Congratulations to the teams listed beneath these announcements for qualifying to the 2007 PACE National Scholastics Championship, which will be held at the University of Michigan in June 2007. We intend to hold the tournament on the weekend of June 9-10 rather than our originally announced date of June 16-17 (NASCAR race weekend there), and we hope to have information from our hosts at Michigan sent out in the near future. I am also waiting for our updated website to go up soon. Acceptances of automatic bids can be declared by email to Dr. Chuck beginning immediately with a preferred due date of April 15, 2007. The entry fee for the tournament has yet to be decided, though with the larger number of anticipated awards for three- and four-year players, we are looking to expand our budget in a way that is not a deterrent to participating teams. We are striving to have a robust and competitive field of 28 to 48 teams. If your school is not on our Honor Roll (http://www.hsquizbowl.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3273), your school can still qualify for the 2007 NSC up until the end of April 2007. Also, because we have changed our automatic bid system, any school that finishes one playoff level below automatic qualification is strongly encouraged to request a wild-card bid. Wild-card bids are being accepted now by Dr. Chuck and I intend to notify you as soon as verification of your results is posted. In addition, nominations for the 2007 Benjamin Cooper Academic Ambassador Award (http://www.pace-nsc.org/cooper.html) for service to the high school quiz bowl community are being accepted by Tricia Southard. Have a great holiday season, and again... congratulations to these schools: Any omissions from this list and broken links are unintentional. Any tournament directors who want to affiliate their competitions (including those that have already run in the fall semester) should notify me as soon as possible. Who has qualified for the 2007 NSC? 1. The top 4 teams from the 2006 NSC. Maggie Walker Governors School (VA) Raleigh Charter High School (NC) Richard Montgomery High School (MD) State College Area High School (PA) 2. Any team that finishes in the top 8 of a PACE-affiliated tournament with 40 or more teams in the field. Blake High School (MD, from Thomas Jefferson event, 10/7) Cave Spring High School (VA, from University of Virginia 11/11 event) Charter School of Wilmington (DE, from LIFT VI, 10/28) Centennial High School (MD, from Blake event, 10/21) Collegiate High School (VA, from Thomas Jefferson event, 10/7) Georgetown Day School (DC, from Thomas Jefferson event, 10/7; from Blake event, 10/21) Gonzaga High School (DC, from Blake event, 10/21; from LIFT VI, 10/28; University of Virginia 11/11 event) Hunter College High School (NY, from LIFT VI, 10/28) Maggie Walker Governors School second team (VA, from University of Virginia 11/11 event) Mansfield (CT, from LIFT VI, 10/28) Princess Anee High School (VA, from Governor's School event, 12/9) Quince Orchard High School (MD, from Blake event, 10/21) Raleigh Charter second team (NC, from Governor's School event, 12/9) Richard Montgomery 2nd team (MD, from Thomas Jefferson event, 10/7, University of Virginia 11/11 event) Seton Hall (NJ, from LIFT VI, 10/28) St. Andrew's Episcopal (MS, from LIFT VI, 10/28) Stuyvesant High School 2 teams (NY, from LIFT VI, 10/28; ; from Governor's School event, 12/9) Thomas Jefferson Science & Math (VA, from Blake event, 10/21; from University of Virginia event, 11/11; from Governor's School event, 12/9) Thomas Jefferson Science & Math second team (VA, from University of Virginia event, 11/11) Walt Whitman High School (MD, from Blake event, 10/21) Walter Johnson High School (MD, from Blake event, 10/21) Woodson High School (VA, from Thomas Jefferson event, 10/7) 3. Any team that finishes in the top 4 of a PACE-affiliated tournament with 20 to 39 teams in the field. Bloomington High school (IL, attending New Trier tournament) Brindlee Mountain High School 2 teams (AL, attending Scottsboro AL event, 9/23) Carbondale High School (IL, attending New Trier tournament) Cave Spring High School (VA, attending Speedway Shootout at Robinson High School NC, 10/21) Chattahoochee High School (GA, attending Speedway Shootout at Robinson High School NC, 10/21; from Governor's School event, 12/9) Oak Park River Forest High School (IL, attending New Trier tournament) Paul Dorman High School (SC, attending UT Chattanooga, 9/30; ; from Governor's School event, 12/9) Indian Springs High School (AL, UT Chattanooga, 9/30) Martin Luther King Magnet 2 teams (TN, attending Scottsboro AL event, 9/23) St. Mary's School (Raleigh NC, attending Speedway Shootout at Robinson High School NC, 10/21) Wheaton North High School (IL, attending New Trier tournament) 4. Any team that finishes in the top 2 of a PACE-affiliated tournament with less than 20 teams in the field. Eastside (FL, attending Florida State) Episcopal Collegiate (AR, attending Harding AR) Lincoln (FL, attending Florida State) Parkview (AR, attending Harding AR) Pensacola (FL, attending Florida State) Emil Thomas Chuck, Ph.D. Health Professions Advisor & Term Assistant Professor of Biology George Mason University, Fairfax VA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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