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Jesse SaundersDirector, Youth ProgramsEmail
Casey Johnson-PasquaSpecialist, Youth ProgramsEmail
Alison O'HaraSpecialist, Youth Programs OperationsEmail
Gallaudet University MIDWEST Regional
Kansas School for the Deaf
Academic Bowl Schedule
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14: ARRIVAL DAY
1:00–4:00 PM Registration
4:15 PM Icebreaker Activities/Coaches Meeting
5:30 PM Dinner (Cafeteria)
6:30 PM Opening Ceremony
7:15 PM Practice Matches
10:00 PM Curfew
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15: DAY ONE OF COMPETITION
7:00–9:00 AM Breakfast
8:00 AM Hospitality Rooms open
8:30 AM Match 1 (Blinky and Inky Pools)
9:30 AM Match 2 (Pinky and Clyde Pools)
**Blinky and Inky Pool Team Photos
9:00 AM Team Hospitality Room opens
9:00 AM-11:00 AM KSD Museum opens for tours (Parks and Bilger Building)
10:00 AM- 4 PM Museum of Deaf History, Arts, and Culture Opens for Self-Tours (Across the street from campus)
10:30 AM Match 3 (Blinky and Inky Pools)
**Pinky and Clyde Pool Team Photo
11:30 AM–12:30 PM Lunch (ALL)
12:30 PM Match 4 (Pinky and Clyde Pools)
1:00 PM-2:30 PM KSD Museum opens for tours (Parks and Bilger Building)
1:30 PM Match 5 (Blinky and Inky Pools)
2:30 PM Match 6 ((Pinky and Clyde Pools)
3:30 PM Match 7 (Blinky and Inky Pools)
4:30 PM Match 8 (Pinky and Clyde Pools)
4:30 PM Team Hospitality Room Closes
5:00 PM Staff/Family Hospitality Room Closes
5:30–6:30 PM Dinner
6:45 PM Buses leaves for the social event
7:00–9:45 PM Social Event
11:00 PM Curfew
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16: DAY TWO OF COMPETITION
7:30 AM Staff/Family Hospitality Room opens
8:30 AM Match 9 (Pinky and Clyde Pools)
**Blinky and Inky Pool Teams meet with the President
9:15 AM Match 10 (Blinky and Inky Pools)
**Pinky and Clyde PoolTeams meet with the President
10:05 AM Tournament Bracket Announcement
10:15 AM Opening Round
11:15AM – 12:30 PM Bison Luncheon – Families and teams together
12:30 PM Round of 16, Part 1
1:30 PM Round of 16, Part 2
2:45 PM Quarterfinals
4:00 PM Semifinals/Consolation
5:00-6:00 PM Dinner
5:45 PM Wild Card Test
6:00 PM Third Place Match
7:00 PM Championship Match
8:00 PM Award Ceremony
9:30–11:30 PM Farewell Party
12:00 AM Curfew
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17: DEPARTURE DAY
6:30–10:00 AM Breakfast to go/Departures
10:00 AM Checkout
Admissions Requirements
Spring 2021 – Dec 12Fall 2021 – May 15