Contests
BELOW ARE GENERAL INFORMATION AND BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF THE CONTESTS. MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON INDIVIDUAL CONTEST PAGES.
General: Because of scheduling difficulties and the number of students hoping to participate in the competitions, students should only compete in a single competition. Once set, schedules for events like the choir competitions, culture bowl, and spelling bees will not be changed to accommodate students wishing to participate in more than one event.
Levels for Contests
Judges Ratings
A winner will be determined and recognized in the team competitions (Choir Contest and Culture Bowl) and Spelling Bees. Runners-up will be recognized as well.
Contestants in the other individual categories will receive one of the following ratings from the judges (descriptions of these ratings specific to the competitions can be found on the individual pages):
Exceptionnel
Mention spéciale
Excellent
Très bien
Bien
Assez bien
Grand Prix
The Grand Prix is awarded to the school with the highest per-student average score in each of the two divisions, junior high school / middle school and high school. It is figured as follows:
- Each level is assigned a point value (“exceptionnel” = 6, “mention spéciale” = 5, etc.).
- The total of points earned by each school is then divided by the number of students attending from that school to determine the per-student average.
Eligibility:
- A school must have a minimum of 10 competing students AND
- Students competing in a minimum of 4 different competitions (not including Examens)
