Quiz Bowl Camp
Oklahoma Quiz Bowl Camp is to help middle school and high school players develop strategies for study and preparation for academic competitions.
The camp will teach students how to become better quiz bowl players and how to direct their own knowledge acquisition.
OQBC
Who: rising 6th-12th grade students
Where: Murray State College, Tishomingo
When: July 16-20, 2023
Cost:
$350 - resident camper
$250 - day camper
$250 - resident coach
$200 - day coach
Camp Director: Mr. Tracey Hickman
580-380-3246
The camp is staffed by current and former college-level players and coaches. The staff members have been successful at the national quiz bowl level. They bring first-hand knowledge of what it takes to win at a higher level.
Enrollment must be received by June 25. Payment or school purchase order number must be received by July 8. Funds may be encumbered for payment in fy2023-2024.
The residential camp fee includes:
Dinner Day 1-4, Breakfast Day 2-5, Lunch Day 2-4
Lodging & access to all classes & tournaments
Per Student Day Camp Fee includes:
Includes Dinner Day 1-4, Breakfast Day 2-5, Lunch Day 2-4
& access to all classes & tournaments
Coaches may attend as a resident or day camp
Coach Resident Camp Fee:
Includes Dinner Day 1-4, Breakfast Day 2-5, Lunch Day 2-4
Lodging with special break-out sessions for coaches.
Coach Day Camp Fee:
Includes Dinner Day 1-4, Breakfast Day 2-5, Lunch Day 2-4
& special break-out sessions for coaches.
Class Topics
Classes offered in 2021 included -- Chemistry/Lab techniques, American Poetry, World Literature, American Politics, European Revolutions, World Empires, American Political Scandals, Geographic Features, History of Biology, Opera, Music Theory, Ballet, Shakespeare, Epics, Psychology, Renaissance Art, Expressionism-Futurism, Monotheistic Religions
Camp staff is currently developing the curriculum for 2022.
Housing
Students will be housed in dorms on campus at Murray State College in Tishomingo.
Schedule
Sunday - Check-in 1-3
4:00 - Meeting & Placement Test
6:00 - Dinner
7:00 10:00 - Singles Tournament
Daily Schedule
9:00-9:25 - Breakfast
9:30-10:10 - Class 1
10:15-10:55 - Class 2
11:00 - 11:40 - Class 3
11:45-12:10 - Practice Upper
12:15 - 12:40 - Practice Lower
12:45 - 1:25 - Lunch
1:30-2:10 - Class 4
2:15-2:55 - Class 5
3:00-3:40 - Class 6
3:45 - 4:10 - Practice Lower
4:15-4:40 - Practice Upper
4:30-5:25 - Study period - revisit instructors with questions
5:30-6:10 - Dinner
6:15-7:45 - Lower Tournament
7:50 - 9:20 - Upper Tournament
9:25 -10:00 - Study/Free Time
10:00 - in dorms
11:00 - Lights Out
Thursday (Tentative)
9:30 - 12:00 - Final Class Meeting
12:00 - Lunch & Room Check-out
1:00 - Subject Area Tournaments & Championship
3:00 - Students dismissed.