| Houston World Affairs
Council Academic Worldquest Competition! This will occur toward the end of February 2010 We are looking for team members! Please see Ms. Harelson in Room E133 to sign up. |
| WHAT... a competition among
Houston area schools. We form a team of up to 10 students. Each
school is allowed to take TWO teams. The
competition is an international "trivial pursuit." We need students
knowledgeable about geography, world leaders, science, economy,
international organizations, current events... The team works together to
answer the questions at the competition. There is also a team costume
competition. The focus at last year's competition was on events that
occurred during the previous 12 months in the various categories.
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| WHERE...
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| WHEN...
the competition is after school, from 3:30 pm to 7 pm... we will leave from school at 3
pm
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| WHY... it's fun, you can
show off your knowledge of global affairs, and, IF ONE OF THE WAIS TEAMS WINS, Houston World Affairs
Council pays for the winning team to compete in the National Academic Worldquest
competition in Washington, DC.
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| HOW...
to participate, sign up with Ms. Harelson. We will form teams during
the first semester. The members
are dividing up the topics that need to be reviewed for the
competition.
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| WHO... students in grades 9
- 12
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| UPDATES:
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| HWAC Academic Worldquest website... |
| UPDATED... August 15, 2009 |