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- Fri Mar 09, 2018 6:03 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: MA NASAT 2018?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3673
Re: MA NASAT 2018?
I was on the team in 2014, the only time we did put together a Massachusetts team, and I will say that funding and the fact that the tournament happens right around finals for most MA schools were definitely issues then, too. Flights to Fake Lexington are pretty expensive since it's not a very large...
- Tue Jan 23, 2018 6:51 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
- Replies: 735
- Views: 154487
Re: ELITE EIGHT: Best Song of the 2000s
Mr. Brightside by The Killers vs. Toxic by Britney Spears
Paper Planes by M.I.A. vs. Chicago by Sufjan Stevens
Hey Ya! by Outkast vs. Take Me Out by Franz Ferdinand
American Boy by Estelle featuring Kanye West vs. Hurt by Johnny Cash - this is too hard
Paper Planes by M.I.A. vs. Chicago by Sufjan Stevens
Hey Ya! by Outkast vs. Take Me Out by Franz Ferdinand
American Boy by Estelle featuring Kanye West vs. Hurt by Johnny Cash - this is too hard
- Tue Jan 16, 2018 12:05 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
- Replies: 735
- Views: 154487
Re: SWEET SIXTEEN: Best Song of the 2000s
I just found out this bracket was going on but the best song of the 2000's is Umbrella. Crazy by Gnarls Barkley vs. Mr. Brightside by The Killers - Mr. Brightside is an objectively mediocre song but fun to sing badly in the presence of other people. Jesus Walks by Kanye West vs. Toxic by Britney Spe...
- Tue Jun 20, 2017 11:55 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Quiz Bowl & Metropolitan Areas in 2017
- Replies: 36
- Views: 17074
Re: Quiz Bowl & Metropolitan Areas in 2017
AMSA may technically be in the Boston MSA but is significantly closer to Worcester than to Boston. The Worcester MSA is for some reason confined only to Worcester County.
- Tue Apr 04, 2017 5:46 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Where are you going to college next year? (2016–17)
- Replies: 37
- Views: 21896
Re: Where are you going to college next year? (2016–17)
I'm going to UVA and will play quizbowl there.
- Thu Jan 26, 2017 8:25 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: New England Date Claims 16-17
- Replies: 26
- Views: 13329
Re: New England Date Claims 16-17
Considering it is the first weekend of Massachusetts' April vacation, the 15th is a pretty awful date for public school teams.
- Wed Jan 11, 2017 7:21 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Midseason Poll
- Replies: 64
- Views: 44240
Re: Midseason Poll
I think one thing that would take less time in general that could help is a breakdown of certain regions. I know I asked a lot of regional coordinators/players that I know about the teams in their circuit, so I think having certain players and TDs/coaches break down their regions/states would be ve...
- Wed Jan 11, 2017 7:12 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2016 Hit Songs Survey
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2364
Re: 2016 Hit Songs Survey
Top 10: 1. Broccoli - I will be grateful to this song for giving me the opportunity to say “Grammy-nominated artist Lil Yachty.” 2. Starboy - By the end of this song, I usually find myself singing along and/or praying for cars. 3. Tiimmy Turner - Beluga, beluga, beluga. 4. One Dance - Singing Drake...
- Tue Jan 10, 2017 6:36 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Albums of 2016
- Replies: 105
- Views: 6150
Re: Best Albums of 2016
We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest
- Thu Jan 05, 2017 5:22 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Albums of 2016
- Replies: 105
- Views: 6150
Re: Best Albums of 2016
Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper
Malibu by Anderson .Paak
Blonde by Frank Ocean
We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest
Malibu by Anderson .Paak
Blonde by Frank Ocean
We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest
- Sun Jan 01, 2017 4:30 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Albums of 2016
- Replies: 105
- Views: 6150
Re: Best Albums of 2016
Chicago Regional #1 Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper #6 Wildflower by The Avalanches Oxford Regional #1 A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead #3 Malibu by Anderson .Paak Los Angeles Regional #1 Blonde by Frank Ocean #2 Blackstar by David Bowie Queens Regional #1 We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your s...
- Thu Dec 29, 2016 1:12 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Albums of 2016
- Replies: 105
- Views: 6150
Re: Best Albums of 2016
Chicago Regional #1 Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper #5 untitled unmastered. by Kendrick Lamar #2 22, A Million by Bon Iver #6 Wildflower by The Avalanches Oxford Regional #1 A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead #5 Puberty 2 by Mitski #2 Teens of Denial by Car Seat Headrest #3 Malibu by Anderson .Paak...
- Thu Dec 22, 2016 7:15 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Albums of 2016
- Replies: 105
- Views: 6150
Re: Best Albums of 2016
#8 Schmilco by Wilco
#9 HEAVN by Jamila Woods
#8 Starboy by The Weeknd
#9 Masterpiece by Big Thief
#8 The Colour in Anything by James Blake
#9 The Hamilton Mixtape by Lin-Manuel Miranda et al.
#8 Anti by Rihanna
#9 Views by Drake
#9 HEAVN by Jamila Woods
#8 Starboy by The Weeknd
#9 Masterpiece by Big Thief
#8 The Colour in Anything by James Blake
#9 The Hamilton Mixtape by Lin-Manuel Miranda et al.
#8 Anti by Rihanna
#9 Views by Drake
- Sat Dec 17, 2016 8:38 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: LIIMIT at Lexington (MA) HS (12/17/16)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5731
Re: LIIMIT at Lexington (MA) HS (12/17/16)
Congratulations to Hingham for winning the first game of an advantaged final against AMSA A to win LIIMIT! "Will Kim," Acton-Boxborough B, Framingham and Lexington A also qualified for PACE NSC.
- Mon Nov 14, 2016 9:54 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: LIIMIT at Lexington (MA) HS (12/17/16)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5731
Re: LIIMIT at Lexington (MA) HS (12/17/16)
PACE (the Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence) has awarded LIIMIT platinum certification, meaning that the top 25% of teams will qualify for the PACE National Scholastic Championship, to be held from June 10-11 at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare outside of Chicago!
- Thu Oct 13, 2016 5:06 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: LIIMIT at Lexington (MA) HS (12/17/16)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5731
LIIMIT at Lexington (MA) HS (12/17/16)
Lexington High School in Lexington, MA, is pleased to announce Lexington's Second Minuteman Invitational Tournament (LIIMIT), to be held on December 17, 2016. We are not housewriting the question set this year, and will instead be mirroring WHAQ, a regular-difficulty question set. WHAQ should be muc...
- Tue Sep 20, 2016 8:24 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: '16-'17 NY/NJ/LI/PA/Surrounding Area Discussion
- Replies: 29
- Views: 14048
Re: '16-'17 NY/NJ/LI/PA/Surrounding Area Discussion
I placed the teams that I did in the poll since those are the top or upper middle tier teams that regularly compete in tournaments in the Tri-State area. Lexington travels... A lot. We'll be traveling a little less at least early on this year, since we're kind of rebuilding, though hopefully we'll ...
- Tue Sep 20, 2016 8:12 pm
- Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
- Topic: Greatest Upsets in Quizbowl History
- Replies: 75
- Views: 79042
Re: Greatest Upsets in Quizbowl History
Hunter winning HSNCT this year is probably up there. Also, Liberty defeats Penn. I'm not really sure the #9 team winning a tournament is a great upset. Hunter won so many small upset victories en route to winning that tournament that added up to a huge upset, though I wouldn't call any individual g...
- Wed Aug 24, 2016 12:24 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: New England Date Claims 16-17
- Replies: 26
- Views: 13329
Re: New England Date Claims 16-17
Lexington would like to claim December 17 for LIIMIT, which will hopefully be a mirror of WHAQ.
- Mon Jun 06, 2016 2:31 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Boston summer practices (2016)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5884
Re: Boston summer practices (2016)
Who would be interested in a mirror of NASAT with some side events at Lexington sometime in late July or early August? It's not terribly convenient, but we should be able to get rooms.
- Sun Jun 05, 2016 8:30 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Summer Skype Practices
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6684
Re: Summer Skype Practices
YesCheynem wrote:Would there be any interest in a Skype mirror of NASAT (for those who are not playing one of the in person mirrors)?
- Thu Jun 02, 2016 6:07 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2016 HSNCT discussion
- Replies: 133
- Views: 77144
Re: 2016 HSNCT discussion
I'm 95% sure I negged the "green jackets" tossup with something along the lines of "Augusta National membership cards" on Darla Moore and Condoleezza Rice. I think the simplest fix for that tossup, which should've at least prevented my neg, would have been to reorder the leadin t...
- Thu May 26, 2016 6:14 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Lexington's LIMIT seeking mirrors for 2015-2016 season!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8749
Re: Lexington's LIMIT seeking mirrors for 2015-2016 season!
The set has now been uploaded, pending approval.
- Wed May 25, 2016 6:31 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Greatest Announcing Calls Bracket
- Replies: 93
- Views: 8178
- Tue May 24, 2016 4:13 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Help with HSQBRank! (incl. HS teams at college tourneys)
- Replies: 44
- Views: 31358
Re: Help with HSQBRank! (incl. HS teams at college tourneys)
NAQT Massachusetts State seems to be missing, probably because the stats haven't been sent to NAQT even though the tournament was like a month and a half ago. Stats are here: http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/3572/ and seem to be fine but not combined. A Lexington team without me also played ...
- Tue May 10, 2016 5:36 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Greatest Announcing Calls Bracket
- Replies: 93
- Views: 8178
Re: Greatest Announcing Calls Bracket
Miracle on Ice
The Giants Win the Pennant (I, too, am a fan of people repeatedly yelling things)
The Giants Win the Pennant (I, too, am a fan of people repeatedly yelling things)
- Sat Apr 30, 2016 7:01 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: New England Discussion '15-'16
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8589
Re: New England Discussion '15-'16
THERE ARE NO BRAKES ON THIS HYPE TRAIN Lexington A (Colin Cantwell, Devin Shang, Reggie Luo, Duncan McCallum): How good does Devin Shang have to get before people stop calling him a supporting player? As usual, we will not get very much science and will neg a lot. We'll do something along the lines ...
- Fri Jan 08, 2016 4:40 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Albums of 2015
- Replies: 171
- Views: 8427
Re: Best Albums of 2015
To Pimp a Butterfly
- Tue Jan 05, 2016 6:20 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Albums of 2015
- Replies: 171
- Views: 8427
Re: Best Albums of 2015
To Pimp A Butterfly (Why does this have to be facing Hamilton?)
Currents (RIP Art Angels)
Currents (RIP Art Angels)
- Sat Jan 02, 2016 10:19 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Albums of 2015
- Replies: 171
- Views: 8427
Re: Best Albums of 2015
TPAB
Hamilton
Currents
Art Angels
Hamilton
Currents
Art Angels
- Sun Dec 27, 2015 9:48 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Albums of 2015
- Replies: 171
- Views: 8427
Re: Best Albums of 2015
MALIK:
To Pimp a Butterfly
Summertime '06
HORAN:
25
Hamilton
STYLES:
Still abstaining
PAYNE:
Depression Cherry
Art Angels
To Pimp a Butterfly
Summertime '06
HORAN:
25
Hamilton
STYLES:
Still abstaining
PAYNE:
Depression Cherry
Art Angels
- Sat Dec 19, 2015 11:27 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Albums of 2015
- Replies: 171
- Views: 8427
Re: Best Albums of 2015
MALIK SECTIONAL: To Pimp A Butterfly- An incredible album, any way you look at it. Compton- A$AP Rocky can make singles (see "Everyday") but Compton was a deeper album overall. Seeing as this was a Dre album, the beats were top-tier. SremmLife- By far the toughest decision I had to make he...
- Thu Dec 17, 2015 7:02 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: HSQB's Favorite Hit Songs of 2015
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2566
Re: HSQB's Favorite Hit Songs of 2015
I'll get this going. THE BEST 1. Hotline Bling (Drake)- THE MEMES. THE MEMES. THE MEMES. 2. Classic Man (Jidenna ft. Roman Gian Arthur)- This song gets the unfortunately robbed Kendrick Lamar into the top 10 by virtue of its remix. 3. Back to Back (Drake)- This song is #1 this year in terms of death...
- Mon Dec 14, 2015 8:35 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NAQT state championships 2016
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4463
Re: NAQT state championships 2016
Kind of unfortunate that Massachusetts doesn't have one yet either...We probably can't physically host it, but I'd be willing to provide as much help as someone who is willing to host it needs.
- Tue Dec 08, 2015 8:47 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: LIMIT 2015 General Discussion
- Replies: 3
- Views: 342
Re: LIMIT 2015 General Discussion
Thank you, I was quite proud of it when I was done writing it.
- Sat Dec 05, 2015 7:43 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: LIMIT @ Lexington (12/5/2015)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7015
Re: LIMIT @ Lexington (12/5/2015)
Combined stats are now posted! Bethlehem Central, Bishop Guertin, Four Idiots, Spuyten Duyvil, and Phillips Andover A qualified for PACE NSC. A reminder that we have a private discussion forum for the set. To join, go to User Control Panel, click on Usergroups, click on "2015 LIMIT Discussion&q...
- Sat Dec 05, 2015 7:02 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: LIMIT @ Lexington (12/5/2015)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7015
Re: LIMIT @ Lexington (12/5/2015)
Congratulations to Bethlehem Central for defeating Bishop Guertin in a one-game final to win LIMIT! Four Idiots took third.
Full stats will be up later.
Full stats will be up later.
- Sat Dec 05, 2015 11:01 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: LIMIT @ Lexington (12/5/2015)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7015
Re: LIMIT @ Lexington (12/5/2015)
Stats will be updated live here: http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/3116/
- Mon Nov 16, 2015 9:12 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: HFT X at Harvard (11/14/15)
- Replies: 25
- Views: 13072
Re: HFT X at Harvard (11/14/15)
Andy Huff is a great player and all, but I somehow doubt he had 15 powers round 3.
Also, my v's look like r's and vice versa, so "Pranar" on Lexington C is actually Pranav.
EDIT: Lexington C also probably didn't get 21 tossups against AMSA C.
Also, my v's look like r's and vice versa, so "Pranar" on Lexington C is actually Pranav.
EDIT: Lexington C also probably didn't get 21 tossups against AMSA C.
- Sun Nov 15, 2015 9:37 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: LIMIT @ Lexington (12/5/2015)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7015
Re: LIMIT @ Lexington (12/5/2015)
Our field is presently half full. Please keep those registrations coming in!
- Fri Oct 23, 2015 1:28 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: New England (CT, MA, VT, NH) 2015-16
- Replies: 37
- Views: 25444
Re: New England (CT, MA, VT, NH) 2015-16
Our A team will be playing BMAD at Wilmington Charter that day, but we should be able to muster some teams for CT Invitational, as well.
- Mon Oct 12, 2015 8:51 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: LIMIT @ Lexington (12/5/2015)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7015
Re: LIMIT @ Lexington (12/5/2015)
PACE (the Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence) has awarded LIMIT platinum certification, meaning that the top 25% of teams will qualify for the PACE National Scholastic Championship, to be held from June 4-5 at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare outside of Chicago!
- Tue Oct 06, 2015 8:51 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Pointless Predictions for 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1701
Re: Pointless Predictions for 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature
Fair enough. I think we can all agree they'll be getting out of Europe this year, though.vinteuil wrote:Mainstream in France, which counts for Sweden.Generating Steam Heat wrote:decidedly non-mainstream Modiano last year.
- Tue Oct 06, 2015 8:35 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Pointless Predictions for 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1701
Re: Pointless Predictions for 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature
It hasn't gone to Africa in a bit and they missed out on Achebe. I'm picking Nuruddin Farah. Chris, if you want to borrow my copy of "Maps" sometime, let me know. It's on my shelf waiting for someone to read it. My dark horse is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, who will actually win in 2027. I'm...
- Sun Sep 20, 2015 3:14 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: New England (CT, MA, VT, NH) 2015-16
- Replies: 37
- Views: 25444
Re: New England (CT, MA, VT, NH) 2015-16
It might make sense to swap the dates of MIST and the state championship, and run the state championship on March 12th and MIST on May 14th.
- Thu Sep 10, 2015 6:08 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: LIMIT @ Lexington (12/5/2015)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7015
Re: LIMIT @ Lexington (12/5/2015)
Keep those registrations coming in! The field is filling up nicely, with four teams presently registered in the Morlan preseason top 25. We are still seeking PACE affiliation.
- Sat Aug 29, 2015 5:50 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Massachusetts Invitational Spring Tournament (MIST I)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7001
Re: Massachusetts Invitational Spring Tournament (MIST I)
If this is, in fact, a CALI mirror, Lexington will have three teams and a buzzer set with no staffers.
- Sat Aug 22, 2015 5:36 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: ACF Fall for high schoolers
- Replies: 57
- Views: 24979
Re: ACF Fall for high schoolers
http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/2549/stats/results_-_no_final/ (Romero didn't run ACF Fall last year) The pertinent one for this year's packet requirement is 2013, which he did run. Still, the fact that LASA sent an F team means that there are certainly freshmen and sophomores out there pl...
- Fri Aug 21, 2015 6:39 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Potential Northeast HS Mirror of ACF Fall
- Replies: 23
- Views: 9825
Re: Potential Northeast HS Mirror of ACF Fall
I'd have to assume AMSA would be interested, as well.Halved Xenon Stinging wrote:Lexington would bring 1, potentially 2 teams
- Wed Aug 19, 2015 8:42 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: New England (CT, MA, VT, NH) 2015-16
- Replies: 37
- Views: 25444
Re: New England (CT, MA, VT, NH) 2015-16
What sorts of sets are the JV tournaments running? Also, according to the NAQT site, Richmond Middle School in Hanover is hosting a middle school tournament on November 14th.