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by notchole
Fri May 24, 2019 10:19 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Girls (and Women) in QB Photo 2019
Replies: 0
Views: 4646

Girls (and Women) in QB Photo 2019

Please join us at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow (Saturday, May 25) in the 10th Floor Atrium of the Atlanta Marriott Marquis for the second annual #girlsinquizbowl photo! All current and former players, coaches, and staffers who identify as girls or women are welcome (and encouraged) to join. Feel free to conta...
by notchole
Fri May 24, 2019 2:31 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Women in Quizbowl Panel Discussion @ HSNCT Saturday Night
Replies: 17
Views: 11226

Re: Women in Quizbowl Panel Discussion @ HSNCT Saturday Night

Due to a last minute change of plans, I'll also be present! I'm so grateful to Sophia for organizing this event and letting me be a part of it on such short notice. Hope to see you all there.
by notchole
Mon Jun 04, 2018 7:33 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: High School Player Poll
Replies: 42
Views: 28293

Re: High School Player Poll

I second everything Julia said and would add that she has done a great job leading Darien, including to a T-20 finish at HSNCT. Shoutouts also to Tora Husar and Olivia Lamberti who both inspire me lots. (And I'll quickly add that I know Hunter didn't finish that highly at NSC but I was 51% of scorin...
by notchole
Thu May 17, 2018 6:48 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Where are you going to college next year? (2018)
Replies: 29
Views: 18539

Re: Where are you going to college next year? (2018)

I'll be at Harvard.
Jon Suh has convinced me to play, but I'm not sure how committed I'll be.
by notchole
Mon May 14, 2018 11:00 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: I Love You, QB, So Please Get It The F*** Together
Replies: 33
Views: 23380

Re: I Love You, QB, So Please Get It The F*** Together

I agree, but I don't think we should settle for the idea that the two are mutually exclusive.
by notchole
Mon May 14, 2018 10:24 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: I Love You, QB, So Please Get It The F*** Together
Replies: 33
Views: 23380

I Love You, QB, So Please Get It The F*** Together

Okay, this post is long overdue, and it echoes some of the things I’m going to say in my independent study, but whatever, here we go. It’s recently come to my attention (partly in conjunction with my study, mostly not) that there are several high-level players and officials in the Quiz Bowl establis...
by notchole
Mon Apr 16, 2018 9:04 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Prison Bowl XI Main Site (3/24/18)
Replies: 11
Views: 9409

Re: Prison Bowl XI Main Site (3/24/18)

Okay, be sure to let me know. Sorry about any inconvenience the errors may have caused. That said, full stats are finally now up with corrections. I have made no corrections to Great Valley B's games, because I currently have no record of them except the scoresheets our staffers turned in. However, ...
by notchole
Sun Apr 01, 2018 4:29 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Prison Bowl XI Main Site (3/24/18)
Replies: 11
Views: 9409

Re: Prison Bowl XI Main Site (3/24/18)

Combined stats are now up; however, there are some issues with the bonus points, and they will be resolved ASAP to ensure that rankings can be correct for all. I do not currently have access to the prelim score sheets, but I will pore over playoffs to see if I can find the issue there. After spring ...
by notchole
Thu Mar 29, 2018 10:05 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Prison Bowl XI Question-Specific Discussion
Replies: 8
Views: 526

Re: Prison Bowl XI Question-Specific Discussion

I really did enjoy this set and I thought it was the most creative set of the year. That said, I want to address a few questions that I feel could be improved. Packet 1: I felt that the lamb tossup was overall very difficult until the William Blake clue, but I'm not sure if there is anything that c...
by notchole
Mon Mar 26, 2018 8:27 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Prison Bowl XI Main Site (3/24/18)
Replies: 11
Views: 9409

Re: Prison Bowl XI Main Site (3/24/18)

Thanks to everyone for coming! Congrats to High Tech A for defeating Downingtown STEM in the final, and to Bard A for clinching 3rd. Stats are now posted (except for the Round 10 game between Livingston B and East Brunswick A; if anyone has those stats, we'd appreciate them). Combined will be up wit...
by notchole
Mon Mar 26, 2018 6:36 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Prison Bowl XI General Discussion
Replies: 3
Views: 279

Re: Prison Bowl XI General Discussion

Totally agree particularly about the history and auditory FA. The biggest comment we've received so far about the set is that the auditory FA was too hard, so that will definitely be toned down for mirrors. As far as history goes, as per the request of our history editor, the subcat distro was chang...
by notchole
Mon Mar 26, 2018 6:32 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Prison Bowl XI Question-Specific Discussion
Replies: 8
Views: 526

Re: Prison Bowl XI Question-Specific Discussion

Thank you for writing the set! It was really solid, and I had a lot of fun playing it. My nitpicks: -In finals 1, the tossup on Alpha Decay felt neg-baity because it mentioned “Coulomb Barrier,” which is afaik much more associated with nuclear fusion than with Alpha Decay (I may have missed a conte...
by notchole
Mon Mar 26, 2018 8:58 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Prison Bowl XI General Discussion
Replies: 3
Views: 279

Prison Bowl XI General Discussion

Discuss the Prison Bowl XI set in general here. For question-specific comments, use the question-specific forum.
by notchole
Mon Mar 26, 2018 8:57 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Prison Bowl XI Question-Specific Discussion
Replies: 8
Views: 526

Prison Bowl XI Question-Specific Discussion

Post here with comments about/requests to see specific questions. For all other comments, please use the general discussion forum.
by notchole
Sun Mar 25, 2018 9:58 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NY NASAT 2018
Replies: 5
Views: 4033

Re: NY NASAT 2018

I'm going to start an email thread about this during this coming week. Sorry for my late action; I hope y'all understand, since I was very busy with Prison Bowl XI. Expect an email in the next couple days.
by notchole
Wed Mar 07, 2018 2:50 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NY NASAT 2018
Replies: 5
Views: 4033

NY NASAT 2018

Hi, guys, To the best of my knowledge (and the knowledge of those to whom I've spoken), for the past few years, the NY NASAT team has been organized informally by the Captain of Hunter, so I guess that falls to me this year. After reaching out to a few other schools (GNS, Bard, etc.), we've decided ...
by notchole
Wed Mar 07, 2018 8:35 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Prison Bowl XI Main Site (3/24/18)
Replies: 11
Views: 9409

Re: Prison Bowl XI Main Site (3/24/18)

We've reached our field cap of 36 teams! Any teams who are still interested but have not yet signed up will be placed on a waitlist.
by notchole
Mon Feb 26, 2018 4:25 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Prison Bowl XI Main Site (3/24/18)
Replies: 11
Views: 9409

Re: Prison Bowl XI Main Site (3/24/18)

As hopefully most of you know, March 24, the date of this tournament, is also the date of the March for Our Lives, a national, student-organized protest in response to the recent Parkland school shooting. I have thought long and hard about whether or not to cancel the tournament, and after talking t...
by notchole
Thu Feb 22, 2018 6:54 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Prison Bowl XI Main Site (3/24/18)
Replies: 11
Views: 9409

Re: Prison Bowl XI Main Site (3/24/18)

We are delighted to announce that Prison Bowl XI has just been Platinum certified by the Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence (PACE)! That status means that the top 25% of teams in the field will qualify for PACE's National Scholastic Championship (NSC), to be held the first weekend in Ju...
by notchole
Fri Feb 02, 2018 5:46 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Prison Bowl XI Main Site (3/24/18)
Replies: 11
Views: 9409

Re: Prison Bowl XI Main Site (3/24/18)

The field is currently up to date. Please bring buzzers!
by notchole
Mon Jan 22, 2018 8:30 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Prison Bowl XI Main Site (3/24/18)
Replies: 11
Views: 9409

Re: Prison Bowl XI Main Site (3/24/18)

The field is currently up to date.
by notchole
Wed Jan 17, 2018 12:38 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Prison Bowl XI Mirror Requests
Replies: 0
Views: 4315

Prison Bowl XI Mirror Requests

Hunter College High School is proud to announce the eleventh iteration of our annual housewrite, Prison Bowl. Prison Bowl XI will be available for mirrors beginning on March 24th, 2017. It will then be available for play until Sunday, June 10, 2017 (after which it will be viewable to all on the quiz...
by notchole
Wed Jan 17, 2018 12:22 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Prison Bowl XI Main Site (3/24/18)
Replies: 11
Views: 9409

Prison Bowl XI Main Site (3/24/18)

Hunter College High School is proud to present the eleventh iteration of our annual Prison Bowl invitational tournament. This tournament will take place on Saturday, March 24, 2018, and will use the house-written Prison Bowl XI set. Our school, Hunter College High School, is located at 71 E 94th Str...
by notchole
Sat Dec 30, 2017 11:41 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: On talking about high schoolers
Replies: 14
Views: 10772

Re: On talking about high schoolers

So as the person to whom the sexist comments in question were directed, I just wanted to say I really appreciate NAQT’s response to this most recent pushback. It’s true that after the comments were posted, I wondered why more wasn’t done right away to address the issue. I also wondered why DCC made ...
by notchole
Sun Nov 19, 2017 10:04 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Columbia Winter @ Columbia University (12/2/2017)
Replies: 6
Views: 6561

Re: Columbia Winter @ Columbia University (12/2/2017)

Hunter would like to add a fourth team to the waitlist. It can be in either division.
by notchole
Mon Nov 06, 2017 6:56 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: LIFT XVII, Kellenberg, Uniondale, NY 11/18/17 (IS-170)
Replies: 19
Views: 12397

Re: LIFT XVII, Kellenberg, Uniondale, NY 11/18/17 (IS-170)

Hunter would like to add a third team to the waitlist.
by notchole
Sat Nov 04, 2017 1:04 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: SCOP Novice at Hunter College HS, NYC (10/28/17)
Replies: 8
Views: 6385

Re: SCOP Novice at Hunter College HS, NYC (10/28/17)

Full statistics for prelims, playoffs, and crossovers are now available in the tournament entry (found at http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/4573/).
by notchole
Sun Oct 29, 2017 7:31 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: SCOP Novice at Hunter College HS, NYC (10/28/17)
Replies: 8
Views: 6385

Re: SCOP Novice at Hunter College HS, NYC (10/28/17)

Congratulations to Greens Farms, who emerged victorious from a one-game final with Bard A to win! Ridgewood A snagged third. Thanks to everyone for a great day! Please refrain from discussing the set publicly until it is cleared in April. Statistics should be posted within a week or so. We're so gla...
by notchole
Thu Oct 19, 2017 3:36 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Fundraising
Replies: 7
Views: 4249

Fundraising

Hi, guys! The way our school funds clubs has changed this year. Although Hunter Quiz Bowl's been around for a decade now, we've never had to do any serious fundraising before. Outside of the traditional but low-yield bake sales (and running tournaments, of course), what do y'all do to help raise mon...
by notchole
Tue Oct 17, 2017 3:44 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NY/NJ/PA/CT/Surrounding Area Discussion '17/'18
Replies: 20
Views: 10234

Re: NY/NJ/PA/CT/Surrounding Area Discussion '17/'18

Hey, Haggai! Depending on if the date or set conflicts with anything else, there's a definitive chance we'd be down. Miss you around the circuit!
by notchole
Mon Oct 16, 2017 9:25 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: SCOP Novice at Hunter College HS, NYC (10/28/17)
Replies: 8
Views: 6385

Re: SCOP Novice at Hunter College HS, NYC (10/28/17)

Yep, we have it. Updating the field right now.
by notchole
Sun Oct 08, 2017 3:56 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: SCOP Novice at Hunter College HS, NYC (10/28/17)
Replies: 8
Views: 6385

Re: SCOP Novice at Hunter College HS, NYC (10/28/17)

The field is now up to date.
by notchole
Tue Oct 03, 2017 2:14 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: SCOP Novice at Hunter College HS, NYC (10/28/17)
Replies: 8
Views: 6385

Re: SCOP Novice at Hunter College HS, NYC (10/28/17)

The field is now up to date.
by notchole
Sun Oct 01, 2017 12:51 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: SCOP Novice at Hunter College HS, NYC (10/28/17)
Replies: 8
Views: 6385

Re: SCOP Novice at Hunter College HS, NYC (10/28/17)

The field is now up to date, and will close on October 14.
by notchole
Fri Sep 22, 2017 6:25 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: SCOP Novice at Hunter College HS, NYC (10/28/17)
Replies: 8
Views: 6385

Re: SCOP Novice at Hunter College HS, NYC (10/28/17)

The field is now up to date.
by notchole
Wed Sep 20, 2017 10:56 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: The Current State of New York City Quizbowl
Replies: 7
Views: 6357

Re: The Current State of New York City Quizbowl

One of my senior year classes is actually an internship with Hunter's vice principal which has a couple of different goals, but one of them is analyzing gender distribution in Quiz Bowl throughout the country, with a particular focus on the New York area (because the rest of the project focuses on e...
by notchole
Mon Sep 18, 2017 4:26 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Prison Bowl 3/25 NYC
Replies: 18
Views: 14081

Re: Prison Bowl 3/25 NYC

2017 Prison Bowl (Prison Bowl X) has been released on the Quiz Bowl Packet Archive. Enjoy!
by notchole
Sat Sep 09, 2017 12:32 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: SCOP Novice at Hunter College HS, NYC (10/28/17)
Replies: 8
Views: 6385

SCOP Novice at Hunter College HS, NYC (10/28/17)

Calling all new players or coaches with new players on their teams: Hunter College High School (71 East 94th Street, New York, NY, 10128, between Park and Madison Avenues) will be hosting the seventh iteration of its annual fall novice tournament on Saturday, October 28, 2017. This tournament will u...
by notchole
Mon Aug 28, 2017 9:59 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: LIFT XVII, Kellenberg, Uniondale, NY 11/18/17 (IS-170)
Replies: 19
Views: 12397

Re: LIFT XVII, Kellenberg, Uniondale, NY 11/18/17 (IS-170)

Hunter would like to register 2 teams and 1 buzzer.
by notchole
Mon Aug 07, 2017 2:02 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Prison Bowl 3/25 NYC
Replies: 18
Views: 14081

Re: Prison Bowl 3/25 NYC

Prison Bowl X packets will be available on the Quiz Bowl Packet Archive after our set is used for a final event at the end of the summer. Until then, please continue to refrain from discussing question content online, and you can email me at chloe.e.w.levine@gmail.com with any specific and pertinent...
by notchole
Thu Jul 20, 2017 7:13 pm
Forum: Best of the Best
Topic: Women in Quizbowl 2017 Edition
Replies: 28
Views: 34967

Re: Women in Quizbowl 2017 Edition

If you want a healthy dose of modern day sexism, just read the comments on the Periscope videos of the HSNCT finals. Thankfully, based off their Facebook thread, it looks like NAQT is taking concrete steps to avoid this sort of thing in the future. Because I'm bad at social media and don't really c...
by notchole
Tue Jul 18, 2017 11:26 pm
Forum: Best of the Best
Topic: Women in Quizbowl 2017 Edition
Replies: 28
Views: 34967

Re: Women in Quizbowl 2017 Edition

NOTE: PLEASE POST THIS ONE AND NOT THE OTHER ONE: Copied from my Facebook post (warning: some profanity): The issues with being a girl in Quiz Bowl range from the banal and annoying to the outright offensive. Here’s a list of some I brainstormed over the course of about five minutes: On the more ann...
by notchole
Wed Jun 21, 2017 8:31 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2017 NSC set discussion
Replies: 85
Views: 53849

Re: 2017 NSC set discussion

I also loved the parentheses tossup (it was probably my favorite lit question in any set this year), but I did hear a few people frustrated to have it in the first round because it seemed difficult -- would you mind posting that question, so I could see where it went after the "Since feeling is...
by notchole
Thu Jun 08, 2017 5:43 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: New England date claims '17-'18
Replies: 45
Views: 43765

Re: New England date claims '17-'18

If anyone wants to venture south, Hunter is mirroring SCOP Novice on 10/28 (probably) and running Prison Bowl XI on 3/24 (almost certainly).
by notchole
Thu Jun 08, 2017 5:40 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NY/NJ Date Claims '16-'17
Replies: 45
Views: 31124

Re: NY/NJ Date Claims '16-'17

My apologies: I posted these on the wrong thread.
by notchole
Thu Jun 08, 2017 5:37 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NY/NJ Date Claims '17-'18
Replies: 38
Views: 25871

Re: NY/NJ Date Claims '17-'18

Hunter will have a novice tournament on SCOP 10/28 (tentatively) and Prison Bowl 3/24 (almost definitely). Sorry about the October conflicts, but hopefully since it's a novice tournament everything will be okay. We already had to submit the dates to our school so we can't change them.
by notchole
Thu Mar 02, 2017 11:08 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: GSAC XXIV Mirror Requests
Replies: 9
Views: 10616

Re: GSAC XXIV Mirror Requests

I second that request.
by notchole
Mon Oct 24, 2016 12:27 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: SCOP Novice at Hunter NY 10/29
Replies: 5
Views: 3511

Re: SCOP Novice at Hunter NY 10/29

Field update (as of October 24): West Egg 3/0/4 Ridgewood 4/2/0 East Brunswick 1/0/0 Gotham 2/0/0 Trinity 3/1/0 Tenafly 2/0/0 House (HCHS MS) 1/0/0 If anyone has extra buzzers, we'd really appreciate you bringing them! We're still short a couple sets. We will be emailing all teams with more informat...
by notchole
Tue Jun 14, 2016 3:41 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NY/NJ Date Claims '16-'17
Replies: 45
Views: 31124

Re: NY/NJ Date Claims '16-'17

An update: Hunter's SCOP Novice tournament will actually be October 1, not October 15.
by notchole
Mon Jun 13, 2016 11:24 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NY/NJ Date Claims '16-'17
Replies: 45
Views: 31124

Re: NY/NJ Date Claims '16-'17

Hunter will be running our usual two tournaments, SCOP Novice in the fall and Prison Bowl X (housewrite) in the spring. The dates have not gone through the final approval process but SCOP will very probably be October 15 and Prison Bowl will very probably be March 25.