MONTGOMERY COUNTY INTERMEDIATE UNIT
REGIONAL ACADEMIC COMPETITION
2012
The Montgomery County Intermediate Unit will again host the Regional Academic Competition to select a single high school team to represent Montgomery County at the Pennsylvania Academic Competition to be held in Harrisburg. Schools may send an academic team of six students, with four students competing in each round against other Montgomery County high school students. Schools determine the criteria for selection of their team; they may send members of an existing academic team from their school. A school staff member must accompany each team. Each team competes in two matches and each match consists of two rounds. Questions will be drawn from Literature, American History, Contemporary Events, World History, Potpourri, and Science and will cover all time periods. No study syllabus is required.
The purpose of the
Pennsylvania Academic Competition is to provide an opportunity for high schools from throughout
Pennsylvania to compete academically.
Now in its 20
th year, Representative Joseph R. Pitts established the Pennsylvania Academic
Competition in 1992. Each of the 29 Intermediate Units selects one high school team and the winner from the previous year creating 30 participating teams.
An information package, including regional academic competition guidelines, registration form, and MCIU student photographic release forms will be sent to all county high school principals in January.
You may also click on the following links to print out these documents:
Sample Questions
Questions: Contact Linda Bean at 610-755-9312
January 25, 2012 Informaton Mailed to all High School Principals
March 21, 2012 Registration deadline; $100 fee per team
March 29, 2012 Regional Academic Competition at :
Spring-Ford Area High School
May 4, 2012 Pennsylvania Academic Competition, Harrisburg, PA