Please pass this along to any interested high school teams... This is to announce the 7th annual Dennis Haskins Open High School Quizbowl, hosted by the Academic/Trivia Association of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Named in honor of UTC alumnus Dennis Haskins (best known as Principal Belding on "Saved By the Bell"), this will be a one-day tournament Sat., March 20, 2004. LOCATION AND SCHEDULE: *Note different building than before* -- Tournament headquarters will be in Room 201 (Card Family Auditorium) in the new Engineering. Computer Science, and Mathematics Building on the UTC campus in Chattanooga. Registration will begin at 9 AM EST on Sat. 3/20, with announcements at 9:45 and play starting at 10. While a precise schedule won't be available until we verify the size of the field, we hope to finish the main body of the tournament by 5:30 PM and the playoffs by 8 PM. FORMAT: This will be an untimed tournament, 20 tossups and 20 bonuses per round, with no bounceback on bonuses. Questions will cover a variety of academic disciplines, with a wee bit of popular culture and general knowledge thrown in. The field will be split into brackets for a round robin, followed by playoffs for each division (see below.) During playoffs, non-playoff teams will have the option of playing consolation rounds. As is our custom, between the round robin and the playoffs, we will have a single exhibition "trash" round, all tossups, all pop culture. We will also recognize whoever wears the cleverest T-shirt to the tournament. Grades 7-12 are eligible. Separate trophies will be awarded for teams in Division II (teams composed entirely of players in grades 7-10), although Division II teams may still play matches against Division I teams. There will be separate All-Star awards for players in grades 7-10, even if they're on a Division I team. FEES AND PAPERWORK: Tournament fees are as follows -- · Base fee: $65 per team (4 players can play at a time with up to 3 alternates; substitutions are allowed between rounds only.) · $5 discount for each additional team from the same school · $5 discount for a working lockout buzzer system (Bring extra buzzer systems if you can; if we need them we'll knock another $5 off your fees.) After the tournament, complete sets of questions may be purchased for $15. Pre-registration and prepayment are not required -- as long as we know how many teams you'll bring, and in which division(s). Rosters may be changed at any time before the tournament starts, but once it does, a player may not switch from team to team. DIRECTIONS: ***Note changes*** From Atlanta and points south -- take I-75 to Chattanooga, then I-24 west towards downtown, then follow the freeway splitoff for U.S. 27 North, downtown Chattanooga. From 27 North take the 4th Street exit, within sight of the Tennessee Aquarium. Go right on 4th St. (you have no choice) and follow it for ca. 1 mile. Continue past the UTC Arena on 4th St., which thereafter bends left to become E. 3rd St. You'll pass a cemetery on the right, followed by a very small side street to ignore. Continue to the next cross street, Palmetto. Turn right on Palmetto St. The ESCM Building is on Palmetto, one block down on the right. Look for the breezeway through the middle of the building and enter the door to the right of the breezeway; Card Family Auditorium is just inside on your left. * From Knoxville and points north -- take I-75 to Chattanooga, then I-24 West; directions from there same as above. * From Nashville and points west/north: Take I-24 east to Chattanooga. As you round Moccasin Bend (freeway goes alongside river) watch for two exit lanes on the right; take the less rightward of the two, which will have signs above it for U.S. 27 N. Rest of directions are the same as above. * From Birmingham and points southwest: Take I-59 to the outskirts of Chattanooga, where it dead-ends into I-24. Get on I-24 East and follow the Nashville directions from there. If you have any questions, I can be reached at my office (423-763-7147) at home (423-877-2706), or by e-mail at steinhic_at_....
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