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SUMMARY:NYC Metro Academic Bowl
DESCRIPTION:International Academic Competitions is pleased to announce the 2026 NYC Metro Academic Bowl\, taking place at Middlesex Middle School in Darien\, CT on March 28th\, 2026!  This tournament was previously scheduled for February 21st\, 2026 in Ridgewood\, NJ. This tournament will run on our Academic Bowl Set of questions\, and is open to all middle and elementary school students\, regardless of what state they are from\, as long as they have not yet played this set of questions in the 2025-2026 academic year.  \nTo register\, please fill out the form below. If you don’t receive a confirmation email within an hour\, your registration may not have been processed and you should email hs-info@iacompetitions.com as soon as possible. \n\nPreregistration closes on Friday\, March 20th\, 2026 at 11:59 pm EST. \nTeams can still register with a late fee until Monday\, March 23\, 2026\, after which Bowl registrations are no longer guaranteed. \nAfter that date\, contact hs-info@iacompetitions.com to see if registration is still possible. \nNo refunds will be given after March 23; a more complete list of our late registration fees and policies can be found here. \n\nFor further information\, please email the Tournament Coordinator\, Sara DelVillano at sara@iacompetitions.com . Thank you\, and we look forward to welcoming you to Ridgewood in February! \nAcademic Bowl \n\nBowl teams will play 5 or 6 preliminary rounds\, depending on field size. \nAt some events\, certain divisions may be combined\, using the Small Field Rules as needed.\nAfter prelims\, the teams will be rebracketed to play in playoffs. The number of playoff matches will vary depending on the field size; your Tournament Director will announce this on the day of the tournament. \nThere will be plaques for the top teams\, and teams can also qualify for our Middle & Elementary School National Championships in May!\n\nAcademic Bee\nThe National Academic Bee will not be offered at the regional level this year\, though it will be one of our events offered at our Middle & Elementary School National Championships in May. \nIn Person Regional Qualifying Exam(IRQE)\nBefore the lunch break\, all Academic Bowl team members will take the In-Person Regional Qualifying Exam (IRQE)\, a multi-subject assessment with 30 questions in each of 3 subjects\, Science\, History\, and Geography.  Students that achieve higher than 50% on any subject will qualify for our National Science/History/Geography competitions competitions where they can advance to our Middle & Elementary School National Championships in May in Orlando! \nProposed Schedule\nThe schedule as listed below is considered tentative and therefore may still be subject to changes due to registrations or other factors. The schedule will be confirmed the week of the tournament when the pretournament email goes out\, usually the Wednesday before the tournament. Students and teams looking for further guidance on the schedule should contact the Tournament Coordinator. For further information or if you have any questions\, please email hs-info@iacompetitions.com. \n\n\n\n\n\n8:15 Doors Open\, Check-In Begins\n\n\n8:45 Opening Meeting\n\n\n9:05 Round 1\n\n\n9:40 Round 2\n\n\n10:15 Round 3\n\n\n10:50 Round 4\n\n\n11:25 Round 5\n\n\n12:00 Required In-Person Regional Qualfying Exam\n\n\n12:45 Lunch Break\n\n\n1:15 Afternoon Matches Announced\n\n\n1:30 Round 6\n\n\n2:05 Round 7\n\n\n2:40 IRQE Results Meeting\n\n\n3:00 Round 8 (if necessary)\n\n\n3:35 Round 9 (if necessary)\n\n\n4:10 End\n\n\n\nTeams Attending \nMiddle School (8th grade and lower) \n\n Middlesex Middle School A\nMiddlesex Middle School B\nMiddlesex Middle School C\nMiddlesex Middle School D\nMiddlesex Middle School E\nMiddlesex Middle School F\nMiddlesex Middle School G\nTeam Jersey City\nRobert Bell Middle School A\nTenafly Middle School\n\nIntermediate (6th grade and lower) \n\nMiddlesex Middle School H\nMiddlesex Middle School I\nMiddlesex Middle School J\nMiddlesex Middle School K\nBenjamin Franklin Middle School\nRobert Bell Middle School B\nChapin School Princeton\n\nElementary School (4th grade and lower) \n\n TBA\n\nRegistration:\nRegistration is closed.  Contact iac-info@iacompetitions.com to see if room is still available.
URL:https://www.iacompetitions.com/event/new-jersey-academic-bowl/
LOCATION:Middlesex Middle School\, 204 Hollow Tree Ridge\, Darien\, CT\, 06820\, United States
CATEGORIES:Elementary School Tournament,Middle School Tournament
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