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Robbie Ram

No official registrations yet, but the following teams have expressed interest: Thomas Jefferson HS for Sci./Tech. (several teams likely) Longfellow MS Wilson HS (DC) Howard HS (MD) If you don't want to officially register yet but want to express interest, please post below and let me know how many ...

Robbie Ram

Thanks Sarah, Dr. Barnes, & Co., for a well-run and enjoyable tournament! I only wish we had gotten to play Charlottesville, Dorman B, & TJ B so we could see if we really deserved the #8 spot; based on both the prelim round statistics— and on how we just got absolutely smashed by every team ...

Robbie Ram

Thanks, Harry... we'll probably make an "official registration is now open" announcement at the MOHIT, so we should have pricing info and such by then. I imagine registration fees will be similar to virtually every other NAQT tournament in the region; i.e. around $60 per team before discou...

Robbie Ram

This will be an official NAQT tournament using a standard IS question set-- probably IS-83 or IS-84 [TBD]. Note: "IS-84" would be IS-84A. Please note the difference between IS and IS "A" Thanks, I meant IS-85 but was typing too quickly... I will adjust the announcement according...

Robbie Ram

Frater Taciturnus wrote:Note: "IS-84" would be IS-84A. Please note the difference between IS and IS "A"

Thanks, I meant IS-85 but was typing too quickly... I will adjust the announcement accordingly.

Robbie Ram

Due to a variety of local tournament conflicts and a general lack of space availability at Robinson between now and the end of the school year, I am disappointed to announce that the RAQIT I is cancelled... at least until 2009-10. :sad: Thanks for your support, and I hope we can make it happen somet...

Robbie Ram

Due to SAT testing and other student conflicts, we are down to 1 team rather than the 2 we originally planned to bring. Hopefully none of those four players will beg out at the last minute! Sarah (or whoever else is in charge of this tournament): FYI, I submitted a new registration for a single team...

Robbie Ram

And finally, the "games played" for Elaine and Thomas don't add up correctly; admittedly, math isn't my strong point-- but I'm pretty sure that 1.0 + 1.0 + 0.5 + 0.5 + 0.5 + 0.5 + 1.0 = 5.0 (not 5.1), and 1.0 + 0.5 + 0.5 + 0.5 + 0.5 = 3.0 (not 2.9), as listed on their player detail tables...

Robbie Ram

Thanks for the stats, Greyson... Did Langley A really go 0-7 in the prelims? I think they beat us in the playoffs unless I'm seriously confused...ouch! And that's three rounds after we played WJ (who eventually finished the prelims 6-1-) and lost by only 5 points!. Chalk it up to weird NAQT-ness, I ...

Robbie Ram

No one needs to be apologetic here in asking TJ folks to get the stats up. I mean, if anything, it's TJ people who are being rude and irresponsible. Part of the implied responsibility that comes with hosting quizbowl tournaments is posting stats, and hosts who don't do it are failing their job . . ...

Robbie Ram

Thanks to Auburn and Mr. Beeken for a well-run tournament. Everything was smooth if I remember correctly. I'll also chime in to agree that Matt & company did a great job with this tournament!We really enjoyed it... weird NAQT question distributions notwithstanding. I especially liked the re-bra...

Robbie Ram

Bad Boy Bill wrote:When can we expect to see stats?

ditto...

Robbie Ram

MLWGS-Gir wrote: Confirmed Field:
Caesar Rodney HS (1)
James Monroe HS (1)
James W. Robinson, Jr. Secondary School (1)

Buzzers:
Caesar Rodney
James Monroe
Robinson (2)

That should be 2 *teams* & 1 *buzzer system* for Robinson— not vice-versa.

Robbie Ram

It would have been nice if someone at TJ (*ahem*, Harry) had let me know that teams had dropped, since we tried to register *twice* now *and* left a post (with email address) on this thread saying "please let us know and/or save a spot for us if one comes open". One (vacation) day after 3...

Robbie Ram

Also, three teams have dropped, so if you wish to sign up, you can now. It would have been nice if someone at TJ (*ahem*, Harry) had let me know that teams had dropped, since we tried to register *twice* now *and* left a post (with email address) on this thread saying "please let us know and/o...

Robbie Ram

Well, folks, it seems we hit the magic 48 team cap today. As Harry said, we do expect a few teams will drop out, so don't hesitate to sign up for the waiting list (so to speak) by posting your info here. I thought we registered early in September, but I see we're not on the "registered teams&q...

Robbie Ram

Sadly, we can't attend due to a taping for "It's Academic". I'm not sure how many other DC-area teams that affects on this date...

"Robbie Ram"
James W. Robinson, Jr. Secondary School
Fairfax, VA

Robbie Ram

J. W. Robinson Secondary will be bringing one team for sure, more likely two teams, and possibly even three (!)-- pending the outcome of our It's Academic "newbies" meeting this Monday. We will "officially" register... um... eventually. Soon, even. Honest.

Robbie Ram

Depending on the date, we will seriously consider attending.

Michael P. Campana, coach/ sponsor
"It's Academic" Quiz Bowl Team
James W. Robinson, Jr. Secondary School
Fairfax, VA

Robbie Ram

BTW, which 6-4 team(s) advanced the farthest? #48 Kellenberg Memorial A finished T-10th (someone in the playoff results thread said T-11th... but I really thought it was 10th) #31 Georgetown Day School finished T-17th #32 Maggie Walker A finished T-17th #38 J. W. Robinson Jr. Secondary finished T-1...

Robbie Ram

We have only received sets and study guides from August through January (by e-mail dated March 14) So, we need the sets and study guides from February on. Same here. We are still waiting for February, March, & April sets after we (finally) received the November through January packets— in March...

Robbie Ram

Any preliminary round results/ stats forthcoming? Thanks... From the department of redundancy department: will there ever be any preliminary round stats / records / data?? Inquiring minds want to know! Well... OK... at least I want to know...! Can I also politely suggest that Gonzaga start using SQ...

Robbie Ram

NAQT qualification can only be earned on the NAQT set. I presume both divisions' top 15% earn automatic bids. NAQT HS NCT qualification is now a moot point, since the HS NCT field is already completely filled (with a waiting list forming as well). So, if you haven't already qualified for the NAQT H...

Robbie Ram

Any preliminary round results/ stats forthcoming? Thanks...

Robbie Ram

It looks like team member schedule conflicts will prevent Robinson from attending. :-(

Robbie Ram

J. W. Robinson Secondary (VA) will probably attend (...I need to talk to my team this afternoon to confirm, but save us a spot until further notice). We will bring 1 team & 1 buzzer set.

Robbie Ram

The Liberty district is too strong...the other districts are much weaker. The Liberty District will always be "too strong" as long as TJ is in it... that's just the way it is. Excluding TJ, the top Concorde & Patriot District teams are comparable to the top Liberty teams (...emphasis ...

Robbie Ram

Theoretically the NAQT state championship tournament could be moved from April to March 1, then move the invitational to sometime in April. You mean moving it to February 23 in place of the current tournament, right? When I looked at the schedule and noticed a slew of state championships on March 1...

Robbie Ram

I have the results for most of the VHSL AAA Northern District matches & AAA Northern Region tournament matches (though in the regional tournament I only have the scores for the matches in which my team was involved), and I have listed them below. All matches were held on January 5, 2008 at Ediso...

Robbie Ram

FYI, here's NAQT's official "geographic exclusivity' policy from their website ( http://www.naqt.com/hs/geographic-exclusivity.html ): Hosts specify the exclusivity that they want by providing a list of states; NAQT will not allow another tournament to be hosted in any of those states using th...

Robbie Ram

FYI, here's NAQT's official "geographic exclusivity' policy from their website ( http://www.naqt.com/hs/geographic-exclusivity.html ): Hosts specify the exclusivity that they want by providing a list of states; NAQT will not allow another tournament to be hosted in any of those states using the...

Robbie Ram

What probably happened here is that I don't think DACQ asked for any geographic exclusivity for their tournament because the teams are from all over, but they *did* specifically request IS-74 because they wanted the last IS set issued for the year (in the hopes that the question selection, quality, ...

Robbie Ram

Any more field updates for this tournament?

Robbie Ram

Agreed, Evan. Jacob did a fine job for his 1st tournament... and I hope I didn't come across too harshly in my previous post. We really did have fun... we were just hoping to be more competitive in our last two matches whether we were playoff-bound or not, and we thought the wacky power pairings (fo...

Robbie Ram

I have to agree with the disappointment about power pairings. Going into the 4th round we were 2-1 after losing to Hunter College by less than 100 and then beating Centennial B and MWGS B. So who do we get for round 4? RM A-- who have a record of 3-0. :shock: Yikes. OK, but that's not all... after l...

Robbie Ram

Last year the quizbowl forum had a thread for DC/MD/VA (and perhaps other Mid-Atlantic area) teams who typically host tournaments to tentatively announce/claim dates for the upcoming school year. The idea was to try to prevent host schools from schedule conflicts-- i.e. two regional tournaments on t...

Robbie Ram

Directions to Fairfax campus: http://www.gmu.edu/welcome/Directions-to-GMU.html The campus map with lecture hall highlighted: http://coyote.gmu.edu/map/maphtml/lh1.html Robinson Hall: http://coyote.gmu.edu/map/maphtml/rha1.html for building A, next door is building B. Thanks Dr. Chuck... By the way...

Robbie Ram

Can anyone give me some simple directions from Braddock Road to the GMU "Lecture Hall"? I know it's not *that* big a campus, but I don't want to have to go look at every building either...

--Robbie Ram

Robbie Ram

Whoops. I did the same thing, asking the director of the Northern Region's tournament to forward the announcement. I also sent a notice to the district contacts in other groups within a 2-hour drive of Fairfax. Well, great minds think alike, I guess... but that still won't reach the Maryland or DC ...

Robbie Ram

Dr. Chuck, I started the ball rolling for you by forwarding a notice of this tournament (via email) to all the VHSL Northern Region teams with a link back to this announcement. If you'd like, I can mine the emails I've gotten from other tournaments in this region this year to send the info & lin...

Robbie Ram

We will plan to make the long trek to GMU and bring 1 or 2 teams to this tournament. We would be in the "haven't yet qualified for PACE or NAQT HSNCT" pool.

Thanks,
Robbie Ram
James W. Robinson Jr. Secondary School
(2 blocks south of GMU in scenic Fairfax, VA)

Robbie Ram

Robinson will be bringing 2 teams.

We're new to this tournament (and the PACE format), so our goal is mostly to not embarass ourselves too badly...

Robbie Ram

Thanks, that makes sense.

One more thing, though... aren't there any Indiana teams who are going to the Midwest Championships? I'm asking because I don't see any Indiana teams in the HS NCT field. Is it just not a big quiz bowl/NAQT state?

Robbie Ram

Just curious... what happens to the "top 4%" from the scheduled May 13 NAQT-IS tournaments (e.g. the "Midwest Championship" in Indiana) who would have otherwise qualified to attend the HS NCT but *can't* now because the field is already full? Will they be automatically eligible f...

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location of the "Lecture Hall"?

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