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The 2014 National School SCRABBLE Championship will be held at One Hasbro Place in Providence, RI on April 26–27, 2014. It is open to U.S. and Canadian students in Grades 4–8, and the winning two-player team will receive a $10,000 prize. This webpage discusses NASPA’s involvement in the event, which will as in recent years be to provide our tournament management expertise during the event. Official news about the event can currently be found at Hasbro's School SCRABBLE webpage.
Please visit the online registration page ASAP to reserve your place. There are a limited number of places available, and registration will close on April 11th.
This summary of the official event schedule is provided your convenience. Please check the official version for last-minute changes.
| Saturday, April 26 | 08:30 A.M.–09:45 A.M. | Registration and Announcements |
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| 10:00 A.M.–05:00 P.M. | Rounds 1–5, including lunch break | |
| 06:30 P.M.–09:00 P.M. | Evening Activity | |
| Sunday, April 27 | 08:30 A.M.–09:45 A.M. | Registration and Announcements |
| 09:00 A.M.–11:15 A.M. | Rounds 6–7 | |
| 12:00 noon–01:00 P.M. | Final | |
| 01:00 P.M.–01:30 P.M. | Prize Ceremony |
We have not yet begun recruiting staff or volunteers for our part of the event, but will do so soon. If you are interested in helping out at the event though, please feel free to email us at info@scrabbleplayers.org.
There are several hotels within easy walking distance of the event site. Hasbro has booked a block of rooms at the Hilton Providence across the street, accessible through this booking link, and as described in the main event page includes complimentary breakfast buffet on Saturday and Sunday.
Providence Amtrak Station, 100 Gaspee Street, is 0.6 miles from the tournament site, a 13-minute walk.
The nearest airports to the tournament site are as follows.
| PVD | Providence, RI | 9 miles, 12 minutes (car), 37 minutes (bus) |
| BOS | Boston (Logan), MA | 51 miles, 1 hour (car) |
| BDL | Hartford (Bradley), CT | 80 miles, 90 minutes (car) |
The Championship has always been an open event, but some regions hold qualifying tournaments so that they can honor a team with a regional title for them to carry to the Nationals.
Organizers of regional championships are welcome to send information for posting here.
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