SENIOR HIGH
FINE ARTS, BIBLE & ACADEMIC COMPETITION
March 19, 2021
2019 Results
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ART & SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS MUST BE SET UP BY NOON ON THURSDAY, MARCH 18. This is necessary to facilitate judging due to the increased number of projects.
Please read carefully the "Limitation of Contestants" section on page 4 of the new 2020-25 IACS FABA Handbook of Rules. Also, refer to Appendix 2: Category/Contestant Overview on pages 81-82.
IACS FABA Competition Handbook 2021-2025 EditionUpdates and corrections have been made for clarification.
Please read the Handbook in its entirety. Make sure every student and sponsor consults the 2021-25 Handbook for their area of competition or responsibility. Discard all previous editions of the Handbook and DO NOT RELY ON PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE. All questions regarding rules should be directed to Miss Rebekah Lewis, IACS FABA Coordinator (Admin. Asst. at Colonial Christian School). Senior High Competition is open to students in grades 9-12. Refer to the Handbook of Rules for categories that permit 7th and 8th grade students to "play up."
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ONLINE REGISTRATION DUE FEBRUARY 1.
Postmarked payment deadline is FEB 15. Reminder: All MS and SH Bible Quiz Teams must be registered by FEB 1 and fees paid by FEB 15. CHANGES or additions may be made until Feb 15. After Feb 15 there will be an additional fee of $25 PER CALL for changes phoned in to the host site. Absolutely no changes will be accepted after 8:00 a.m. March 1. Make checks payable to IACS and mail to Colonial Christian School, ATTN Rebekah Lewis. Enclose a copy of the School Fee Summary (from the Briscott registration site). Double-check all entries and fees for accuracy. Remember to "populate" all group entries. FEES $12 School Registration $12 Individual Categories $12 Duet Categories (Piano, Piano/Organ) $27 Small Ens (Vocal, Inst, Handbell/Handchime Ens, Acting, Readers' Theatre) $45 Large Ens (Vocal, Inst, Choric Speaking) $45 Choral Group, Choir, Handchime Choir $55 Bible Quiz (for each team), Band Note: Fee is required for each entry in categories that permit multiple entries from a school. Fees for academic testing are paid directly to TestPoint at the time of online registration. See further details below. |
Judging Forms
- The 2021-2025 IACS FABA Competition Manual and accompanying judging forms will be used for both Middle School and Senior High state competitions.
- Schools eligible to advance to the National Competition will need to purchase the AACS Manual (2021-2025 edition) and use the AACS judging forms for that competition.
- Students and/or schools are required to provide their own completed judging forms for competitions at IACS Senior High competitions as well as AACS National Competition.
Bible & Academic Subject Testing
ALL Bible and Subject tests (excluding writing and spelling) will be taken ONLINE through TestPoint. All tests listed in the IACS FABA Competition Manual and the AACS National Competition Manual are available.
All tests must be ordered within the ordering window, January 6-20, 2021, and fees paid directly to TestPoint when the order is placed. Click here for ordering instructions and reminders.
There is no limit to the number of students who can participate in testing.
There is no limit to the number of tests one student may take.
All tests must be taken ONLINE at your school within the testing window, January 14-February 12, 2021.
Creative Writing Poetry and Expository Writing Essay must be completed and postmarked during the writing window, February 1-15. See further details below.
All tests must be ordered within the ordering window, January 6-20, 2021, and fees paid directly to TestPoint when the order is placed. Click here for ordering instructions and reminders.
There is no limit to the number of students who can participate in testing.
There is no limit to the number of tests one student may take.
All tests must be taken ONLINE at your school within the testing window, January 14-February 12, 2021.
Creative Writing Poetry and Expository Writing Essay must be completed and postmarked during the writing window, February 1-15. See further details below.
Bible Quizzing
The study book for Senior High for 2020-2021 is The Gospel of John (all chapters).
The study book for Junior High for 2020-2021 is The Gospel of John, chapters 1-8.
Schools may enter 1 or 2 teams per level (Middle School, Senior High).
Students in grades 7-8 may compete in either Middle School or Senior High (but not both). Students in grades 5-6 may participate at the Middle School level only.
Bible Quizzing for BOTH Senior High and Middle School will take place sometime in May 2021 at a location yet to be determined.
The study book for Junior High for 2020-2021 is The Gospel of John, chapters 1-8.
Schools may enter 1 or 2 teams per level (Middle School, Senior High).
Students in grades 7-8 may compete in either Middle School or Senior High (but not both). Students in grades 5-6 may participate at the Middle School level only.
Bible Quizzing for BOTH Senior High and Middle School will take place sometime in May 2021 at a location yet to be determined.
Bible Memory
The 2020-2021 outline is "The Wisdom of God." See IACS FABA Bible Memory document available on the IACS downloads page.
Spelling Study Lists
- Students lists for senior high contestants are available from The Spelling Champ. All the words listed are from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. The emphasis of the lists is to teach students to learn how to spell and to minimize the memorization of words.
- Words lists at The Spelling Champ are organized into sections by language of origin, and further segmented into “Study Words” and “Challenge Words.” Spelling bee words will not necessarily come strictly from these lists but will come from the same or similar categories.
- Contestants should study all sections, but concentrate particularly on familiar words from each language page as well as "Words Frequently Misspelled" and "Often Confused" lists.
Creative Writing: Poetry & Expository Writing: Essay
Topics and instructions for 2020-2021 will be posted here FEBRUARY 1, 2021. Writing may be done at your school any time between February 1-14, and must be submitted electronically by February 15.
WRITING TOPICS
Level |
Poetry Topic |
Essay Topic |
Middle School |
Imagine |
Argue for Three Essential Qualities a Leader Must Have |
Senior High |
A Circus, a Parade, or a Festival |
Define success and the prerequisites (or characteristics) for achieving success. Support your claim. |
WRITING RULES and OFFICIAL ENTRY FORMS
Entries must be digital, in PDF format, and named using the naming instructions below. Submit entries using the IACS FABA Student Submission Form linked to below.
Entries must be digital, in PDF format, and named using the naming instructions below. Submit entries using the IACS FABA Student Submission Form linked to below.
Naming Format for Submissions and Supporting Documents and Files
Submissions (videos, PDFs, JPGs, etc.) should follow this naming format.
Submissions (videos, PDFs, JPGs, etc.) should follow this naming format.
- School_Event_StudentName
- Use only one word for school name, (e.g. Colonial, Suburban, ICA, Tabernacle)
- Examples:
- Suburban_ExpositoryPreaching_TadPohl
- ICA_DramaticInterp_PiersonPlew
