HS Announcement: Rice Invitational

Hello everyone,

Rice Quiz Bowl is pleased to announce that it will host its 2nd annual
NAQT high school invitational tournament on Saturday, April 12, 2003.
  Last year's tournament was a great success, and we expect this
year's tournament to go just as well.

As always, the tournament will be a qualifier to the NAQT national
high school championship tournament, which will be held May 31-June 1,
2003 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.  The top 15% of finishers at the
tournament will be eligible to attend.

The format will be a round robin among several divisions followed by a
playoff round.   The tournament will begin at 9AM, break at roughly
noon for lunch, and finish up at about 5 or 6PM.  Since this
tournament will be a timed tournament, we expect it to keep pretty
close to schedule. Those unfamiliar with NAQT's rules can review them
at: http://www.naqt.com/rules.html

The fee schedule is as follows:

Base fee: $90 for the first team, $70 for each additional team
Discounts -$10 per working buzzer system (if a buzzer system is not
working the day of the tournament, the team will not receive the discount)
               -$20 if team must travel 200+ miles to attend
Minimum fee: $60 per team

Each school will be allowed to enter a maximum of 4 teams.  Trophies
will be awarded to the top 3 teams; individual awards will be given to
the top 3 individual scorers.

The tournament will probably be held in the Humanities Building and
Rayzor Hall, though we're waiting on confirmation from the university
to use those rooms.  I will let everyone know where exactly it will be
held once we receive word.  Those who don't know how to get to Rice
can find directions online at:
http://www.rice.edu/welcome/visit.html

Please e-mail me with the number of teams and buzzer systems your
school intends to bring so we can adjust the number of rooms if need
be. Because they've caused unnecessary confusion in the past, we've
decided to eliminate registration forms.  Simply write your check to
Rice University Quiz Bowl and mail it along with a note indicating how
many teams and buzzer systems you will bring.  Please DO NOT include
your buzzer discount in your check--we will reimburse everyone as they
check in on tournament day.  Our address is:

Rice University Quiz Bowl
P.O. Box 1892
MS 526
Houston, TX 77251-1892

The deadline for registration is April 1st.  No teams will be allowed
to compete after the deadline.

Hope to see everyone there.  Please e-mail me if you have any questions.

Stephen Aslett
President, Rice Quiz Bowl 

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