PDFMAILER.COM Print and send PDF files as Emails with any application, ad-sponsored and free of charge www.pdfmailer.com The Capital Certamen Saturday, 9 November 2002 The illustrious and famed Uncle Sam wants YOU to attend the second annual Capital Certamen, sponsored by the Maryland Senior Classical League. Certamen is essentially a Classics trivia game, in which teams of up to four players each compete against one another by answering questions about the Latin language, Roman history, culture, and mythology. The Certamen will be held on Saturday, 9 Nov. 2002. What better way to spend a crisp autumn day than amidst the sprawling fields and rustic tobacco farms of suburban Maryland, at the Queen Anne School in conveniently located Prince George’s County, showing off your Classical knowledge to all the world! Please join us as we bring Latin students from across Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia together in the only truly “cross-Potomac” Certamen. This is an exciting academic enrichment opportunity for students - plus, it’s fun! Directions to the school and a registration form are attached. This tournament will feature no particular theme. Rather, questions will focus upon material typically covered in an average middle- or high-school Latin classroom. Questions will focus on speed rather than on deep, esoteric, obscure knowledge. In other words, memorizing the O.C.D. from cover to cover is not necessary for the Capital Certamen! There will be four rounds of competition and no finals. All teams will choose their pittings randomly for Round 1. For Rounds 2, 3, and 4, teams will be re-pit based on their total scores. This method, known as rank pitting, ensures that teams of similar abilities get the chance to battle it out with each other. No team will feel as if it doesn’t have a chance at capturing one of our coveted prizes. Students should eat lunch beforehand; there will not be a break in competition. The Capital Certamen can be successful only if every entering school’s teacher comes to help moderate. Schools should expect to bring at least one or two other warm bodies to help out as scorekeepers, spotters, or filler team members. We shall feature three levels of competition: Level I (for students in their first year or course), Level II (for students in their second year or course; this includes “Latin I Advanced” students), and Upper Level (Latin III and above). Non-Latin students who regularly competed on Level I last year should compete on Level II this year, et cetera. Please limit your registration to a total of four teams. Registration, Light Refreshments 10:30 - 11:00 (NOTE THE EARLY START TIME!!) Instructions and Pitting 11:00 - 11:30 Competition 11:30 - 2:30 Awards Presentations 2:30 - 3:00 We look forward to seeing you at the Capital Certamen! If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Matthew Webb, Tournament Director, at (301) 249-5000 ext. 454 or “[email protected]”. PDFMAILER.COM Print and send PDF files as Emails with any application, ad-sponsored and free of charge www.pdfmailer.com The Capital Certamen The Registration Form Name of School: _________________________________________________ Name of Teacher: ________________________________ Attending?________ School Address: __________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ Teacher’s Home Phone: ____________________________________________ Teacher’s Electronic Mail: ___________________________________________ If not enough students volunteer as filler team members, we will unfortunately have to pull members of your teams to serve as fillers. List two students (and their levels) who will serve as fillers if needed: _______________________________ Number of Teams - Level I: _________ Level II: _________ UL: _________ please limit to a total of four teams Total Number of Teams: _____ x $15.00 per team = ______________________ Honest Abe Says... Please make checks payable to “The Maryland SCL.” Mail checks and registration forms, postmarked on or before 23 October 2002, to: Mr. Matthew Webb, Capital Certamen Queen Anne School 14111 Oak Grove Road Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20775 PDFMAILER.COM Print and send PDF files as Emails with any application, ad-sponsored and free of charge www.pdfmailer.com The Capital Certamen The Directions Travel Times to Queen Anne School from: Fairfax - 50 minutes Fredericksburg - 1.5 hours Winchester - 2 hours Annapolis - 40 minutes Baltimore - 50 minutes Frederick - 1 hour, 15 minutes Greenbelt - 25 minutes Washington - 40 minutes Directions Find your way to Interstate 495 (the Capital Beltway) in the great State of Maryland. You will want to be on the Prince George’s County side (the east side) of the Beltway. From Interstate 495, take Maryland Route 202 East (Landover Road), which is exit 17 towards Upper Marlboro. You will pass the U.S. Air Arena on your right. You will pass Prince George’s Community College on your right. Turn left onto Watkins Park Drive (Maryland Route 193). You will come to a traffic circle. Enter the circle and take the first exit (Oak Grove Road). Queen Anne School will be on your right. The address is 14111 Oak Grove Road, Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20775. Emergency Contact Information for Saturday, 9 November 2002 (301) 814-9828 (Mr. Webb, cell phone) (240) 603-6783 (Mr. Patel, cell phone) (301) 249-5000 (Queen Anne School Main Office) please leave a message if there is no answer.