About a month ago we blogged about what was going on in Academic Games. At that point we were playing four of the six games. We have since added LinguiSHTIK (a grammar game) and started on Propaganda (a game about rhetorical methods) so we are playing all six of the games (Equations, OnSets, WFF 'n' Proof, LinguiSHTIK, Presidents, and Propaganda) that we will be playing at the State Tournament.
A blog entry from last year tells a lot about what happens at the State Tournaments which happen this year on March 7-9 (for 6th graders) and March 14-16 (for 7th and 8th graders) in Grand Rapids
Academic Games families will be getting signup information for the State Tournament this week. Payment is due the first week we return to school. The State Tournaments are a lot of fun and a lot of work and are something the team looks forward to all year.
Showing posts with label State Tournament. Show all posts
Showing posts with label State Tournament. Show all posts
Sunday, December 17, 2017
Sunday, November 12, 2017
The Academic Games Year: Competitions
The year in Academic Games is a combination of learning and competing. Particularly for new families and those considering joining, it might be useful to have an outline of how the year fits together. Some of these details are specific to Clague.
Clague practices twice a week in the school cafeteria. Generally, Mondays are devoted to learning new things and Fridays are mostly about competition. (Of course, competition is a good way to learn as well). Our "Friday Tournaments" give players a chance to compete with their teammates. When the rules are different for 6th graders, then the 6th graders compete against other 6th graders while the 7th and 8th graders have a separate competition.
We also compete once a month (September through February) on Saturday mornings with other schools in the area. These "Saturday Tournaments" are hosted by schools around Southeast Michigan.
The big event in Michigan Academic Games is the "Super Tournament", also known as "States", held in Grand Rapids in early March. This is a three day tournament with a lot of great competition open to schools across Michigan. Competition at States is in five-player teams, which means Clague generally has a number of teams at States. At Clague, we expect any student who wants to go to States will prepare including by going to at least three of the six Saturday Tournaments. There is a cost to going to States -- last year it was $365 -- which includes the bus, the hotel, the food, tournament registration. We will need chaperones (parents) to join us on the trip. Chaperones do not pay themselves (although they still pay for their children). Making sure that students who work hard all year do not miss out on the tournaments for financial reasons is important to us so we do raise funds during the year to provide some scholarship aid to families in financial need.
Families make the decision whether to go to States in January and coaches then put the players on teams.
Those who do particularly well at the State Tournament may also be given the chance to compete at the Academic Games National Tournament in late April. The location of this tournament varies but is generally somewhere in the eastern United States. In 2018 it will be in Knoxville.
Clague Academic Games is proud of our record including winning many State and National Championships and we are also proud of having so many players compete with integrity at the tournaments. At the same time, we welcome players who do not wish to travel for the major tournaments but who are dedicated to working on the games to join us on Mondays and Fridays developing skills and enjoying the competition.
Clague practices twice a week in the school cafeteria. Generally, Mondays are devoted to learning new things and Fridays are mostly about competition. (Of course, competition is a good way to learn as well). Our "Friday Tournaments" give players a chance to compete with their teammates. When the rules are different for 6th graders, then the 6th graders compete against other 6th graders while the 7th and 8th graders have a separate competition.
We also compete once a month (September through February) on Saturday mornings with other schools in the area. These "Saturday Tournaments" are hosted by schools around Southeast Michigan.
The big event in Michigan Academic Games is the "Super Tournament", also known as "States", held in Grand Rapids in early March. This is a three day tournament with a lot of great competition open to schools across Michigan. Competition at States is in five-player teams, which means Clague generally has a number of teams at States. At Clague, we expect any student who wants to go to States will prepare including by going to at least three of the six Saturday Tournaments. There is a cost to going to States -- last year it was $365 -- which includes the bus, the hotel, the food, tournament registration. We will need chaperones (parents) to join us on the trip. Chaperones do not pay themselves (although they still pay for their children). Making sure that students who work hard all year do not miss out on the tournaments for financial reasons is important to us so we do raise funds during the year to provide some scholarship aid to families in financial need.
Families make the decision whether to go to States in January and coaches then put the players on teams.
Those who do particularly well at the State Tournament may also be given the chance to compete at the Academic Games National Tournament in late April. The location of this tournament varies but is generally somewhere in the eastern United States. In 2018 it will be in Knoxville.
Clague Academic Games is proud of our record including winning many State and National Championships and we are also proud of having so many players compete with integrity at the tournaments. At the same time, we welcome players who do not wish to travel for the major tournaments but who are dedicated to working on the games to join us on Mondays and Fridays developing skills and enjoying the competition.
Monday, February 27, 2017
State Tournaments Are Here
The State Tournament season is finally here! The tournaments will be held in Grand Rapids March 1-3 for 6th graders and March 8-10 for 7th and 8th graders. Tonight the team had their last practice together before the tournament.
See our earlier blog entry for an outline of how the state tournament works.
Remember at the State Tournament students compete in teams of five. Clague will be sending six teams each week. Obviously we will all be rooting for all twelve Clague teams, but if you have someone special you want to follow, find out what their team name is so you can see how they're doing on twitter @clagueag or on instagram @eric_nelson_ag
All competition at the State Tournament is the team (the team, the team), so you will not see any individual scores.
See our earlier blog entry for an outline of how the state tournament works.
Remember at the State Tournament students compete in teams of five. Clague will be sending six teams each week. Obviously we will all be rooting for all twelve Clague teams, but if you have someone special you want to follow, find out what their team name is so you can see how they're doing on twitter @clagueag or on instagram @eric_nelson_ag
All competition at the State Tournament is the team (the team, the team), so you will not see any individual scores.
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Practice Time Changes: State Tournament Ahead
The Clague team is looking forward to the State Tournaments happening in Grand Rapids in March. Due to those tournaments and the school calendar there are a few changes for the weeks ahead.
- This Friday (February 17) practice goes ahead as usual
- Next week there is no school (and no practice) on Monday (February 20). We will have a makeup practice for those who can make it the evening of Wednesday, February 22 and our normal practice time on Friday, February 24.
- Monday, February 27 is the last practice before states and it is important that those going to states be there, since it is our chance to prepare as a group for the tournaments.
- The "elementary" (6th grade) tournament is March 1-3. Since most of the coaches and games will be in Grand Rapids, there is no practice on Friday, March 3.
- Monday, March 6 the 6th graders get the practice day off after a busy tournament: the March 6 practice is for Middles (7th/8th grade) only.
- The "middle" (7th/8th grade) tournament is March 8-10, so for the same reason as above there is no practice on Friday, March 10.
Monday, January 2, 2017
January in Clague Academic Games
Happy New Year!
The Clague team has now started all of the games we will be playing at the State Tournaments in March (March 1-3 for 6th graders and March 8-10 for 7th and 8th graders).
We posted what happens at the State Tournament in December. The big news for now is that those Clague players who are going to the State Tournament need to turn in their permission forms and payment during practice the first week after break (January 9 or 13). Information was distributed at practice and emailed to families; contact a coach if you need more info.
Other things going on in January include: the penultimate Saturday Tournament on January 21, our usual Friday tournaments, and learning more about all the games in preparation for States. And of course, the boisterous Choosing Of The State Team Names.
The Clague team has now started all of the games we will be playing at the State Tournaments in March (March 1-3 for 6th graders and March 8-10 for 7th and 8th graders).
We posted what happens at the State Tournament in December. The big news for now is that those Clague players who are going to the State Tournament need to turn in their permission forms and payment during practice the first week after break (January 9 or 13). Information was distributed at practice and emailed to families; contact a coach if you need more info.
Other things going on in January include: the penultimate Saturday Tournament on January 21, our usual Friday tournaments, and learning more about all the games in preparation for States. And of course, the boisterous Choosing Of The State Team Names.
Sunday, December 11, 2016
Clague at the Super Tournaments in March
Time once again for the December looking-forward-to-States post...
If you are reading this blog, you hopefully know that the Clague teams will be competing at the Michigan Super Tournaments (“States”) in Grand Rapids in March. You might not, however, know how the tournament works.
The State Tournament is something the team looks forward to all year. The team members have a lot of fun at States but also are working very hard. Hundreds of students from around the state come to demonstrate the academic skills that they have developed all year.
The “Elementary” teams (this group includes 5th and 6th grades, so yes, we have Clague players playing "Elementary") will compete March 1-3 and the “Middle” teams (7th and 8th grades) will compete March 8-10. Both tournaments are similar in structure.
If you are reading this blog, you hopefully know that the Clague teams will be competing at the Michigan Super Tournaments (“States”) in Grand Rapids in March. You might not, however, know how the tournament works.
The State Tournament is something the team looks forward to all year. The team members have a lot of fun at States but also are working very hard. Hundreds of students from around the state come to demonstrate the academic skills that they have developed all year.
The “Elementary” teams (this group includes 5th and 6th grades, so yes, we have Clague players playing "Elementary") will compete March 1-3 and the “Middle” teams (7th and 8th grades) will compete March 8-10. Both tournaments are similar in structure.
- We take a bus to Grand Rapids and then the entire tournament takes place in the hotel. Competition and meals all take place in the hotel’s meeting rooms.
- Players compete in teams of five. We form these teams in late January. Last year, we had four Elementary teams and eight Middle teams. Of course, we will all be rooting for all Clague teams, but if you have a team member in the family, find out what the team name is so you can follow along.
- We compete in two types of games. First, “cube” games include Equations, On-Sets, Linguishtik, and Wff ‘n’ Proof. Each of these competitions consist of four “rounds”. We play two rounds of each game on Wednesday and two on Thursday. Results are posted each day, so you can see first the scores after the first two rounds and then the final standings. Teams that do extraordinarily well go to playoffs either Thursday evening or Friday morning to determine champions.
- Second, “reading” games we compete in are Presidents and Propaganda (there is also Current Events and World Card Theme, but Clague sticks to six games). We play Propaganda on Wednesday and then Presidents is either Thursday (Middle) or Friday (Elementary).
- We will try to keep our twitter page @clagueag updated with results. Results also appear on the instagram page @eric_nelson_ag.
- No matter the results, we are all proud of every member of the Clague team for their hard work and the integrity they show in competition.
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Clague Practices During State Tournament Season
As you're reading this blog, you probably know the State Tournaments are almost here. Clague sixth graders (the "elementary" teams) will be competing in Grand Rapids March 2-4 and the seventh and eighth graders (the "middle" teams) will be competing in the same place March 9-11. This is a great time of year for Academic Games but means that our practice schedule is of course changed:
- The remaining February practices (Friday the 26th and Monday the 29th) proceed at their normal times.
- Due to the state tournaments, there will be no practices Friday March 4 or Friday March 11.
- Monday March 7 is a practice for the middle teams only -- 6th graders do not have practice that night.
- The whole team will be back together and back to our usual schedule starting on Monday, March 14.
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Clague at the Super Tournaments in March
If you are reading this blog, you hopefully know that the Clague teams will be competing at the Michigan Super Tournaments (“States”) in Grand Rapids in March. You might not, however, know how the tournament works.
The State Tournament is something the team looks forward to all year. The team members have a lot of fun but also are working very hard. Hundreds of students from around the state come to demonstrate the academic skills that they have developed all year.
The “Elementary” teams (this group includes 5th and 6th grades) will compete March 2-4 and the “Middle” teams (7th and 8th grades) will compete March 9-11. Both tournaments are similar in structure.
- We take a bus to Grand Rapids and then the entire tournament takes place in the hotel. Competition and meals all take place in the hotel’s meeting rooms.
- Players compete in teams of five. We form these teams in January. Last year, we had four Elementary teams and eight Middle teams.
- We compete in two types of games. First, “cube” games include Equations, On-Sets, Linguishtik, and Wff ‘n’ Proof. Each of these competitions consist of four “rounds”. We play two rounds of each game on Wednesday and two on Thursday. Results are posted each day, so if you follow our Twitter @clagueag you will see first the scores after the first two rounds and then the final standings. Teams that do extraordinarily well go to playoffs either Thursday evening or Friday morning to determine champions.
- Second, “reading” games we compete in are Presidents and Propaganda (there is also World Card). We play Propaganda on Wednesday and then Presidents is either Thursday (Middle) or Friday (Elementary).
- We will try to keep our twitter page @clagueag updated with results.
- No matter the results, we are all proud of every member of the Clague team for their hard work and the integrity they show in competition.
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Winter Break Status update
Hello All,
Hope everyone is having an enjoyable winter break. I wanted to provide a little status update. When practice resumes next week, we will begin preparations in earnest for the State tournament in March. I will email a letter later this week providing details for the tournament. The cost per student this year for the tournament will be $335. This includes registration, room, board, meals, and transportation to and from the tournament. We will have limited scholarship money available.
Some important dates coming up in early January:
Saturday January 11 - Saturday tournament
Monday January 13 - Linguishtik worksheets due. Presidents and Propaganda questions from 8th graders due.
Friday January 17 - State tournament money and health form due
Monday January 20 - No practice
Tuesday January 21 - Special practice, State tournament teams announced.
Please note we also have an Academic Games sponsored fun night coming up (more details coming really soon). This is our big fundraiser for the year, and we ask all Academic Games parents to volunteer at the Fun Night.
I will post some info detailing the Propaganda techniques we learned before break and some that we are going to learn right after break. I have also posted a set of Presidents worksheets on the right. No points will be awarded for these, but they are a very useful study tool. I would also recommend everyone take a look at AGLOA.org, the official national AG website. They have a section called online learning that has both Presidents and Propaganda quizzes.
Only 64 more days until States!
Hope everyone is having an enjoyable winter break. I wanted to provide a little status update. When practice resumes next week, we will begin preparations in earnest for the State tournament in March. I will email a letter later this week providing details for the tournament. The cost per student this year for the tournament will be $335. This includes registration, room, board, meals, and transportation to and from the tournament. We will have limited scholarship money available.
Some important dates coming up in early January:
Saturday January 11 - Saturday tournament
Monday January 13 - Linguishtik worksheets due. Presidents and Propaganda questions from 8th graders due.
Friday January 17 - State tournament money and health form due
Monday January 20 - No practice
Tuesday January 21 - Special practice, State tournament teams announced.
Please note we also have an Academic Games sponsored fun night coming up (more details coming really soon). This is our big fundraiser for the year, and we ask all Academic Games parents to volunteer at the Fun Night.
I will post some info detailing the Propaganda techniques we learned before break and some that we are going to learn right after break. I have also posted a set of Presidents worksheets on the right. No points will be awarded for these, but they are a very useful study tool. I would also recommend everyone take a look at AGLOA.org, the official national AG website. They have a section called online learning that has both Presidents and Propaganda quizzes.
Only 64 more days until States!
Friday, January 4, 2013
AG in the the new year
Hello All,
We hope everyone had a peaceful holiday season and a happy new year.
A few important dates and bits of information for you:
January 12 - Tournament at Adler Elementary school in Southfield. Remember, students need to attend three saturday tournaments to be eligible for the State tournament.
January 18 - Academic Games Fun Night - Our biggest fundraiser of the year. All parents of students expecting to attend the State Tournament are expected to volunteer.
January 18 - State tournament money and preliminary paperwork due. The cost will be $325 per student. We will have scholarship money available. More information about this tournament is posted on the right under worksheets, as well as the health form that needs to be signed and returned with the money for the tournament.
February 9 - Tournament at Crockett Academy in Detroit.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions
Eric
We hope everyone had a peaceful holiday season and a happy new year.
A few important dates and bits of information for you:
January 12 - Tournament at Adler Elementary school in Southfield. Remember, students need to attend three saturday tournaments to be eligible for the State tournament.
January 18 - Academic Games Fun Night - Our biggest fundraiser of the year. All parents of students expecting to attend the State Tournament are expected to volunteer.
January 18 - State tournament money and preliminary paperwork due. The cost will be $325 per student. We will have scholarship money available. More information about this tournament is posted on the right under worksheets, as well as the health form that needs to be signed and returned with the money for the tournament.
February 9 - Tournament at Crockett Academy in Detroit.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions
Eric
Monday, January 9, 2012
Welcome Back
Hello All,
We hope everyone had a peaceful holiday season and a happy new year.
A few important dates and bits of information for you:
January 20 - Academic Games Fun Night - Our biggest fundraiser of the year. All parents of students expecting to attend the State Tournament are expected to volunteer.
January 21 - Tournament at PEC in Detroit. Remember, students need to attend three saturday tournaments to be eligible for the State tournament.
February 4 - Tournament at Northeast Elementary in Jackson
February 6 - State tournament money and preliminary paperwork due. Expect the cost to be between $275 and $300 per student. We will have scholarship money available. Much more information coming about this tournament coming soon.
Additionally, the Linguishtik worksheets are linked at the right. They will be due by February 3rd.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions
Eric & Vivek
We hope everyone had a peaceful holiday season and a happy new year.
A few important dates and bits of information for you:
January 20 - Academic Games Fun Night - Our biggest fundraiser of the year. All parents of students expecting to attend the State Tournament are expected to volunteer.
January 21 - Tournament at PEC in Detroit. Remember, students need to attend three saturday tournaments to be eligible for the State tournament.
February 4 - Tournament at Northeast Elementary in Jackson
February 6 - State tournament money and preliminary paperwork due. Expect the cost to be between $275 and $300 per student. We will have scholarship money available. Much more information coming about this tournament coming soon.
Additionally, the Linguishtik worksheets are linked at the right. They will be due by February 3rd.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions
Eric & Vivek
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
From an alum...
Upon hearing of the Clague AG team's success at this year's state tournament a Clague AG alum from the mid nineties provided this definition: clague (verb, transitive) - 1. to excel and dominate the competition in cerebral challenges of the mind, often leaving one's opponent stunned and bewildered, yet smiling in good humor and awed with admiration and respect.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Presidents State Champions!!!
Late Thursday evening the final score for Middle Presidents were posted and Clague teams once again dominated the competition.
Pikachu 237 points, State Champions!!
Yoda 212 points, 2nd place
Justice League 194 points, honorable mention
Peanuts 190 points, honorable mention
Fantastic Four 176, honorable mention
Again, congratulations to all their Clague kids for demonstration of superior mastery of U.S. History!
Pikachu 237 points, State Champions!!
Yoda 212 points, 2nd place
Justice League 194 points, honorable mention
Peanuts 190 points, honorable mention
Fantastic Four 176, honorable mention
Again, congratulations to all their Clague kids for demonstration of superior mastery of U.S. History!
Thursday, March 17, 2011
On-Sets State Champs!!!
In the state final for On-Sets, The Justice League outlasted Pikachu and a team from Grand Rapids to claim the 2011 State Championship for Middle Adventurous On-Sets!
Congrats to all the Clague students for their stupendous set theory knowledge!
Congrats to all the Clague students for their stupendous set theory knowledge!
Linguishtik State Champs!!!
In a close State Championship final playoff, Clague's Justice League won the Linguisthik state championship over a team from Grand Rapids and a team from Detroit 23 to 19 to 18
Congratulations to all of our Clague grammar masters for another display of language mastery.
Congratulations to all of our Clague grammar masters for another display of language mastery.
Basic Wff second day results
The final rounds of Basic Wff were completed this afternoon.
Division I
The Mystery Machine 98 points, 2nd place
Divsion II
Those Meddling Kids 104 points, 2nd place
As the highest second place score, Those Meddling Kids won the wildcard and will compete in the state championship playoffs Friday morning.
Congrats to our basic Wff players for their logical labors.
Division I
The Mystery Machine 98 points, 2nd place
Divsion II
Those Meddling Kids 104 points, 2nd place
As the highest second place score, Those Meddling Kids won the wildcard and will compete in the state championship playoffs Friday morning.
Congrats to our basic Wff players for their logical labors.
Regular Wff 'n Proof State Champions!!
The final round of Regular Wff was played this afternoon. Tied for first with the team they were playing going into the Final round, Mystery Inc. won 26-24 to claim the State Championship!
Meanwhile, Scooby Snacks won their heads up match in the final round to claim third place in the State!
Congratulations to all of the Cougar regular Wff players for their excellent work on Wff in the last month before states. Your considerable logic skills continue to amaze!
Meanwhile, Scooby Snacks won their heads up match in the final round to claim third place in the State!
Congratulations to all of the Cougar regular Wff players for their excellent work on Wff in the last month before states. Your considerable logic skills continue to amaze!
Equations State Champs!!!
The third and fourth rounds of Equations are over:
Division I
Justice League 117 points, 1st place
Fantastic Four 90 points, 3rd place
Division II
Pikachu 113 points, 1st place
Division III
Peanuts 101 points, 1st place
Yoda 97 points, 3rd place
With Clague winning all three divisions, there will be no playoff and they all will be declared State Co-Champions!!!
Congratulations to all of the Clague students for their marvelous mastery of mathematics!
Division I
Justice League 117 points, 1st place
Fantastic Four 90 points, 3rd place
Division II
Pikachu 113 points, 1st place
Division III
Peanuts 101 points, 1st place
Yoda 97 points, 3rd place
With Clague winning all three divisions, there will be no playoff and they all will be declared State Co-Champions!!!
Congratulations to all of the Clague students for their marvelous mastery of mathematics!
Linguishtik Final Scores
Division I
Pikachu 103 points, 2nd place
Yoda 93 points, 4th place
Divsion II
Justice League 110 1st place
Peanuts 91 3rd place
Fantastic Four 81 5th place
The Justice League will now move on to the State Finals!
Pikachu 103 points, 2nd place
Yoda 93 points, 4th place
Divsion II
Justice League 110 1st place
Peanuts 91 3rd place
Fantastic Four 81 5th place
The Justice League will now move on to the State Finals!
Wff first day scores
Regular Wff 'N Proof (only one division)
Mystery, Inc. 54 points, t-1st
Scooby Snacks 48 points, 3rd, four points ahead.
Because of the division size, Regular Wff will only play three rounds total. Mystery Inc. plays the team they are tied with for the State Championship tomorrow. Scooby Snacks plays the fourth place team for third place.
Basic Wff (two divsions)
Division I
Mystery Machine 49 points (in two rounds), -9 from first, -1 from second
Division II
Those Meddling Kids 26 points (in one round)
The basic Wff divisions will play five rounds, with each team sitting out one round. Mystery Machine will play two round tomorrow, while Those Meddling Kids will play three rounds tomorrow.
Mystery, Inc. 54 points, t-1st
Scooby Snacks 48 points, 3rd, four points ahead.
Because of the division size, Regular Wff will only play three rounds total. Mystery Inc. plays the team they are tied with for the State Championship tomorrow. Scooby Snacks plays the fourth place team for third place.
Basic Wff (two divsions)
Division I
Mystery Machine 49 points (in two rounds), -9 from first, -1 from second
Division II
Those Meddling Kids 26 points (in one round)
The basic Wff divisions will play five rounds, with each team sitting out one round. Mystery Machine will play two round tomorrow, while Those Meddling Kids will play three rounds tomorrow.
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