GJHS JVQ

District Tournament:  Saturday, March 28, 2026 at Veterans Tribute CTA (2531 Vegas Dr, Las Vegas, NV 89106)

• • • 8:30 – 9:15 Arrival and Check-in 

    • 9:25 – 9:50 Welcome and General Session (gym)

    • 10:00 – 11:00 Practice Matches (assigned rooms)

    • 11:30 – 2:00 Tournament Matches and Possible Tie Break Matches (assigned rooms)

    • 2:10 – 2:30 Award Ceremony (gym)

CLICK HERE for the Tournament Schedule of matches!

(Greenspun competes at 10:00, 11:00, 11:30, and 12:30)

Tournament reminders: 

• • We will meet at the entrance to the gym in Building B at 9:00am

  • If you need to contact Mr. S. or other team members, you may use our Band app: https://band.us/n/a2adb2136bzcN 

  • Mr. S. will provide cheese pizza and Capri Suns for lunch for our team!  (12:00)

  • A snack bar sponsored by Veterans Tribute is available, accepting both cash and credit (tap? maybe! I don't know!)

  • We have one practice match, and three tournament matches (see schedule above)

  • Please wear your black Greenspun JHS t-shirts to the tournament! 

  • Please remember the CCSD JV Quiz Code of Ethics!  Above all, our sportsmanship and fair play are most important! 

• • Rule Reminders and Tips

    • Times to ring in: Rounds 1 and Round 2- 5 seconds (10 seconds for calculation questions), Round 3- 3 seconds (10 seconds for calculation questions)

    • Wait to be called on before answering.

    • The team captain must sit in the center chair during the Bonus Round.

    • If a team does not have 5 players, consider matching their number of players.

    • The first answer counts, so if the wrong answer is given, don’t correct it!  (Doing so will give the other team the advantage.)

    • If the other team rings in and misses, wait to hear the entire question before ringing in.

    • Give answers loud and clear.

    • Calculation question answers need to be given with any necessary unit notation: degrees, square feet, etc. Answers also need to be in the lowest common denominator.

    • First names are required when the answer is a famous last name with more than one well-known person who shares the last name.

    • When a monarch is the answer, the appropriate number must be given.

    • Coaches must wait until the end of a round to present a challenge. Only the coach may challenge.

    • All calculation questions in Round 1 and Round 2 are repeated.

Advisor:
Mr. Andrew Slocum, GJHS Librarian
slocuac@nv.ccsd.net
702-799-0929 X4025
BAND App: https://band.us/n/a2adb2136bzcN 

What is JV Quiz?
JV Quiz is a game show style showcase of junior high student knowledge, much like Jeopardy! is for adults.  The team practices on campus with the advisor in the months leading up to virtual league matches, which begin in February.  The districtwide tournament is traditionally held in March.  Final rounds are recorded at Vegas PBS with host Nate Tannenbaum and televised.  CLICK HERE to watch Greenspun face off with Becker MS in the 2022 Finals! 

Who can Participate?
Any student enrolled at Greenspun JHS can try out for the team!  Stay tuned to the announcements each Fall for tryout information, or visit our website! 

Schedule / Practices: 

• Team Practices:  Mondays 2:15 - 3:00pm in the library

• League Matches (virtual): 

  • Tuesday, Feb. 10 @3:30pm  VS Lied STEM Academy

  • Tuesday, Feb. 17 @3:00pm  VS Schofield MS

  • Tuesday, Feb. 24 @4:00pm  VS White MS

  • Tuesday, March 3 @3:30pm  VS Garside STEAM Academy

  • Tuesday, March 10 @3:00pm VS Miller MS

  • FINAL TEAM PRACTICE: Monday, March 23 @2:15pm in the library

CCSD JVQ Code of Ethics:
Coaches and all JVQ student participants must read and acknowledge the CCSD JV Quiz Code of Ethics by signing the document before participating in the district tournament.  This document must be reviewed and signed with the advisor during one of the team meetings prior to the tournament. 

CCSD Media Release (form 588):
All students participating in JVQ must have parent/guardian media release permission to be filmed for the tournament. Parents typically already made this selection when registering their child for the school year on Infinite Campus, but if the parent elected to not allow their child to be filmed, they must re-submit the paper form with consent to be filmed.  CLICK HERE for the media release form

Practice Questions:
We typically practice using actual questions from previous tournaments, as these are the best indicator of the types of questions that students are presented with in league and tournament play. Click below for some of the questions used in previous tournaments: 

• JVQ Practice Match 2024

• JVQ 2024 Tournament Match 1

• JVQ 2024 Tournament Match 2

• JVQ 2024 Tournament Match 3