PURPOSE

To encourage student participation in the Annual Meeting.

 To provide healthy competition among student technologists.

 To recognize those students who demonstrate expertise in Radiologic Technology theory.

ELIGIBILITY 

Participants in the Student Quiz Bowl must be enrolled in an accredited Radiologic Technology program in the State of Louisiana for fourteen (14) months or less.  All members of a team shall be enrolled in the same educational program.  Team members must be current LSRT members and must be able to show proof of current standing in the LSRT at the meeting in which the Quiz Bowl is taking place.  Each team member must be registered for the full meeting.  Each educational program may enter only 1 team.  

Student spectators must have a current LSRT membership and must either be registered for the meeting.

APPLICATION

 Application for participation in the Student Quiz Bowl must be made to the Chairman of the Student Affairs Committee thirty (30) days preceding the Annual Meeting date.  Application shall include the name of the Radiologic Technology Educational Program with full mailing address, the team roster, the name of the coach, and the signature of the program director.

 Registration fees and membership fees, or a copy of a current membership card must accompany the application and membership roster.  ALL OF THE ABOVE INFORMATION MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE DEADLINE OR THE TEAM WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE IN THE QUIZ BOWL.

TEAM ROSTER

Each team shall consist of no more than six (6) students.  The names of all players must be included on the team roster at the time of application.  Substitution of players may be done prior to the start of each game  (not during the game).  Any school unable to field a full team may elect to compete with fewer players.

OFFICIALS

Each official involved shall be a Registered Radiologic Technologist and not actively involved with any of the participating teams.

JUDGES

There will be a panel of three (3) judges, whose duty shall be to rule on answers, objections, protests, or other matters brought before it.  If possible, they should be from another geographic district.  All textbooks from which questions are taken will be made available to the judges for verification of answers, if needed.  The decision of the judges shall be final.

TIME AND SCORE KEEPERS

A time‑keeper and two score keepers will be selected by the Chairman of the Student Affairs Committee.

 It shall be the duty of the official time‑keeper to enforce all time limits imposed by the rules of competition, including all break periods.  A stopwatch will be furnished for his/her use.

 The scorekeepers shall maintain a comprehensive score record of the teams involved in each match. One shall display each team's score on a blackboard visible to the audience.  The other shall maintain a written score, and report results to the moderator at the end of each match.  Documented results of all matches will be turned over to the Chairman of the Student Affairs Committee following completion of the Student Quiz Bowl Competition.

 MODERATOR

 The moderator shall serve as competition coordinator and may be any Radiologic Technologist not associated with the competing schools.  It shall be the duty of the moderator to present all questions, confirm each answer after the judge's ruling, call official time outs, and recognize any objections raised from the floor.  Should the LSRT contract with an out of state source (Educator if possible) for the questions, that person may serve as moderator.

 QUESTIONS

The Chairman of the Student Affairs Committee shall approve and critique all questions used for competition.  All schools will be furnished a list of the reference books not later than January of each year. The questions shall be submitted for consideration to the chairman of the Student Affairs Committee unless the questions are contracted out of state. All questions submitted must be accompanied by the name of the text, the volume, and the page number from which the question was selected.  No true ‑ false, or fill‑in‑the‑blank questions will be accepted. Questions to be used will be kept by the Chairman until time for competition.  They be pulled and arranged for presentation prior to the draw for team numbers.  (See TEAM PAIRINGS.) If the questions are contracted for, that person will hold the questions and arrange the questions for the Quiz Bowl.

 TEAM PAIRINGS

A representative of each team shall meet together with the Chairman of the Student Affairs Committee any time prior to the opening session of the Annual Meeting to draw for team numbers.  The number shall be drawn by each representative to determine the order of first round competition.

Team #1 will compete against Team #2, Team #3 against Team #4, and so on.  In the case of an odd number of team entries, one bye will be given in the first round.

 Under no circumstances may the order of competition be changed.

 COMPETITION

The competition will be double elimination.

Each match will consist of two (2) halves, with 10 toss up questions asked in each half.  There shall be a 3-minute break midway of each match.  First half questions shall have a point value of five (5).  Second half questions shall have a point value of ten (10).  The team with the greatest point value at the end of each match shall be declared winner and move on to the next round of competition.  The change of teams shall be done as quickly as possible and shall not exceed (5) minutes.

Each question will be presented to both teams simultaneously.  The first team to activate the buzzer will receive the opportunity to answer.  There is a ten (10) second timer which starts when the buzzer is pushed.  During this period, the school is recognized by the moderator and an answer given.  After ten (10) seconds, a buzzer signals that time has expired for the answer.  If no answer is given, or answered incorrectly, the moderator will repeat the question to the opposing team.  A five (5) second time limit will apply.  If no answer is given in the allotted time, the moderator will continue with the next question.

Identical questions will not occur during any given competition, and may be proportionately more difficult in each succeeding round, semi final and/or final match. 

Competition shall continue until only one team remains and is declared winner by the moderator.

 AWARDS

Presentation of the LSRT Student Quiz Bowl championship trophy will be made at the President's Banquet, along with other awards for the first and second place teams.  All participants will receive a certificate of achievement.

 SPECIAL CONDITIONS

 COACHING FROM THE AUDIENCE      Any coaching or discernible answers from the audience will cause that question to be deleted from the competition.

PREMATURE ANSWERS  A team may interrupt the moderator by activating the buzzer system at any point during the question if they feel they know the answer.  If incorrect, however, the team shall be assessed the value of the question, and the same question shall then be repeated in its entirety for the opposing team.  The five (5) second time limit will apply.

ANSWERING OUT OF TURN        Teams answering without first activating the buzzer system will not be recognized by the moderator, and afford the opposing team a "free" answer.

TIE MATCHES         If the score is tied at the end of a match, three (3) tie breaker questions shall be asked to determine the winner.  The same rules, scoring and penalties (premature answers, answering out‑of‑turn, etc.) used in the regular round will be in effect.

OBJECTIONS  Only the team coach or program director (one to be designated) will be recognized by the moderator for the purpose of voicing an objection.  Decision of the judges will be final.

STUDENT BEE RULES

 A STUDENT BEE will be offered to all Radiologic Technology Students and will be divided into two (2) categories:

A.  SENIOR   for students who have been enrolled in an accredited program for thirteen (13) months or longer at the time of the competition.  Contestants must be current LSRT members, must be able to show proof of current membership and registered for the meeting at which the Student Bee is held.

B.   JUNIOR    for students who have been enrolled in an accredited program for twelve (12) months or less at the time of the competition.  Contestants must be current  LSRT members, must  be able to show proof of current membership and registered for  the meeting at which the Student Bee is held.

The school that has the highest percentage of their students (total enrollment) participating will win a cash award of $200 to be donated by the L.S.R.T. In the case of a tie, the schools will split the $200 equally.

Each Program Director must return to the Student Affairs Committee Chairman, a statement of total enrollment prior to the STUDENT BEE so that accurate percentages may be calculated.  Failure to do so will disqualify that school from percentage competition, but not from individual student competition.

The first, second, and third (1st, 2nd, & 3rd) place winners in each category (senior & junior) will be awarded individual  prizes.

 Questions will be asked of each student individually.  There is no team discussion.

The STUDENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE shall approve and critique all questions used for competition. They will be divided into categories for senior and junior students.  The references will be the same as used  for the STUDENT QUIZ BOWL.

There will be a panel of three (3) judges, whose duty shall be to rule on answers, objections, or other matters brought before it.  The decision of the judges shall be final.

Each student will have ten (10) seconds to begin their answer after the question has been read. An official time‑keeper will be present.

 COMPETITIVE ESSAY RULES

AWARDS

Awards for Technologist and Student papers will be considered separately.

FIRST PLACE:  $200.00 cash and certificate       

SECOND PLACE:   $100.00 cash and certificate

THIRD PLACE:   $  50.00 cash and certificate

1.         All members in good standing of the Louisiana Society of Radiologic Technologists are eligible to compete for awards, providing the application and manuscript are forwarded to the 2nd Vice President with a USPS Postmark of no later than May 15 of current year as published in the Focal Spot Monitor.  

2.         The following members may not participate: all Elected Officers of the Society, Annual Meeting Chairperson, Annual Meeting Co-Chairperson, Essay Judges, members of other state societies, or persons employed by commercial firms engaged in the sale or manufacture of radiology or imaging products.

JUDGING

1.        Three persons selected by the 2nd Vice President, will do the judging.  They shall be responsible only to the President of the Society.  Judges may consist of technologists in the fields of administration, supervision, staff imaging, or instruction. They can also be a commercial representative or radiologist.

2.         The judges' decisions are final.

MANUSCRIPTS AND MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION

1.  Only one essay per author may be submitted for competition.

2.  The essay must be original & pertain to the art and science of Radiologic Technology. 

3.   Manuscript style: typewritten on one side of 8 ½ " x 11" bond paper, double-spaced, 1" margins on both sides, with  pagination.  There must be an appropriate list of references, which are cited throughout the essay.

5.  Reading time shall not be less than the (10) minutes; and no more than twenty (20) minutes.

6.  Compilation of the scores will be available to the author upon written request to the Meeting Planner of L.S.R.T. within 30 days of judging.       

7.  All essays submitted for award consideration become the property of the L.S.R.T. and may be forwarded to the Focal Spot Monitor for possible publication.    

8.  Once submitted, the title of the essay cannot be changed. 

9.  Essays shall not be submitted for competition if it has been submitted previously, for any other competition.

10.  Manuscripts will not be returned unless accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope.            

CRITERIA FOR AWARDS

1.  An essay must obtain a minimum average score of 65 points from the judges to be considered for any award.

2.  An essay must obtain a minimum average score of 75 points from the judges to be considered for the First Place Award.

 DEADLINE DATES

1.  To be eligible for competition, L.S.R.T. membership must be in effect by May 1.

2.  The essay application together with the completed manuscript and copies must be USPS Postmarked no later than   May 15 of current year.

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