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“Each of us is a neurosculptor!  Like a fabulous artist creating an original design, we are actively responsible for creating the design of our own brain.”
-JoAnn Deak, PhD

 

  • Academic Spell Bowl

    Unlike the traditional oral spelling contest, teams use one representative per round to correctly spell the contest words.  Winning teams are named based on the cumulative total of correctly spelled words of all members.  Junior and Senior teams have the opportunity to qualify for a State Finals competition.

    Sponsor:  TBA

  • Academic Super Bowl

    Through this Hoosier contest, founded in 1987, teams of students enhance their research and study skills by delving into topics which change annually, taking them beyond what is usually covered in the classroom. There are two levels of competition, Junior (grades 6-8) and Senior (grades 9-12). Subject area rounds include English, math, science, social studies, and interdisciplinary.

    English Sponsor:  Ms. Curley
    Math Sponsor:  Mr. Fischer
    Science Sponsor:  Mr. Wilkinson
    Social Studies Sponsor:  Mrs. Cox

  • Battle of the Books

    The Vigo County School Corporation hosts the Middle School Battle of the Books every year in the spring.  Each middle school forms a team of 5 to 10 students who read the 20 books on the Young Hoosier Book Award Middle Grade list.

    Sponsor:  Ms. Drake

  • Geography Bee

    The Geography Bee is a national contest sponsored by the National Geographic Society. Students compete in classrooms with social studies teachers to advance to the school level contest. Topics include political, physical, and economic topics about locations all around the world. The winning school level winner will then take a written test. The top scores will advance to the state contest in Indianapolis. If qualifying, the winner will compete at the national level in Washington, D.C.

    Sponsor:  Mrs. Cox

  • Geography Bowl

    The Geography Bowl is a contest sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Terre Haute.  It is continent/area themed each year and consists of questions about the physical, political, and some economic topics based on the continent or bodies of water decided as the area of focus for the year.

    Sponsor:  Mrs. Cox

  • Indiana Math League

    The Indiana Math League is a contest held in the spring and involves 35 multiple choice nontraditional problems.  The contest also has an emphasis on problem solving.

    Sponsor:  Mrs. Cox

  • MATHCOUNTS

    The Mathcounts National Program uses NCTM standards with an emphasis on problem solving skills.  The program has school, chapter, state, and national levels of competition.

    Sponsor:  Mr. Downs, Mr. Downs, Mr. Downs

    Math Counts

  • National Current Events League

    The National Current Events League consists of  four meets(contests) held in the social studies classes at Honey Creek Middle School during the school year.  Each meet consists of thirty multiple choice questions based on current events at certain time frames during the school year .  This contest has been in existence for over thirty years all over the United States.  In past years, Honey Creek Middle School teams have placed several times in the top three in the nation! HCMS students have placed in the top three and received the rank of National Student Leaders.

    Sponsors:  TBA

    National Current Events League