Review of the 2008 Bible Quiz National Finals (7/6/08-7/11/08)
Left picture – First A/G, Binghamton, NY (LaJoie Ward, Stephanie Karluk, Victoria Myrick, Corina Scarinzi, Isaac Ward, and John Karluk)
Middle picture – Grace A/G,Syracuse, NY (Brandon Rhynders, Amy Siddall, John Nardozzi [coach], and Jared Siddall)
Right picture – Brandon Ford (Bethlehem Church, Richmond Hill, NY)
Congratulations to everyone who participated this year in the 2008 Bible Quiz National Finals! This year all quizzers did a great job representing the very best of what New York has to offer. First A/G, Binghamton placed 9th out of 40 teams with a 9 win – 10 loss record, scoring 2755 points. Grace A/G, Syracuse placed 25th with a 13 win – 6 loss record, scoring 2455 points.
Brandon Ford, from Bethlehem Church Richmond Hill, competed in the Open National Individual One on One Tournament and won first place! This is a newly created individual tournament that allows any quizzer in the nation to compete at nationals even if their team does not normally advance to national finals. This was Brandon’s first time at nationals and we are very impressed with winning the individual tournament. Brandon is now a member of the Bible Quiz Hall of Fame!
Here is how our quizzers ranked individually:
LaJoie Ward, Championship Division, 10th place, 1400 points
Isaac Ward, Championship Division, 35th place, 690 points
John Karluk, Championship Division, 36th place, 655 points
Victoria Myrick, Championship Division, 74th place, 10 points
Corina Scarinzi, Championship Division, 78th place, 10 points
Brandon Rhynders, Challenger Division, 10th place, 1345 points
Amy Siddall, Challenger Division, 16th place, 1060 points
Jared Siddall, Challenger Division, 57th place, 65 points
Other honorable awards were:
LaJoie Ward (First A/G, Binghamton) – 2008 Female Quizzer of the Year
LaJoie Ward (First A/G, Binghamton) –Tied for First Place in the Preaching category
LaJoie Ward (First A/G, Binghamton) – Second Place Individual Dramatized Quoting
Isaac Ward (First A/G, Binghamton) – Sixth place in the Quoting Bee
Congratulations to all of you. We are so proud of you!
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2008-2009-BibleQuizRegistrationForm.xls (Microsoft Excel)
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News:
Stats are now posted for A/Novice Regional Finals (5/2/08-5/3/08). A League Novice Division
Stats are now posted for A/Novice District Finals (4/12/08). A League B League Novice Division
Bethlehem Church Richmond Hill (Caryl) wins JBQ District Finals! (3/15/08). Click here to see stats! Gold Division Silver Division
Stats are now posted for A League/Novice League Meet #4 (3/1/08). Click here to see stats! A League Novice Division B League
First A/G, Binghamton, NY takes second at the Friendship Classic (1/25/08-1/26/08): Gold Division Silver Division Bronze Division
First A/G, Binghamton, NY wins Blue Bracket at the Gobblefest Tournament (11/16/07-11/17/07): Blue Bracket Gold Bracket Purple Bracket Red Bracket
First A/G, Binghamton, NY wins the Empire Classic (9/22/07): A League Novice Division
Stats are now posted for A/Novice National Finals (7/9/07-7/13/07). Championship Division Challenger Division (pics)
LaJoie Ward quoted Acts chapter 2 at District Council (5/10/07). Click here for pics!
Upcoming dates for competition this season (2008-2009): 10/11/2008 - A/Novice Match 1
12/6/2008 - A/Novice Match 2
1/10/2009 - A/Novice Match 3
3/7/2009 - A/Novice Match 4
4/4/2009 - A/Novice District Finals
5/1/09-5/2/09 - A/Novice Regional Finals
11/1/2008 - JBQ Match 1
1/3/2009 - JBQ Match 2
2/21/2009 - JBQ Match 3
3/14/2009 - JBQ District Finals
Farewell to the Nardozzi’s
The Nardozzi’s have announced at Regional Finals this year that they are moving to Arizona. They have sold their house in New York, and they have bought a house in Arizona. John will be driving out in May. Joan plans on transferring in June.
As this may come as a surprise to many, they have actually have been talking about this for a while. They gave the Lord a very long list of impossible scenarios to resolve before they would even consider the possibility. The Lord has answered all of them. As sad as we are to lose such a great couple, we know that God has opened the door for them, and they are where God wants them to be.
John and Joan have been involved in quizzing since 1988 and Joan has been the New York District Bible Quiz Coordinator for 10 years. Over that time, they have influenced many. What is most impressive that they were not only a positive influence on the teens in their own church, but they have made the entire district much stronger.
John and Joan have been a great pair and work together seamlessly. Although John was usually a coach and Joan a coordinator, behind the scenes both of them brought value to what they were doing. John’s strong background in statistics and computers helped organize events smoothly. Joan was very confident in the right thing to do and was a good spokesperson for events. Together their talents blended nicely and could accomplish anything together.
Joan often referred to quizzers (all quizzers, not just the ones from her church) as “her kids”. There was a great sense of ownership and pride that she had in quizzers. Nothing made Joan happier at quiz meets than to see progress made over time with the proper attitude in a teen’s life. She told me when I became district coordinator that I would understand and appreciate that some day. She was right.
Both of them were servants. For years they sold Tshirts at convention and were statisticians for Fine Arts. They would travel anywhere anytime to help team(s) that asked for it. Many times they would house teams that travelled a far distance to forego spending money on a hotel. Whatever they did, they did well and were always humble.
They are my mentors, my confidants, and my friends.
We are so sad to see them go, but we know that God must have something better planned for them in Arizona. Shakespear is correct in saying that parting is such bitter sweet sorrow.
Good job, John and Joan! Well done!
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