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National Tournament Info

• Deadlines for the 2010 AGLOA National Tournament in Cincinnati.

February 1	Order Judges Certification exams for Equations, LinguiSHTIK, and On-Sets.
March 5	Tournament Registration Form (with Deposit)
March 12	Completed Equations & LinguiSHTIK Judges Evaluations
March 19	T-Shirt Order Form (important for correct sizes)
March 26	Cost Sheet (important for room, meals, etc.) Rooming List and Adult Master List Volunteer Form
April 9	Individual and Team Registration Forms Cube Games Seeding Form
April 23	Outstanding Senior/Sponsor Nomination Forms with accompanying pictures

• Each group needs to bring one Equations, On-Sets, and LinguiSHTIK game for every three players or fraction thereof that will be participating from your group.
• In addition, each player who will be playing Propaganda needs a list of the Techniques from the appropriate sections from the game. 

All groups are strongly encouraged to stay at the hotel where competition will be held.

Millennium Hotel Cincinnati
150 West 5th Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
513-352-2120 | Fax 513-352-2217

Georgia/Louisiana Invitational

• Saturday, January 16 was the date of the 1st Annual GA/LA Academic Games Invitational.
• It was held at the Staybridge Suites in Atlanta from 9 AM to 2 PM.
• Players coached by Adrian Prather in the Forsyth League of Academic Games (FLAG) competed against Ellie Gamble's students from Haynes Middle School in Jefferson Parish LA in Equations and On-Sets in Middle, Junior, and Senior Divisions.
• Afterwards, the New Orleans students hosted a party to watch the Saints - Cardinals playoff game.
• The mini-tournament gave players the opportunity to measure themselves against opponents from another state. It provided excellent preparation for nationals.

Michigan League of Academic Games

• Saturday tournament results 2009-10
• Host sites for the February 6 tournaments – all in Detroit:
  Region A: Cass Technical High School
  Region B: Plymouth Educational Center Charter School
  Region C: University Prep Science & Math Middle School
  Region D: Vetal Elementary School
  Region E: Noble Elementary School

New Orleans Academic Games League

• On-Sets winners in the Elementary and Middle divisions of the New Orleans Academic Games League.

  Elementary On-Sets
  Christian Brothers A (Brother Laurence, Coach): Kenneth Krizan, Logan Yokum, Chalon Fogarty, Anton Derbes, Anthony Stoner
  First Place Individuals: Angelle Keller, St. Charles A, Courtland Crouchet, St. Charles A, Cade Arbour, CBS B

  Middle On-Sets
  Jesuit/CBS (Brother Laurence, Coach): Stanley Dai, Matthew Monju, Eric Bussey, Matthew Sentilles, Kevin Yokum
  First Place Individuals: Matthew Monju, Jesuit/CBS, Matthew Sentilles, Jesuit/CBS

Where Are They Now?

Sushma Narula forged an excellent academic games career at Huron High School in Ann Arbor MI. Sushma won the 1982 Outstanding Senior Award at nationals. (Only one individual was singled out for the award in those days.) That same year, she won the Overall Math championship in Senior Division at the tournament at Rock Eagle GA and was a member of the "4 Raiders + Lost Mark" sweepstakes champions from Ann Arbor. ("Overall Math" meant combined scores for Equations and On-Sets.) Shusma started college in Ann Arbor. She graduated from Michigan with a degree in economics in 1987. In 2002, she earned a Masters Degree in Human Resources and Organizational Development from the University of San Francisco. She works for State Farm Insurance in San Francisco.

Sushma Narula

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December 2009 AGazine