(Please pass this along to any high school quizbowl programs you know that may be interested, and apologies for cross-posting.) The UTC Academic Trivia Association will hold its 9th annual Dennis Haskins Open High School Quizbowl Tournament on Sat., March 4, 2006. Named in honor of the actor and UTC alumnus best known as Principal Belding on Saved by the Bell, this will be a one-day academic quizbowl competition for high school and middle school teams. The field is limited to 45 teams. Last year the field was briefly closed before cancellations brought it down to 37 teams. To ensure that you have space reserved, we recommend that you e-mail steinhic[ at] bellsouth [dot] bellsouth.net or call me at (423) 877-2706 at your earliest convenience with the number of teams your school expects to bring. ELIGIBILITY: Students in 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 some matches against Division I teams. There will also be separate All-Star awards for players in grades 7-10, even if they're on a Division I team. FORMAT: This will be an untimed tournament with 20 tossups and bonuses per round, with no bounceback on bonuses. Questions will cover a variety of academic disciplines, with a smattering 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. During playoffs, non-playoff teams will have the option of playing consolation rounds. SCHEDULE: Registration begins at 9 AM EDT on Sat. 3/4, with announcements at 9:45 and play starting at 10. While we won't have a precise schedule until we verify the field size, we expect to finish the round robin by 6 PM, followed by an exhibition "trash" round (see below), an awards ceremony for individual honors, and playoffs. We hope playoffs will be over by 8 PM. LOCATION: Tournament HQ will be in 129 Grote Hall (see map and directions), with matches in Grote, Brock, and Holt Halls. Because we will be going back and forth between buildings, and because we're dealing with slow elevators, please let me know if any of your team members have disabilities and we will do our best to keep their matches in one building. JUST FOR FUN: It's become an annual tradition! While we finish the stats and standings at the end of the round robin, we'll have an unofficial round of "trash" (pure pop culture), tossups only. This has become one of the most popular parts of UTC's high school quizbowls. Anyone who can reach a buzzer can play in the trash round – alternates, coaches, parents, even the bus driver. Also, during the awards ceremony, we'll give recognition (and maybe even prizes) for the cleverest T-shirts seen at the tournament. FEES AND PAPERWORK: Tournament fees are as follows -- Base fee: $75 per team (4 players can play at a time with up to 3 alternates; substitutions are allowed, but 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. Complete sets will be free to any school that provides a full-time official to assist tournament staff. A tournament registration form is enclosed. Pre-registration and prepayment are not required -- as long as we know how many teams you'll bring, and for 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. ACCOMMODATIONS: There are a limited number of discounted rooms available at the Clarion Hotel in downtown Chattanooga for Friday 3/3 and/or Sat. 3/4 at $66/night. We recommend you book early. The Clarion number is (423) 756-5150; tell them you're with UTC's academic quizbowl tournament. If you need any more information, I can be reached at (423-877- 2706), or by e-mail at steinhic [at] bellsouth [dot] net. We look forward to seeing you March 4! -- Charlie Steinhice, A.T.A. Coach
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