Our Story

QB4ALL’s mission is to use quizbowl to instill a lifelong love of learning among underprivileged students by introducing quizbowl and easing prohibitive financial barriers to improve and compete.  QB4ALL recruits low-income students, helps them prepare for competitions, partners with organizations to reduce costs, and pays tournament registration fees.

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I first became involved in quizbowl when I was in 4th grade.  As a homeschooler, I took an International Academic Competition (IAC) exam and did well enough to qualify for an IAC Regional event.  I competed and did well enough to qualify for Nationals in Chicago.  I attended and loved it. We talked to coaches, discovered the National Academic Quiz Tournaments (NAQT) and the Texas Quiz Bowl Association (TQBA), and started our own team.  I have since continued to participate in local, national, and international tournaments.  I have also served as a Tournament Director at local tournaments, and I coach elementary and middle school students at both Georgetown Day School in Washington, DC and Compass Homeschool in Herndon, Virginia.

 

I was still in middle school when I realized that not everyone who did well locally could attend frequent local or higher-level tournaments.  Team-based bowls and individual-based bees cost money.  I believe no student should miss a tournament because they don't have the resources to cover registration and other related fees.  I hope QB4ALL helps curious students discover the world of buzzer-based academic competitions and makes it possible for every student who wants to compete to be able to afford to compete.

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We are in the process of doing outreach, raising funds, and forming a formal nonprofit.  Please help us if you can.  Or let us help you.

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- Haughton Neppl, Founder and Executive Director of QB4ALL