Academic Competition and Showcase Opportunities
2024-2025 Schedule:
National History Day
Grades 6-12.
Registration/Notification Deadline:
Intent to Participate Form Due by
October 11, 2024.
Preliminary Registration for South Metro Region Due TBD.
Each school will host its own fair. All school competitions are to be held before
February 7, 2025.
Formal Registration by
February 14, 2025.
District Contact: Virnilisa Printup
[email protected]
District Event: There is no district NHD competition. The South Metro Region NHD Competition will be held
TBD (face-to-face).
RCPS District Spelling Bee
Grades 4-8.
Registration/Notification Deadline: Register with National Scripps Spelling Bee, Regular Enrollment from August 2024-October 2024.
District Contacts: Trinecia Ward
[email protected] .
District Event:
January 17, 2024, 9:30 a.m. at EMS.
GAE region Event:
TBD
Website:
http://rsef.webs.com
Support information:
http://sites.google.com/view/schoolfair/home
Contact: Dr. Scott Bolen
[email protected]
Deadline for all School-based Science Fairs:
December 13, 2024
Deadline to submit Regional Fair Entries and ISEF forms:
January 8, 2025
Event:
Friday, January 24, 2025, at Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology.
Awards:
Friday, January 24, 2025, 6:30– 7:30pm.
Technology and Media Showcase (East Atlanta Technology Fair)
Grades 3-12.
Registration/Notification Deadline: Register no later than
January 10, 2025. Showcase projects must be presented on the day of the Showcase.
District Contact: Tiffany McLymore (Fair)
[email protected] , Josh Dyer (Showcase)
[email protected] .
Click here for more information https://www.rockdaleschools.org/cms/One.aspx?portalId=136388&pageId=604796
District Event:
January 25, 2025, 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at RCA.
Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl
Grades 4-8,
Grades 6-8,
Grades 9-12 (Tentative).
Registration/Notification Deadline: Submit Intent to Participate to Jean O’Kelley (elementary and middle schools)
[email protected] , and to Kimberly Wisnewski (high schools)
[email protected] , by
October 31, 2024.
District Contact: Elementary & Middle School - Beth Clark
[email protected] , High School - Kimberly Wisnewski
[email protected] .
District Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl Event:
January 25, 2025, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
at RCA
Fifth Grade Social Studies Fair
Grade 5.
Registration/Notification Deadline: List of Entries Due
January 3, 2025.
District Contact: Virnilisa Printup
[email protected]
District Event:
February 1, 2025 at RCPS Central Office.
East Metro Regional Social Studies Fair, Dekalb County Schools Administrative and Instructional Complex:
March 22, 2025.
Math 24 Competition
Grades 3-5.
Deadline to submit School Level Winners and Alternates:
February 14, 2025.
District Contact: Nancy Kelly
[email protected]
District Event:
March 22, 2025,
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Young Georgia Authors Writing Competition
Grades K-12.
Deadline to submit School Level Winners: Monday, December 13, 2024
Judging:
Friday, February 7, 2025
District Contacts: Trinecia Ward (K-5)
[email protected], and Dr. Sha’Ronda McRae (6-12)
[email protected] .
District Event:
February 21, 2025, Winners submitted to MetroRESA
Young GA Authors Competition FY23
Thousand Voices Oratorical Showcase
Grades K-12.
Deadline to submit School Level Winner Entry Forms:
March 21, 2025.
District Contact: Dr. Sha’Ronda McRae
[email protected]
District Event:
April 3, 2025, 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. (K-5th) and 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. (6th -12th)
Olympiad (Science)
Grades 3-5.
Open to All Elementary Schools
District Contacts: Angela Reaves
[email protected] .
Event:
March 15, 2025.
RCPS Elementary Honor Chorus (Fine Arts Chorus)
Grades 4th-5th
Music teachers select up to 10% of their 5th grade students to participate in RCPS Honor Chorus.
Clinician - Terrance Green
[email protected] .
Friday,
February 7, 2025 - Large group rehearsal @ HHS
Saturday,
February 8, 2025 at 2:30 p.m. @HHS – Rehearsal followed by Performance
RCPS Contact: Jenelle Freeman
[email protected]
RCPS Honor Band (Fine Arts Band)
Grades 6-12
RCPS Honor Band/Orchestra for Middle and High Schools – students selected by directors. School-level rehearsals take place prior to March 22.
Clinicians: 9 – 12 Band – TBD; Orchestra – TBD; MS 7/8 Band – TBD; Beginning Band – RCPS MS Directors
March 28-29, 2025 -
Friday, March 28, 2025 - Entire group rehearsal 4:30p.m.-8:30p.m. HS Students, 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. MS Students
Saturday, March 29, 2025 - Rehearsal 9 a.m. – noon
Performances begin 3:00 p.m. – Salem HS
District Honor Chorus (Fine Arts Chorus)
Grades 6-12
District IV (GMEA) Honor Chorus for Middle and High Schools – students
selected by directors. Clinicians are not finalized at this time.
Date and location:
Friday, January TBD 2025 Sectionals Rehearsals at Location TBD
Saturday, January 2025 – Performance at TBD
District Contact: Terrance Green
[email protected]
One Act (Fine Arts Theater)
Grades 9-12
Georgia High School Association
Georgia High School Association | GHSA.net - This is a GHSA event
One Act - RCPS High School Theatre departments participate.
October 1, 2024: Deadline to enter
Dates, Times, and Locations Region 4 –
October 23, 2024 at HHS
Region 4 HHS and RCHS – Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at HHS
Region 6 – SHS TBD
November 2, 2024: Regional Competition Complete
Nov. 16 & Nov. 23 – State Championships
HHS and RCHS are in Region 4
SHS is in Region 6
District Contact: Paige Hutchinson
[email protected]
Literary Meet (Fine Arts)
Grades 9-12
Georgia High School Association
Georgia High School Association | GHSA.net - This is a GHSA event
RCPS High School students participate in Fine Arts and other areas
Deadline:
February 1, 2025
Deadline for completion of region meets :
March 8, 2025
District Contact: Dr. Kirby Meng
[email protected]
RCHS: P. Hutchinson; SHS: J. Roper; HHS: T. Green
State Literary Meet -
March 15 and 22, 2025
Conyers Cherry Blossom Festival Student Photography Show (Visual Art)
Grades 3-12
Deadline to submit Entries and Registration Forms:
February 14, 2025.
Exhibit at Conyers City Hall -
March 3 – 7, 2025
District Contact: Dr. Kirby Meng
[email protected]
Date:
March 4, 2025 - Awards ceremony and reception, 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. (awards at 5:00 p.m.) @ Conyers City Hall
District Youth Art Month Exhibit at Conyers City Hall (Visual Art)
Grades K-12
Work due to Dr. Kirby Meng from each school:
February 14, 2025.
Work on exhibit at Nancy Guinn library:
March 3 – 27, 2025.
Reception at Nancy Guinn Library:
March 27, 2025, 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
District Contact: Dr. Kirby Meng
[email protected]
Scholastic Art Awards through SCAD (Visual Art)
Grades 7-12
How to Enter -
https://www.artandwriting.org/awards/how-to-enter - Students may self-enter or schools may enter student work.
Students in Grades 7 – 12 are eligible
$10 per entry, $30 per portfolio, fee waiver form available
District Contact: Dr. Kirby Meng
[email protected]
Deadline for entry – Date TBA, but will be mid-
December 2024 – January 2025
Congressional Art Competition through Rep. Hank Johnson’s office (Visual Art)
Grades 9-12
Art Competition | Congressman Hank Johnson (house.gov)
Open to 9th - 12th grade students living in U. S. House District 4
**This competition may have a theme**
District Contact: Dr. Kirby Meng
[email protected]
Entry and Awards date not yet posted, it is usually in the spring.
Science and Social Studies Showcase
Grades 3-5.
Registration/Notification Deadline: List of Entries due April 13, 2020.
District Contacts: Dr. Denise Richardson
[email protected] and Virnilisa Printup
[email protected]
District Event:
April 25, 2020, 9:30 a.m. at TBD.