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by Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham
Mon Jun 22, 2015 6:53 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: HSQBRank 2014-15
Replies: 211
Views: 130920

Re: HSQBRank 2014-15

Fred, are you planning on releasing a post-nationals ranking this year?
by Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham
Wed May 13, 2015 6:09 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Ben Cooper Memorial Tournament (May 23)
Replies: 11
Views: 10160

Re: Ben Cooper Memorial Tournament [POSTPONED]

Howard wrote: Do we know yet on which HSAPQ set this event will be run?
Assuming no change from the original plans...
Noah, in the tournament announcement wrote: We will be mirroring HSAPQ's mACF tournament #53. To learn more about the set visit the HSAPQ website.
by Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham
Sat Apr 25, 2015 2:53 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Where Are You Going To College Next Year? 2014-15
Replies: 39
Views: 24833

Re: Where Are You Going To College Next Year? 2014-15

I will be attending Princeton University in the fall. At the moment, I do not anticipate being particularly active in college quizbowl due to athletic commitments, but I shall see what time permits.
by Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham
Thu Mar 26, 2015 6:53 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Blair Spring Tournament – Silver Spring, MD, 03/21/2014
Replies: 16
Views: 11048

Re: Blair Spring Tournament – Silver Spring, MD, 03/21/2014

Ferrante, poet-bandit-assassin wrote:Richard Montgomery is also listed as having answered 21 tossups in one prelim game also.
This is now also resolved.
by Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham
Tue Mar 24, 2015 11:21 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Blair Spring Tournament – Silver Spring, MD, 03/21/2014
Replies: 16
Views: 11048

Re: Blair Spring Tournament – Silver Spring, MD, 03/21/2014

The Predictable Consequences wrote:Maggie Walker is listed as answering 24 tossups in their prelim game against Mount Vernon.
Fixed.
Dr. Loki Skylizard, Thoracic Surgeon wrote:Would you please upload combined stats when you have a chance?
Done.
by Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham
Sat Mar 21, 2015 6:26 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Blair Spring Tournament – Silver Spring, MD, 03/21/2014
Replies: 16
Views: 11048

Re: Blair Spring Tournament – Silver Spring, MD, 03/21/2014

This tournament happened: Richard Montgomery won both games of a disadvantaged final to take first place, with Maggie Walker coming in second. Quince Orchard A was third, Centennial A was fourth, Loudon County was fifth, and George Mason was sixth, to round out the top bracket. Thank you to all the ...
by Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham
Tue Mar 17, 2015 9:31 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Blair Spring Tournament – Silver Spring, MD, 03/21/2014
Replies: 16
Views: 11048

Re: Blair Spring Tournament – Silver Spring, MD, 03/21/2014

With the addition of Eleanor Roosevelt, the field is closed at 16 teams. A logistics email will be sent out within the next 18 hours.
by Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham
Fri Mar 13, 2015 8:58 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Blair Spring Tournament – Silver Spring, MD, 03/21/2014
Replies: 16
Views: 11048

Re: Blair Spring Tournament – Silver Spring, MD, 03/21/2014

In light of Virginia NAQT States moving from March 21st to May 2nd, we will be extending registration through Monday, March 16th.
by Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham
Fri Mar 13, 2015 8:29 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Blair Spring Tournament – Silver Spring, MD, 03/21/2014
Replies: 16
Views: 11048

Re: Blair Spring Tournament – Silver Spring, MD, 03/21/2014

Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham wrote: We will be closing registration this Friday, March 13th . If you are still on the fence about coming, please be sure to email your registration to [email protected] by this date.
A reminder that I must receive your registration today if you want to be guaranteed a spot in the field.
by Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham
Tue Mar 10, 2015 10:56 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Blair Spring Tournament – Silver Spring, MD, 03/21/2014
Replies: 16
Views: 11048

Re: Blair Spring Tournament – Silver Spring, MD, 03/21/2014

Two announcements: 1) This tournament has been awarded Platinum Certification by PACE, so the top 25% of teams will qualify for the 2015 NSC (taking place June 6-7 in Reston, VA). 2) We will be closing registration this Friday, March 13th. If you are still on the fence about coming, please be sure t...
by Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham
Mon Feb 09, 2015 10:47 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Blair Spring Tournament – Silver Spring, MD, 03/21/2014
Replies: 16
Views: 11048

Re: Blair Spring Tournament – Silver Spring, MD, 03/21/2014

Field is up-to-date in the first post as of February 9th.
by Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham
Fri Jan 02, 2015 8:54 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: DEES Online: January 3rd, 2015
Replies: 23
Views: 13391

Re: DEES Online: January 3rd, 2015

Was a logistics email sent out?
by Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham
Wed Dec 17, 2014 12:58 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Yale's BHSAT XXIV Available for Spring 2015 Hosts
Replies: 13
Views: 15257

Re: Yale's BHSAT XXIV Available for Spring 2015 Hosts

DC area: March 21, tournament at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, MD. Contact Arjuna Subramanian (asubramanian41@gmail.com). Our announcement thread for the Blair Spring Tournament can be found here: http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=16805. Questions or registration...
by Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham
Wed Dec 17, 2014 12:52 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: DC Metro 2014-15 Date Claim Thread
Replies: 41
Views: 27297

Re: DC Metro 2014-15 Date Claim Thread

The announcement thread for our spring mirror of BHSAT on March 21st has been posted at viewtopic.php?f=1&t=16805
by Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham
Wed Dec 17, 2014 12:50 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Blair Spring Tournament – Silver Spring, MD, 03/21/2014
Replies: 16
Views: 11048

Blair Spring Tournament – Silver Spring, MD, 03/21/2014

Montgomery Blair High School is pleased to announce the revived Blair Spring Tournament on Saturday, March 21st, 2015! Location Montgomery Blair High School is located at 51 University Blvd East, Silver Spring, MD 20901, between US-29 and the Capitol Beltway. Format Teams will be seeded into round-r...
by Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham
Fri Dec 05, 2014 12:43 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: DEES Online: January 3rd, 2015
Replies: 23
Views: 13391

Re: DEES Online: January 3rd, 2015

Jonathan Franzen wrote:I would also be interested in playing on any such High Schoolers team.
As would I, for much the same reasons as Colin.
by Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham
Wed Aug 13, 2014 11:58 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: DC Metro 2014-15 Date Claim Thread
Replies: 41
Views: 27297

Re: DC Metro 2014-2015 Date Claim Thread

The Laughing Cavalier wrote: March 21 - NAQT IS Set at Montgomery Blair, usual date of VA NAQT States
This tournament will actually be run on BHSAT. If it does end up conflicting with one or both of MD and VA States, we'll try to move to another spring date.
by Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham
Sun Jun 08, 2014 9:54 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: DC Metro 2014-15 Date Claim Thread
Replies: 41
Views: 27297

Re: DC Metro 2013-14 Date Claim Thread

You guys should consider bidding to host MD NAQT States, since you want to run an IS set and VA States has been on this date for the past several years (the States set is free, which can make up for not being able to draw out-of-state teams). We will definitely consider putting in a bid. Does anyon...
by Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham
Thu Jun 05, 2014 12:28 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: DC Metro 2014-15 Date Claim Thread
Replies: 41
Views: 27297

Re: DC Metro 2013-14 Date Claim Thread

Blair would like to tentatively claim March 21, 2015 for a tournament on a regular-difficulty NAQT set.
by Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham
Mon May 26, 2014 1:45 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?
Replies: 158
Views: 98917

Re: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?

I counted 22 DC-Metro area teams that attended NSC. Of those 22 teams attended: - 11 teams placed in the top half of the field (WA, WC A, WJ, MW A, Centennial, RM A, GDS, OM, Cave Spring, WC B) - 2 teams in the top ten (WA, WC A) - 5 teams in the top 20 (WA, WC A, WJ, MW A, Centennial) - Wilmington...
by Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham
Wed May 14, 2014 6:48 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?
Replies: 158
Views: 98917

Re: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?

As for Blair I know that Arjuna is returning, which would be enough but I think he brings back a bunch of seniors and maybe juniors/sophomores, so they'll definitely be good again next year. From the A team, we will only lose Neil, our physics specialist and fourth scorer. Cathy and I will be senio...
by Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham
Thu May 08, 2014 8:54 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Question Specific Discussion (Maryland Spring 2014)
Replies: 35
Views: 8082

Re: Question Specific Discussion

Can I please see the tossups on Cormac McCarthy, the Blackshirts, and American invasions of Mexico?
by Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham
Sun Apr 13, 2014 10:01 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2014 PACE NSC: May 24-25 in Washington, DC
Replies: 70
Views: 52697

Re: 2014 PACE NSC: May 24-25 in Washington, DC

I don't know if y'all are aware but Phase I of the Silver Line is highly unlikely to be open in time, considering that Metro only just announced that they expect 90 more days. Probably something for teams that are flying in to keep in mind.
by Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham
Mon Apr 07, 2014 11:51 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Maryland Spring Tournament, 5/3/2014
Replies: 25
Views: 13188

Re: Maryland Spring Tournament, 5/3/2014

To whom should we make checks out to?
by Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham
Fri Apr 04, 2014 7:16 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2014 PACE NSC: May 24-25 in Washington, DC
Replies: 70
Views: 52697

Re: 2014 PACE NSC: May 24-25 in Washington, DC

I apologize if this information is somewhere on the PACE website and I just can't find it, but how can I change our registration from 0 to 2 staffers? (And do I have to send those names to someone? )
by Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham
Tue Mar 04, 2014 12:07 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Maryland NASAT Team
Replies: 10
Views: 2941

Re: Maryland NASAT Team

VishnuRachakonda wrote:How many people can attend NASAT?
The maximum is 6, but I don't know if MD will take the max. If I recall correctly, tryouts were not played last year because so few people showed up.
by Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham
Tue Mar 04, 2014 12:03 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: MD Quizbowl Championship @ UMD College Park (4/6/14)
Replies: 12
Views: 7631

Re: MD Quizbowl Championship @ UMD College Park (4/6/14)

Weird to see that a MD champion will be crowned without having to face RM or Blair. I believe that RM qualified out of the Centennial regional, though I doubt that was a full-strength squad since they took 3 losses. Speaking for Blair, we had multiple conflicts with the championship on 4/6, so we o...
by Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham
Wed Feb 05, 2014 1:50 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Untitled Oakland Mills Tournament (2/2/14) [HFT]
Replies: 15
Views: 7706

Re: Untitled Oakland Mills Tournament (2/2/14) [HFT]

The byes have no tossups or bonuses recorded, so this shouldn't make a difference. The byes don't record tossups or bonuses, but they are recorded as games played, deflating per game team and individual stats. If bye rounds (and those vs. Bullis and Wilde Lake after they left) were listed as "...
by Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham
Mon Jan 27, 2014 12:50 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Maryland NASAT Team
Replies: 10
Views: 2941

Re: Maryland NASAT Team

I would like to go ahead an endorse 5/3 since we will probably not be playing the state championship thing (assuming that this is the HSAPQ one since I haven't heard anything about NAQT). If 4/6 works better for other people, I can probably still get myself to wherever tryouts are but obviously I wo...
by Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham
Sat Dec 21, 2013 1:04 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: DC Metro 2013-14 Date Claim Thread
Replies: 77
Views: 34574

Re: DC Metro 2013-14 Date Claim Thread

The Maryland sites of HSAPQ's 2014 state championships have been announced: Centennial Regional: http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=15295 UMD Regional: http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=15296 Perry Hall Regional: http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&am...
by Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham
Mon Dec 09, 2013 6:07 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Centennial Tournament - December 8, 2013 (Ellicott City,MD)
Replies: 20
Views: 7789

Re: Centennial Tournament - December 8, 2013 (Ellicott City,MD)

eseifte1 wrote:You can find the varsity stats at this link - http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournament ... y_results/
These appear to have overwritten last year's stats (and been posted to the database listing for the 2012 tournament.)

EDIT: And the same thing for the novice division.
by Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham
Sun Dec 08, 2013 11:05 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Centennial Tournament - December 8, 2013 (Ellicott City,MD)
Replies: 20
Views: 7789

Re: Centennial Tournament - December 8, 2013 (Ellicott City,MD)

...based on PPB Manheim Town Ship A "won" with 24.86PPB, OM got "2nd" with 24.79 PPB, and WJ got "3rd" with something around 24PPB. And Blair A actually had the highest PPB of all at 24.93 but was dropped to fifth thanks to a less-than-stellar performance against Manhe...
by Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham
Mon Nov 25, 2013 10:29 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: DC Metro 2013-14 Date Claim Thread
Replies: 77
Views: 34574

Re: DC Metro 2013-14 Date Claim Thread

Willmune Sof Burrghtenstein wrote:OM would like to reserve February 1, 2013 for a tournament TBA later.
Is it true that this is going to run on HFT?
by Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham
Sun Nov 17, 2013 9:13 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 34
Views: 8490

Re: Specific Question Discussion

When performing this action fails the independence of clones criterion, the spoiler effect may occur. The Borda count is a method of performing this action. Non-dictatorship and Pareto efficiency are among three criteria that cannot all be met in any method for performing this action according to a...
by Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham
Sun Nov 17, 2013 8:08 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 34
Views: 8490

Re: Specific Question Discussion

Can I see the "voting" tossup from round 11?
EDIT: Can I see the "speed of sound" one as well? I think it was from round 6.
by Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham
Sat Nov 16, 2013 8:43 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Academic WorldQuest
Replies: 5
Views: 2790

Re: Academic WorldQuest

The study guide is the same for all chapters, and I sent you a PM with the link. If for some reason the link doesn't work, googling "Academic WorldQuest 2013-14" brings it up on the World Affairs Council website.
by Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham
Fri Nov 15, 2013 9:14 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Academic WorldQuest
Replies: 5
Views: 2790

Re: Academic WorldQuest

I don't think that structure can vary for the different local competitions, and having played the local stage in DC, I can unequivocally say that it is nothing like standard quiz bowl. In my experience, the structure was ten rounds of ten multiple choice questions fitting into ten pre-announced (beg...
by Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham
Tue Oct 29, 2013 5:11 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: RAYNOR at Woodson HS, Fairfax VA (w/TJHSST) - (11/16/13)
Replies: 21
Views: 13783

Re: RAYNOR at Woodson HS, Fairfax VA (w/TJHSST) - (11/16/13)

Due to conflicts with multiple computer science events, Blair will unfortunately be able to only bring 1 team.
by Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham
Mon Oct 21, 2013 9:11 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: RAYNOR at Woodson HS, Fairfax VA (w/TJHSST) - (11/16/13)
Replies: 21
Views: 13783

Re: RAYNOR at Woodson HS, Fairfax VA (w/TJHSST) - (11/16/13)

We (Blair) signed up 1 team, but we will probably end up bringing 2-3, space permitting.
by Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham
Sat Oct 12, 2013 7:11 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Richard Montgomery Autumnal Novice (10/12/13)
Replies: 9
Views: 5850

Re: Richard Montgomery Autumnal Novice (10/12/13)

My OCD says that the individual entries are all shifted by a column, displaying 0.50 and 1.00 15's with what should be games played, etc. Everything is still decipherable though, so it definitely isn't too pressing an issue.
by Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham
Tue Sep 24, 2013 4:44 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: QuAC V at Penn (1/25/2014)
Replies: 29
Views: 13865

Re: QuAC V at Penn (1/25/2014)

Which set will this tournament be using? In your original post you indicated that you will be using the HSAPQ set, but this is listed as mirroring LIST IV in another thread.(viewtopic.php?f=109&t=14581)
by Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham
Tue Apr 02, 2013 4:52 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: FUNKADELIC at Oakland Mills (3/30/13, BDAT)
Replies: 18
Views: 8668

Re: FUNKADELIC at Oakland Mills (3/30/13, BDAT)

Will stats be up sometime soon? We have a bunch of freshmen who have been spending their end of break bothering me about their stats last weekend.