2012-2013 Reno Youth Bridge Achievement Plan (RYBAP) :
Shown here is the Team #2 from Shaw Middle school being awarded the “Silver Cup” Trophy as winner of the Spring Interscholastic Team Game Championships. Members of the Shaw Bridge Team #2 are Zachary Foster, Andrew Wishcher, Davis Troyer and Joseph Hogen. During the Fall and Spring semesters of 2012-2013 Reno Youth Bridge offers an achievement recognition plan in which WCSD Middle School students earn RYBAP points for various accomplishments including consistency in attendance; play of a set number of boards on the Internet Bridge Base Online with either a RYB Director or a certified RYB Teacher; play in an ACBL sanctioned Club game or Sectional Tournament; participate online ”Saturday Teaching Table” ; take a weekly Bridge Quiz; Play Online Team Games sponsored by RYB and for rankings at the three major tournaments sponsored by Reno Youth Bridge. For these actions, a student may earn various number of points toward receiving gift certificates valued between $100 and $500 plus a “Condition Precedent” award of a $1000 College or Trade School Tuition Scholarship.
The volunteer teachers at each school are also members of the plan and compete for $250 Gift Certificate awards for: 1. the Teacher whose school wins the Spring WCSD RYB Team Game Championship, and 2. the teacher who has the largest cumulative number of students attend and play in the three major RYB Tournaments, Mid-Winter Pairs, Spring Team Championships and Year end Pairs Tournament.
The current leader in RYBAP Points is Henry Weisberg, a student at Billinghurst Middle School. Henry has been intent on qualifying for the Condition Precedent scholarship by playing on each Saturday teaching table and completing each weekend quiz which together provided him with over 100 RYBAP points so far this year. Henry’s point total to-date is whopping 475 points, some 160 points in front of Arsh Bhardwaj who is in second place as of the first of May with one Major tournament and many opportunities to win big chunks of points ahead. During May, any member who attends each of the 3 remaining Saturday teaching table sessions, takes the week-end teaching Table Quiz, and plays a sanctioned club game or a game or two online with an instructor or Director and then participates in the Year end Pairs Championships on June 1st has a chance to win as many as 100 additional RYBAP, so the race isn’t over yet. as a member of the winner of the Spring Team Game Championships, can earn 150 RYBAP points easily so this contest will likely come down to a very tight race entering the final week-end play of the Year End Pairs Championships, Saturday, Jun 1st. Additional points are earned by consistent attendance and regular practice efforts to learn the game, participating in special learning forums and frequent play with teachers or Directors on Bridge Base Online. Points are available in big chunks for winning the 1 remaining Major Tournament on June 1st. The Rankings and number of points credited as of April 30th h are shown in the following table. The top 25 ranked members will receive Merchant Gift Certificates plus Achievement Medals for consistent effort.
1013 …………………………Weisberg, Henry……………………………475.63
2028 …………………………Bhardwaj, Arsh……………………………..314.1
1319 …………………………Spackman, Brenna…………………….…..239.73
2013 …………………………Longland, Mathew…………………….……222.07
1009 …………………………Mckinley, Matthew…………………………189
1001 …………………………Buxton, Carson……………………………. 171.51
2039 …………………………Shah, Preet………………………………….168
2024 …………………………Shah, Smit…………………………………..161.5
2025 …………………………Shah, Yash……………………….………… 152
1927 …………………………Troyer, Davis………………………………. 149.5
1409 …………………………Kallas, Kat………………………………….. 133
1201 …………………………Addagarla, Shashank……………………. 132
1904 …………………………Foster, Zachary……………………………. 131
1406 …………………………Deguzman, Harley……………………………130
1103 …………………………Degase, Jacob……………………………….120
1104 …………………………Degase, Samantha………………………….120
2040 …………………………Turner, Trace………………………………..118.5
1106 …………………………Kelly, Hailey…………………………………. 118
1923 …………………………Wischer, Andrew…………………………….117.5
2108 …………………………Zuniga, Giovanney………………………….116
1907 …………………………Hogan, Joseph…………………………….…115
2031 …………………………Gomez, Angel…………………………………114
1415 …………………………Wood, Alex…………………………..……….113
1210 …………………………Oakley, Matt………………………………….111.22
1208 …………………………Macharg, Sarah………………………………106.5
2103 …………………………Magana, Joseph………………………………106
2009 …………………………Fisher, Mason…………………………………102
1003 …………………………Gedvila, Jonas………………………………..100
1004 …………………………Gedvila, Vytas………………………………..98
1925 …………………………Baxter, Andrew……………………………….97
1928 …………………………Donovan, Joe…………………………………97
2033 …………………………Morgan, Alyssa……………………………….92.5
1418 …………………………Kallas, Kolton………………………………….91
1101 …………………………Bowman, Chloe………………………………..88
2035 …………………………Paulin-Cable,Tianna…………………………. 82.5
1931 …………………………Applewhite, Steve……………………………77
2029 …………………………Collier, Kristina…………………………………75
1404 …………………………Davis, Hayley…………………………………..74
1932 …………………………Nott, Trevor……………………………………66
2030 …………………………Duron, Brenda………………………………….66
1302 …………………………Davis, Hayden………………………………….62
1514.0.………………………Seeger, Evelyn…………………………………62
2109 …………………………Walsh, Erin………………………..……………61
1510.0………………….……Dyson, Zack……………………………………60
1012 …………………………Tran, Kimberly………………………………… 58
1922 …………………………Warden, Lilly…………………………………..57
1710.0……………………….Mandeville, Drake……………………………..54
1503.0.………………………Conley, Ryan…………………………………..53
1204 …………………………Glazer, Elliott…………………………………..52
1515.0.………………………Seeger, Olivia………………………………….50
1902 …………………………Clark, Mary…………………..………………..49
1010 …………………………Rosenow, Azara……………………………….47
1303 …………………………Doraskar, Dylan………………………………..47
1312 …………………………Malmon, Rachel………………………………..46
1721.0.………………………Martinez, Joseph……………………………….46
2034 …………………………Ochoa, Antonio………………………………..46
1509.0.………………………Brown, Abby……………………………………45
1933 …………………………Blakeley, Tyler…………………………………45
1417 …………………………Guzman, Talia………………………………….43
2110 …………………………Latham, Preston……………………………….42
2102 …………………………Judy, Brent….………………………………….40
1307 …………………………Hull, Ben…………..…………………………….39
1511.0………………………..Evans Rachal……………………………………38
1006 …………………………Lee, Sherman……………………………………37
1007 …………………………Ly, Nathan…..…………………………………..37
1205 …………………………Hart, Tyler……..………………………………..37
1329 …………………………Thatcher, Will……………………………………37
1002 …………………………Daniel, Victoria………………………………….36
1717.1.………………………Plumb, Nathan…………………………………..33
1929 …………………………Kengle, Lance……………………………………33
1419 …………………………Martinez, Maddie………………………………..32.5
1109 …………………………Wissenbach, Hannah…………………………..31
1421 …………………………Toress, Omar……………………………………..30
1709.0.………………………Mandeville, Drake…………………………………30
1512.0.………………………Harold, Jennica……………………………………29
2012 …………………………Judson, Carley…………………………………….29
2032 …………………………Gordon,Cassie…………………………………….28.5
1420 …………………………Toress, Monserrat……………………………….28
1107 …………………………Manus, Victoria……………………………………27
1203 …………………………Fuchs, Jessica…………………………………….27
1206 …………………………Hildebrand, Michael Dylan…………………….27
1111 …………………………Trillo, Gerardo……………………………………..25
1702.0.………………………Billls, Taylor……………………….……………….25
1008 …………………………MacFarland, Jazmyn…………………………….23
1328 …………………………Schultz, Pablo……………………………………..23
1407 …………………………Hunter, Hayden……………………………………23
1207 …………………………Kumar, Rinik……………….……………………….22
1213 …………………………Shingawa, Courtney……………………………..22
1803 …………………………Benik, Jeremy………………………………………20
1513.0.………………………John, Clayton………………………………………19
1926 …………………………Vargas, Brandon…………………………………..19
1202 …………………………Brilliant, Lauren……………………………………17
1209 …………………………Maclean, Liam1……………………………………17
1211 …………………………Phelan, Elizabeth………………………………….17
1212 …………………………Sasse, Alexandra………………………………….17
1911 …………………………Mamac, Malosi……………………………………..14
1011 …………………………Thompson, Justin………………………………….12
1105 …………………………Ellison, Sam………….……………………………..12
1715.0.………………………Ogle, Jestin…………………….…………………..12
2037 …………………………Perez, Carlos……………………………………….12
Fall Semester Class Attendance: For each 15 minutes or portion thereof in which the student attends a bridge class in which a WCSD teacher or RYB Associate teacher is providing instruction or supervision of play the student will earn:————————————————-.25 RYBAP Points
Spring Semester Class Attendance: For each 15 minutes or portion thereof in which the student attends a bridge class in which a WCSD teacher or RYB Associate teacher is providing instruction or supervision of play the student will earn:——————————————.50 RYBAP Points
RYB Tournament Attendance: For attending and playing in any of the three scheduled tournaments sponsored by RYB (Mid-Winter- Dec 29, 2012, Spring Team Game-Apr 27, 2013 & Yearend, Jun 1, 2013) the student will be awarded——————————————————-10 RYBAP Points
ACBL Club Games: For each play in an ACBL Club Game at the Reno Bridge Center or at other certified ACBL Clubs, the registered student is awarded —————10 RYBAP Points
ACBL Sectional or Regional Tournaments: For each play in an ACBL Sectional or regional Tournament Game the student is awarded—————————————-20 RYBAP Points
Bridge Base Online: For each time a student plays a session of 12 hands or more on BBO with a WCSD Bridge teacher or a RYB Bridge teacher or Director————–5 RYBAP Points
Bridge Base Online Team Game Tournament: For participating in a team game sponsored by RYB on Bridge Base Online The Student is awarded———————–10 RYBAP Points
If member of winning team ————————————-20 RYBAP Points
If a member joins the Saturday Morning Teaching Table for at least one of the two hours, the Student is awarded————————————————————————-5 RYBAP Points
For Completing the weekend Teaching Table Quiz and providing correct answers, ———————————–Up to 10 RYBAP Points
Rankings: When playing in any of the three RYB Tournaments (Mid-Winter, Spring Team Game and Year-end Pairs, the student shall be awarded RYBAP points for the following Rankings:
1. First Place in North-South or East-West Position:—————————30 RYBAP Points
2. Second Place in North-South or East-West Position———————– 20 RYBAP Points
3. Third Place in North South or East West Position—————————10 RYBAP Points
4. Bonus for First Place overall in any of the three tournaments ————20 RYBAP Points
Reno Youth Bridge, a 501(c)(3) non profit Nevada Corporation, is funded by the generous contributions from individuals, families and charitable foundations here in the Reno Community. None of the RYB Directors or Officers receive compensation for their services. WCSD Certified teachers at each of the participating schools do receive a stipend for their volunteer efforts to teach the game of Bridge to WCSD Middle School Students. If you would like to help us fund our program we have provided the convenience of Pay Pal Credit card services. Just click on the Donate Button on any page or call Bud Brewer at 775-849-4113. Thank You!