by pbergman » Wed Apr 06, 2016 8:46 am
Last Call! I'll take any other sign-ups today as long as the email is dated before midnight tonight.
We've got a terriffic field from all over the state, and I sincerely hope it's a great experience for all involved.
Tomorrow I will send an email out, but here's the basic layout:
We'll have probably 3 prelim groups. Once we get everyone connected to the "call," we will do 10-15 warmup tossups in order to iron out the process, make sure internet is working, etc... I will be hosting the call from a hardline connected laptop, so that should help in terms of internet reliability. I realize that doing it this way has its limitations, but we're going to work with it and do the best job we can, and we think that the benefits of reaching as many students as we are this way outweigh the hazards of it.
Once we start, we'll do several rounds of tossups from the Maryland/Yale set MYSTERIUM.
After the 3 prelim rounds, the top 4 from each group will make it to the final. The top 6 will emerge from the final. Since summer schedules can be somewhat unpredictable, though, players 7-12 will be considered alternates and will get the call in order of finish if any dropouts or unexpected circumstances emerge.
So stay tuned for schedule details tomorrow!
Peter Bergman
Academic Challenge Coach
English Teacher
Solon High School