAQT-177X) - 10/13/18
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5984
Re: Johns Hopkins Fall Quizbowl Tournament (NAQT-177X) - 10/13/18
Congratulations to Richard Montgomery A for winning a disadvantaged final against Richard Montgomery A! Thank you to all the teams for coming and we hope to see you again! So there were two A teams? Correct me if I'm wrong, I'm just looking through the forum, don't know anything about the actual to...
- Thu Oct 11, 2018 8:30 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Keeping Motivation
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7003
Re: Keeping Motivation
Do you have a studying routine? I always force myself to go through my quizlet cards as a routine, even when I have no motivation. Then, when I get sudden bursts of motivation, I do a bunch of extra studying, too. I force myself to quizlet music everyday, and I'm reading The History of Western Soci...
- Thu Oct 11, 2018 12:37 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: WPHS Invitational Cullman, AL 12/8/18 - IS180A
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2938
Re: WPHS Invitational Cullman, AL 12/8/18 - IS180A
Will middle school be allowed to play JV?
- Thu Oct 11, 2018 12:32 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Keeping Motivation
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7003
Re: Keeping Motivation
I updated my OP to make it a bit clearer
- Thu Oct 11, 2018 11:44 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Keeping Motivation
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7003
Keeping Motivation
So, as you can probably tell by the title, I have a problem. I currently have nearly no motivation to study or improve. Our team is pretty well established, with no major holes in knowledge coverage. Due to schedule conflicts, I won't be able to play any tourneys until November, while by then, my ot...
- Mon Oct 08, 2018 2:18 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: The State of Good Quizbowl, State-by-State, 2017 Edition
- Replies: 30
- Views: 25516
Re: The State of Good Quizbowl, State-by-State, 2017 Edition
Oof, Alabama slipping up. I have had no clue we still had consistent NAC schools. I known Atlamont and Gadsden went to NAC, but both of those teams are some of our strongest HS teams. MS seems to be going strong in the north and Montgomery(Specifically Baldwin), although South Alabama is a bit of an...
- Sun Oct 07, 2018 8:53 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Alabama 2018-2019
- Replies: 94
- Views: 43023
Re: Alabama 2018-2019
Ethan, I think it is also important for you to note that there is a difference between an ASCA event and an invitational. Invitational tournaments that use worksheets write them on their own or contract with someone; ASCA only writes the worksheets for the ASCA district and state tournaments. I bel...
- Sat Oct 06, 2018 12:04 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Alabama 2018-2019
- Replies: 94
- Views: 43023
Re: Alabama 2018-2019
Short answer: Worksheets are the remnants of the old format ASCA used years ago. We voted to eliminate them from the JV/HS level last year, but left them in place in Middle at the request of a plurality of polled coaches. Although they are not good quizbowl as defined within the context of the quiz...
- Thu Oct 04, 2018 5:00 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Alabama 2018-2019
- Replies: 94
- Views: 43023
- Thu Oct 04, 2018 3:28 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Alabama 2018-2019
- Replies: 94
- Views: 43023
Re: Alabama 2018-2019
I am currently working on a project for a MS league in Alabama, and I hope that my worksheets will be well-received. The first event is either this week or next, I believe, and the league runs through November. There may be a handful of vocabulary/definition questions in there, but they are overwhe...
- Thu Oct 04, 2018 2:50 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Alabama 2018-2019
- Replies: 94
- Views: 43023
Re: Alabama 2018-2019
Short answer: Worksheets are the remnants of the old format ASCA used years ago. We voted to eliminate them from the JV/HS level last year, but left them in place in Middle at the request of a plurality of polled coaches. Although they are not good quizbowl as defined within the context of the quiz...
- Thu Oct 04, 2018 12:34 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Alabama 2018-2019
- Replies: 94
- Views: 43023
Re: Alabama 2018-2019
I was wondering the other day, is there any reason why MS ASCA still has worksheets? I don't really see a point in having them, especially since they (In my opinion) seem to place emphasis on knowing the definition of words rather than testing quizbowl related knowledge. I remember at the Russellvil...
- Wed Oct 03, 2018 10:39 am
- Forum: New High School Teams
- Topic: List of Essential Resources (alpha)
- Replies: 22
- Views: 40256
Re: List of Essential Resources (alpha)
kriTHIK wrote: ↑Tue Oct 02, 2018 5:05 pm I compiled a Google Drive folder with most of the ACE Study Guides here:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1WSFzq ... Sn_W9fHRM
It has everything except Organic Functional Groups, British Prime Ministers, and Jewish Holidays I believe.