Re: Announcement: 2003 Arkansas NAQT Qualifier (HS)

bucktowntiger <jdh22_at_bucktowntiger.yahoo.invalid> <*jdh22_at_bucktowntiger.yahoo.invalid*> · Tue, 18 Feb 2003 02:22:56 -0000

We made the list, and like Santa, we're checking it... twice...  The 
minimum fee was a typo; it should have read $30, not $20.

That's it for now.  See you on April 12.

--Josh

--- In quizbowl_at_yahoogroups.com, "bucktowntiger <jdh22_at_c...>" 
<jdh22_at_c...> wrote:
> Let's try this again... Interested schools can register by e-
mailing 
> tournament director Joshua Hill at jdh22 (at sign) uark dot edu 
with 
> contact name, school, and number of teams attending.  Schools can 
> also contact assistant tournament director Lynn Endicott at lendico 
> (at sign) uark dot edu.
> 
> Thanks,
> Arkansas Quiz Bowl Team
> 
> --- In quizbowl_at_yahoogroups.com, "bucktowntiger <jdh22_at_c...>" 
> <jdh22_at_c...> wrote:
> > The Arkansas Quiz Bowl Team at the University of Arkansas is 
proud 
> to 
> > announce the 2003 NAQT Arkansas High School Qualifier Tournament, 
> to 
> > be held in sunny Fayetteville on Saturday, April 12, 2003.  
> > Registration will begin at 8:00 a.m., with a general rules 
meeting 
> at 
> > 8:45 a.m. and matches starting at 9:00 a.m.  The tournament will 
be 
> > of a pooled round-robin format; the playoff structure will be 
based 
> > on the number of teams present.  Each team is guaranteed no less 
> than 
> > eight games, and the tournament is scheduled to end no later than 
> > 6:00 p.m., with a lunch break around noon.
> > 
> > The tournament will follow the rules outlined at 
> > www.naqt.com/rules.html, an exception being that rounds will be 
> > untimed and will consist of twenty tossups and up to twenty 
> bonuses.  
> > The tournament will be run as an official NAQT tournament, with 
the 
> > top 15% of finishers qualifying for the 2003 NAQT High School 
> > National Championship Tournament in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
> > 
> > The base entry fee is $75 per team, with discounts as follows:
> > 2nd team from the same school: -$10
> > 3rd and subsequent teams from the same school:  -$20
> > Distance discount:  -$5 per hour of estimated travel time by 
> > randmcnally.com
> > Functional buzzer systems:  -$5 per set (maximum 2)
> > Experienced game officials (moderators, scorekeepers):  -$5 per 
> > official (maximum 2)
> > Teams that did not attend the 2002 NAQT Arkansas High School 
> > Qualifier:  -$10
> > 
> > The minimum fee is $20 per team.  Each attending school will also 
> > receive a copy of the questions from the entire tournament (15 
> > rounds) at no additional charge.
> > 
> > Interested schools can register by e-mailing tournament director 
> > Joshua Hill at jdh22_at_u... with contact name, school, and number 
> > of teams attending.  Upon registering, teams will receive 
> > confirmation, as well as a detailed schedule of activities and 
> > directions to Fayetteville and to the hosting facility, probably 
> > either Kimpel Hall or the Walton College of Business building.  
> > Registrations will be taken until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 4, 
> > 2003.  
> > 
> > We sincerely hope to see you here on April 12.
> > 
> > Best Regards,
> > Arkansas Quiz Bowl Team