We have a Schoology group. The district no longer allows us to add you; we have to make a request. To join, fill out the online survey below.
Online survey for contact info and subject strengths (Your completion of this survey allows us to request that you are added to the Schoology group.)
Consent and Release form (REQUIRED if you want to play in any meets this year)
Permission Slip (REQUIRED for away meets) and Riding with Coach permission (OPTIONAL for away meets)
Meet schedule for 2023-24
Tues., Sept. 12, at home vs. Auburndale, Fort Meade, McKeel, Santa Fe
Tues., Oct. 10, at All Saints’ vs. All Saints’, Discovery, Frostproof, Kathleen, Mulberry
Tues., Nov. 14, at Mulberry vs. Mulberry, Discovery, Lakeland, Ridgeview Global, Santa Fe
Tues., Dec. 5, at Lake Gibson vs. Lake Gibson, Auburndale, Chain of Lakes, Harrison
Tues., Jan. 9, at Lake Region vs. Lake Region, All Saints’, Haines City, Winter Haven
District semifinals, Tues., Jan. 30, location and opponents TBD
District championship, Tuesday, Feb. 13, Bartow Civic Center
Meet Schedule (all teams) can sometimes be found here. You can also find the rules for A-Team meets on this page.
Meet Scores
Sometimes meet scores are posted on the district’s academic competitions high school page.
Practice Schedule
Practices are every Friday afternoon from 2:15 to 4:15 in room 49-104 (Ms. Frisbie) and room 49-221 (Mr. Guice). On early release Fridays, the practice time moves up to 11:45. These are all on the calendar for the Schoology group, so if you have not already done so, fill out the form so we can get you in the Schoology group.
For directions to BHS, see the Maps and Directions page.
A-Team Music page: This page links to music that was suggested by the main music judge for the Polk County High School Academic Tournament.
Polk County A-Team site
Polk County High School A-Team page
Free practice questions online
I haven’t done much more than look for the sites that seem to have a decent number of questions. Some are College Bowl questions, but you can still handle them.
NAQT Sample Invitational Packet
Packet Archive at Stanford
Collegiate Quizbowl Packet Archive
High School Quizbowl Packet Archive
High School Quizbowl Sample Game
College Bowl Sample Games
Alabama Scholastic Competition (ASCA)
(If you find something really good, feel free to e-mail me the link, and I might get around to adding it to this list)
Study information online
Same here. They look useful, but I haven’t investigated much. Feel free to investigate and let me know if you find other good stuff..
NAQT You Gotta Know
Martindale’s “The Reference Desk”
The Internet Classics Archive