Private Schools Interscholastic Association (PSIA)

PLEASE GO TO OUR NEW WEBSITE WHERE MORE UP-TO-DATE AND CORRECT INFORMATION IS FOUND: www.psiaacademics.org

ONLY ORDER FORMS FROM THE NEW WEBSITE WILL BE ACCEPTED. THE 2003-04 FORMS HAVE EXPIRED. INFORMATION ON THIS WEBSITE IS FOR REFERENCE TO PREVIOUS YEARS ONLY.


Extracurricular Academic Program for Students in Grades One Through Eight	Kirby Hall College Preparatory School, Austin, won double trophies (1st in the Middle School Division & 2nd in the Elementary School division) in the 2004 PSIA State Academic Competition held at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. Kirby Hall also won first place in the "A" elementary division in 2003.

Inspiring Student Achievement Through Academic Competition
MEMBERSHIPS FOR 2004-2005 ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED.

(A 501 (c) (3) nonprofit education organization serving ALL privately schooled grade 1-8 students)

Last Updated: 8/14/04 2004-05 District and State Meet Contest Conflict Pattern

2004-2005 Membership Form

2003-04 Study Materials Order Form
Test Packet Order Form

2004-05 Program Brief Brochure1
2004-05 Program Brief Brochure 2
Fall Workshops

PSIA May 2004 Torch Newsletter

Congratulations 2004 State Champions!

Abercrombie Academy, Spring The Village School, Houston - First Place "AA" Champs for both Elementary & Middle School- 2004
State "A" Elementary Champs - 2004

"AA" Classification:	Elementary Division	Middle School Division
1st: 2nd: 3rd: "A" Classification: 1st: 2nd: 3rd: Homeschool: 1st:	The Village School, Houston Saint Mary's Hall, San Antonio John Paul II Catholic School, Houston Elementary Division Abercrombie Academy, Spring Kirby Hall School, Austin Stepping Stone School, Tyler Kriegel Homeschool-Brownsville HOPE	The Village School, Houston St. Patrick Catholic School, Dallas The Honor Roll School, Sugar Land Middle School Division Kirby Hall School, Austin St. Michael Catholic School, Weimar Holy Spirit Episcopal School, Houston

2nd:	Thomson Homeschool - Guardian Angel Academy, Baytown
3rd:	Ferguson Homeschool, Dallas

SeaWorld $825 Camp Science 8th Grade Scholarships:

"A" — Gordon Griffin - Kirby Hall School, Austin
"AA"— Andy Clauder - St. Alban's Episcopal School, Arlington

PSIA State Meet Results-2004 Full list of top 6 winners in each of 66 contests, plus One-Act Play results

2004 T-shirts and patches are currently SOLD OUT. PSIA logo purple ink pens, pencils, mugs, decals, embroidered caps, and award ribbons are available on the . . .

PSIA PROMOTIONALS ORDER FORM

2004 SCHOLARSHIP SPONSOR / PSIA SCIENCE PROGRAM

www.seaworld.org

2004 District Alignment of Schools for District Meets and Area One-Act Play Meets
PSIA state office toll-free #: 888 972-7742

THE ARTS
Saint Mary's Hall, San Antonio
State Champion One-Act Play for the second year in a row.

2004 On-Site Drawing 6th Grade
Gold Medalist, Olivia Casper, from St. Theresa Catholic School in Austin, displays the pastel drawing she created during this 45-minute contest.

Services

Contest materials for District & State

Study materials available at or below cost

Assistance in forming districts

Direction of state tournaments for small and large schools, plus home schools

State awards in 134 contests

Training for directors,

coordinators & coaches

Support and assistance in building academic extracurricular program

Periodic newsletter

Special needs adaptations for the physically impaired

Arrangements for students with religious preference to compete on Friday before 4:00 p.m. if a tournament is scheduled on Saturday

Toll-free assistance by phone every week day and during all week-day and weekend tournaments

Direction from a State Advisory Board of peer educators and parents

Fun for the whole family

MISSION:

To inspire private, parochial, charter and homeschool student achievement through academic competition.

Motivation for Learning... Students....

Find new excitement in learning

Achieve mastery

Test their skills and knowledge

Know the satisfaction of their best performance

Achieve recognition for academic excellence

MEMBERSHIPS FOR 2004-05 WILL BE ACCEPTED.

The Program at a Glance -2004-2005

2004-05 PRELIMINARY District Alignment
PSIA State Meet Results-2004

Art Memory Contest (4 & 5)
Music Memory (3-4 & 5 -6)

Calculator Applications (6-8)
Number Sense (4-8)

Creative Writing (1-2)
One-Act Play (6-8)

Dictionary Skills (5-8)
POETRY Interpretation (4-8)

Impromptu Speaking (7 & 8)
Ready Writing (3-8)

Listening (5-8)
Science(6-8)

Maps, Graphs & Charts (5-8)
Spelling (2-8)

Mathematics (4-8)
Storytelling (1-3)

Modern Oratory (7 & 8)
On-Site Drawing (6-8)

Vocabulary (5-8)

Membership and Participation
Member schools and individuals are entitled to each of the following products and services:

PSIA Academic Handbook

Publishers' Resources Discounts

Rules Interpretations

Curriculum Formats Torch Newsletter

Individual Competition

Team Competition Training

Chance to Vie for State Meet Awards in 67 Contests

SOME 2004 CHAMPIONS

   Saint Mary's Hall Elementary, San Antonio
                                  2004 Second Place Overall School

SCIENCE SCHOLARS: Tahir Ahmed, 7th. grade gold medalist-The Honor Roll School, Sugar Land; Andy Clauder, 8th grade recipient of the $825 SeaWorld Camp Scholarship-St. Alban's Episcopal School, Arlington; and Nischay Bhan, 6th grade gold medalists-The Village School, Houston

Competition
CAMPUS All students may participate at the campus level. Contest materials support and enrich the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills and are easily implemented into regular or advanced classrooms. An order form for study materials (including previous year's tests) is available through links above, or you may call and request a form.	DISTRICT District Meets for 2004-05 WILL be held between Feb. 24 and April 2, 2005. The PSIA Academic Handbook provides instructions for tournaments, as well as information about administering and coaching each contest. "A" schools are those with an average enrollment of 25 or fewer per participating grade level. "AA" schools consist of 26 or more average enrollment per participating grade level.	STATE MEET 2005 DATES / HOST SITES (Tentative): April 30 - "AA": TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY in Fort Worth May 7 - "A": TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY in Fort Worth April 23 OR May 14- One -Act Play: SAINT MARY'S HALL in San Antonio
Staff Support
Patricia Walters, Ed.D., Executive Director P. O. Box 2481 Grapevine, Texas 76099 Toll Free: 1-888-972-PSIA (7742) Phone: (817) 416-9504 Fax: (817) 416-9576 E-mail: psia@flash.net

LINKS to Private and Home School Educational Resources:

Arts Education IDEAS — Music Memory official source

Dr Numsen's Number Sense Website

TEP Books: Discounts on adopted dictionary and many other published resources

http://teacherwebsite.com/books_source/texas_educational_paperbacks.htm

ASW Enterprises (Spelling Resources)

Texas Education Theater Association - One-Act Play resources

Nystrom Desk Atlas for Maps, Graphs & Charts Contest (2003 Edition used in contest)

Texas Math (Mathematics Resources + links to TMSCA, UIL, and other resources)

Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary Eleventh Edition ---Dictionary Skills, Spelling, and Vocabulary Contests

homeschool.com Resources for homeschoolers and parents.