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- Fri Jul 17, 2020 9:53 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: BYE BYE MULTIPLIER
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1750
Re: BYE BYE MULTIPLIER
Oh, this is good! Glad they made this change.
- Thu Jul 16, 2020 3:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: BYE BYE MULTIPLIER
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1750
Re: BYE BYE MULTIPLIER
I feel like that might be something very tangible we could do to help improve the scene for girls in quizbowl. Has there been any movement or proposals to eliminate the single-sex doubling factor in co-ed activities before? With further talk about improving gender equality in quizbowl, I wonder if ...
- Wed Jun 26, 2019 8:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: BYE BYE MULTIPLIER
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1750
Re: BYE BYE MULTIPLIER
Honestly, that's a great question, Kyle...
I feel like that might be something very tangible we could do to help improve the scene for girls in quizbowl. Has there been any movement or proposals to eliminate the single-sex doubling factor in co-ed activities before?
I feel like that might be something very tangible we could do to help improve the scene for girls in quizbowl. Has there been any movement or proposals to eliminate the single-sex doubling factor in co-ed activities before?
- Tue May 07, 2019 1:32 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Happy Teacher Appreciation Day!
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2110
Happy Teacher Appreciation Day!
Just wanted to pop in and wish a Happy Teacher Appreciation Day to all the teachers and coaches who make quizbowl in Missouri possible! Even though I am now far away on the east coast, I have many fond memories of working alongside the teachers in Missouri who take many, many hours out of their pers...
- Thu Jan 31, 2019 9:23 pm
- Forum: College Quizbowl
- Topic: WAY TO GO EAST CENTRAL!!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 853
Re: WAY TO GO EAST CENTRAL!!
This is FANTASTIC! Huge kudos to the team at ECC for their dedication and hard work.
These folks are a perfect model for what I'm trying to get off the ground in the mid-Atlantic, so I will definitely be sharing this article with potential teams up this way.
These folks are a perfect model for what I'm trying to get off the ground in the mid-Atlantic, so I will definitely be sharing this article with potential teams up this way.
- Fri Sep 28, 2018 12:25 pm
- Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
- Topic: South Callaway Invitational
- Replies: 1
- Views: 462
Re: South Callaway Invitational
Go Bulldogs! *proud alum face*
- Wed Jun 13, 2018 9:19 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: hsquizbowl Player Poll 2018
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2627
hsquizbowl Player Poll 2018
Congratulations to Akshay Govindan and Raj Paul, both of Ladue Horton Watkins High School, for their achieving ranks of 29th and 36th, respectively, on the recently-released player poll on the hsquizbowl forums. Additionally, William Gentry of St. Joseph Central High School received votes in the pol...
- Fri May 11, 2018 3:45 pm
- Forum: College Quizbowl
- Topic: Illinois Side Event Open -- August 11-12, 2018
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2157
Illinois Side Event Open -- August 11-12, 2018
Just saw that Mike Etzkorn had posted the official announcement for a side event weekend to be hosted at UIUC this August.
I'm tentatively interested in seeing about making it back for something like this, but I don't know yet.
I'm tentatively interested in seeing about making it back for something like this, but I don't know yet.
- Thu Mar 01, 2018 7:39 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Translating Packets
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1969
Re: Translating Packets
I pondered this once myself. I don't really speak any other languages fluently, but I always wondered how it might work. I think you'd have to really consider the flexibility of word order in the target language as well as its ability to use pronouns flexibly. But given that the target language coop...
- Fri Sep 22, 2017 1:36 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Hurricane relief - what you can do
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2773
Hurricane relief - what you can do
Hi everyone! Just as I have moved significantly closer to an ocean, hurricanes have recently been rather newsworthy. Florida and Texas have recently been walloped with some very strong storms and sustained heavy damage. With such destruction, it can be hard to know where to begin to help. I also kno...
- Sun Sep 03, 2017 9:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: For Coaches - An invitation to the IHSSBCA SchoBowl Fest.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1280
Re: For Coaches - An invitation to the IHSSBCA SchoBowl Fest.
As a recent resident of Illinois and member of the IHSSBCA, I can't do enough to recommend this event! Especially coaches along the eastern side of Missouri ought to find the drive manageable and the company welcoming.
- Mon Jul 10, 2017 7:17 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Active college programs in Missouri
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2651
Active college programs in Missouri
I was thinking earlier and realized that there really isn't a good list anywhere on this board of currently active Missouri college quizbowl programs. Maybe this thread could be a place to collect information about such programs, including a contact point for interested parties.
- Mon Jul 10, 2017 3:41 am
- Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
- Topic: St. Louis Open 2017 (7/8/2017)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1466
Re: St. Louis Open 2017 (7/8/2017)
I, too, want to thank everyone at SLO this year for making my final tournament as a midwesterner (at least for now) so amazing! For those who haven't heard, I'm moving to Philadelphia later this summer and so I won't be around for these kinds of events on a regular basis. My time competing against f...
- Mon Jul 03, 2017 4:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Buzzer on eBay
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1359
- Sun Jun 25, 2017 1:16 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Missouri Boys State Quizbowl
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1297
Missouri Boys State Quizbowl
Apparently MBS has added a quizbowl competition to their offerings at some point recently. From what I hear, it's basically just a trivia night that they're calling "quizbowl."
Just thought I'd share this fun news.
Just thought I'd share this fun news.
- Tue May 23, 2017 3:04 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Buzzer on eBay
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1359
Buzzer on eBay
If anyone's looking for a buzzer, this one on eBay might be worth looking into.
- Tue Apr 25, 2017 2:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Quizbowl in the news again!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2016
Re: Quizbowl in the news again!
The Fulton Sun had coverage in today's paper of the recent success of the South Callaway high school team, including their upcoming trip to SSNCT. The New Bloomfield team is also attending and gets a brief mention at the end of the article. Speaking as an alumnus of SCHS (Go Bulldogs!) and as the fo...
- Wed Mar 08, 2017 2:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: College Decisions-Class of 2017
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2377
Re: College Decisions-Class of 2017
I'm graduating from U of I with my masters this spring and currently pursuing a number of job opportunities in the Philadelphia area. If I end up getting a job at a university, I would like to perhaps enroll in some classes and possibly play some quizbowl (whatever I'd still be eligible for).
- Wed Feb 22, 2017 12:30 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Book Reviews
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1171
Re: Book Reviews
Sadly I don't have much time to read for pleasure or even read things that I choose, thanks to grad school and thesis work. I'm really enjoying reading a book for one of my classes though - Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. She explores the use of indigenous ways of knowing the world and h...
- Tue Feb 07, 2017 11:45 pm
- Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
- Topic: 2017 NAQT Missouri Qualifier - March 4 in Fulton
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3733
Re: 2017 NAQT Missouri Qualifier - March 4 in Fulton
Fun fact: this is not the only NAQT state event taking place in a city named Fulton. 

- Tue Jan 10, 2017 5:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Middle School or Elementary Quiz Bowl Teams?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1410
Re: Middle School or Elementary Quiz Bowl Teams?
Hi Cody, welcome to the forums! We don't have a separate space for elementary/MS discussion, but several of us on the board are heavily involved in working with elementary and middle school teams. Myself, Jason Loy at Tuscumbia, Scott Allen at Hallsville, and David Dennis at Washington are all invol...
- Wed Nov 16, 2016 11:39 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Editors & writers needed - paid
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1552
Re: Editors & writers needed - paid
PM'd you with more details, Matt!
- Wed Nov 16, 2016 11:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Editors & writers needed - paid
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1552
Editors & writers needed - paid
The first step to solving a problem is admitting you have one, and preferably early enough to get help. I'm not in crisis mode yet, but as I'm triaging my workload for the next few weeks it has become clear that I need help producing this year's quizbowl questions for SAGES, more so than I thought. ...
- Fri Sep 09, 2016 6:13 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Thoughts on the 2016-2017 Season
- Replies: 22
- Views: 4585
Re: Thoughts on the 2016-2017 Season
FWIW, Clark County would certainly be welcome at west central Illinois events for which they are eligible. Quickly glancing at the IHSSBCA calendar I see tournaments at Moline (2.5 hrs) and Macomb (1.25 hrs). There's also a November event scheduled in Chariton, IA, also just shy of 2.5 hours away fo...
- Sun Aug 14, 2016 9:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Quality Questions for a Trivia Night Style Competition
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1589
Re: Quality Questions for a Trivia Night Style Competition
Mr. Crowder, I'd likely be able to help you with this. I currently write elementary and middle school questions professionally, and they are in fact pyramidal. I'm sending you a message now.
- Fri May 13, 2016 12:50 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: ACE Quizbowl Camps this summer
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2914
ACE Quizbowl Camps this summer
ACE is hosting another year of summer quizbowl camps, including another session in Missouri. Here's a link to the HSQuizbowl post with more information. The Missouri camp is June 14-18 at Missouri Valley College in Marshall. There are also two camps in Illinois, which is still reasonably close for M...
- Sat Mar 05, 2016 7:50 pm
- Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
- Topic: NAQT MO State Qualifier (2/16/08) at UMR/Mo S&T
- Replies: 53
- Views: 5847
Re: NAQT MO State Qualifier (2/16/08) at UMR/Mo S&T
So prestige. Very tournament. Wow.
- Sun Feb 28, 2016 2:35 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Some thoughts on interstate competition around St. Louis
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1356
Re: Some thoughts on interstate competition around St. Louis
I also think that, in pursuit of this goal, somebody from Missouri should get in touch with the Illinois equivalent to MACA (called IHSSBCA), and convince them to advertise our tournaments and maybe even attend their convention to try and make face-to-face connections with the kinds of teams we wan...
- Sat Oct 10, 2015 11:31 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Happy Season Start!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1646
Re: Happy Season Start!
From afar (OK, not that far, but still), I wish my Missourians a happy and successful 2015-2016 season. Hoping to make it back to see you all a couple of times. Feel free to come to Illinois as well if you'd like. 

- Wed Sep 30, 2015 9:59 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: getting into quizbowl coaching
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2209
Re: getting into quizbowl coaching
1. How much does playing experience help with coaching? I think it's a useful, but not necessary, part of understanding how the game works. It helps to know what it feels like to be in the moment of a game. You can't base everything off your own personal experience as a coach though, since each of ...
- Wed Aug 19, 2015 11:11 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: things that suck...
- Replies: 622
- Views: 133921
Re: things that suck...
Mizzou administration, for egregious mistreatment of vital graduate student employees!
- Fri Jul 24, 2015 4:19 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New MOQBA Secretary
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2348
Re: New MOQBA Secretary
Thanks, Sean. It's been a pleasure to work with you as well.scphilli wrote:At this time, I'd like to thank Alex Dzurick for his seven years of work with the organization. It has been a privilege to work with him and I wish him success in Urbana.
P.S. The Education department is located in Champaign.
- Thu Jul 23, 2015 9:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New MOQBA Secretary
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2348
New MOQBA Secretary
As many of you may have heard, I am heading to the University of Illinois in just a couple of days to pursue a masters degree in education policy. I am excited for this new opportunity in my life, but it does mean I'll be leaving the day-to-day operations of MOQBA to others. Jacob O'Rourke will be t...
- Fri Jun 19, 2015 1:42 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Congratulations are in order
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2765
Congratulations are in order
Congrats to Hickman's Alex Harmata for acing the ACT this spring!
- Thu Jun 04, 2015 9:04 am
- Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
- Topic: 2015 NAQT HSNCT - May 29-31 in Chicago
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4915
Re: 2015 NAQT HSNCT - May 29-31 in Chicago
Looks like William's performance earned him a nomination for 9th grade player of the year at the National Quizbowl Awards!
Congratulations, William!
Congratulations, William!
- Sun May 17, 2015 7:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: College Decisions-Class of 2015
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2160
Re: College Decisions-Class of 2015
I know that Jared Lockwood has accepted his offer to Princeton for this fall, and from our conversations it sounded like he planned to be peripherally involved with quizbowl while there. Personally, I'm headed to the University of Illinois for grad school (Education Policy) and hope to remain involv...
- Sat May 16, 2015 3:39 pm
- Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
- Topic: 5.16--Pre-Nationals and MOQBA Singles Championship!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3855
Re: 5.16--Pre-Nationals and MOQBA Singles Championship!
Hickman won the Pre-Nationals tournament over Hannibal, going into the finals with an advantage after the round-robin prelims. In the post-lunch "Staffers vs Coaches" fundraiser game for Matt's Buzzers , the staffers (Jeffrey Hill, Matt Chadbourne and Alex Dzurick) were up at halftime but ...
- Sat May 09, 2015 5:14 pm
- Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
- Topic: 2015 MSHSAA Sectionals/State
- Replies: 36
- Views: 7478
Re: 2015 MSHSAA Sectionals/State
Jeff, to answer your question - yes. I have a spreadsheet of all the individual statistics. This year, MACA also decided to award medals ("All-Star") to the top 4 individuals in each class based on the whole day, in addition to the All-State medals based on prelims only. [In order to get a...
- Fri May 08, 2015 2:45 pm
- Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
- Topic: 2015 MSHSAA Sectionals/State
- Replies: 36
- Views: 7478
Re: 2015 MSHSAA Sectionals/State
MSHSAA All-State (Prelim) Award Winners: Class 1 1. Ross Sparrow, Tuscumbia, 23.33 T2. Noah Dickinson, Thomas Jefferson, 11.00 T2. Christian Atteberry, Thomas Jefferson, 11.00 4. Cameron Albrecht, Green City, 8.67 5. Noah Wells, Thomas Jefferson, 8.00 6. Danielle Bailey, DeKalb, 6.67 T7. Jacob Schwe...
- Thu May 07, 2015 5:42 pm
- Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
- Topic: 2015 MSHSAA Sectionals/State
- Replies: 36
- Views: 7478
Re: 2015 MSHSAA Sectionals/State
Prelim games at 10, 11, and 12.
- Sat Apr 18, 2015 8:42 pm
- Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
- Topic: 2015 MSHSAA District Results
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3717
Re: 2015 MSHSAA District Results
Hallsville 460 over Centralia 230 for C3D7.
Semis:
(1) Hallsville def. (4) North Callaway
(3) Centralia 360 def. (2) Montgomery County 330
Semis:
(1) Hallsville def. (4) North Callaway
(3) Centralia 360 def. (2) Montgomery County 330
- Mon Apr 13, 2015 10:54 am
- Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
- Topic: 2014-15 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS
- Replies: 24
- Views: 10134
Re: 2014-15 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS
I guess this fits here: The Show-Me Conference also hosts an elementary knowledge bowl, which this year went pyramidal. Each grade competes separately. Format is double-elimination. Results from said tournament this year, which was on March 17: 3rd Grade: 1st Chamois, 2nd South Callaway, 3rd Eugene ...
- Fri Apr 10, 2015 11:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Late Summer Open Mirror-Interest?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3285
Re: Late Summer Open Mirror-Interest?
I'd probably be in Illinois by this point, but depending on where this tournament is and when I might be interested.
- Tue Mar 17, 2015 3:39 pm
- Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
- Topic: Show-Me Conference Elementary Knowledge Bowl
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2320
Re: Show-Me Conference Elementary Knowledge Bowl
Quick thoughts from this tournament, which I was able to attend today: - Difficulty level seemed to be pretty much on target. Top teams were answering 16-17 out of 20 tossups combined, lower teams around 13 combined. This was a major question style change for many of the teams, so next year I would ...
- Sat Mar 14, 2015 2:35 pm
- Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
- Topic: Show-Me Conference Elementary Knowledge Bowl
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2320
Re: Show-Me Conference Elementary Knowledge Bowl
So, I have officially delivered this question set for the main site! It’s been a blast working on this project and providing what I hope is a good quality set for elementary students. This project would not have been possible without a number of writers and contributors: -David Dennis, who personall...
- Sat Mar 07, 2015 2:58 pm
- Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
- Topic: 2015 NAQT Missouri Qualifier - March 7 at Mizzou
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9413
Re: 2015 NAQT Missouri Qualifier - March 7 at Mizzou
Consolation brackets are in the middle of Round 10. Not sure what things look like for the championship playoffs.
- Sat Mar 07, 2015 1:01 pm
- Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
- Topic: 2015 NAQT Missouri Qualifier - March 7 at Mizzou
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9413
Re: 2015 NAQT Missouri Qualifier - March 7 at Mizzou
QUICK UPDATE Round 6 has begun. Rounds 1-5 finished in a combined total of 149 minutes, just shy of 30 minutes average per round. That's not possible without our AWESOME staff. More thanks to come. After lunch, during the presentation of awards, Jared Lockwood was awarded the 2015 MOQBA Award for Ou...
- Mon Feb 02, 2015 7:01 pm
- Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
- Topic: Show-Me Conference Elementary Knowledge Bowl
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2320
Show-Me Conference Elementary Knowledge Bowl
I'm pleased to announce that this year's Show-Me Conference Elementary Knowledge Bowl will feature a pyramidal question set. The Knowledge Bowl will be held on March 17th and will bring together elementary school (3rd-6th grade) teams from the 9 schools in the Show-Me Conference (Chamois, Eugene, Fa...
- Mon Feb 02, 2015 10:13 am
- Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
- Topic: Tiger Bowl VII at Mizzou - January 31, 2015
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4366
Re: Tiger Bowl VII at Mizzou - January 31, 2015
Yes, it did. I left before finals so I do not know who won.
- Fri Jan 09, 2015 9:56 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Two Missouri teams ranked in new poll
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1710
Re: Two Missouri teams ranked in new poll
Yes, there were some oddities. Not from me, that I can say.