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Mlaird said: I'm a card carrying member of NFTWS (Northsiders for the White Sox)! I thought we banned yous guys years ago :grin: To get back on track, I wouldn't mind the misc category if, as MLaird suggested that we have a wider variety of and more appropriate categories (e.g. his computer science ...

I second the suggestion to ditch miscellaneous and have 6 arts in the regular IHSA distribution.

I think what you were thinking of was that there was no Louis XVII. But I agree that bonus was way too simple.

There are eight sectionals in each of Class A (small schools) and Class AA(large schools--although the breakoff point is something like 700 students). Some sectionals canhave as many as 40 teams; which given the tournament structure is a problem that we' would like to rectify. This is further compli...

This is a bit off the thread, but does anyone have any updated information about Hodges Lewis? I heard he wasn't doing too well and was recuperating [sic] at his brother's house in Savannah. Any news?

I would add: What type of team do you aspire to? If you want a competitiive team, you need to be prepared to face competition that does use tough(er) questions. If, on the other hand, quiz bowl is a more casual activity, then it doesn't matter as much, and they(and their parents) can't complain if a...

Correction. . .that's Springfield Southeast High School.

ANYTHING having to do with World War II--there are other wars, too, ya know!

Congratulations to the following six students who will represent Illinois at the 2005 Panasonic Academic Challenge:


Michael Bilow, Deerfield
Cliff Chang, Winnetka New Trier
Tyler Kerr, Rockford Auburn
Jordan Silver, Lincolnshire Stevenson
John Smillie, Morton
Donald Taylor, Decatur MacArthur

Thus far, only five teams have registered for the NAQT Illinois State Qualifier: Loyola Academy New Trier Maine South A Maine South B Decatur MacArthur If I do not have a minimum of nine teams by Friday, February 11, I will cancel the tournament. --David Riley Tournamnet Manager

I am pleased to announce the date and site for the 2005 NAQT Illinois State Qualifier. The tournament will be held on February 26, 2005 at Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Illinois (about 20 miles north of Chicago). The registration fee will be $50 per team. We will be using set IS-50. Contact informatio...

Hold on, you're making a couple of erroneous assumptions here. First, teams may not be able to fundraise. For example, I can host tournaments all I want, but my school will not permit my team to have bake sales, car washes, etc. Several private schools have a similar policy. Then, a preference for q...

My $0.02 worth re Phil's comment about Illinois teams at nationals: 1) With regard to substituing a national tournament for an Illinois tournament, I think budget may come into play here. As you know, we have a choice of tournaments virtually every weekend--I can see how an administrator would be lo...

I agree that a bad moderator can be really frustrating, but I wouldn't hold up midwestern accents as the standard :grin: Part of the problem in Illinois is that until we get some kind of certification process for moderators (the coaches' association is working on this), you have almost no choice if ...

This varies from company to company. NAQT and Patrick's Press sell numbered sets of questions. Other companies (Question Bank, for example) often customize to tounaments. Virtually all companies keep lists of the schools that play certain tournaments, provided the tournament director has informed th...

Dr. Egan might have a point about the timing, but I think Dr. Reinstein's comment about "what we are used to" is more on target. I register my team for tournaments in several different formats. In almost all cases, the only Illlinois teams I see are the same ones--for example, Wheaton Nort...

In Illinois, $50-$55 is the norm with even higher tournament fees for some NAQT tournaments. Even then, after buying questions, paying moderators, etc., some of us barely break even at certain tournaments. Personally, I would charge what the "market" will allow--you will always have some c...

Will complete results be made available?

No. . .it's "ancient" history.

In Illinois, our regular format allows for 10% trash (3 questions out of 30). Over the years, I can usually spot a weak team by how excited they get about whatever trash content there is; the strong teams just take it in stride. I do hate it when you get a trash question as the final question in a f...

Hey brad! When did you move to Maryland? What's up?

Verbman: I would also check with coacches from Vermont and New Hampshire, they have a well-organized quiz bowl circuit (not sure that Massachusetts does). Send me an email [email protected] I can give you more information.