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As part of the registration for 2009-2010 a $10.00 fee must be paid
1. All teams (even if they are the sole participant in their system) that wish to participate at the Regional, Divisional, and State levels must register as an official GA HRRB team and are required to submit an entry fee of $10 to the State Steering Committee by the date published on the website in order to be considered for competition above the local level. EVERY team needs to register online and EVERY school that registers will incur a $10.00 state registration fee.
2. There should be a system representative to collect system fees, if any, and the state fee, so that one check from the system can be sent to GLMA with a list of the schools in the system that have paid. The system representative will also send a list of schools in the system that have paid to the GA HRRB treasurer.
Please see the following link for the complete text of the Framework of the Ga. Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl
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| Official Framework of the Ga. Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl |
| Registration Opens October 20, 2009 Closes December 11, 2009 |
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NEWS!! NEWS!!!!
Announcing 2010 competition dates!
January 30,2010 DeKalb and local competitions
February 6, 2010 regional competitions
February 27, 2010 divisional competitions
March 20, 2010 State Finals at University of Georgia
Regional Competitions:
North:
Pickens County Middle School
Esther Brenneman
Email:esther.brenneman@cherokee.k12.ga.us
Karen Gurty
Karengurty@pickens.k12.ga.us
West
University Of West Georgia
Pamela Huey
Email:pamela_huey@douglas.k12.ga.us
Stephen Williams
Email: stephenlwilliams@bellsouth.net
Metro Region
Clayton State University
Barbara Hallstrom
Email: Barbara_K_Hallstrom@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us
Dr. Mary J. Thomas
Email: mary_j_thomas@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us
Middle Georgia Region
Gray Station Middle School
324 Ga Highway 18 E
Gray, GA 31032
Coordinator
Charlotte Foskey
Address: 324 Highway 18 East
Gray, GA 31032
Email Address: cfoskey@jones.k12.ga.us
East
Augusta State University
Terrie Gribanow
Email:GribanowT@mcduffie.k12.ga.us
South
Valdosta State University
Jaime Rearley
Email:jrearley@liberty.k12.ga.us
2010 HRRB state finals will take place March 20, 2010
State finals for the Ga. Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl will be held at the Ga. Childrens' Literature Conference at the University of Georgia.
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The Georgia Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl 2009-2010 Rap
By
Ryan Taylor
Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl Rap 2009-2010
By Ryan Taylor
We’re Deep and Dark and Dangerous
And you don’t need to mess with us
We’re not Saving the Griffin, we’re saving the day
It’s Reading Bowl and we came to play
We’re Marevelous like Merilee
Just Do the Math and you will see
Just look at the other people’s faces
They wish they could be Trading Places
We’re not
Puzzled by the World of Winston Breen
We know all about Hiroshima Dreams
Like the Rising Star of Rusty Nail
At Reading Bowl we will prevail
We read the books and we know the score
We came to win the Wednesday Wars
We know Billy Creekmore and the Sorta Sisters
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Game Format - Each school will participate in six rounds.
- Each round will consist of 10 questions.
- Alternates may be substituted between rounds.
- Teams will receive 10 points for each answer.
- There will be no penalties for wrong answers.
- There will be five members on a team and up to five alternates.
- A school may have no more than one team.
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Rules During the Game/Round - Students may hold the buzzer.
- When the student buzzes in, the console judge must acknowledge the student and team.
- The answer must be given within 10 seconds by the student who buzzed in.
- If the answer is incorrect, the question will be repeated for the other team.
- They will have ten seconds to answer after buzzing in.
- If neither team buzzes in, the moderator will answer the question and proceed to the next question.
- If a contestant buzzes before the completion of a question, the moderator stops reading and, after being recognized; the contestant must answer immediately. If an incorrect answer is given, the moderator reads the entire question and the opposing team has an opportunity to answer the question within 10 seconds.
- Any concern about an answer to a question MUST be addressed by the student to the COACHES before the next question is asked. The moderator’s decision is final. The student will get the attention of the coach by raising his/her hand.
- Coaches stay with your team. You will ask any questions, not a team member, a parent or other visitor.
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Winners
The winners will be determined in the following manner: The teams with the highest total points from all six of their rounds will be the winners. In case of a tie, the teams who are tied will be co-winners. Winning teams will receive a trophy for their school. In the case of a tie, neither team will receive the trophy that day. Another trophy will be purchased and engraved and presented to each of those teams at a later agreed upon date. There will be a first place, second place and third place winning teams (teams in case of a tie). |
Team Selection Strategies - Recruit a teacher, paraprofessional and or parent to be co-sponsor and coach.
- Encourage all students to read the Georgia Book Award Nominees
- Teachers and sponsors make requirement for certain number of books to be read.
- Secure AR (accelerated reader) test
- Make multiple copies available
- Use vendors such as Baker& Taylor, Bound to Stay Bound, Follett,
- Permabound and others that carry GA. Book Award copies ( paperbacks)
- Buy books on tape
- Run a power point kiosk on workstations
- Encourage purchase of personal copies on “tax free days”
- Establish a “literary club” or type of “lunch bunch” where interested students can read and discus the books on the Georgia Award list.
*Discuss each book with students as to its theme, plot, characters, settings, etc.
- Give brief “book talks”
- By January, at the latest, select possible team and alternates
- Ask teachers for suggestions of students
- Give test on the 20 books (18 titles for elementary)
- Hold a school level reading bowl
- Encourage input from students
- Mid-December or before, meet with team at designated time to review books and practice questions
- Students, sponsors, coaches make practice questions
- Use “extra” students not on team as “coaches”
- Encourage students to read at least four (4) of the nominees
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Seventh Annual Georgia Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl Competiition
- Georgia Association of Educators (GAE),the Georgia Library Media Association (GLMA)and The Georgia Children's Book Award program are announcing the seventh annual Georgia Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl.
- To participate in the Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl, elementary and middle school students must read the 2009-2010 Georgia Children's Book Award Nominees. The Georgia Book Award Nominees is the Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl's official reading list.
- High school students must read the Georgia Peach Teen Readers' Choice Award Nominees for 2009-2010 which is the official reading list of the Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl.
- A school may sponsor no more than one team per level (elementary, middle, or high school)
- Each team will consist of five players and five alternates.
- If your school system participates in a district wide competition, the first and second place winners in each division may then advance to the regional competition. Regional winners will then proceed to the new divisional playoffs. Division 1 will consist of north, west and metro regions. Division 2 will consist of east, south and middle regions.
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Where can I purchase the buzzers?Patrick's Press in Columbus, Georgia . The address is:
Patrick's Press Inc.
P.O. Box 5189
Columbus, Georgia 31906
Phone: 1-800-654-1052
or local 706-322-1584 |
State Playoffs will be held on March 20,2010 during the Georgia Children Literature Conference. The winning teams from the Division 1 and Divison 2 Reading Bowls will compete for the championship of Georgia Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl. The growth of the Ga. Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl has made it possible to have six(6)HRRB Regional Bowls throughout the state.
The Georgia Children's Literature Conference is the host for the state finals of the Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl. Time constraints and lack of immediate space at the conference helped us realize that we needed to have a further competition between the six regional winners. Divison 1 will contain regional winning teams (elementary, middle,high) from the North, West and Metro regions. Division 2 regional winning teams will contain winning teams (elementary,middle,high) from the East, South and Middle Georgia Regions.
Division 1 and Divison 2 will meet on February 27,2010.
Division 1 1st and 2nd place teams in their regional competition will meet at Tussahaw Elementary School,in Henry County on February 27, 2010. Divison 2 1st and 2nd place teams in their regional competition will meet at South East Bulloch High School, Bulloch County on February 27, 2010. |
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