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TACS ACADEMIC CHALLENGE CONTEST
2009-2010
FACT SHEET
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Any student from a class A, AA, or AAA school in grade 9, 10, 11 or 12 may be a contestant.
Competing schools must be an Institutional Member of the Texas Association of Community Schools.
- Each team is made up of three students:
Level I (90-100 average)
Level II (80-89 average)
Level III (70-79 average)
These averages are in English, math, science and social studies from grade 9 through 12. (Twelfth grade competitors will use their grades the end of their 11th grade to determine their ranking. Ninth grade competitors will their 1st semester grades to determine their ranking.
- Each participating district may enter up to three (3 teams).
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Questions will be derived from the TEKS of high school course in science, English, math and social studies and restricted to the Small Schools Academic Competition Study Guide for the current year.
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Entry fee is $500.00 per team. Each district can enter up to three teams.
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All entry fee money, minus the actual cost of holding the contest, will be awarded in cash scholarships to winning students.
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The top five scoring teams in the area completions will receive scholarships and will qualify for the state competition. (An additional $500 entry fee is required for each advancing team to the State Competition).
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The TACS ACADEMIC CHALLENGE has awarded $240,000.00 in cash Scholarship's over the last four years.
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Division of scholarship money:
1st place team - 30% 2nd place team - 25%
3rd place team - 20% 4th place team - 15%
5th place team - 10%
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The money will be sent to the superintendent that represents the winners. The money will be held in escrow by the school district until the time that the student has enrolled in an accredited college, university, or trade school. If within one year of high school graduation, the student decides not to pursue a post-secondary education, the money will be returned to the Small Schools Academic Competition account. This money will be placed in the purse for the next year's competition.
PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR ADDTITIONAL INFORMATION
Explanation of Contest Procedure
Study GuideEntry Form
IMPORTANT DATES
TACS ACADEMIC CHALLENGE CONTEST
AREA CONTESTS:
January - February, 2010 - check with the host school for exact date of Area Contest.
STATE CONTEST:
April 11, 2010 - University of Mayborn Campus Center, Mary Hardin-Baylor, Belton.
AREA HOST SCHOOLS
REGION 1, 2, and 20
AREA 1 Riviera ISD Contact Person:
Ernest Havner, Superintendent Kathryn K. Alvarez
203 Seahawk Drive 203 Seahawk Drive
Riviera, TX 78379-3500 Riviera, TX 78379-3500
Phone: 361/296-3101 Phone: 361/296-3607, ext. 1322
Fax: 361/296-3108 Fax: 361/296-3845
Email: chavner@rivieraisd.esc2.net Email: kalvarez@rivieraisd.esc2.net
Area Contest: February
REGION 6, 7, AND 8
AREA 2 Shelbyville ISD Contact Person:
Ray West, Superintendent Rusty Wilson
P. O. Box 325 Shelbyville High School
Shelbyville, TX 75973 Phone: 936/598-7323
Phone: 936/598-2641 Fax: 936/598-6842
Fax: 936/598-6842 Email:rwilson@shelbyville.k12.tx.us
Email: rwest@shelbyville.k12.tx.us Area Contest: February
REGION 10, 11, AND 14
AREA 3 COMANCHE HIGH SCHOOL Contact Person:
Tony Daniel, Superintendent Jerome Hall
1414 N. Austin Comanche High School
Comanche, TX 76442 Phone: 325/356-2581
Phone: 325/356-2727 Fax: 325/356-2658
Email: tdaniel@comancheisd.net Email:jhall@comancheisd.net
Area Contest: February 14, 2010
REGION 12, 13, AND 15
AREA 4 HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL Contact Person:
Sid Pruitt, Superintendent Randi Jones
400 S. College Hamilton High School
Hamilton, TX 76531 Phone: 254/386-3149
Phone: 254/386-3149 Fax: 254/386-8167
Fax: 254/386-8885 Email:r.jones@hamilton.k12.tx.us
Email: spruitt@hamilton.k12.tx.us Area Contest: February
REGION 17,18, AND 19
AREA 5 MULESHOE HIGH SCHOOL Contact Person:
Gene Sheets, Superintendent April Smith
514 W. Ave. G Muleshoe High School
Muleshoe, TX 79347 Phone: 806/272-7302
Phone: 806/272-7404 Fax: 806/272-4120
Fax: 806/272-4120 Email: asmith@muleshoeisd.net
Email: gsheets@muleshoeisd.net Area Contest: February 24, 2010
REGION 9 AND 16
AREA 6 DALHART ISD Contact Person:
David Foote Tammy Douglas
701 East 10th Dalhart High School
Dalhart, TX 79022 Phone: 806/244-7300
Phone: 806/244-7810 Fax: 806/244-7307
Fax: 806/244-7822 Email: douglastam@dalhart.k12.tx.us
Email: superintendent@dalhart.k12.tx.us Area Contest: February 18, 2010
REGION 3,4, AND 5
AREA 7 DANBURY ISD Contact Person:
Eric Grimmett, Superintendent Dinah Zacek
P. O. Box 378 P. O. Box 377
Danbury, TX 77534 Danbury High School
Phone: 979/922-1218 Phone: 979/922-1226
Fax: 979-922-8246 Fax: 979/922-1051
Email: eric.grimmett@danburyisd.org Email: dinah.zacek@danburyisd.org
Area Contest: TBA
STATE DIRECTOR
Gene Sheets, Superintendent
Muleshoe ISD
514 West Avenue G
Muleshoe, TX 79347-3499
Phone: 806/272-7404
Fax: 806/272-4120
Email: gsheets@muleshoeisd.net
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