The Junior Division Indiana Academic Super Bowl is a competition made up of four subject rounds and an interdisciplinary round. The four subject rounds include English, science, social studies, and mathematics.

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Jonathan Card (front) and his fellow Academic Super Bowl teammates at Scecina are ready to take on the competition. This year's theme is the French Revolution. By Beth Murphy, Director of Marketing Communications Scecina students who really want to put their brains to the test join the Academic Super Bowl team. They get to represent Scecina in competitions against other high school teams.

“If you’re really interested in a certain subject, it will definitely help expand your knowledge of that subject,” said senior Jonathan Card. Academic Super Bowl isn’t about trivia. The competition consists of tough questions, based on a theme and focusing on material not normally covered in high school curriculum. This year’s theme is the French Revolution. Students in all the disciplines, including math and science, will face off on questions surrounding that theme.

For instance, the math questions will pertain to mathematicians from the French Revolution era and their accomplishments, as well as types of math, such as analytical geometry, which was invented by Frenchmen Rene Descartes and Pierre de Fermet. The English study guide simply lists Charles Dickens’ novel “A Tale of Two Cities” and three poems to study for the competition. Yes, they’re tough topics. Jonathan is captain of the science team and in his third year with Academic Super Bowl.

Michael's Catholic School graduate also is on Student Council and the Robotics, Debate and Chess clubs at Scecina and plays for the Crusaders boys tennis team. He's also a member of National Honor Society and Rho Kappa Social Studies Honor Society. He likes the competitive challenge of the Academic Super Bowl’s college-level questions. “It’s a good competitive environment,” Jonathan said.

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“It’s meant to be information that you would not get in any class at Scecina.” “I think it’s really fun,” adds Jonathan, who said he practices with the others for about an hour a week and also at home with the provided study guide and questions. Academic Super Bowl is organized through the Indiana Association of School Principals. Each school creates teams of up to three students who work cooperatively to answer multiple choice questions based on a study guide. Scecina teacher Sarah Smith is the head coach of Scecina’s team and also leads science and math teams. Other team leaders are English teacher Jesse Purvis (English); math teacher Elizabeth Williams (math) and Director of Enrollment Management Kelsey Greiner (social studies). This year, Mrs.

Smith said, 17 students are in the group. They will compete in two competitions, the Indiana Crossroads Conference championship and in the local part of the statewide competition. Notice of Non-Discriminatory Policy As To Students All schools and parishes under the guidance of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis admit students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. The schools do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs. ©2018 Scecina Memorial High School All Rights Reserved.

Comprehensive Confirmation List for 2018-19 A list of schools who have entered any IASP sponsored academic competition is now available. Schools not appearing on this list can enter by submitting a Membership-Participation Form (linked below). Academic Coach Conference The Academic Coach Conference was held Wednesday, October 3rd in the Indiana Convention Center in downtown Indianapolis. Sessions were held with question writers from each round of the Indiana Academic Super Bowl. Next year’s conference will be on September 23rd, 2019. Mark your calendars! NEW! Academic Coach of the Year Recognition We recently recognized 6 outstanding academic coaches at the October 3rd Coach Conference for their work with their academic teams., and special congratulations to the 2018 Junior and Senior Academic Coaches of the Year! Junior Division Finalists: Carla Dugan, Plainfield Community MS Lori Loughmiller, Kankakee Valley MS Mallori Lucas, Union Township MS (2018 Junior Division Coach of the Year) Senior Division Finalists: John Drozd, Fishers HS Joe Gianotti, Lowell HS (2018 Senior Division Coach of the Year) Liz Lawson, Jay County HS NEW!

2019 Indiana Academic Super Bowl Study Guides The study guides for the 2019 Indiana Academic Super Bowl are now available. Click the links below to access each study guide. Requires Adobe Reader Requires Adobe Reader Requires Adobe Reader Requires Adobe Reader Requires Adobe Reader Requires Adobe Reader Requires Adobe Reader Requires Adobe Reader Requires Adobe Reader NEW! Barnes & Noble Resource Order Form to download the Barnes & Noble order form for study resources for the 2019 Indiana Academic Super Bowl competition. 2019 Indiana Academic Super Bowl Host Site Assignments Host Site Assignments for the 2019 Area Competition will be determined after the January 30 entry deadline, and announced on this page on February 13. The following links may help coaches prepare for 2019 competitions: Requires Adobe Reader Requires Adobe Reader Requires Adobe Reader Requires Adobe Reader Requires Adobe Reader Requires Adobe Reader Requires Adobe Reader (Blank Roster Forms are offered only as a tool for coaches to use prior to the contest. The official Student Roster will be collected online, printed, and given to coaches upon arrival at the Area Competition) Book Order Form Teams interested in ordering print sources for the 2019 Indiana Academic Super Bowl, can receive a discount by ordering from the Barnes and Noble Greenwood location.

This service is offered as an option. Teams are NOT required to purchase all sources on the order form, and may choose to purchase or borrow books from any source of their choosing. Please carefully read the instructions page.

Participants in the October 3 Jr/Sr Academic Coach Conference may purchase/pick up print materials from Barnes and Noble during the conference. (Form Available mid-September 2018). 2018-2019 Department of Student Programs (DSP) Membership-Participation Form The Membership-Participation form (used to enter all academic competitions) is now available and can be completed and returned to IASP. Indiana Academic Super Bowl entry deadline is January 30, 2019. Click here to view the.

Invitational Contest Questions Following each Invitational contest period, the questions used for that round will be available online for all teams. For the dates to expect each set of questions, see the contest timeline on the Calendars page. Celebrating 30 years of Indiana Academic Super Bowl! 2016 marked the 30th Annual Indiana Academic Super Bowl contest. Students have covered a fantastic variety of topics since the 1986-87 school year.

Future Indiana Academic Super Bowl Competition Themes: 2019 The Fertile Crescent 2020 The Roaring 20’s 2019 Senior Division Competition Round Order is: 1. Social Studies, 2.

Interdisciplinary 2019 Junior Division Competition Round Order is: 1. Social Studies, 3. Interdisciplinary Purchasing Practice Questions IASP will continue to publish practice questions on this web site, which are free, and written by the same question writers as the competition questions. However, many coaches have requested information on how to purchase additional practice questions.

The Lowell Academic Booster Club has taken on this project, and will sell sets of practice questions (approximately 1,000 junior level questions, and 1,500 senior level for $40 per set). The sets will include questions from each subject except for math. While these questions are not created by the same writers as the competition questions, we believe many coaches may be interested in using these as a tool for their team. For inquiries you should contact Joe Gianotti at. Description of the Senior Division Indiana Academic Super Bowl Content The high school (Senior Division) competition will be made up of five subject matter rounds (English, science, social studies, mathematics, and fine arts) and a sixth interdisciplinary round in which questions may come from any and all of the subject matter rounds. Some interdisciplinary questions will require knowledge of at least two subject areas. Junior Division teams do not compete in Fine Arts.

Team Selection Senior Division teams will be made up of six squads. Each of the five subject area squads will consist of no more than five students.

The interdisciplinary squad may consist of seven students. Any given student may compete on a maximum of two subject area squads and may also compete on the interdisciplinary squad (three squads total). Eligibility Any student enrolled full-time in grades 9-12 is eligible to compete on a high school team. Any full-time student in grades 7 and 8 is eligible to compete on a junior division team. Sixth grade students may participate if they are housed in the same building with the 7th and 8th graders as a middle school.

Ninth graders housed in a middle school must either compete with the team from the high school which they will attend or they may compose a team of their own and compete in the high school division. Within these constraints, schools may select their teams in any manner and with any additional criteria they choose.