Coach - 6th grade - Ms. Medrano Palacios (raquel.medranopalacios@annaisd.org) ; 7th grade - Ms. Medrano Palacios; 8th grade - Mrs. Speed (aurielle.speed@annaisd.org)
Love art? This contest involves the study of paintings from the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. and paintings or pictures from selected Texas museums. Students will demonstrate an understanding of art history and interpret ideas and moods in original artworks while making informed judgments about the artwork.
Coach - 6th grade - Mr. McCoy (ross.mccoy@annaisd.org) 7th grade -Mr. McCoy 8th grade - Coach Stevens (beth.breenstevens@annaisd.org)
Are you the master of the calculator? This event may be for you! Using a handheld calculator, the contest consists of problems which may include calculations involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, roots, and powers. It also includes straight-forward calculation problems, and simple geometric and stated problems similar to those found in your regular math classes.
Coach - Mr. Gober
Do you have a strategic mind? Love the game of Chess? You are in the right place! Chess teaches problem solving, hones concentration and encourages analytical and strategic thinking. Chess can be a lifelong pursuit.
Coach - Ms. Balentine (jennifer.balentine@annaisd.org)
How fast do you think you are? This event is not only about knowledge, it's about how fast you can find information in a dictionary. Contest questions cover word origins and histories, parts of speech, variant spellings, plurals, alphabetizing and other such elements. Test questions are also taken from charts, tables and lists contained in the dictionary. Our dictionaries are TABBED to help you out!
Coach - Ms. Cannon (haylee.cannon@annaisd.org)
Whether you want to work for a newspaper, blog, etc, the power of persuasion is where it's at! The Editorial Writing Contest is designed to develop the persuasive writing skills of the participants. Students must advocate a specific point-of-view in response to a prompt.
Coach - Mrs. Wilson (nicole.wilson@annaisd.org)
How fast can you think on your feet? For this contest, you will draw three topics and have three minutes to prepare a speech, which must be presented without any notes. The contest gives participants experience in thinking, organizing, formulating clear thoughts, and delivering those thoughts to an audience effectively.
Coach - Mr. Speed (averey.speed@annaisd.org)
Are you a good listener? participants will listen actively to a variety of material and learn to analyze and evaluate a speaker's message critically.
Coach - Ms. Aguilar (michelle.aguilar@annaisd.org)
Let's talk about all things Map! This event will measure skills such as using a reference book to locate information, making comparisons, estimating and approximating, using scale and interpreting grid systems, legends and keys.
Coach - 6th grade - Mr. McCoy (ross.mccoy@annaisd.org) 7th grade -Mr. McCoy 8th grade - Coach Stevens (beth.breenstevens@annaisd.org)
Learning to complete math problems quickly is a valuable skill in all facets of life including engineering, accounting, completing a tax return and even grocery shopping. Test your knowledge and understanding of a variety of mathematical subjects numeration systems, arithmetic operations involving whole numbers, integers, fractions, decimals, exponents, order of operations, probability, statistics, number theory, simple interest, measurements and conversions.
Coach - Mrs. Aguilar (michelle.aguilar@annaisd.org)
Do you have the gift of gab? Are you good at convincing people to see things the way you do? In this event, you will select one of the topics (that you will choose for practicing), determine the critical issues in the topic, and acknowledge both pro and con points citing support discovered in tyour research. Then, you will choose a side to defend, and support that side with additional evidence. Along with the skills of analysis, research, note-taking, documentation, evaluation and decision-making come those of delivery and the skill of memorization.
Coach - Mrs. Balentine (jennifer.balentine@annaisd.org)
Are you a music expert? Want to be? For this event, you will study fine pieces of music literature taken from a wide spectrum of music genres to expose students to great composers, their lives and their music.
Coach - 6th grade - Mr. McCoy 7th grade -Mr. McCoy (ross.mccoy@annaisd.org) 8th grade - Coach Stevens (beth.breenstevens@annaisd.org)
Individuals are called upon every day to use their ability to make quick mental calculations to make decisions. Do you have what it takes? You will work with your coach and team to develop and practice shortcuts to solve the mental math test and still beat the clock.
Coach - Coach Stevens (beth.breenstevens@annaisd.org)
Do you like to perform? Are you quick to raise your hand to read out loud in class? Reading literature out loud provides opportunities for students to analyze the text, to grow and to develop as a performer, to communicate a message to an audience and to perform an artistic creation
Ready Writing
If you like to make your own path, this contest is for you. A short prompt will provide the inspiration for your creative ideas as you explore a topic or prove a point. The format may be, for example, a letter, an article for the newspaper or an essay for the principal. Ready, set, write!
Coach - Mrs. Morse (amy.morse@annaisd.org)
Forget just memorizing facts, because the science contest is all about the importance of experiments and scientific discoveries. The contest was designed to test not only memory but the ability to critically think about science and scientific processes and concepts. Such concepts include, but are not limited to: matter and energy, equilibrium, force and motion, physical and chemical properties, the relationship between organisms and the environment, the components of our solar system, the composition of matter and genetics.
Coach - Ms. Thomas (lorraine.thomas@annaisd.org)
If your interest lies in movements, wars, history and politics, this contest will give you more than enough material to explore. The Social Studies Contest requires students to expand and apply their knowledge of governmental systems, historical trends, movements and eras and the physical setting of the earth. Each year the contest focuses on a selected topic area, and an outline is provided.
Coach - Ms. Balentine (jennifer.balentine@annaisd.org)
Whether you’re already an ace or you could use some extra practice, this contest keeps you focused on the details. By the end, you may be correcting your teachers’ spelling and using words your coach has never heard. This is not the traditional spelling bee. In this contest, you will be writing the words down instead of spelling them out loud.
Coach - 6th grade - Mrs. Garcia (valerie.garcia@annaisd.org) 7th & 8th grade - Mr. Speed (averey.speed@annaisd.org)
If your interest lies within all things theatre, this is for you! Students will be given a playscript and go from there. There are four different categories/events within Theatrical Design: Set Design, Hair/Makeup Design, Costume Design, and Marketing Design. These events help students dig deep into everything that goes on behind the scene to prepare for a theatrical performance.