Deep South Academic Challenge (MS/TN/AL/LA/GA) 2/5/2011

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Deep South Academic Challenge (MS/TN/AL/LA/GA) 2/5/2011

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We will be conducting the Deep South Academic Challenge with high school, middle school, and JV divisions, for teams in Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, and Georgia. We would like to invite your school to join us.

Date: Feb. 5, 2011. Games start at 9 a.m., est. finish time is 5:30.

Place: LAMP High School
921 W. Jeff Davis
Montgomery, AL 36108

Entry Fee: $75 per team

Deadline: Payment must be received by Jan. 22, 2011. A school that has not paid in full before the competition starts will not be allowed to play.

Register: http://www.qunlimited.com/ordereg.htm or by phone, 800-868-1518.

The Field: Our lower and upper limits are: high school division 12-64 teams; middle school 7-24, JV 7-24.

The Questions: We hold ourselves to the highest standards of question quality and academic relevance, with tossups largely pyramidal.

Format: four-quarter NAC format, see http://www.qunlimited.com/rulesreg.htm

Top Teams: will qualify for the National Academic Championship.
Scott Smith
Coach, Catholic High of Pointe Coupee
LSU (2011-13), Texas A&M (2001-05), Edmond Memorial High School (1997-2001)
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Re: Deep South Academic Challenge (MS/TN/AL/LA/GA) 2/5/2011

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The Questions: We hold ourselves to the highest standards of question quality and academic relevance, with tossups largely pyramidal.
:chip: says it so it must be true.

Really though, if NAC is going to keep existing, they can't keep using the questions that they are known for.
Maybe they will eventually actually use decent questions; we can set here and hope.
Scott Blain
Grayson '12
Vanderbilt '16
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