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New Orleans, May 23 - 25 OR
Washington, D.C., June 5 - 7 OR
Chicago, June 13 -15
We provide six guaranteed preliminary round matches for every team. With an option of locales, teams can choose a place that's fun to visit. With a choice of dates, schools with a conflict (e.g. graduation) in one time frame may simply select another date.
At the expense of Questions Unlimited, the winners of the New Orleans and D.C. phases of the tournament (four players and a coach) will be transported to Chicago and provided with two hotel rooms, to compete in the final rounds of the third (June 13-15) phase of the competition.
In 2008, we cut our entry fee in half, which resulted in an alltime high number of teams participating. We'll keep the entry fee at the same level in 2009.
The test is offered at Yorktown High School, Arlington VA, which is approx. 15 minutes on foot from Marymount University. If you wish to have no games scheduled on Saturday morning, simply let us know on your registration form, giving us the earliest time on Saturday afternoon that you feel comfortable competing.
Each team will compete in at least six official tournament matches.
Advancement to the Single Elimination Round will be determined by performance in the six preliminary games. All 6-0, 5-1, and 4-2 teams will make the playoffs.
Bringing Two Teams.
Some schools choose to bring two teams. If you're considering this, be aware that players may not shift between teams.
If You're Coming to DC, Consider Also Bringing Your Farm Team
Ninth graders are welcome, as always, to play on your high school team. But if you're coming to DC and your high school includes grades 9-12, you might want to consider putting some ninth graders on the team of the middle school they graduated from, and bringing that team to compete in Junior Nationals, along with your high school team, to compete in High School Nationals. For details, read about Junior Nationals on this web site. It may well be that the contending high school teams of the future will be those that have developed solid farm systems on the middle-grade level.
We again plan to conduct our popular reality show at each site, the winner of which will be invited to join us as a moderator for 2010 Nationals.
Special thanks to Mr. Richard Vilmure, President and CEO of the Muller Foundation, San Diego, for providing a $2,000 scholarship award for the winning team.
Your team contingent must include four starters and one or more coaches. Alternate(s) are recommended but not required. Each team must win an academic competition (local or regional) of at least 8 teams or finish in the top 15% of any tournament. The winning team from any preliminary round match in the Questions Unlimited QuizNet online tournament qualifies, as well as any team acing any one of Questions Unlimited's monthly "20 Questions" quiz online. Any school making the playoffs at last year's National Academic Championship automatically qualifies.
The competition focuses on academic information - "significa" rather than "trivia" - and the questions are supplied by Questions Unlimited. Our emphasis is light on popular culture and heavy on the academic. Contests follow the four-quarter format created by Questions Unlimited.
We call the National Academic Championship "the finest in academic competition" because since 1983 we have boasted the best questions and a highly professional officiating staff.
Our superb team of moderators includes:
* Chip Beall, Executive Director of the National Academic Association and President of Questions Unlimited
* Mike Mastandrea, Dallas, President, M.A.A.
* Brick Barrientos, Creator of the long-running Maryland Classic tournament.
* Ernie Anderson, Creator and Host of the High-Q TV program (Huntington, West Virginia)
* Jason Russell, Show Run Manager, Sight and Sound Theatre in Branson, MO.
* Doug Joubert, host of the Louisiana LAAC state championship.
* Dave Madden, Vienna, Austria, at the end of his 20-game run on Jeopardy! he found himself $430,400 richer.
Meet the Pros Pictures and descriptions of
our unsurpassed staff of moderators and judges.
Although we always ask you to send no money until you're certain your team is going to compete, we also strongly advise early enrollment. Indeed, in 2008 we were "sold-out" in DC and Chicago. (Note that we will run out of on-site room lodgings well before we run out of space to accommodate you in the tournament itself.) To avoid the higher entry fees assessed after April 15, and to avoid having to arrange your own off-site accommodations in the event that we run out of space on campus or hotel, or possibly missing out altogether, please don't wait until the last minute to register!
Deadlines
Register on or before April 15 at the flat entry fee of $600 per team. After April 15, the fee increases to $750 per team.
When the entry fee is received, a place for your team will be reserved and registration materials emailed to you. Purchase orders will not reserve a spot for any team. After April 15, you must send either a cashier's check or a school check, and should use overnight mail. THERE ARE NO REFUNDS (unless, of course, we run out of space and have to turn you away), so please send no money until you are certain that your team will be participating. All fees are due by May 15.
Mail your check, along with the registration form, to N.A.A., 1540 Siesta Dr. Sandy, UT 84093. All fees must be received by May 15, 2009.
Make your check payable to NATIONAL ACADEMIC CHAMPIONSHIP.
| New Orleans, Memorial Day Weekend May 23 - 25 (Saturday - Monday), Spring Hill Suites. |
Washington, D.C., Area, June 5 - 7 (Friday - Sunday), Marymount University |
Chicago, June 13-15 (Saturday - Monday), Sheraton Four Points at O'Hare |
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| Competition will start on the morning of May 23. The final match will take place at 3:00 Monday. About half of the teams typically arrive the night before the competition starts, but you don’t have to. If your team cannot arrive until the afternoon of the first competition day, we will schedule your first match accordingly.
Spring Hill Suites will be the site of all competitions. Staying at this hotel is recommended, but not required, for participation in the National Academic Championship. The hotel is only a 15-minute walk from the French Quarter, and is in a "safe" locale. There are countless things to do in the New Orleans area, and you may wish to arrive a day early or leave a day late in order to enjoy some tourist activities; the NAC room rate will apply if you choose to do so. Make reservations by calling 888-364-1200 and refer to the National Academic Championship to get $99 rate (1-2 people per room) or $106 rate (3-4 people per room. A free breakfast is provided. We fully expect to run out of lodgings in New Orleans. Because of the limited number of blocked rooms, we're asking you to make your hotel reservations as early in April (or earlier) as you possibly can. In any event, all reservations must be made by April 23, 2009 after which the price increases. |
Competition will start on the morning of June 5. The final match will take place at 3:00 Sunday. About half of the teams typically arrive the night before the competition starts, but you don’t have to. If your team cannot arrive until the afternoon of the first competition day, we will schedule your first match accordingly.
Marymount University (Arlington, Virginia) will be the site of all competitions. The campus is located conveniently, near the Ballston Metro, allowing for easy access to Washington proper. You may wish to arrive a day early or leave a day late in order to enjoy some tourist activities. |
Competition will start on the morning of June 13. The final match will take place at 3:00 Monday. About half of the teams typically arrive the night before the competition starts, but you don’t have to. If your team cannot arrive until the afternoon of the first competition day, we will schedule your first match accordingly.
Sheraton Four Points Hotel will be the site of all competitions. They offer a free shuttle from O'Hare. Staying at this hotel is recommended, but not required, for participation in the National Academic Championship. There are countless things to do in Chicago, and you may wish to arrive a day early or leave a day late in order to enjoy some tourist activities; the $99 room rate will apply if you choose to do so. Make reservations online at this special website the hotel has created for us, |
Each team staying on campus at Marymount must pay a $50 security deposit in a separate check which will be refunded in full if there is no damage by our group to any university or association property. (Full refunds have been given the last five years.) NOTE: This is $50 per team, not per individual. The security deposit is not required if you're coming to New Orleans or Chicago .
Entry Fees are as follows:
| What do you need us to provide? |
D.C. | New Orleans or Chicago |
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| No accommodations needed |
$750 per team | $750 per team |
| Room1 rate for the first 6 people per team |
$80 per person | n/a |
| Room1rate for the 7th, 8th, etc. person per team |
$100 per person | n/a |
| Meals2 |
$60 per person | n/a |
Should you desire to arrive a day early or stay over an additional night, the extra charge for lodging only is $40 per person per day at Marymount.
2 - Includes meals on campus starting with lunch on the first competition day and ending with breakfast on the last competition day). Meals are cafeteria-style. The all-you-can-eat meals at Marymount are typically outstanding.
Contact the National Academic Association (801) 947-8448. Chip Beall, Director.
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