SHMS
Academic Competitions
ACADEMIC COMPETITIONS
1,) MATH OLYMPIAD - Starting in November. A worldwide math competition held from November through March with one test administered each month. 30-min. Tests consisting of five nonroutine problems and requiring careful mathematical thinking are given at individual schools and results are sent to Mathematics Olympiads for Elementary/Middle Schools (MOEMS) for scoring.
2.) CORDEN PHARMA COLORADO REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIR AT CU BOULDER in February 2020- see Colorado Science and Engineering Fair - Middle School Rules & Guidelines for specifics..
Other SHMS competitions such as Spelling Bee* and Geography Bee will not require a sign-up, as participants in those competitions will be determined through in-class preliminary “bees” later in the school year. Certain SHMS teachers will be also heading up a variety of other competitions, such as the AMC 8, Math Counts, Stock Market Challenge, Scholastic Art and Writing Competition, etc.
Any eager parents willing to start a Destination Imagination team at Southern Hills this year?
Solve a medical mystery....Drop an emergency payload in a deserted spot....Create a monster that suddenly appears...Design a game gizmo....Explore the genres of comedy and tragedy...Develop a suspenseful story about a community project...Design a real life pop up book!!
Mark your calendars...
Destination Imagination Information Night - October 8th, 2019
Please join us at Escuela Bilingue Pioneer in the cafeteria at 6:30pm
TOPICS COVERED: Team Manager Info - Forming a Team - Training & Resources
For more information
contact: Tanya Shimonek
Please RSVP at https://whoozin.com/FTE-JKM-4DRR-C4TK
BVSD Destination Imagination site
Or perhaps there is an eager parent who would like to start/help coach a Battle of the Books team this year? Please let Ms. Cooper know.
Battle of the Books is a Quiz Bowl Style Competition for students in grades 3-12. When students enroll in this battle, they commit to working with a school team to read books from the 2019-2020 Battle of the Books list. The list includes ten books of various levels of difficulty. Students can read the books independently, as part of a school group, or with an adult. Some titles are also available as audiobooks which is a great strategy as well. Students then compete in teams at the school to answer questions about the books. In May, each school sends one team per participating grade level to compete in the district Battle of the Books. The goal of Battle of the Books is to teach students how to work together in a group for a common goal, expose them to award-winning pieces of literature, and encourage a high volume of reading inside and outside of the classroom. Yes, it is a competition, but the purpose is to foster a love of reading!
Direct all questions to Madeline Brockish in the Instructional Services and Equity Department at madeline.brockish@bvsd.org