Charter Academic Bowl

MisterT · Site Admin Joined: 06 Sep 2006 Posts: 591

NAQT Tournament
Temple University

Saturday, March 1st

This trip has two atypical features:

- The field is likely to be small, perhaps as few as 10 teams (with us being up to half of them)
- We are traveling using SEPTA because it is cheaper than getting a bus, and the train goes directly from the Wilmington station to a Temple University stop.

Traveling Details:

Departure - You must be at the Wilmington Train Station no later than 8:15 AM so that we can be on an 8:36 train. I suggest that we form carpools and meet there. We can't very well wait for you if you are late.

Return - Depending on the tournament, we will depart Philadelphia on either the 5:23 or 7:23 PM train. Thus, we will arrive in Wilmington at either 6:21 or 8:21. I have no details at this point to make a prediction as to which time is more likely, so please be flexible.

Tournament Details:

The questions are "regular" strength (aka level 2). Teams that have "expressed interest" include Moravian, Kellenberg, and a few Jersey schools like Bergen.

I always welcome parental chaperons if there are any that want to go.

MisterT · Site Admin Joined: 06 Sep 2006 Posts: 591

and to head off the first questions:

- Anyone can go. I don't consider this to be a must-do trip, so if you have junior research that you're procrastinating on, have SAT's, don't want to go, etc., you don't have to. (But keep in mind that my attention shifts almost exclusively towards nationals after the Blue Hen.)

- I'm always up for a new adventure. This is probably just about the only tournament I would consider using the train, just because the stops are somewhat convenient. And it saves us from having to drive through North Philly.

- Speaking of which, emphasize to any weary parents that we are not actually going to be in the scary part of Philly. The stop is very close to campus, and campus is much, much different than town. I used to go to Penn Bowl every year and liked it, and was never afraid.

I wasn't sure if we were going to attempt this or not, but the changing of the weekend of quizbowl goodness set makes this a viable option.

charles676 · Member Joined: 14 Sep 2007 Posts: 60

G-man · Joined: 06 Sep 2006 Posts: 355 Location: Delaware

xapblackdragon · Member Joined: 12 Oct 2006 Posts: 32

i think it's more likely that henry will antagonize homeless people. than china town closing...+ i say we go to Chinatown, chinatown = <3

MisterT · Site Admin Joined: 06 Sep 2006 Posts: 591

This just got a WHOLE lot more interesting. Here is the current status of the field as posted on hsquizbowl:

Bergen 2
Bloomfield 1?
Charter 4-5
Moravian 1?
Ward Melville 1?
Marine Academy 1?
Kellenberg 1?
Salisbury 1?
William Tennet 2
Stuy 2
Richard Montgomery ?

charles676 · Member Joined: 14 Sep 2007 Posts: 60

Stuy is striking back again, eh? We haven't seen them since LIFT.

I'm just glad that Hunter is not coming to crush half of our teams to the ground.

G-man · Joined: 06 Sep 2006 Posts: 355 Location: Delaware

Vader · Joined: 06 Sep 2006 Posts: 435

Wait which one is Doug?
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Kingpin · Member Joined: 03 Oct 2006 Posts: 99 Location: Ask ur mom

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Eaglesfan · Member Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 76

He's the guy who we saw at LIFT or some tournament last year and all of the girls were talking about how well dressed, etc., he was

charles676 · Member Joined: 14 Sep 2007 Posts: 60

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Kingpin · Member Joined: 03 Oct 2006 Posts: 99 Location: Ask ur mom

nice
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LKP824 · Joined: 15 Sep 2006 Posts: 23

the permission slip says to meet at 7:15, but the post says 8:15. which is it?

MisterT · Site Admin Joined: 06 Sep 2006 Posts: 591

The permission slip I'm looking at says 8:15, both on the page I typed and also the page where parents sign.

Due to the proposed round robin, I suspect we will be returning on the 7:23, which will put us in Wilmington at 8.21

I have bought the tickets. Apparently we fit into the "family plan", so you'll have to make "families" when boarding.

LKP824 · Joined: 15 Sep 2006 Posts: 23

strep throat, count me out for this trip

Vader · Joined: 06 Sep 2006 Posts: 435

megano · Member Joined: 24 Jan 2007 Posts: 6

I'm sick again, so I can't go.

MisterT · Site Admin Joined: 06 Sep 2006 Posts: 591

Stephen,

I just confirmation about the building.

If someone could print this out for me I'd appreciate it. I actually do not have a printer at home because I can always use the ones at school.

From David at Temple:

We will meet in Anderson 8 tomorrow. Here's how you get there:

1. Walk toward and between the two huge buildings at Berks and
11th. Anderson is the one on the south side. (Gladfelter is
the other).

2. Once you enter, walk toward the elevators, but instead of
going in them, take a left, toward the AL classrooms. (You
may need to sign in with security; if everyone could bring
some limited form of ID to be safe, that might be good, though
hopefully they'll just let us wave you through.) Walk to the
end of that hall and take a left and go to the small,
dinky-looking elevator.

3. Take the dinky elevator down to G. 8 should be easy to find.

G-man · Joined: 06 Sep 2006 Posts: 355 Location: Delaware

avatarix · Member Joined: 14 Sep 2007 Posts: 10

Thanks Tressler

xapblackdragon · Member Joined: 12 Oct 2006 Posts: 32

haha just out of curiosity did you buy my ticket? -pc, and when are we getting back?