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"The Academic Decathlon is a ten-event scholastic competition for teams of high school students. Each high school enters a team of nine students: 3 "A" or Honor students, 3 "B" or Scholastic students, and 3 "C" or Varsity students.
http://www.usad.org
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Register by school or individual and start having fun with these challenging math, science and social studies contests. Three tests are offered through out the year. They are made available from the website and are taken with pencil and paper, not online. At least four students are needed to form a team. Newsletters are sent out after each contest.
http://www.academicleagues.com/
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"U.S. Academic Triathlon is a five-person challenge for students grades 5 through 12. The Triathlon rewards strong performance in the areas of general intellect; specific academic abilities; leadership and psycho-social dynamics; visual and performing arts; and creative/productive thinking."
http://www.academictriathlon.org
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Love math, and like a challenging competition? Well then test your way to the top with the American Mathematics Competitions. First students have the chance to compete to be a part of the USA Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO) or the American Invitational Mathematical Examination (AIME). Such challenges include taking a "six question, two day, 9 hour essay/proof examination." The top twelve scoring students, from across the nation, receive an invited to the awards ceremony in Washington DC. Then, six of the twelve students will compete in th...
http://www.unl.edu/amc
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This is an annual national mathematics competition. High school students form teams of 15 to represent their city, state, county or school and compete against the best students from the United States and Canada. The event consists of Team, Power, Individual and Relay rounds and usually takes place the first Saturday after Memorial Day. Currently, ARML is held simultaneously at three sites: Penn State, The University of Iowa and The University of Nevada - Las Vegas. The ARML Power Contest is open to classes of high school students and consists o...
http://www.arml.com/
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The U.S. National Olympiad (USNCO) is a multi-tiered competition designed to stimulate and promote achievement in high school chemistry. The Goals of the USNCO and the schedule are set by a subcommittee of the ACS Society Committee on Education (SOCED).
http://www.acs.org/education/student/olympiad.html
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The purpose of the poetry contest is to bring recognition to poets both young and old. Winners share over $70,000 in prizes. With most contests regionally based, poets are competing against their peers in both age and location. In addition to the winning poems, other poems of high merit are accepted to be published in a hard bound anthology. Within the guidelines of accepting less than 50% of the poems that are entered in each contest, the contest is selective so that it is an honor to be accepted, yet not so exclusive that it is discouraging t...
http://www.poeticpower.com/
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Destination ImagiNation is an international organization for kindergarten through college students and community groups that teaches life skills and expanding imaginations through team-based creative problem solving. Teams of five to seven members work together to apply creativity, critical thinking and their particular talents to solve a Team Challenge.
http://www.destinationimagination.org/
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For students in grades 5-8, this contest fosters the exploration, understanding and communication of science. More than 60,000 children from around the country enter science projects in one of the science and engineering fairs affiliated with Science Service. Between June (the deadline for entering) and early September, judges choose 400 semifinalists among the entries. In October, 40 finalists receive an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C. for the competition finals, consisting of a series of team challenges and oral presentations. The ...
http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/dysc/
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The U. S. Department of State is sponsoring the "Doors to Diplomacy" educational challenge - to encourage middle school and high school students around the world to produce web projects that teach others about the importance of international affairs and diplomacy. Each student team member of the winning "Doors to Diplomacy" Award team receive a $2,000 scholarship, and the winning coaches’ schools each receive a $500 cash award.
http://www.gsh.org/GSH/doors/index.html
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This program under the supervision of the Indiana Association of School Principals, is a unique inter-scholastic academic competition program which allows Indiana's senior high, junior/middle, and elementary school students an opportunity to compete in academics similar to the way they compete in athletics.
http://www.iasp.org/dspcompetitions.aspx
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This competition is a non-profit, independent, educational service agency that provides a public forum to showcase academic excellence and places academic achievement in a position of prestige. This is an opportunity for students to succeed and excel in their academics along with promoting group membership and encouraging self-sufficiency. This competition is open to all public and nonpublic schools in Kentucky.
http://www.kaac.com/
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The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) is a coalition of organizations sponsoring academic and athletic competitions. Their website and Journal give a complete schedule of competition dates as well as descriptions of the participating organizations. Contact information is available for each organization. The following four competitions are those often used with gifted students, but many other options are available including science fairs and math competitions: Destination ImagiNation; Future Problem Solving (FPS); Histo...
http://www.wiaa.com/
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AGLOA is a non-profit organization formed in 1991 to encourage and conduct academic games competition at the local and national level. In academic games students try to outthink each other in the areas of mathematics, language arts, and social studies. Some games require a kit in which cubes are rolled and played on a board. Other games involve students answering questions read by a central reader. Currently, the games occur in only a limited number of states, but AGLOA encourages new communities to join.
http://www.academicgames.org
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This organization develops invention competitions and hosts a National Gallery for America’s Young Inventors, which is a museum of young Americans whose ideas hold promise to a positive impact on our society. Other competitions are offered through the Energy Power Camp and Rocket Camp.
http://www.nmoe.org/
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The Spirit of Community Awards are a terrific opportunity for kids to be recognized for service in their communities. Nominations are made through schools, Scout troops and 4H Councils. Awards are given at the organization level as well as on the state, regional and national levels.
http://www.prudential.com/community/spirit/awards/
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The International Science Olympiads is an annual competition in which students are given problems from any of the categories described. The solutions to these problems require exceptional ability and excellent knowledge of the subject.
http://olympiads.win.tue.nl/
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The USA Mathematical Talent Search (USAMTS) is a free mathematics competition open to all United States high school students. Students may enter the competition at any time of the academic year.
http://www.usamts.org
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Opening doors to student imaginations since 1974, the Future Problem Solving Program offers new and exciting learning paths. Students experience the excitement of creative thinking and the thrill of solving difficult problems with unique solution ideas when they participate in FPSP. Receptive to the needs of all students, FPSP offers competitive and non-competitive programs. Inspiring and motivating, our FPSP educational materials help your students discover rich and varied ways of thinking. FPSP teaches students how to think, not what...
http://www.fpsp.org/
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The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) is the World Championship Mathematics Competition for High School students and is held annually in a different country. The first IMO was held in 1959 in Romania, with 7 countries participating. It has gradually expanded to over 80 countries from 5 continents. The usual size of an official delegation to an IMO is (a maximum of) six student competitors and (a maximum of) two leaders. There is no official "team". The student competitors write two papers, on consecutive days, each paper consisting of t...
http://imo.math.ca/
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This web site is a listing of many U.S. and International piano competitions.
http://www.ptg.org/
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This website is designed to bring together some of the brightest young minds in the nation in an effort to mentor younger students. Members of the online community can receive advice on topics ranging from academics, scholarships, contests and more.
http://scholarholler.com/
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The AMC is dedicated to the goal of strengthening the mathematical capabilities of our nation's youth. On this website you will find web resources on math-related links, contests and programs, publications and a student online math forum.
http://www.unl.edu/amc/
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This website is a searchable resource for students, teachers, parents, and contest organizers that provides information about student contests and is free to use.
http://www.studentcontests.com/
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This website is designed to provide information for students, educators, institutions, and any others interested in National History Day in Washington State. It includes pages and links which will provide the necessary information for getting involved in the History Day program in Washington state and all that it has to offer Washington students and teachers. National History Day is a nationwide competition for students in grades 6-12 who are interested in improving their historical knowledge in a fun and challenging environment. Any student in...
http://www.cwu.edu/~history/hstryday/
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This competition teaches kids about money and the stock market. Schools sign up as a team and students play the games to earn points for the school.
http://www.fleetkids.com
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Established in 1979 to further the education of gifted students this organization provides a variety of services to youth, parents and teachers. A biannual newsletter is published, which lists all events sponsored by the center. Frances A. Karnes was the recipent of the David W. Belin Advocy Award presented by the National Association for Gifted Children in 2002.
http://www-dept.usm.edu/~gifted/index.html
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This is an online mathematics competition for teams of up to six students conducted by the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and the University of Texas at Dallas. The meet is open to all middle and high school students in North America, including home-schooled students. A registration form, rules and practice contests are available on the meet’s website.
http://math.uww.edu/mathmeet/
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"The focus on academics, characteristics of good competitions, and useful tips on selecting the right competitions make it unique and valuable. In addition to listing available competitions, this book will help parents and teachers minimize problems and maximize benefits of academic competitions for gifted learners." ~Jan Fall, GATE Coordinator Rochester Public Schools
http://www.corwinpress.com/booksProdDesc.nav?prodId=Book4855
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Written for grades 7-10, this book by Frances Karnes and Tracy Riley, features more than 140 competitions focused on a wide range of academic subjects. In addition, a unique Competitions Journal that helps students record their progress and success is included.
http://www.prufrock.com/productdetails.cfm?PC=539
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"From competitions in general science and mathematics, to classical literature and art, this book offers students a listing of competitions in almost any talent area. The book is divided into three sections: Part I includes more than 275 competitions in the areas of academics, fine and performing arts, leadership, and service learning. Each competition has a minimum of a page dedicated to it, filled with details about the competition; Part II is a "Competitions Journal" which provides pages to record ideas about competitions; and Part III is a ...
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