Revision as of 20:49, 23 September 2020

To encourage youth SCRABBLE players, NASPA established the Youth Achievement Awards in 2017.

Noah Slatkoff received the awards for Most Achievement Points and Highest NASPA Rating in the Middle School Division for the 2018-2019 season and 2019-2020 seasons.

Achievement Points

Youth players are awarded achievement points for competing successfully in NASPA-rated, School SCRABBLE, and Youth SCRABBLE tournaments.

Players get 1 point for each tournament they finish, plus 1 point for each game they win. Both members of a team get full points in School SCRABBLE events.

In addition, bonus points are awarded to the top 4 finishers in each division of a tournament:

• 5 points for 1st
• 3 points for 2nd
• 2 points for 3rd
• 1 point for 4th

Award Categories

The award season runs from the beginning of a North American SCRABBLE Championship to the beginning of the next championship where the winners will be announced.

There are 3 grade categories of Youth Achievement Awards:

• High School - Grades 9 through 12
• Middle School - Grades 6 through 8
• Elementary School - Grades 2 through 5

Players in each category will be recognized for the most achievement points earned.

Players finishing the year with the highest NASPA rating in each category will also be honored.

Current Season Leaderboard

The current season will begin once tournament and club play resume.

2019-2020 Youth Achievement Awards

The 2019-2020 season ran from July 19, 2019 through March 18, 2020.

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  Evan Y - High School Achievement Points

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  Zach A - High School Highest Rating

High School

Achievement Points

1. Evan Y. 110
2. Izak B. 72
3. Chloe F. 58
4. Justin R. 56
5. Knox D. 33
6. Zachary A. 31
7. Jeffrey P. 29
8. Heather J. 28
9. Leo McK. 27
10. Rishabh M. 24

Highest Rating

1. Zachary A. 1612
2. Jem B. 1588
3. Cooper K. 1581
4. Knox D. 1553
5. Evan Y. 1464
6. Chloe F. 1455
7. Leo McK. 1306
8. Justin R. 1271
9. Matias S. 1111
10. Yanni R. 1083

Middle School

Achievement Points

1. Noah S. 105
2. Vikashini S. 87
3. Jake N. 46
4. Yudhith A. 37
5. Ian W. 29
6. Mario M. 28
7. Jack C. 21
7. Hardik P. 21
9. Narissa K. 20
10. Vihaan D. 19

Highest Rating

1. Noah S. 1891 (CSW)
2. Vihaan D. 949
3. Cherish A-O. 902
4. Jake N. 810
5. Vikashini S. 723
6. Jack C. 715
7. Ian W. 632
8. Dathan L. 628
9. Braden M. 548
10. Gideon B. 536

Elementary School

Achievement Points

1. Nathanael C. 35
2. Will K. 28.5
3. Sophie K. 20
4. Lewis S. 16
5. Ricky R. 15
6. Jordan H. 14
7. Chase H. 13
7. Zaire W. 13
9. Isabella M. 11
10. Samir H. 10
10. Zayeer M. 10
10. Savannah T. 10
10. Aaliya W. 10
10. Honor Y. 10

Highest Rating

1. Nathanael C. 696 (NWL), 676 (CSW)
2. Will K. 479
3. James R. 462
4. Ricky R. 420

Past Seasons

• 2018-2019 Youth Achievement Awards
• 2017-2018 Youth Achievement Awards