SCHOLARS' BOWL
Scholars’ Bowl is an extracurricular activity for which a student must qualify. To determine eligibility,
we review each student’s record. Students maintaining good standings in both academic and discipline areas may apply
to join the team. The team can have no more than 14 players: 6 A team, 6 B team and 2 alternates, and a tryout competition
may be held if it necessary to narrow down the applicants to a team of 14.
The teams for each competition will be selected on cumulative practice scores. The
person with the highest score will be the team captain. The next four highest scorers will be on the “A”
Team. After the “A” Team has been identified, the next highest scorer will be the captain for the “B”
Team. The next four highest scorers will be on the “B” Team. After each competition everyone starts
with a clean slate at practice and has an opportunity to be the high scorer in the next competition.
The CKCS team
competes in regular league play one Wed. a month, with competitions held at various local schools. There will be about 5 of
these competitions and both the CKCS A team and B team will have an opportunity to compete.
In addition to the regular league play, CKCS also participates in two or three tournaments each
year. The District tournament is usually held at the end of January/beginning of February. If we are one of the
top teams at this tournament, then we will be eligible to go to the state tournament. Another tournament we enter is
the Super Tournament, usually in February or March, but we will have to qualify in order to be invited to play. It will
be held at The University of South Alabama. One other tournament we like to attend is the McGill-Toolen Tournament,
usually held in February. The McGill Tournament and the District Tournament are held on Saturdays and will require a
commitment to play on those days.
All of these competitions
begin around 8 a.m. I will let you know more details as I know them. We can only take one team (6 students) to
both of these tournaments. Participants will be chosen according to scores from practices. Starting in 2009-2010, we
will also take a 6th grade team to the McGill- Toolen Competition.
The Scholars’ Bowl team will meet once a week on Monday from 3:15-4:15 P.M. for practice. We have a number
of books from which we are pulling questions. To supplement the practice books, I ask that each student watch the news
and be up-to-date on current events.
Participants in this program are required to complete all regular and Academic Enrichment assignments
and maintain a good standing in all academic subjects. If a student fails to meet these requirements or demonstrates
any unacceptable behavior, dismissal from the program may result. After one quarter, if his/her grade(s) improve, the
student may rejoin the program; however, if a child has been dismissed for unacceptable behavior,
he/she will not be allowed to rejoin the program.
Students chosen for Scholar's Bowl
are representing Christ the King Catholic School and should be on their best behavior while visiting other schools or
while we have guests at ours. Furthermore, the League puts an emphasis on good sportsmanship, so that must be exhibited
at competitions as well. If there are any problems with behavior, a student can be removed from the team.
This is just a brief overview of the Scholars’
Bowl team at our school. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Sherry Cook, A Team Coach
