English Festival 2024
We are looking forward to hosting the 2024 English Festival at La Roche University!
Grades 4-6: Thursday, May 16, 2024 with featured author Saadia Faruqi
Grades 7-12: Wednesday, May 15, 2024 with featured author Ellen Hagan
Book orders were due by October 12. Limited sets for grades 4-6 and 10-12 still available.
School Registration and fee due by February 1. Registration is $75 per team of 3-5 students.
Team Registration due by April 1.
View the Overview slides below to learn more about the 2024 WPCTE English Festival!
SCHOOL REGISTRATION AND REGISTRATION FEE ARE DUE BY FEBRUARY 1.
TEAM REGISTRATION DUE BY APRIL 1.
WPCTE English Festival Pre-Festival Team and Individual Contest Submissions are due by May 15, 2024.
INDIVIDUAL CONTESTS
Individual Writing Contest - Submission Form
Grades 7-9 & 10-12: The characters in Ellen Hagan's books work together to fight against an injustice. Choose a cause that matters to you personally. Using the methods that the characters use in the novel(s), write an essay convincing your reader to support your cause.
Individual Art Contest - Submission Form
Grades 7-12: Students may submit 3-6 pieces of artwork based on any one or more of their readings. The artwork can be illustrations, paintings, sculptures, etc.
TEAM CONTESTS
Super Trivia / Questions - Submission Form
Each team may submit 30 multiple choice trivia questions (5 per book). Each question must have four possible answers with the correct answer underlined and the page number of the answer indicated in parenthesis. Questions must be typed with the title of each book at the top of each page. Questions should deal with trivia, not significant details. However, they should not be too far-fetched. A single cover page should indicate the name of the school and the names of all members of the team along with the team number. Questions should be submitted on the Google Form by the deadline. Failure to follow any of these directions will result in loss of credit.
Video Response - Submission Form
Each team may submit a 5 minute (maximum) video segment based on/or in response to one or more of the assigned readings. The entry should be submitted on the Google Form by the deadline. Failure to follow any of these directions will result in loss of credit.
*Teams earn 30 points for submitting both the questions and the video response. Teams must submit both the questions and video response to earn points.
View the 2023 Schedules for a general timeline of the event. The 2024 Schedules will be available soon!
The 2023 English Festival was the first English Festival without leader John Manear. To honor his massive contribution to the English Festival, we have started the John Manear English Festival Participation Award. This award goes to the school with the most teams in each grade division. There is also a winner for bringing the most teams overall. Congratulations to the inaugural winners!
4-6: Fanny Edel Falk Laboratory School
7-9: Blessed Trinity Academy
10-12: Keystone Oaks High School
Overall: Blessed Trinity Academy