ISSUE #3                                                                           MAY 2007

 

OSSAA  State Academic Tournament Results

The OSSAA State Academic Bowl Tournament was held at Redlands Community College in El Reno on Saturday, February 4, 2006.  OACA congratulates the following teams.

                  Class 5A                                                                           Class 4A 

Champion:  Booker T. Washington                                      Champion:  Claremore

Runner-up:  Jenks                                                                  Runner-up:  Bishop Kelley

3rd Place:  Edmond Memorial                                                            3rd Place:  Tulsa Thomas Edison

4th Place:  Edmond Santa Fe                                                  4th Place:  Lawton MacArthur

Others:  Edmond North, Mustang,                                       Others:  Deer Creek (Edmond),

     Lawton Eisenhower, Tulsa Union                                                  Guthrie,Shawnee, Tulsa Edison

                 Class 3A                                                                    Class 2A

Champion:  Holland Hall                                                      Champion:  Warner

Runner-up:  Purcell                                                               Runner-up:  Oktaha

3rd Place:  Inola                                                                      3rd Place:  Tulsa SAS

4th Place:  Hilldale                                                                  4th Place:  Wynnewood

Others:  Byng, Classen SAS, Holdenville,                             Others:  Haworth, Minco,

    Muldrow                                                                               Oklahoma Bible Academy

                                                                                                    Washington

                Class A                                                                   Class B    

Champion:  Pioneer-Pleasant Vale                                       Champion:  Drummond

Runner-up:  Haileyville                                                         Runner-up:  Kremlin-Hillsdale

3rd Place:  Mooreland                                                             3rd Place:  Yarbrough

4th Place:  Ft. Cobb-Broxton                                                   4th Place:  Cheyenne

Others:  Burns Flat-Dill City, Oaks,                                      Others: Buffalo Valley, Calumet,

    Porter Consolidated, Rock Creek                                          Lakewood Christian, Wakita

 

2006-2007 OACA  All-State Academic Team

On February 23, 2007, the OACA Board of Directors met to select the All-State Academic Team and the All-State Honorable Mention Academic Team.  The selection process was headed by First Vice-President Greg Oppel, Edmond Memorial.  Greg handled all the nomination forms.  He did an outstanding job in coordinating and tabulating the forms, making sure all forms were filled out correctly, all information needed was present, and double-checking all the calculations.  Based on individual points scored and team points scored, these 36 seniors were named to the 2006-2007 OACA All-State Academic Team. 

1.  Tony Hayes, Warner       13. Cory Wilson, Bishop Kelly            25. Ty Booth, Rock Creek

2.  Morgan Gustine, Plainview         14. Dalton Chancey, Henryetta          26. Keith Dye, Dale

3.  Jack Morrow, Holland Hall          15. Michael Curry, Yarbrough             27. Jacob Goeken, Cherokee

4.  Zach Peters, Oktaha                         16. Patrick Gugliuzza, Bishop Kelly        28. Justin Lollman, Drummond

5.  Ryan Dallen, Byng                           17. Tobin Lucas, Holdenville               29. Stephen Nimick, Holland Hall    

6.  Sissi Nie, Edmond Santa Fe           18. Zach Stuart, Wagoner                   30. Bradlee Ross, Warner

7.  Michael Casselman, Preston       19. Jeff Forbus, Inola                   31. Kelsey Jones, Indianola

8.  Ethan Rowell, Rush Springs          20. Ashley Leach, Stilwell                  32. Stephen Rogers, Inola

9.  Allison Brown, Edmond Memorial   21. Whitney Whitaker, Pauls Valley   33. Livvy Jones, Pauls Valley

10. Andrew Long, Purcell                     22. Phillip Deakins, Wynnewood        34. Nathan Steele, Luther

11. Rex Blair, Purcell                              23. Jake Heck, Washington               35. Drew Laxton, Edmond Memorial

12. Ryan Kubat, Bishop McGuinness  24. Scott Nazelrod, Washington              36. Chris Small, Oklahoma Christian

 

Based on individual points scored and team points scored, these 36 seniors were named to the 2006-2007 OACA Honorable Mention All-State Academic Team. (alphabetically)

1. Jacob Beard, Big Pasture      13. Amber Grimsley, Wilburton  25. Austin Pickett, Pond Creek-Hunter

2. Amanda Beatty, Rock Creek 14. Luke Hollen, Charles Page               26. Cody Piersall, El Reno

3. Deidra Bright, Arapaho        15. Harrison Hudgins, Hominy                  27. Megan Prescott, Byng

4. Nick Brown, El Reno           16. Jake Hukill, Sperry                                      28. Allison Raborn, Marlow

5. Thomas Carman, Hilldale    17. Dawn Kennedy, Caney Valley          29. Alicia Rosson, Hilldale

6. Akera Carroll, Kiowa             18. Nina Lawrence, Rush Springs          30. Stevie Russell, Indianola

7. Sarah Cragun, Stigler            19. Daniel Lee, Thomas Fay-Custer       31. Sara Scott, Harrah

8. Thomas Curry, Yarbrough    20. Emma McKeon, Welch           32. Kandis Taylor, Caney Valley

9. Jon Downs, Mangum             21. Dustin Parris, Holdenville                     33. Patrick Thurmond, Cheyenne

10.Luke Garis, Garber                22. Ariana Peevyhouse, Stigler               34. Tristan Ulrich, Poteau

11.Jordan Gates, Wilburton     23. Taylor Phillips, Mountain View-Gotebo 35. Johnathon Weiss, Macomb

12.Jacob Greer, Mounds         24.Aaron Phipps, Kiowa                                   36. David White, Wynnewood

 

2007 OACA All-State Coaches of the Year

            On March 31, 2007, the OACA honored two academic team coaches who do an outstanding job year-in and year-out:  helping new coaches, hosting tournaments, organizing and running conferences, and contributing to the OACA.  The 2007 All-State Coaches of the Year are Steve Jarman, Pauls Valley, and Cathy Tadlock, Kiowa

            Congratulations to these coaches for all the contributions they have made to Academic Team.  It’s because of coaches such as you that Academic Bowl plays such an important role in many students’ lives.

 

2007 OACA All-State Games and Banquet

            The 2007 OACA All-State Games and Banquet were held March 31, 2007, at Redlands Community College in El Reno.  The All-State students were divided into 6 teams and played a round-robin tournament. 

            At the banquet, Honorable Mention All-Staters and were recognized and received their medals.  Dr. Larry Devane, president of Redlands Community College, presented the All-Staters with their trophies.  They also were given commendations from their state representatives and senators.   Lt. Governor Jari Askins spoke briefly giving her personal congratulations.    Scholarship winners were announced:  Ty Booth, Rock Creek; Michael Casselman, Preston; Drew Laxton, Edmond Memorial; and Zach Peters, Oktaha.  A slide show presentation honoring the All-Staters concluded the evening.

 

ABOUT THE OACA

The Oklahoma Academic Coaches Association (OACA) is a non-profit organization whose primary goals are to promote academic competition among Oklahoma secondary schools and to recognize and honor an All-State Academic Team at the conclusion of the Academic Bowl season.  The OACA works closely with the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association (OSSAA) which governs all competitive extra-curricular activities in Oklahoma secondary schools.

Our organization holds an annual fall conference every September in which both new and veteran coaches are provided many different workshops that cover all aspects of Academic Quiz Bowl competition.  The fall conference will be at Redlands Community College in El Reno Saturday, September 8, 2007.  Please plan to attend.

Remember:  OACA is funded through your annual membership dues, net proceeds from our fall conference, and donations.  WE NEED YOUR MEMBERSHIP TO KEEP OUR ORGANIZATION STRONG AND ACTIVE!  THE OACA IS THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE PROMOTION AND RECOGNITION OF ACADEMIC BOWL PARTICIPATION.  Membership dues are only $30 per year—a small price for what we do for our students.  Fall conference cost is $50, and this includes membership dues, workshops, and lunch. 

NEWS FROM THE OSSAA

The Academic Bowl Advisory Committee met in the OSSAA office at 4:00 p.m., April 11, 2007.  Committee members present were Ginger Coleman, Newkirk; Roger Gossen, Kremlin-Hillsdale (B); Karen Jennings, El Reno (4A); Marla St. John, Rock Creek (A); Susie Stevens, Latta (2A);Trudy Stumpff, Inola (3A); and Ed Sheakley, OSSAA.  The following motions passed unanimously.

1.       Add to Rule VII, C:  If a sixty-second round has to be stopped for unsportsmanlike behavior, one or more players must be removed from the game.  The sixty second clock will be restarted for the remaining questions in that round.

2.       Add to Rule V, H:  Wrist watches or hand-held stop watches may be used by a team for timing purposes.  However, there shall be no audible noise, and teams must realize that it is not the official time.

3.       Add to Rule V:  Once a question has been completed, the question cannot be repeated in either the toss-up or sixty-second round.

The following items were discussed with no action taken:

1.       Recording the state tournament matches for review by the moderators in case of a protest.

2.       Seeding the state tournament bracket.

3.       Both teams answering questions from the same category on sixty-second rounds.

4.       Letters of concern regarding playoff tournaments.

“Blue Books” will be mailed by Mr. Sheakley’s OSSAA office at the beginning of the school year. This book contains valuable information on the rules and guidelines of Academic Quiz Bowl competition, the dates of all OSSAA tournaments, a list of the rules meetings, and your entry form to enter the OSSAA competitions.  IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THIS FORM BE RETURNED TO OSSAA on time.  Otherwise, your team will not be able to participate in the OSSAA tournaments.  If you do not personally receive your blue book, check with your principal or call Ed Sheakley at the OSSAA, 406-840-1116.

It is vitally important that coaches attend a rules meeting every year.  These allow the OSSAA representatives to disseminate our rules and rules changes to all coaches, new and veteran.  We strongly urge all coaches to make the time to attend one of these meetings.  The September 8 rules meeting will be held during the fall conference.  Any changes will be available on the OSSAA website, www.ossaa.com, under Non-Athletic Activities.  Beginning in 2008, rules meetings may not be held at the usual sites if attendance continues to be low.  Following are the dates and times for the 2007 rules meetings.

2007 RULES MEETINGS

                  Date            Location                                                                          Time

                9/6/07   Tulsa East Central H.S.                                                       5:00 p.m.

                9/6/07   Antlers H.S.                                                                          5:00 p.m.

                9/6/07   Hobart H.S.                                                                           5:00 p.m.

                9/6/07   Beaver H.S. (Live)                                                                6:00 p.m.

                (Teleconference with Hooker, Keyes, Felt, and Hardesty)

                9/6/07   Pioneer Technology Center, Ponca City                         6:00 p.m.

                9/8/07     Redlands Community College                                     11:00 a.m.

                9/11/07 Fairview H.S.                                                                       6:00 p.m.

                9/11/07 McAlester H.S.                                                                     5:00 p.m.

                9/11/07 Great Plains Technology Center, Lawton                       5:00 p.m.

                9/13/07 Elk City H.S.                                                                         6:00 p.m.

                9/13/07 Claremore H.S.                                                                    5:00 p.m.

                9/18/07 Westmoore H.S.                                                                   5:00 p.m.

                9/20/07 Ardmore H.S.                                                                       5:00 p.m.

                9/20/07 Checotah H.S.                                                                       5:00 p.m.

OACA  SPONSORS

OACA thanks Zeecraft Technologies, OG&E, Redlands Community College, King Electric, Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, Bank of Union, Oklahoma City Blazers, Oklahoma City Redhawks, and the Redlands Community College Foundation for underwriting the All State Banquet.  Their donations helped us with the expenses of the banquet and are greatly appreciated.  We also thank the OACA, the Oklahoma State Legislature, and the OSSAA.

 

Thank you again for your membership.  Have a great summer.