VOLUNTEER for WGBH Super Sunday, 11/5
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| Dates: | Sun from 11/5/17 - 11/5/17 |
| Hours: | 8am-5pm |
| Ages: | Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor |
| Cost: | see below |
| Category: | Learn Something |
Nearly 500 students representing 120+ public and private schools from across Massachusetts will fill WGBH on that day to take a qualifying quiz.
The incentive?
The top-scoring teams will compete in Season 9 of High School Quiz Show.
Were looking for 80 volunteers to help moderate and score the quiz, as well as to get teams to their testing rooms.
Teams will arrive in 4 staggered shifts throughout the day and each team takes an oral quiz.
Volunteers are asked to make a full-day commitment, from 8am-5pm (lunch will be provided).
**Please note, all Super Sunday volunteers will receive training on Sunday, November 5 from 8-9am before schools start to arrive.
Please review the Super Sunday volunteer position descriptions listed below and email me at [email protected] if you'd like to help.
Please make sure to include the following information in your email response:
- Your full name
- Preferred position
- Prior education and/or test giving experience (for Moderator position)
Moderator (must be 25+ years)
Enforces all rules in a fair and judicious manner
Reads all questions and determines if the given answer is correct or incorrect
Spells difficult or foreign words
Keeps informal time count for responses
Ensures materials and results remain confidential
Position requirements: Moderators must have a clear voice and strong command of the English language.
Prior education experience is also a plus.
Scorekeeper (must be 20+ years)
Notes correct and incorrect answers on a score sheet while quiz is being administered
Ensures score is consistent with the team coachs score sheet after each section of the quiz is completed
Adds up categories to determine the official score of the quiz
Secures the signature of the coach on scorecard
Position requirements: Scorekeeper must be competent in math, organized and accurate.
Check out Volunteer (must be 25+ years of age)
Assist with checking schools out after the quiz is finished
Calmly and diplomatically record any disputes about questions or scores, from team coach
Ability to stay calm, focused, friendly and keep accurate notes about the nature of the dispute
Checkout sheet and advance copy of the quiz content will be provided
Position requirements: Check out volunteers must have a clear voice and strong command of the English language.
Prior education/test giving experience is also a plus.
Registration
Greets teams and coaches as they arrive to GBH
Checks schools off a printed registration list
Answers general questions about the days events
Distributes gift bags (one per team) as teams depart
Position requirement: Registration volunteers must be friendly, organized and outgoing.
Floater
Keeps guests out of the Yawkey Theater until its time for them to be matched up with Moderators and Scorekeepers
Runs the elevator to testing room floors
Checks testing rooms and signs on their floors; takes down signs at the end of the day
Provides schools with directions to testing rooms, bathrooms, etc.
Position requirements: Floaters must be friendly, outgoing and eager to provide assistance to guests.
| COST | ↑ top |
unpaid
| LOCATION | ↑ top |
One Guest Street, Brighton, MA, 02135 map
WGBH
One Guest Street
Brighton, MA, 02135
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