WMS
Scholastic Bowl
Welcome!!! Thank you for visiting the Wauconda Middle School Scholastic Bowl Website.
Please contact Coach Robb if you have any questions, comments or suggestions.
2/9
We are excited to start our 2024 season!
Our first practice will be on Wed. 1/29 after school in Rm.106. Please be sure to have a permission slip signed to turn in to us at practice.
Practices will be after school until our meets start at the end of Feb. After which point, we will practice on M & W with meets most T &Th. Check our Calendar of Events to see specific dates and times. Be sure to check the calendar often to see updates and changes as they arise.
Join our Google Classroom!!
Join Code: vua3siw
Classroom will be the primary way we communicate with our team and send out information and handouts. If you plan on being on the team, please join this Classroom.
T-SHIRT ORDERS:
Use the following link to order a shirt for this season. Please have your orders complete by 2/9
About the Sport
Scholastic Bowl is a competition that tests a teams knowledge of literature, math, science, social studies, fine arts and miscellaneous information. Competitors answer trivia questions in a race against teams from other schools.
Team Members are sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students who have a strong academic background in one or more areas, love trivia, are willing to learn, and enjoy a little friendly competition. A permission slip is required to join and must be returned within the first week of practice.
Individual Practice is encouraged. Students can work on knowledge building activities with family, friends or on their own.
Team Practices are scheduled Monday through Thursday after school from 3:15 pm until 4:40 pm. In Rm. 202 unless otherwise stated on the team calendar. Team members learn how to play the game and build their knowledge through the following activities:
Playing the game
Learn the rules of the game
Select the five member starting positions
Develop substitution strategies
Actively listen to practice questions
Develop answer strategies
Use the buzzer system
Practice matches
Keep score
Have fun
Building Knowledge
Assess team member knowledge
Determine team member specialties
Review missed question topics
Assign material we need to learn
Create and grow lists of information
Research areas of weakness
Write practice questions
Play trivia games
Study flashcards
