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- Sat Feb 20, 2021 5:29 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: 2021 Benjamin Cooper Awards
- Replies: 1
- Views: 372
Re: 2021 Benjamin Cooper Awards
A reminder that there is a little over one month left to submit nominations for both Benjamin Cooper Awards.
- Thu Feb 04, 2021 11:10 pm
- Forum: National Tournaments
- Topic: 2021 PACE NSC: June 5-6 (Online)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2455
Re: 2021 PACE NSC: June 5-6 (Online)
A reminder to all teams interested in playing the 2021 PACE NSC that wild card bids are now being accepted. Teams that have not qualified for the NSC through the above system can submit a wild card bid. Additionally, a school that has qualified its A Team for the NSC can submit a wild card bids for...
- Thu Feb 04, 2021 10:50 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: 2021 Morgan Costa-Rhodes Scholarship
- Replies: 0
- Views: 282
2021 Morgan Costa-Rhodes Scholarship
PACE is proud to announce the Morgan Costa-Rhodes Memorial Scholarship, a one-time $2000 college scholarship for current high school seniors. About Morgan Costa-Rhodes During her short time at Parkersburg High School, Morgan Costa-Rhodes achieved success in every area in which she was involved. In 2...
- Sat Jan 30, 2021 9:24 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: PACE Membership Status Changes (2021)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 296
PACE Membership Status Changes (2021)
PACE membership status changes for the year of 2021 will be posted in the thread. Please welcome our Winter 2021 class of new members: Antonio Jimenez, Katherine Lei, Lauren Onel, and Will Grossman! Additionally, Nick Clusserath has resigned from PACE. Matt Mitchell has resigned from PACE. Eric Xu h...
- Fri Jan 15, 2021 8:54 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: 2021 Benjamin Cooper Awards
- Replies: 1
- Views: 372
2021 Benjamin Cooper Awards
I am pleased to announce that The Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence is now accepting nominations for the 2021 Benjamin Cooper Academic Ambassador Awards. The Cooper Awards, which recognize those who contribute to the “spirit and honor of quizbowl competition,” will be presented at the ...
- Fri Jan 01, 2021 4:02 pm
- Forum: National Tournaments
- Topic: 2021 PACE NSC: June 5-6 (Online)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2455
Re: 2021 PACE NSC: June 5-6 (Online)
Registration for the 2021 NSC is now open. Further information on registration can be found on the tournament page on our website (http://www.pace-nsc.org/2021-pace-nsc/). A few major changes for this year: In order to facilitate online competition on Zoom, we are changing our question format to exc...
- Mon Dec 28, 2020 11:01 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: Winter 2021 Nominations for PACE Membership
- Replies: 0
- Views: 455
Winter 2021 Nominations for PACE Membership
Happy and safe holidays! The Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence is now seeking applications and/or nominations for new members! Applications are due by Monday, January 4th at 11:59 P.M. EST. The Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence (PACE) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, volunteer...
- Mon Dec 21, 2020 8:49 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: PACE Membership Status Changes (2020)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1874
Re: PACE Membership Status Changes (2020)
Erik Nelson and Nick Clusserath have resigned from PACE.
Niki Peters, Mason Guillot, and Jason Cheng have been removed from PACE following inactivity.
Niki Peters, Mason Guillot, and Jason Cheng have been removed from PACE following inactivity.
- Sun Nov 01, 2020 8:56 pm
- Forum: National Tournaments
- Topic: 2021 PACE NSC: June 5-6 (Online)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2455
2021 PACE NSC: June 5-6 (Online)
The Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence is pleased to announce that the 2021 National Scholastic Championship will take place online on the weekend of June 5, 2021. PACE is looking forward to continuing the NSC after last year’s unfortunate cancellation. We are committed to ensuring the ...
- Mon Aug 31, 2020 7:21 pm
- Forum: Middle School Quizbowl Announcements & Discussion
- Topic: 2020 Middle School Introductory Set
- Replies: 1
- Views: 375
2020 Middle School Introductory Set
Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence (PACE) has created a free set of questions that is appropriate for middle school or high school students who have never played before in order to introduce new people and schools to quizbowl. The first round of questions is available freely through hsq...
- Thu Jul 30, 2020 6:20 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: 2020-2021 PACE Officers
- Replies: 0
- Views: 345
2020-2021 PACE Officers
PACE is pleased to announce the officers elected to serve for the 2020-2021 year: President: Victor Prieto Secretary: Catherine Qian Treasurer: Joe Nutter Director of Communications: Rebecca Rosenthal Vice President of Technology: Harry White Vice President of Tournament Direction: Casey Bindas Vice...
- Sun Jul 19, 2020 7:42 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: PACE Membership Status Changes (2020)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1874
Re: PACE Membership Status Changes (2020)
Emily "Bing" Bingham, Tora Husar, Moses Kitakule, Catherine Qian, Sohum Shenoy, and Jay Winter have joined PACE.
Jacob Reed has resigned from PACE.
Jordan Brownstein has retired from PACE.
Jacob Reed has resigned from PACE.
Jordan Brownstein has retired from PACE.
- Tue Jul 07, 2020 9:03 pm
- Forum: National Tournaments
- Topic: 2020 David Riley Quizbowl Conference: Available Online
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2615
Re: 2020 David Riley Quizbowl Conference: Postponed
The 2020 David Riley Quizbowl Conference recording, program, and transcript are all now available online.
Complete information on panelists and conference is also available on the PACE website.
Complete information on panelists and conference is also available on the PACE website.
- Sat Jul 04, 2020 12:10 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: Summer 2020 PACE Membership Applications and Nominations
- Replies: 1
- Views: 760
Re: Summer 2020 PACE Membership Applications and Nominations
A quick reminder that there is one day left in the summer application and nomination cycle.
- Mon Jun 29, 2020 1:58 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: Summer 2020 PACE Membership Applications and Nominations
- Replies: 1
- Views: 760
Summer 2020 PACE Membership Applications and Nominations
We hope everyone is having a safe summer! The Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence is seeking applications and/or nominations for new members! Applications are due by Sunday, July 5, 2020 . The Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence (PACE) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, volunteer al...
- Thu Jun 04, 2020 10:44 am
- Forum: National Tournaments
- Topic: 2020 David Riley Quizbowl Conference: Available Online
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2615
Re: 2020 David Riley Quizbowl Conference: 6/6, 7 PM Central
We have decided to postpone the conference to a later date, and will announce that date as soon as possible.
- Wed Jun 03, 2020 7:09 pm
- Forum: Community Discussion
- Topic: Statement from PACE on racism and police brutality
- Replies: 0
- Views: 891
Statement from PACE on racism and police brutality
The Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence condemns racism and police brutality. We grieve the murders of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, and the countless others who have suffered at the hands of an unjust system. We also denounce the violent response to the recent nationwide ...
- Mon Apr 27, 2020 6:01 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: 2020 Benjamin Cooper Awards
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1583
Re: 2020 Benjamin Cooper Awards
PACE is pleased to present the 2020 Benjamin Cooper Academic Ambassador Award to Chris Johnson, the coach of Itawamba High School in Fulton, Mississippi, for his admirable work expanding high school quizbowl in the area, both through outreach to local schools to create and develop new teams, and thr...
- Thu Apr 16, 2020 9:47 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: PACE Membership Status Changes (2020)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1874
Re: PACE Membership Status Changes (2020)
Alex Damisch and Eric Mukherjee have resigned from PACE.
- Wed Mar 11, 2020 4:12 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: 2020 WORKSHOP at Swarthmore (3/21/2020)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1642
Re: 2020 WORKSHOP at Swarthmore (3/21/2020)
Swarthmore has instituted a ban on public events and requested students do not return to campus, so the physical tournament will have to be cancelled for the time being. We have sent an email to all qualified teams gauging interest in an online mirror on the 21st, including lowered mirror fees. If y...
- Wed Mar 04, 2020 3:12 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Seeking staffers for the 2020 NSC
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1345
Seeking staffers for the 2020 NSC
PACE is soliciting applications to staff the 2020 NSC on June 6th and 7th in Chicago, IL. We appreciate volunteers for game rooms as well as control rooms or other support roles.
If interested, you can fill out the form here for our logistics team to consider.
If interested, you can fill out the form here for our logistics team to consider.
- Sat Feb 29, 2020 11:40 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: 2020 WORKSHOP at Swarthmore (3/21/2020)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1642
Re: 2020 WORKSHOP at Swarthmore (3/21/2020)
With 3 weeks remaining until the tournament, we are hoping for a few more registrations. We intend to run the tournament with 6 teams (filling in with a house team if necessary), but the more the merrier!
The field opens to waitlist teams tomorrow.
The field opens to waitlist teams tomorrow.
- Mon Feb 17, 2020 12:29 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: 2020 WORKSHOP at Swarthmore (3/21/2020)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1642
Re: 2020 WORKSHOP at Swarthmore (3/21/2020)
Field (Teams/Buzzers/Staffers):
Georgetown (2/1/0)
Rutgers (3/1/0)
University of Maryland (1/0/0)
University of Pennsylvania (2/0/1?)
TOTAL: 8 teams
Waitlist:
(last updated 3/4/2020)
Georgetown (2/1/0)
Rutgers (3/1/0)
University of Maryland (1/0/0)
University of Pennsylvania (2/0/1?)
TOTAL: 8 teams
Waitlist:
(last updated 3/4/2020)
- Tue Jan 28, 2020 12:04 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: 2020 Benjamin Cooper Awards
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1583
2020 Benjamin Cooper Awards
I am pleased to announce that the Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence is now accepting nominations for the 2020 Benjamin Cooper Academic Ambassador Awards. The Cooper Awards, which recognize those who contribute to the “spirit and honor of quizbowl competition,” will be presented at the ...
- Sun Jan 26, 2020 5:39 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: 2020 Morgan Costa-Rhodes Memorial Scholarship
- Replies: 1
- Views: 925
2020 Morgan Costa-Rhodes Memorial Scholarship
PACE is proud to announce the Morgan Costa-Rhodes Memorial Scholarship, a one-time $2000 college scholarship for current high school seniors. About Morgan Costa-Rhodes During her short time at Parkersburg High School, Morgan Costa-Rhodes achieved success in every area in which she was involved. In 2...
- Wed Jan 15, 2020 4:56 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2020 PACE NSC: CANCELED
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8732
Re: 2020 PACE NSC: June 6-7, Chicago
Wildcard bids are now open for teams who have not yet qualified for the NSC through qualifier tournaments. To submit a wildcard bid, email PACE’s Wild Card Coordinator, Chandler West, at [email protected].org. Applications should contain the team's name, contact information, and a summary of the tea...
- Mon Jan 13, 2020 9:41 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: PACE Membership Status Changes (2020)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1874
Re: PACE Membership Status Changes (2020)
Sadie Britton, Alejandro Lopez-Lago and Chandler West have joined PACE as members following our winter nomination period.
- Tue Dec 24, 2019 1:45 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: Winter 2019 Nominations for PACE Membership
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1108
Winter 2019 Nominations for PACE Membership
Happy holidays and almost-new-year to everyone! The Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence is again seeking nominations for new members! Nominations are due to Victor Prieto at [email protected].org by December 31, 2019 . The Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence (PACE) is a 501(...
- Sat Nov 23, 2019 1:27 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: 2019-2020 PACE Officers
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3880
Re: 2019-2020 PACE Officers
Following special election, Harry White has taken the Vice President of Technology position.
- Sat Nov 23, 2019 1:26 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: PACE Membership Status Changes (2020)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1874
PACE Membership Status Changes (2020)
Olivia Lamberti has resigned from PACE.
- Tue Nov 05, 2019 9:27 pm
- Forum: Databases and Quizbowl Software
- Topic: Searching for new hsquizbowl.org sysadmin
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1863
Searching for new hsquizbowl.org sysadmin
PACE is looking to hire a new sysadmin for hsquizbowl.org, as Dan Goff has notified PACE that he would like to retire and pass this responsibility to someone else. The most important priority for the sysadmin is to keep the existing forums and database up and running, but someone willing to make imp...
- Mon Nov 04, 2019 11:41 am
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: ACF Fall 2019 Thanks and General Discussion
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2804
Re: ACF Fall 2019 Thanks and General Discussion
I really enjoyed this set and wanted to point out what seemed to me to be a more conscious than usual effort to include important (not just hard!) people of color and women (and their work etc) as answer lines. I think this set did a fine job of representation that reflected important academic conce...
- Sun Nov 03, 2019 9:28 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Michigan Winter @ Rutgers University (2/15/2020)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3351
Re: Michigan Winter @ Rutgers University (2/15/2020)
Agreed, Swarthmore will not be able to play if this is moved before Regionals and would love to attend.
- Fri Nov 01, 2019 9:20 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2020 PACE NSC: CANCELED
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8732
Re: 2020 PACE NSC: June 6-7, Chicago
Registration is now open. Further information on registration can be found on our website (http://www.pace-nsc.org/2020-nsc-registration/).
- Mon Oct 28, 2019 6:36 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2020 PACE NSC: CANCELED
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8732
Re: 2020 PACE NSC: June 6-7, Chicago
Registration for teams that have already qualified will open on this Friday, November 1st. Invitations will be sent via e-mail to those teams eligible to register. Updated qualification guidelines are available here.
- Thu Oct 10, 2019 7:07 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: CANCELLED NAQT Collegiate Novice at Swarthmore (10/26)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2449
Re: CANCELLED NAQT Collegiate Novice at Swarthmore (10/26)
I am sorry to announce that due to logistical issues in planning and lack of interest, this tournament will be cancelled.
- Wed Sep 18, 2019 3:45 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: PACE Membership Status Changes (Summer 2019)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6059
Re: PACE Membership Status Changes (Summer 2019)
Eddie Kim has resigned from PACE.
- Wed Sep 04, 2019 12:13 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: CANCELLED NAQT Collegiate Novice at Swarthmore (10/26)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2449
CANCELLED NAQT Collegiate Novice at Swarthmore (10/26)
Swarthmore College Quizbowl is pleased to announce that we will host a tournament using NAQT's Collegiate Novice Set (CNS-186C) on October 26, 2019. We hope to see teams in attendance from throughout the mid-Atlantic region, and especially encourage students who may not have played quizbowl before t...
- Tue Aug 06, 2019 4:22 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: PACE Membership Status Changes (Summer 2019)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6059
Re: PACE Membership Status Changes (Summer 2019)
Ben Zhang has resigned from PACE.
- Tue Jul 23, 2019 11:40 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: Summer 2019 New PACE Members
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3685
Re: Summer 2019 New PACE Members
In addition, Tracy Mirkin, Akshata Pisharody, Ramapriya Rangaraju, Margaret Tebbe, Julia Tong, and Harry White have joined PACE as members. We look forward to their contributions!
- Tue Jul 23, 2019 11:39 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: PACE Membership Status Changes (Summer 2019)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6059
Re: PACE Membership Status Changes (Summer 2019)
Roxanne Ilagan has resigned from PACE.
- Tue Jul 16, 2019 11:10 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: 2019-2020 PACE Officers
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3880
2019-2020 PACE Officers
PACE has concluded voting and is pleased to announce the officers elected to serve for the 2019-2020 year: President: Sarah Angelo Luongo Secretary: Victor Prieto Treasurer: Joe Nutter Director of Communications: Rebecca Rosenthal Vice President of Technology: Andrew Feist Vice President of Tourname...
- Thu Apr 18, 2019 11:14 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: MUSES Announcement
- Replies: 22
- Views: 8426
- Sun Feb 03, 2019 8:34 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Regionals @ Swarthmore (1/26)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6624
Re: ACF Regionals @ Swarthmore (1/26)
Since this may be relevant for A values, I believe the current stat sheet doesn't reflect the actual final standings. Rutgers A and Columbia B both went 3-2 in the playoff bracket (including games carried over from prelims as specified by the schedule). Because we lost to Columbia C in the morning ...
- Sat Jan 26, 2019 10:50 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Regionals @ Swarthmore (1/26)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6624
Re: ACF Regionals @ Swarthmore (1/26)
Congratulations to University of Virginia for winning an advantaged final over Columbia A (350-245). Penn A came in third after losing to a play-in match for the final to Columbia. Congratulations also DII (and undergraduate) champions Maryland B and 2nd place Princeton. Stats are up. Edits can be a...
- Fri Jan 25, 2019 11:17 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Regionals @ Swarthmore (1/26)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6624
Re: ACF Regionals @ Swarthmore (1/26)
To clarify, the field is up to date as I understand it. All staffers and teams should have received logistics e-mails this week– contact me immediately if you have any questions!
- Mon Dec 31, 2018 12:54 am
- Forum: Theory
- Topic: Art History Cannon in QB and Reading Reference Materials
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5571
Re: Art History Cannon in QB and Reading Reference Materials
I enjoy browsing the essays on the Met's Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History ; the hyperlinks within the articles and suggested articles are great for getting context beyond memorizing painting clues. Also have to plug the fact the Met has uploaded PDFs of a ton of out of print exhibition catalogs or ...
- Sun Dec 30, 2018 7:45 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Regionals @ Swarthmore (1/26)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6624
Re: ACF Regionals @ Swarthmore (1/26)
I am happy to announce that we will be able to admit all waitlist teams for an updated field of 24 teams which is now a cap pending staff. We would always still welcome any extra local staffers to help the tournament run even more efficiently (affiliated or not)– we can pay for your transportation a...
- Sat Nov 24, 2018 1:55 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Regionals @ Swarthmore (1/26)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6624
Re: ACF Regionals @ Swarthmore (1/26)
My apologies for not updating the field list recently. Due to the overwhelming interest, I think unfortunately it would be best to implement a retroactive waitlist for schools intending to bring more than two teams until I can definitely secure more staff so that every school has the opportunity to ...
- Sun Nov 11, 2018 11:48 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Swarthmore Novice II (SCOP) - November 10
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3688
Re: Swarthmore Novice II (SCOP) - November 10
Full statistics from the tournament are now online – please report any errors to me so I can update the report as necessary. Congratulations to Manheim Township A, Manheim Township B and Carver A for their top finishes. Thank you so much to Alex Dzurick, Alex Sankaran, Ben Cushing, Patrick Matthews...