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- Wed Feb 18, 2015 12:09 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: North Carolina 2014-2015
- Replies: 31
- Views: 20707
Re: North Carolina 2014-2015
As a player and a student, the NCASA is somewhat unsettling. Some background, I am the captain of a team in rural NC, a team that has been on the edge of existence for the last four years, due to monetary issues. We've only really started competing the last two years, to some strong performances an...
- Thu Dec 11, 2014 10:21 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: North Carolina 2014-2015
- Replies: 31
- Views: 20707
Celebrity Shoot
<edited to announce reschedule> Due to low interest we have cancelled the Celebrity Shoot for this spring. We will announce a new fall 2015 date in the coming weeks. Format: 1. Individual tournament: students (and adults who wish to compete) complete a worksheet individually in 30 minutes. The works...
- Wed Mar 12, 2014 8:25 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: North Carolina 2013-2014
- Replies: 48
- Views: 21495
Re: North Carolina 2013-2014
Results of the High School Celebrity Shoot, held March 8 at Wake Tech: Individual Playoff Results: 1. Jonathan Williams RCHS A 2. Ben Rutherford RCHS A 3. Lucas Stefanic Millbrook 4. Pavan Chaudhari RCHS B Team Scores 1 Raleigh Charter Adults 1341 2 Raleigh Charter A 1195 3 Mixed Adults (Millbrook, ...
- Sat Jan 11, 2014 9:48 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: North Carolina 2013-2014
- Replies: 48
- Views: 21495
Re: North Carolina 2013-2014
All:
We are rescheduling the Celebrity Shoot tournament for March 8. It is an SAT date. Information is above this message in this thread. The January 18 date is out.
Eric Grunden
We are rescheduling the Celebrity Shoot tournament for March 8. It is an SAT date. Information is above this message in this thread. The January 18 date is out.
Eric Grunden
- Thu Dec 26, 2013 10:34 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: North Carolina 2013-2014
- Replies: 48
- Views: 21495
Re: North Carolina 2013-2014
Late notice, but we're still hoping for a field. The 2014 Celebrity Shoot will be held at Wake Tech's north campus on January 18. Fee structure: $55 for the first team of four players, plus $5 per each additional player. There is no limit to teams or players and adults may participate as well (thoug...
- Sat Nov 10, 2012 9:51 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: High School Celebrity Shoot - Jan. 19
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1501
Re: High School Celebrity Shoot - Jan. 19
Mod: can you please move this to North Carolina? Sorry for the inconvenience.
Eric
Eric
- Sat Nov 03, 2012 8:29 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: High School Celebrity Shoot - Jan. 19
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1501
High School Celebrity Shoot - Jan. 19
I know that Carrboro just announced their tournament for Jan. 19, but we have been trying to secure a location for a High School Celebrity Shoot and only secured it the same day they announced. We're hoping Carrboro has some flexibility... Anyway, the announcement is for the resurrection of the High...
- Sun May 06, 2012 8:10 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Applying player stats
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4143
Re: Applying player stats
Sorry--I wasn't clear. I am looking at power to neg ratio (P/N) not just tossup/neg ratio. Of course this would only apply to tournaments where powers are possible.
- Fri May 04, 2012 8:18 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Applying player stats
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4143
Applying player stats
I am interested in determining a P/N break point below which I can tell a player to sit on his hands. I know it's dependent on the question and the player, the team and opponent's bonus conversion in a match, the score, and probably some other factors. This would be a crude guideline because of cour...
- Thu Apr 05, 2012 9:00 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Duke Spring Invitational - April 7th, 2012
- Replies: 21
- Views: 12462
Re: Duke Spring Invitational - April 7th, 2012
What's the current field?azngod1992 wrote:It seems like we will be short a reader or two for at least part of the day. Would any coaches/parents be interested in volunteering? We will be offering a discount to the entry as well as free lunch!
- Thu Mar 29, 2012 4:05 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Duke Spring Invitational - April 7th, 2012
- Replies: 21
- Views: 12462
Re: Duke Spring Invitational - April 7th, 2012
Can we bring 4 teams?azngod1992 wrote: if you bring three teams and East Chapel Hill brings 2 (obviously less rounds, if we get less teams).
Eric
- Mon Mar 26, 2012 8:13 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Duke Spring Invitational - April 7th, 2012
- Replies: 21
- Views: 12462
Re: Duke Spring Invitational - April 7th, 2012
Since so many of us are going away for Spring Break next week, we'd like to get the information out to our students this week while we still have them. Any more details on scheduling? Number of rounds? Details on playoff format? Right now I'm telling my students to meet at Biological Sciences by 8:4...
- Mon Mar 26, 2012 7:08 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: North Carolina 2011-2012
- Replies: 75
- Views: 18802
Re: North Carolina 2011-2012
Congratulations to The Early College at Guilford for winning the NCASA State Quiz Bowl Tournament. Guilford edged out second place Carrboro High School on points to win the title. Both teams finished with a 7-1 record. Full results: 1) The Early College at Guilford 2) Carrboro HS 3) NC School of Sc...
- Sun Mar 04, 2012 1:37 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Right Triangle Open, March 3, 2012
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3809
Re: Right Triangle Open, March 3, 2012
Thanks for putting on this tournament, it was great fun (especially the trash round.) Surprisingly beating Cave Spring ruined the rest of our day, and the Swiss Pairings subsequently paired us with the other best teams almost every round thereafter. Overall, it was a good day, regardless of the out...
- Sat Mar 03, 2012 6:36 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Right Triangle Open, March 3, 2012
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3809
- Sat Mar 03, 2012 2:23 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Right Triangle Open, March 3, 2012
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3809
- Sat Feb 25, 2012 6:01 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Belles' Bowl VII @ Saint Mary's (Raleigh, NC, 2/25/12)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2622
Re: Belles' Bowl VII @ Saint Mary's (Raleigh, NC, 2/25/12)
The questions were excellent. As usual, the SMS qb staff does a fantastic of putting together a house-written set and running an efficient tournament.
- Wed Feb 15, 2012 11:50 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Duke Spring Invitational - April 7th, 2012
- Replies: 21
- Views: 12462
Re: Duke Spring Invitational - April 7th, 2012
It looks like Raleigh Charter will bring 3 teams or more.
- Mon Feb 13, 2012 9:38 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: North Carolina 2011-2012
- Replies: 75
- Views: 18802
Re: North Carolina 2011-2012
Wake Forest is hosting their "Wake Forest Brain Summit" on Saturday, February 25th using IS 109. For more information, please contact Bradley Hicks at HICKBB0 at WFU dot EDU. details from Bradley Hicks at WF: "For this tournament we are using NAQT questions and rules, and we are look...
- Thu Feb 02, 2012 5:06 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: North Carolina 2011-2012
- Replies: 75
- Views: 18802
Re: North Carolina 2011-2012
At this point everything we know about is on the NCATA calendar.
- Thu Jan 12, 2012 8:26 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Right Triangle Open, March 3, 2012
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3809
Right Triangle Open, March 3, 2012
Announcing the 9th Right Triangle Open to be held at Raleigh Charter High School on March 3, 2012. First team $60 Additional teams $50 $10 working buzzer discount (max 2 per school) The format will be tossup/bonus only this year though the set will still be written in-house. Prelims will be swiss-pa...
- Sat Jan 07, 2012 9:58 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: North Carolina 2011-2012
- Replies: 75
- Views: 18802
Re: North Carolina 2011-2012
Also, Brain Game round 2 games and finals conflict with the Right Triangle Open (March 3rd) and the NC State Finals (March 24th) respectively and I'm assuming that the more prominent teams that show up to those respective tournaments also do well on Brain Game, which I could see as a problem in the...
- Fri Jan 06, 2012 10:59 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NAQT state championships 2012
- Replies: 23
- Views: 9051
Re: NAQT state championships 2012
NC's tournament has been rescheduled to March 24. Hopefully NCASA has contacted NAQT about this change.
Eric
Eric
- Sun Jan 01, 2012 10:55 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: North Carolina 2011-2012
- Replies: 75
- Views: 18802
Re: North Carolina 2011-2012
All meets will be using NAQT A questions and will determine seeding for the District Quiz Bowl Tournaments on March 10. 1. A sets are being used to seed the first round of the playoffs (which is what the districts actually are)? 2. How will not participating in the weekly matches affect how a team ...
- Wed Dec 14, 2011 9:44 am
- Forum: New High School Teams
- Topic: What do you do about bad readers at tournaments?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8215
Re: What do you do about bad readers at tournaments?
I certainly think one thing we could do is have a training session for teachers who will be reading at tournaments who don't have previous quiz bowl experience (I certainly would like to do this for Kirksville's tournament in February). And yet this is surprisingly ineffective. There must be multip...
- Mon Nov 14, 2011 8:43 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Duke Annual Fall Tournament - 11/19/11
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3553
Re: Duke Annual Fall Tournament - 11/19/11
There's a lot of non-answering of emails going on here. I suggest you keep trying. Unfortunately, I do not think this bodes well for the tournament.
- Sat Oct 29, 2011 4:48 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Bonfire of the Manatees (10/29/11) - Raleigh Charter
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2651
Re: Bonfire of the Manatees (10/29/11) - Raleigh Charter
Top 4 results:
1. Early College at Guilford A
2. Enloe A
3. East Chapel Hill A
4. NCSSM A
Prelim Results
Finals results
1. Early College at Guilford A
2. Enloe A
3. East Chapel Hill A
4. NCSSM A
Prelim Results
Finals results
- Thu Oct 27, 2011 1:04 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: North Carolina 2011-2012
- Replies: 75
- Views: 18802
Re: North Carolina 2011-2012
The NCASA Board met recently and made a number of changes in the Winter and Spring quiz bowl schedule to prevent overlap of our state finals had with other scholastic competitions. The State Finals will be held on March 24. The previously announced date of the RTO will be changed accordingly. We wi...
- Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:24 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Bonfire of the Manatees (10/29/11) - Raleigh Charter
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2651
Re: Bonfire of the Manatees (10/29/11) - Raleigh Charter
Field Update:
Green Hope 1
NCSSM 2
Guilford 3
Elon School 1
Richmond Senior 1
JoCoMiCo 1
St. Mary's 1
East Chapel Hill 2
Enloe 2
Early College Academy 1
Green Hope 1
NCSSM 2
Guilford 3
Elon School 1
Richmond Senior 1
JoCoMiCo 1
St. Mary's 1
East Chapel Hill 2
Enloe 2
Early College Academy 1
- Fri Oct 21, 2011 7:40 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Enloe Invitational Tournament -- 12/10/2011
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3056
Re: Enloe Invitational Tournament -- 12/10/2011
Raleigh Charter will attend. It's been a long time since we've had a fall tournament we can just drive across town to.
- Wed Oct 05, 2011 11:32 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Bonfire of the Manatees (10/29/11) - Raleigh Charter
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2651
Bonfire of the Manatees (10/29/11) - Raleigh Charter
Re-announcing the Bonfire of the Manatees open tournament to be held at Raleigh Charter High School in Raleigh, NC. 10/29/11 Raleigh Charter's new digs at 1307 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh. First team $60, additional teams $50. $10 discount per working buzzer, max 2. please note that your buzzer must re...
- Mon Oct 03, 2011 9:08 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Tar Heel Cup 2011 (October 1)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4796
Re: Tar Heel Cup 2011 (October 1)
Look guys, you would be astounded at what most teams don't know. I guarantee you the majority of teams that will play this set would not be able to get the buzzes you think are so easy. It is my opinion, and I think HSAPQ's as well, that teams who know more than a really substantial group of teams ...
- Mon Oct 03, 2011 8:35 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Tar Heel Cup 2011 (October 1)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4796
Re: Tar Heel Cup 2011 (October 1)
The power statistics look dead on to me. I mean to say they were generous. For example, if the TU is looking for, say, Steinbeck, and the power mark is downstream of "Of Mice and Men" that seems off to me. I do not mean to start a discussion about what's a fair power mark. PLEASE DO NOT D...
- Mon Oct 03, 2011 7:09 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Tar Heel Cup 2011 (October 1)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4796
Re: Tar Heel Cup 2011 (October 1)
RIDICULOUS power marks. Otherwise a fine set of questions.query wrote:HSAPQ Tournament #22.
- Thu Sep 15, 2011 1:49 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: North Carolina 2011-2012
- Replies: 75
- Views: 18802
Re: North Carolina 2011-2012
That's the date for the Dorman Cavalier Academic Challenge. Typically we've had a large number of North Carolina teams in the field. Dorman puts on a good tournament. I recommend it. That said, the great canyon between Charlotte/Greensboro and the Triangle tends to be the dividing line for Dorman b...
- Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:49 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: North Carolina 2011-2012
- Replies: 75
- Views: 18802
Re: North Carolina 2011-2012
In light of the fact that our school's Brain Game taping is on the only day that conflicts with a tournament, should I: A. Go to the taping because I will be on TV and listen to a corny host read one-liner/speed-check/buzzer-race questions? B. Go to the Raleigh Charter tournament and hope that we a...
- Wed Sep 07, 2011 9:11 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Side-by-side stats for 2010-11 sets
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8218
Re: Side-by-side stats for 2010-11 sets
Did RTO use the same scoring system as everybody else? If those numbers are out of 30 points, then they are extremely low. RTO was actually that hard I think..Even the top teams we had there were struggling mightily with the bonuses. The tossups were fine though, I think. I'm gonna go with weak fie...
- Tue Aug 30, 2011 8:08 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: North Carolina 2011-2012
- Replies: 75
- Views: 18802
Re: North Carolina 2011-2012
I hope not. It was only there as an emergency last year.MattNC wrote:Does this mean that Tar Heel Cup will be at NCSSM again this year?rchschem wrote:I have a call in to Duke; I don't know anybody at UNC anymore.ProsperoSMS wrote:Any word on possible tournaments at UNC and/or Duke?
- Tue Aug 30, 2011 10:55 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: North Carolina 2011-2012
- Replies: 75
- Views: 18802
Re: North Carolina 2011-2012
I have a call in to Duke; I don't know anybody at UNC anymore.ProsperoSMS wrote:Any word on possible tournaments at UNC and/or Duke?
- Tue Aug 16, 2011 11:04 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: North Carolina 2011-2012
- Replies: 75
- Views: 18802
Re: North Carolina 2011-2012
Is Eric Grunden going to maintain a calendar of the 2011-12 QB season on the NAQT site this year? On the NCATA site, yes. I haven't updated the calendar for this year yet but will be shortly. Remember to check NCASA's calendar for the dates for the state and district tournaments if you're a member....
- Wed Jun 08, 2011 9:21 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: North Carolina 2011-2012
- Replies: 75
- Views: 18802
Re: North Carolina 2011-2012
Raleigh Charter wants Oct. 29 for Bonfire part IV. We don't know where we'll source the questions from this year yet.
Eric
edit: date changed from 11/19.
Eric
edit: date changed from 11/19.
- Thu Jun 02, 2011 9:37 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: North Carolina 2011-2012
- Replies: 75
- Views: 18802
Re: North Carolina 2011-2012
Enloe says they are looking to Dec. 10 for a new tournament, likely pending Maggie Walker's date.
- Wed May 04, 2011 9:05 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2011 NAQT HSNCT: May 27-29: Congratulations State College!
- Replies: 112
- Views: 40369
Re: 2011 NAQT HSNCT: May 27-29, Atlanta
The website LIES! I'll have to call. Thanks for the heads up.t-bar wrote:but there are plenty of rooms still available at regular rates.
- Wed May 04, 2011 7:36 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2011 NAQT HSNCT: May 27-29: Congratulations State College!
- Replies: 112
- Views: 40369
Re: 2011 NAQT HSNCT: May 27-29, Atlanta
Seems the hotel's out of rooms--anyone look into alternate sites yet? I know there are plenty of hotels in the area.
- Mon Apr 18, 2011 2:56 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: North Carolina 2010-2011
- Replies: 53
- Views: 11089
Re: North Carolina 2010-2011
Whoa those are some of the weirdest stats I've seen. I can't figure out how to read the Individual pages. They posted the total point value instead of the number of questions answered. So what reads "15" under the 15 column equates to 1 power, "30" under the 15 column equates to...
- Mon Apr 18, 2011 2:55 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: North Carolina 2010-2011
- Replies: 53
- Views: 11089
Re: North Carolina 2010-2011
Never noticed that before. We'll get right on fixing that bug in the software.Jeremy Gibbs Freesy Does It wrote:Is there a reason North Carolina stats routinely remove the links from the team names on the standings page?
Eric
- Mon Apr 18, 2011 8:17 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: North Carolina 2010-2011
- Replies: 53
- Views: 11089
Re: North Carolina 2010-2011
Final Results for the first NCASA State Quiz Bowl Tournament: 1. The Early College at Guilford 2. NC School of Science and Mathematics 3. Raleigh Charter High School 4. Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy 5. Carrboro High School 6. Freedom High School 7. Randolph Early College High School 8. Newton C...
- Sun Apr 10, 2011 6:24 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Duke Invitational (Durham, NC, 4/9/11)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3476
Re: Duke Invitational (Durham, NC, 4/9/11)
There are data missing, too. The Team Detail page is a 404.
- Mon Apr 04, 2011 12:53 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Duke Invitational (Durham, NC, 4/9/11)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3476
Re: Duke Invitational (Durham, NC, 4/9/11)
Is this tournament happening? Raleigh Charter is not able to come, but I was wondering if anyone else was committed. I hadn't heard anything recently.
Eric
Eric
- Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:03 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2011 NAQT HSNCT: May 27-29: Congratulations State College!
- Replies: 112
- Views: 40369
Re: 2011 NAQT HSNCT: May 27-29, Atlanta
The same can be said for attractions, with Turner Field , the Georgia Aquarium, the CNN Center, Coca Cola World, and Centennial Olympic Park all being within walking distance. Is Atlanta a very walkable city? The field is two miles from the hotel according to Mapquest. but some cities are either ve...