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VERNON WLA

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CALCULatOR

The calculator applications contest is designed to stimulate the development of mathematical and calculator skills for students in grade 6,7 and 8. Students will take a test containing 80 problems in 30 minutes. 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.

SPONSOR: Mrs. Blanco

Room: 103

PRACTICE:TBA

for school year 24-25

DICTIONARY Skills

Thorough knowledge of the dictionary is a way to increase a student's ability to find the information that is needed for classwork as well as everyday living. Each Dictionary Skills test consists of 40 objective and short answer questions to be completed in 20 minutes. Contestants use dictionaries during the competition. Contest questions cover word origins and histories, parts of speech, pronunciation, variant spellings, plurals, alphabetizing and other such elements. Test questions are also taken from charts, tables and lists contained in the dictionary.

SPONSOR: Ms. Krommendyk.

Room: 211

PRACTICE: TBA

for school year 24-25

IMPROMPTU

This contest provides opportunities for students in grades 6, 7 and 8 to evaluate speeches given by others; to explore the use of the voice and body in speaking situations; to examine the different purposes for speaking; to organize ideas; to prepare and deliver various speeches; and to develop self-confidence.

Contestants 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.

SPONSOR: Mr. Garcia

Room: S2

PRACTICE: TBA

for school year 24-25

LISTENING SKILLS

The listening contest is designed to help students in grades 5,6,7 and 8 recognize the importance of effective listening skills and to identify problems they may have in listening effectively. It also provides a challenging format to test the improvement of their listening abilities. Through preparation for the contest, participants will listen actively to a variety of material and learn to analyze and evaluate a speaker's message critically. Tests will include, but not necessarily be limited to, language arts, fine arts, natural sciences and social studies. The objective tests will measure skills such as identifying the main idea and supporting ideas, drawing conclusions, distinguishing fact from opinion, and mastering other listening and thinking skills.

SPONSOR: Mrs. Solis

Room: 213

PRACTICE: TBA

for school year 24-25

MAPS, GRAPHS & CHARTS

The maps, graphs & charts contest is designed to help students learn to get information from a variety of maps, graphs and charts including world maps, pie charts, bar charts and local area maps. The objective test 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.

SPONSOR: TBA

Room: 202

PRACTICE: TBA

for school year 24-25

MATHEMATICS

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. This contest includes problems covering, but not limited to: numeration systems, arithmetic operations involving whole numbers, integers, fractions, decimals, exponents, order of operations, probability, statistics, number theory, simple interest, measurements and conversions. Geometry and algebra problems may be included as appropriate for the grade level.

SPONSOR: Mr. Garcia

Room: S-3

PRACTICE: TBA

for school year 24-25

NUMBER SENSE

Individuals are called upon every day to use their ability to make quick mental calculations to make decisions. The development of such abilities should be an integral part of the math curriculum. Concepts covered include, but are not limited to: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, proportions, and use of mathematic notation.

Students will be given a 10-minute, fill-in-the-blank test which they must complete without doing calculations on paper or on a calculator. Erasures and mark-outs are not permitted.

SPONSOR: TBA,

Room: 103

PRACTICE: TBA

for school year 24-25

MODERN ORATORY

In Modern Oratory, the sixth, seventh and eighth grade contestants will select one of the topics, determine the critical issues in the topic, and acknowledge both pro and con points citing support discovered in their research. Students will choose a side, and they will defend and support that side with additional evidence.

SPONSOR: Mr. Garcia

Room: S2

PRACTICE: TBA

for school year 24-25

PROSE & POETRY

The student will use voice and facial expression to recite short stories and poems to the audience.

SPONSOR: Mr. Lopez/Mr. Garcia

Room S2

PRACTICE: TBA

for school year 24-25

READY WRITING

Ready Writing builds upon skills and helps students refine their writing abilities. In particular, this contest helps them to learn to write clearly and correctly a paper that is interesting and original.

A standard dictionary or thesaurus may be used during the contest.

SPONSOR: Ms. Krommendyk,

Room: 211

PRACTICE: TBA

for school year 24-25

SCIENCE

Emphasis for the Science contest, for students in seventh and eighth grades, will be placed on knowledge of scientific fact, understanding of scientific principles and the ability to think through scientific problems such as concepts of 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.

SPONSOR: Mrs. Rhea

Room: 200

PRACTICE: TBA

for school year 24-25

SOCIAL STUDIES

Test topics defined by a study outline are updated yearly .Based on the TEKS for social studies.

Test content is taken from state adopted text books and identified primary sources

SPONSOR: Mrs. Garza

Room: A12

PRACTICE: TBA

for school year 24-25

SOLO AND DUET ACTING

In acting categories it is expected that the student analyzes the selection to discover the character’s motivation and that the presentation is from the character’s point of view. In other words acting should be evident in the presentation of the character vocally, physically and emotionally. Selections may be taken from dramatic literature or adapted from other literary forms. Students may compete in solo acting as an individual or in duet acting with a partner.

SPONSOR: Mr. Garcia,

Room: S2

Practice: TBA

for school year 24-25

SPELLING

The spelling contest is designed to give students in grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 exposure to a wide variety of vocabulary words. It is not a contest of memorization. For the most educational value, preparation for this contest should include instruction in the rules of the English language, meanings and definitions, and root words.

SPONSOR: Mr. Whitten,

Room: 212

PRACTICE: TBA

for school year 24-25

SPANISH POETRY

Students will recite poems in Spanish while emphasizing the strong accents and deeper meanings of the piece.

SPONSOR: Mrs. Hinojosa,

Room :T2

PRACTICE: TBA

for school year 24-25

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