General Information
A team is four active team members and substitutes. There are four substitution opportunities during a game. A game has three periods. The first and third periods have twenty toss-up questions answered on a first response basis. The second period is a ten question team question. Team questions are presented and answered in written form. Both teams are given the same team questions and are allowed three to five minutes, depending on age level, to answer the questions. All OAAC tournaments are round robin tournaments.
Questions for all levels of OAAC academic bowl come from current curriculum and are submitted by the teachers from the participating schools.
A school may enter up to three teams in any one level of academic bowl. A separate entry fee is required for each team.
Fourth Grade
The fourth grade competition is two separate round robin tournaments. The first tournament
may be held in November and the second tournament may be scheduled for the spring semester.
Participating schools serve as host sites. Tournament pairings will be mailed September
30. The planning meeting for both fall and spring tournaments will be held
between October 7 & 14. Information about the time and location of the area meeting will be
posted online and mailed to all enrolled schools on September 30.
ENTRY FEE $60 per team - fee covers both tournaments.
Fifth Grade
The fifth grade competition includes two separate one day round robin tournaments. The first tournament will be held in November and the second tournament will be scheduled for the spring semester. The fifth grade tournament format is the same as the elementary series. Participating schools serve as host sites.
Tournament pairings will be mailed September 30. The planning meeting for both fall and spring tournaments will be held
between October 7 & 14. Information about the time and location of the area meeting will be
posted online and mailed to all enrolled schools on September 30.
ENTRY FEE $60 per team - fee covers both tournaments.
Upper Elementary Academic Bowl Series
A three tournament series for students in grades 5 & 6. Teams participate in district, regional and area tournaments. The tournament season runs from October through April. All teams participate in district and regional with the top qualifying team advancing to area. Those schools not advancing to area will have the opportunity to participate in a Phoenix tournament. Schools are divided into large and small school divisions. Participating schools serve as host sites.
Tournament pairings will be mailed September 30. The planning meeting for both fall and spring tournaments will be held
between October 7 & 14. Information about the time and location of the area meeting will be
posted online and mailed to all enrolled schools on September 30.
ENTRY FEE - $90 per team - fee covers the series.
Middle Level Academic Bowl Series
A four tournament series for students in grades 7 & 8. Teams participate in district, regional and area tournaments. The tournament season runs from October through February. All teams participate in district and regional with the top four teams qualifying for area. Those schools not advancing to area will have the opportunity to participate in a Phoenix tournament. The top two area teams are invited to participate in the Challenge of the Champions on February
23, 2002. Participating schools serve as host sites.
Tournament pairings will be mailed September 30. The planning meeting for both fall and spring tournaments will be held
between October 7 & 14. Information about the time and location of the area meeting will be
posted online and mailed to all enrolled schools on September 30.
ENTRY FEE - $110 per team - fee covers the series
Freshman Academic Bowl Series
A special competition just for freshmen. Teams participate in four tournaments. The tournament season runs from October through April. All teams participate in all four tournaments. Each tournament emphasizes a different subject area. The four areas of concentration are mathematics, social studies, science, and humanities. The questions will be heavy in the specified area but will also include questions from other subject areas.
A final champions tournament will be held in April. To qualify for the
champions tournament a team must have won one of the four area of concentration
tournaments. Participating schools serve as host sites.
Tournament pairings will be mailed September 30. The planning meeting for both fall and spring tournaments will be held
between October 7 & 14. Information about the time and location of the area meeting will be
posted online and mailed to all enrolled schools on September 30.
ENTRY FEE - $120 per team - fee covers all four tournaments.
