St. Mark’s Dallas will host a quiz bowl tournament with both middle school and high school divisions. on March 2, 2013

03/02 St. Mark’s NAQT Invitational

St. Mark’s School of Texas will be hosting its fifth annual NAQT tournament on Saturday, March 2, 2013 in Dallas, Texas at St. Mark’s (10600 Preston Rd., Dallas, TX 75230).  This year, the event will feature a MiddleSchool division, along with separate Varsity and Novice divisions for high school. This tournament will be directed by St. Mark’s coach, Paul Mlarkar.
Check-in will open at 8:00 a.m., an informational team meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m., and the first round of matches will start at 8:45 a.m.  It will be an official NAQT tournament.  It will also serve as a qualifying tournament for the Texas State Championship.  We will be using NAQT tournament set IS-124 for high school, and either CMST or NAQT MS-06 for middle school.  Rounds will be played in two untimed halves with 10 questions each half plus bonuses.  The format of the tournament (either round robin or double elimination) will be determined after the field of teams is set and will be dependent on the number of teams participating in each division.  A minimum of seven matches is guaranteed for all teams participating in the tournament.
Schools may bring multiple teams.  Please indicate on the registration form if the team(s) will be participating in theMiddle School (MS), Novice (N), or Varsity (V) division.  The cost of the tournament will be $90 per team.  Each school is also requested to bring at least one fully operational buzzer system. Each team will receive a copy of the questions at the conclusion of the tournament.
In order to register, please send coach’s name, school’s name, school phone, coach’s cell phone, number of teams, divisions for those teams, and number of buzzers to mlakarp@smtexas.org. Please complete the attached registration form and return it on or before February 19.  Entry fees or purchase orders should be made out to St. Mark’s School of Texas and directed to:
St. Mark’s School of Texas
Attn: Paul Mlakar
10600 Preston Road
Dallas, TX 75230
If you have additional questions, please email Paul at mlakarp@smtexas.org, or call me at (office) 214-346-8451 or (cell) 214-797-7384.