Michigan Academic Competitions is announce the 2003 Michigan NAQT State High School Championship Tournament. This event will be held on Saturday, March 8, 2003, on the Central Campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Since 1995, Michigan Academic Competitions has hosted several tournaments for high schools throughout the state of Michigan. This year's Michigan NAQT State High School Championship promises more of the same, as we hope to draw some of the finest schools from throughout Michigan. This event will be run with questions provided by NAQT. As a result, teams entering the 2003 Michigan NAQT State High School Championship will be able to qualify for the 2003 NAQT High School National Championship on May 31-June 1, 2003, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. In addition, this event is affiliated with the Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence (PACE), so the top teams will also be eligible to compete at the 2003 PACE National Scholastics Championship, to be held at Case Western Reserve University on June 14-15, 2003. Each match will consist of 2 8-minute halves or 28 tossup questions, whichever comes first. Players who first answer a question correctly will be rewarded with points and a chance for the entire team to answer bonus questions, all of which are worth a maximum of 30 points. Questions come from all areas: science, math, history and government, literature, current events, geography, popular culture, fine arts, sports, mythology and religion, social science, and general knowledge; with the academic areas heavily emphasized. In an attempt to ensure that teams have the opportunity to compete against teams of equal skill, the schedule will incorporate a pooled round robin for preliminary play. In addition, we guarantee that each team will play a minimum of seven matches, with the top teams playing head-to-head to determine the tournament champion. Our goal is that each team plays as many matches as possible. We will also attempt to ensure that teams from the same school will not play each other during the preliminary rounds. We will begin registration at 8:15 a.m. and hold a mandatory meeting for players and coaches at 8:45 a.m. Rounds will begin at 9:00 a.m. and continue through the morning and early afternoon with a lunch break around 1:00 p.m. Playoffs and a brief awards ceremony will follow, and we expect to finish no later than 6:00 p.m. Registration for this event will be limited to 40 high school teams, and we will initially allow each school to register only 2 teams. All other teams from that school will be placed on a wait list, which will be used to complete the tournament field on a first-come, first-served basis after the registration deadline of February 28. Teams may consist of an unlimited number of players, only four of whom may play at once. It is our hope, however, that all the students attending the tournament will receive a good deal of playing time. We will accept teams on a first-come basis until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 28, 2003, unless we first reach the tournament maximum (if this happens, we will place these teams on a waiting list). Registration may be done in the following manners: 1. By form on the World Wide Web. Go to http://www.umich.edu/~uac/mac/naqtmi2003.html and fill out the appropriate information. You will receive confirmation of your registration by e-mail and will also receive a $5 discount per team on your entry fee. 2. By phone. You can contact Geoff Zmyslowski at (734) 996-3338 and leave your name, school, number of teams, and a phone number for confirmation. 3. By U.S. mail. Send your completed entry form to the following address: Michigan Academic Competitions c/o University Activities Center 4002 Michigan Union 530 S. State Street #541 Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1349 The entry fees for the 2003 Michigan NAQT State High School Championship are: First team from a school $85 Each additional team from a school $75 Discount for a fully functional buzzer system (max 3 per school) -$5 Early bird discount for registering by February 19 -$5/team New program discount* -$10/team Online registration discount -$5/team Distance discount (100-275 miles)** -$10/team Extreme distance discount (over 275 miles)** -$50/team Minimum entry fee per team $0 * If your school has not participated in a University of Michigan tournament within the past two years, then you are eligible for this discount. ** Distances are determined as based on distance one way from your school to the tournament site according to mapquest.com. Once we receive your school's entry, we will send you a confirmation, area maps and directions, tournament rules, and other useful information. Our web page contains a Frequently Asked Questions section that we hope will answer any questions you have regarding the tournament. If you have specific questions about the tournament, please do not hesitate to contact Geoff Zmyslowski by phone at (734) 996-3338 or by e-mail at mac.info_at_.... We look forward to seeing you on March 8! Geoffrey D. Zmyslowski Tournament Director
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