Texas Quiz Bowl invites high school and middle school students who want to jump start their 2010-11 quiz bowl campaign are invited to join us this summer in college station for....

Texas Quiz Bowl Camp
August 1-5, 2010

How do Register?
To register: email romeroc at gmail dot com (Registrations due July 1, 2010; fee due July 15, 2010) with the camper’s name, school and grade in 2010-2011, and any roommate preference. A camper’s place at the camp is not guaranteed until the fee and health form have been received.

Location & Lodging
The entire camp will be held at the Tradition at Northgate (301 Church Ave., College Station, TX 77840). Students will sleep in a private bedroom and share a bathroom with one other person. Roommates may be requested. Linens will be provided. All meals are included with the registration fee. Pictures of the facility are available at their website.
Arrival & Departure
Students will be expected to check-in between 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Sunday August 1st. Students will be expected to check-out between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.on Thursday, August 5th.  
Curriculum & Coverage

Each student will choose 2 major classes from the following 4 offerings:

European History, Biochemistry, Dramas,  Poetry

Each student will choose 2 minor classes from the following offerings:

Opera, World Gods, Paintings, Chinese/Japanese History, Philosophical Schools, World Religions

Minor offerings are subject to interest. If there is a lack of sufficient interest a minor course may be cancelled.

Sample Daily Schedule
• 7:30 – 8:00 Breakfast
• 8:00 – 9:00 Individual Tossup Practice
• 9:00 – 11:30 Major Class 1
• 11:30 – 12:30 Lunch
• 12:30 – 1:00 Strategy & Fundamentals
• 1:00 – 3:30 Major Class		  • 3:30 – 5:30 Minor Class
• 5:30 – 6:30: Dinner
• 6:30 – 7:00 Strategy & Fundamentals
• 7:00 – 10:00 Team Practice
• 10:00 – 12:00 Individual Study
• 12:00 Lights Out
Required Fees & Due Dates
Fee: $395.00 (including dorm room shared with 1 person, private bath, and all meals)

A discount of $50 is available for students who submit their fee to the address below by June 15th.

Please make checks out to Texas Quiz Bowl Alliance.

Fee can be mailed to: Texas Quiz Bowl c/o Chris Romero 2002 S. Mason Road #938 Katy, Texas 77450
Staff Members
It is expected that for a group of 32 students, Texas Quiz Bowl will provide 4-6 adult staff members and additional older students as mentors. All staffers and mentors will live on the same floors as students. Adults will be available 24 hours of day in case of emergency. Staff members come with a wide variety of quiz bowl backgrounds. Staff credentials include national college and high school championships, national editorships, and dozens of combined years of mentoring experience. The staff is dedicated to helping new students learn quiz bowl efficiently and effectively. In addition to the curriculum topics listed above, students will learn about the fundamentals and strategies necessary for quiz bowl success for their expert mentors. 
Registered Students (32 available spots)
  1. Chloe Nguyen, Bellaire $ % (Room with Meera)
  2. Meera Devarajan, Seven Lakes $ % (Room with Chloe)
  3. Edward Gao, Seven Lakes $ % (Room with Joshua)
  4. Andrew Skaras, Cistercian $ % (Room with John Agnew)
  5. Patrick Pan, Clearlake (Room with Nicholas) $ %
  6. Jessica Tharaud, Beck $ (Room with Mijee)
  7. Collin Nadarajah, Cistercian $ (Room with Lucas)
  8. Lucas Skaras, Cistercian  (Room with Collin) $ %
  9. Sarina Madhavan, Cinco Ranch $ % (Room with Brinda)
  10. Mijee Bergbauer, Cinco  $ %(Room with Jessica)
  11. Carlo de Guzman, Seven Lakes $ % (Room with Ben)
  12. Joshua Xu, Seven Lakes $ (Room with Edward)
  13. Ben Harman, Beck $ (Room with Carlo)
  14. Siddarth Seethpali, Seven Lakes $ % (Room with Andrew)
  15. Brinda Penmetsa, Cinco Ranch $ (Room with Sarina)
  16. Andrew Clarkston $ (Room with Siddarth)
  1. Nicolas Bergbauer, Cinco $ (Room with Patrick)
  2. Vimal Konduri, Cistercian $ (Room with Mitch)
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  10. Akshay Jaggi, Presbyterian School (Room with Daniel)
  11. Mitch Weldon, Cistercian (Room with Vimal)
  12. Daniel Chapman, Seven Lakes (Room with Akshay)
  13. John Agnew, Seven Lakes (Room with Andrew Skaras)
  14. Thomas Littrell, LASA (Room with Benji)
  15. Benji Nguyen, LASA (Room with Thomas)
  16. Aaron Pellowski ()

Key    $: fee received; %: health form received
Assorted Details
  • Students will not be allowed to drive during the camp. Student drivers will be required to turn in keys during check-in and will received them at checkout. Parking is available for a fee in a parking garage.