PALM BEACH COUNTY ACADEMIC GAMES LEAGUE August 2013 PLEASE GIVE THIS TO THE ACADEMIC GAMES TEACHERS/COACHES! NEW TEACHERS/COACHES ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE AND ARE ALWAYS WELCOME! 2013-2014 Academic Games League Schedule CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2012-13 PALM BEACH COUNTY ALL-STARS! THIRTY-TWO (32) PALM BEACH COUNTY STUDENTS BROUGHT HOME TEAM AND/OR INDIVIDUAL AWARDS – 1st, 2nd or 3rd! WE ARE THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS IN ELEMENTARY TEAM PROPAGANDA AND MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAM WORLD EVENTS! The Palm Beach Academic Games League will offer its forty-first annual schedule of competitive academic opportunities for Elementary, Middle, and Senior High School students. A complete schedule of events is attached. The 2013-2014 Tournament Rules for each game will be distributed at the training sessions associated with each season. The complete set of rules for each game and other valuable information are available online at http://agloa.org/ The training sessions for each season will take place in the Forest Hill High School cafeteria. Student competitions for the Elementary (Grades 4-6) Division will be at John I. Leonard High School in the cafeteria. Directions: I-95 to 10th Ave. North. Go west past Military Trail. The school is

located on the north side of 10th Ave North. From the west, the school is located on the north side of 10th Ave North, between Military Trail and Haverhill Road. Enter the school through the main entrance. The cafeteria is located on the west side of the school.

Elementary (Grades 4 – 6) Tournaments begin at 3:30 PM at John I. Leonard High. IMPORTANT: Please do not arrive prior to 3:10 PM. Student competitions for Middle (7-8) and High School Divisions will be in the Forest Hill High School cafeteria. Directions: Forest Hill High School is located east of I-95 at the Forest Hill Boulevard exit. After exiting I-95 go east to Parker. Turn right on Parker. The school will be on your right. You may park in the front of the school. The cafeteria is located on the south side of the school.

Middle/Senior (Grades 7 – 12) begin at 4:15 PM at Forest Hill High School IMPORTANT: Please do not arrive prior to 3:55 PM. The Academic Games League is open to teams from any public/private/parochial school in three Divisions -- Elementary (4-6), Middle (7-8), and Senior (9-12). Teams are composed of five individuals. Teacher training is provided by experienced Academic Games personnel before the start of each season. New teacher-coaches are heartily encouraged to join the League. Coaching supplements for each division and for each season are available for Palm Beach public school teachers. Our League All-Stars in all Divisions are scheduled to represent us at the National Tournament in April. You are cordially invited to join the Palm Beach Academic Games League. We have a spirit of cooperation and commitment to academic learning. We sincerely try to help kids learn. If you would like more information, please contact Nancy Kinard at 561-434-8250, PX48250, [email protected] or Larry Liss at 561-624-1884, [email protected]. 1

2013-14 SCHEDULE PALM BEACH ACADEMIC GAMES LEAGUE

Date August 20 August 27 September 3 September 10 September 17 October 1 October 8 September 24

*Elementary (Grades 4 – 6) Tournaments begin at 3:30 p.m. at John I. Leonard High School *Middle/Senior (Grades 7 – 12) begin at 4:15 p.m. at Forest Hill High School Training ALL Training will be held at Forest Hill High School from 4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. for All Divisions Location ALL High School & Middle Division (Gr 7-8) Matches at FOREST HILL High School in the cafeteria. change ALL Elementary Division Matches at JOHN I. LEONARD High School in the cafeteria. Event Elementary Site Secondary Site MATHEMATICS SEASON Basic EQUATIONS Training (Teachers Only) All at Forest Hill High Adven. EQUATIONS Training (Teachers Only-optional) All at Forest Hill High Note: ALL 6th graders AND ALL 7th-8th graders MUST play Adventurous. Basic EQUATIONS Practice Match (Students) John I. Leonard High Forest Hill High Basic EQUATIONS Rounds 1 & 2 (MS/HS + sw & ups) John I. Leonard High Forest Hill High Basic (Adv Elem + sw & ups) Rounds 3 & 4 (MS/HS Adven) John I. Leonard High Forest Hill High Basic (4-5 only) & Adven EQUATIONS Match Rounds 5 & 6 John I. Leonard High Forest Hill High Basic (4-5 only) & Adven EQUATIONS Match Rounds 7 & 8 John I. Leonard High Forest Hill High (Awards Presentation After Round 8 of EQUATIONS) LANGUAGE ARTS SEASON PROPAGANDA Training (Teachers Only) All at Forest Hill High Note: ALL 6th graders AND ALL Middle School and High School students MUST play Classic.

October 22 October 29 October 15 November 5 November 12 November 19

Basic/Classic PROPAGANDA Tournament (Sections A & C) John I. Leonard High Basic PROP (Section D) & Classic PROP (Sections D & F) Tournament John I. Leonard High LINGUISHTIK Training All at Forest Hill High Basic (4-5 only) & Classic LINGUISHTIK Tournament Rounds 1 & 2 John I. Leonard High Basic (4-5 only) & Classic LINGUISHTIK Tournament Rounds 3 & 4 John I. Leonard High Basic (4-5 only) & Classic LINGUISHTIK Tournament Rounds 5 & 6 John I. Leonard High (Awards Presentation After Round 6 of LINGUISHTIK) SOCIAL STUDIES SEASON December 3 & January 7 Social Studies Training (Teachers Only) All at Forest Hill High

Forest Hill High Forest Hill High Forest Hill High Forest Hill High Forest Hill High

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Social Studies Tournament Round # 1 John I. Leonard High Forest Hill High [CE - 7 Questions from 2013; PR - 10 (1 – 24) January 21 Social Studies Tournament Round #2 John I. Leonard High Forest Hill High [CE - 7 Questions from 2013; PR - 10 (1 – 24) January 28 Social Studies Tournament Round # 3 John I. Leonard High Forest Hill High [CE - 8  Questions  from  2013;;  Theme:  America’s  Fight  for  Independence  – From Confederation to Republic 1771-1791 18 Lightning Round Questions] February 4 Social Studies Tournament Round # 4 John I. Leonard High Forest Hill High [Theme:  America’s  Fight  for  Independence  – From Confederation to Republic 1771-1791 18 Lightning Round Questions + Awards] CE = Current Events 2013

Theme = America’s  Fight  for  Independence PR = PRESIDENTS (1 - 24) From Confederation to Republic 1771-1791 (Awards Presentation After Round 4 of Social Studies)

FLORIDA STATE TOURNAMENT – Palm Springs Middle School NATIONALS TRIP MEETING – Palm Springs Middle 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM NATIONAL TOURNAMENT (Knoxville, Tennessee) REQUIRED NATIONAL PRACTICES FOR ALL QUALIFIERS: Palm Springs Middle School 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM February 11 EQUATIONS (State and National qualifiers) April 1 READING GAMES February 25 LINGUISHTIK (Current Events and Theme) March 11 READING GAMES April 8 EQUATIONS (Propaganda and Presidents) April 15 LINGUISHTIK March 1 March 4 April 25-28, 2014

April 12 (Saturday)

NATIONALS TEAM PRACTICE – Palm Springs Middle School 8:30 am – 3:30 pm 2

Palm Beach Academic Games League 2013-2014 Season 1.

All-Star National Team qualification rules are:

A.

Elementary and Middle and High School Divisions 1) Must participate in at least two of the three seasons. There are three seasons: Mathematics (EQUATIONS); Social Studies (PRESIDENTS and World Events); Language Arts (LINGUISHTIK and PROPAGANDA). To participate means to play in:  EQUATIONS -- six of eight rounds  PROPAGANDA -- three of four rounds  LINGUISHTIK -- four of six rounds  PRESIDENTS -- first two days of SS season  WORLD EVENTS -- two of first three days of SS season plus the last day of SS season 2) Must finish in the top five (includes ties) in at least one of three seasons. 3) After qualifying for Nationals, you must play in the State of Florida Tournament. 4) Must play at least three games (preferably four) at the National Tournament. 5) Must attend the Nationals Trip Meeting. 6) Must attend the Nationals Team Practices. 7) Individual student results from the State of Florida Tournament do not automatically qualify a student for the National Tournament. 8) Players who qualify for the National Tournament will be placed on National teams based upon results of local and state scores, and at the discretion of the All-Star Coaches. Special High School Rule Every effort will be made to qualify both a Junior (9-10) and Senior (11-12) team for Nationals. League officials will look at both the top five Junior players and the top five Senior players, provided that any qualifying player must finish no lower than the top 15 in a Season.

Please note

B.

2.

WORLD EVENTS A. B.

Current Events: The Year of 2013 only Theme:

America’s  Fight  for  Independence  – From Confederation to Republic 1777-1791 Students are expected to know the events listed below and all the important people who played a role in shaping the event. Subtopics A-E will be covered in Round 1 and Subtopics F-I will be covered in Round Two. Round One-From  a  Shaky  Start  to…….

A. The Articles of Confederation 1. The creation of the confederation 2. Ratification process B. The Strengths of the Confederation government 1. Land Ordinance of 1785 2. Northwest Ordinance 3.States working together C. The Weaknesses of the Confederation government 1. The Power to tax 2. The Power to regulate commerce 3. No federal court system D. Jr/Sr Only Comparison between Articles of Confederation and Constitution 1. Provisions of Articles retained in Constitution (i.e., full faith and credit clause, extradition, etc.) 2. Provisions of Articles rejected by Constitution (i.e., term limits, state militia quotas, etc.) E. The Road to Philadelphia 1. Annapolis Convention 2. Shay’s  Rebellion

Round Two-A Firm League of Friendship

F. Toward a More Perfect Union 1. Rethinking the Shape of Government a. Influences on the Framers 1. Foreign Thinkers a. John Locke-Two Treatises of Government 3

b. Montesquieu-The Spirit of Law c. Rosseau-The Social Contract 2. Documents 1. Magna Carta 2. 1689 English Bill of Rights b. State constitutions G. The Philadelphia Meeting/Constitutional Convention May-Sept, 1787 1. The Constitutional Convention- General facts-when, where, and how 2. The delegates a. Who went b. Previous political experiences c. Contributions H. The Great Debates and Compromises 1. Representation a. Virginia Plan b. New Jersey Plan c. Connecticut Compromise 2. Representation and Direct Taxes a. Northern Plan b. Southern Plan c. 3/5th Compromise 3. Separations of Powers a. Virginia Plan b. New Jersey Plan c. Three Branches Compromise 4. Election of President a. Sherman/Dickinson/Martin Plan b. Wilson/Morris/Madison/Hamilton Plan c. Electoral College Compromise I. The Clash of the Titans 1. Ratification of the Constitution a. Federalists vs Anti-federalists-Papers 10, 51 & 78 b. Compromise of the Bill of Rights 1. Rights protected by the first ten Amendments 2. Jr/Sr Only- Influences on the drafters of the Bill of Rights a. Reaction to British treatment of colonists b. Magna Carta c. 1689 English Bill of Rights d. 1776 Virginia Declaration of Rights

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PROPAGANDA Sections

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C

D

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PRESIDENTS A.

Elementary & Middle Divisions: Presidents 1 -24 only (Presidents chart online at http://agloa.org/)

B.

High School Division: Presidents 1 – 24 only for local (Presidents chart online at http://agloa.org/) High School students play 1-44 at State and Nationals AND in Junior/Senior, some clues for #25-44 could refer to the following Famous Leaders: Henry Clay, Benjamin Franklin, William Lloyd Garrison,

Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, John Marshall, Daniel Webster

NEW FOR 2013-14 ALL READING GAMES: PROPAGANDA, PRESIDENTS, CURRENT EVENTS AND THEME 4 Students must use non-erasable pens. NO pencils or erasable pens will be allowed. Be sure to have students bring their own non-erasable pens.

PALM BEACH ACADEMIC GAMES LEAGUES RULES PERSONAL INTEGRITY: The National Academic Games League of America (AGLOA) along with the Palm Beach County Academic Games League has adopted the following policy on cheating: Cheating Policy for Local, State, and National Tournaments If a player is found to have cheated, then the Arbitration Panel will reduce the player's score to zero for that individual and for his/her contribution to the team score for that round (regular or playoff). In addition, the student is prohibited from receiving an award as an individual or a member of a team in the game in which the cheating occurred; furthermore, the student is not eligible to have his/her name announced or receive any award. Also, depending on the severity of the violation, the Panel may do any or all of the following:  Disqualify that player from further play in that game;  Remove the player from individual sweepstakes competition (Nationals);  Ban  repeat  offenders  from  the  next  year’s  National  Tournament  competition;;  Strip the student from receiving any awards. 1.

The Palm Beach Academic Games League is organized for the benefit of Palm Beach County students. Its purpose is to provide Academic Games competitive learning activities in three Academic Seasons -- MATHEMATICS, LANGUAGE ARTS, SOCIAL STUDIES -- within three different grade level Divisions: ELEMENTARY (4-6), MIDDLE (7-8), SENIOR (9-12).

2.

How a School Enters Teams Teacher training sessions are provided at the beginning of each of the three Academic Seasons. A school sends its teacher-coach to the appropriate session. Registration forms are distributed at the training sessions, completed, and submitted on the day of the first match.

3.

How Many Students Can Play for a School? High School maximum: 12 players on any day Middle School maximum: 12 players on any day Elementary School maximum: 10 players on any day Five players constitute a team. However, a school may enter only ONE team per Division. The other players play as individuals from that school on the days that they are not part of the team. If a school's grade levels overlap Divisions (e.g., Middle Schools), that school may have the maximum participation in each Division. In Elementary schools that go up through grade six, the school may enter a team in Adventurous/Classic and a team in Basic. Remember: All sixth grade students must play Adventurous Equations or Classic Linguishtik.

4.

How Do Teams Get Registered Each Week of Competition? Teacher-coaches originally register their school's team on the official Registration-Score Form. On each subsequent match day, the teacher-coach MUST check in the scoring room to indicate in writing the composition of her/his team.

5.

What Materials Must Be Purchased? For the Mathematics Season, a school must provide one EQUATIONS game for every three players, or fraction thereof. For the Language Arts Season, a school must provide one LINGUISHTIK game for every three players, or fraction thereof. Each school is encouraged to purchase one PROPAGANDA game for reference and study purposes. The materials remain permanently with the purchasing school.

6.

Adult Supervision The teacher/coach for each school or  the  participating  student’s  parent/legal  guardian must be in attendance on each day of tournament play in order for students from that school to compete. In case of an emergency, the school may designate another adult as that  day’s chaperone. Nancy Kinard (cell: 561-758-4340) must be notified by the teacher/coach or school representative prior to 12:00 noon on the tournament day if a school will have an alternate adult chaperone for a particular day. Adult supervision is REQUIRED in order for student(s) to participate.

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PALM BEACH ACADEMIC GAMES LEAGUE COACHING RESPONSIBILITIES To qualify  for  each  season’s  supplement,  the  Coach/Teacher  is required to participate in the administration of the tournament each week. You may be a judge, distribute forms, monitor play or be a scorekeeper. Assignments will be made. 1.

Coach the students before and during the season to make them better academic games players and students.

2.

Bring the required materials to every match. Students are to bring pencils, pens (nonerasable pens must be used for all reading games), and paper. For the cube games, the coach must bring one game for every three players who attend the match each day. The games should be marked clearly with the school name for easy identification after the match.

3.

Make sure that all players are transported to and from the match site each week. Make sure that all players go to the assigned playing area each week and sit at the designated playing stations.

4.

On the first day of each season, submit a completed Team Registration/Score Form, listing all players who will play for the school during that season. Players may be added on subsequent match days. Player limits:

High School maximum: Middle School maximum: Elementary maximum:

12 on any day 12 on any day 10 on any day

No more than the above maximum players may participate from the same school in the same Division on any given day. There may be more than the above maximum total players participating over the course of the season, just no more than the above maximum on any given day. 5.

On each match day, designate, on the Team Registration/Score Form, the five players who will constitute the school's "team" for that day. Failure to designate the five players before the day's match begins will result in the scorekeepers assuming the same five players are on the team as were on the team during the previous match day. If fewer than five of those players are present for a reading game, the lowest score of the day will result for the other positions on the team. If for a cube game, the missing positions will receive a zero.

6.

During the rounds of the match, assume the responsibilities of the position to which you are assigned by the Division Coordinator.

7.

A school Academic Games team is defined as five players. It is desirable for each school to field a team each match day. In order to qualify for the full supplement for a season, a teacher/coach must bring at least three players (desirable: 5) on the day of a match. Assuming that the school has the minimum number of players on each match day, supplements will be paid as follows:

Please note

For Mathematics Season: For Language Arts Season: For Social Studies Season:

25% of supplement for each match day attended 20% of supplement for each match day attended 25% of supplement for each match day attended

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PALM BEACH ACADEMIC GAMES LEAGUE POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY Listed below are the positions of responsibility for the successful functioning of the Palm Beach Academic Games League. Each week, each coach will be assigned one of the positions of responsibility. DIVISION COORDINATOR Take overall responsibility for the smooth operation of the season in one Division (Elementary, Middle, or Senior). Manage all matches; handle all disputes. Supervise the judges and room assistants. Cooperate with the Head Scorekeeper to seed the players for all matches after day one. JUDGES Learn the game that is being played for the season. Serve as a judge at the matches in one of the Divisions. ROOM ASSISTANT Work under the direction of the Division Coordinator. Help to set up the room for the match. Distribute scoresheets, games, and other needed materials. Help to seat the players in time for the match to begin. Collect scoresheets at the end of each round and deliver them to the scoring room. Help to clean up the room at the end of the day. Follow a Judge during the rounds to learn more about the game. HEAD SCOREKEEPER (One per Division) Assume responsibility for the collection of scoresheets at the end of each round of a match. With the assistance of the scorekeepers, record all of the scores on the Team Registration/Score Form. Total the Team Scores. Produce a complete list of team scores (in rank order) and top individuals for distribution to all schools before the following match. Cooperate with the Division Coordinator to seed the players for all matches after day one. SCOREKEEPERS Help collect the scoresheets at the end of each round of a match. Assist in the recording of the scores onto the Team Registration/Score Form and the subsequent standings preparation. PUBLICITY DIRECTOR Contact the various news media, coordinate news releases, take appropriate pictures, and generally coordinate publicity for the season. TEACHER/COACH Participate in the administration of the tournament each week. Be a judge, distribute forms, monitor play or be a scorekeeper. Assignments will be made.

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MATHEMATICS SEASON This Season is centered about the game EQUATIONS, which stresses creative mathematics at its best. Students play in groups of three against others of their own grade group. One player sets a GOAL (as simple as 12 or as complex as (1-4) root of 8) and then all players take turns moving mathematical symbols (+ - x / power root) and numerals onto the playing mat one at a time until one of the players feels that there are enough resources available to make a math expression equal to the GOAL. Different players may end up with different SOLUTIONS, each of which is correct. The mathematics introduced at each level is tailored to the grade levels of the students. For instance, Elementary students are allowed to use only whole number powers and roots; Middle students work heavily with fractions, decimals, and are introduced to variables; and Senior High students are challenged to use repeating decimals, modular arithmetic, fractional powers, among many Adventurous Variations.

SOCIAL STUDIES SEASON This Season features three sections of competition. Questions for each competition are written so that the Elementary students have simpler language and concepts. PRESIDENTS encourages students to learn of the history, political dealings, and personalities of the Presidents of the United States. CURRENT EVENTS deals with major events worldwide during the most recent year. The THEME (changes each year) allows players to make use of resource books in their research of the THEME topic. Reference books will not be used during the tournament.

LANGUAGE ARTS SEASON This Season features two areas of competition. Players compete only against others in their own grade group. PROPAGANDA features the competitive analysis of propaganda techniques that are used by politicians, news media, advertisers, and others. LINGUISHTIK features creative construction of words which meet certain grammatical restrictions which are designated by the players themselves. Letters to form the words are played by the players one at a time. Sample: Form a word (using only the letters that have been played) that is a verb and use it in the past tense in a Subject-Verb-Direct Object sentence. Spell all words correctly.

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We are the champions! The Palm Beach County National Academic Games All-Stars brought home numerous awards including 18 team and individual awards for 1st place, 2nd place or 3rd place, from the recent 48th Annual Academic Games League of America Tournament held in Charlotte, North Carolina. Competition to qualify for the National Tournament began in September. After a year of local tournaments and the state tournament in March, thirty-five students and eight coaches representing nineteen different county schools qualified to represent Palm Beach County at the tournament. Academic Games is a program dedicated to developing "Thinking Kids" of character, excellence, and integrity by promoting excellence through academic competition. Students who excel academically have a chance to compete and be rewarded for their accomplishments. Academic Games tournaments challenge students to use higher order thinking skills in the subjects of Language Arts, English, History and Mathematics. Players receive recognition and awards in the same way that sports champions are honored. Since the national program’s  inception  in  1966,  over  40,000 students in grades 4-12 have competed in the annual Academic Games National Tournament and over 100,000 students have participated in local tournaments. Each year In Palm Beach County we have over 1200 students compete to represent the district at the National Tournament. Winning National Team and Individual Awards were: Name School

Team Awards

Individual Awards

Elementary Division - Grades 4-6 1st Place Propaganda

Barrette, Summer

Bak MSOA

Dowling, Alex

Florida Virtual

2nd Place Equations

Kamps, Cameron

The Kings Academy

2nd Place Equations

Mahfuz, Aqib

Eagles Landing Middle

2nd Place World Events

2nd Place Propaganda

2nd Place Equations

2nd Place Equations 3rd Place Presidents

McCabe, John

Independence Middle

1st Place Propaganda

1st Place Sweepstakes

2nd Place Equations

Perfect score in Linguishtik

2nd Place World Events 3rd Place Presidents

McCabe, Tommy

Beacon Cove Intermediate

1st Place Propaganda

Smith, Jonah

Wellington Landings

2nd Place World Events

1st Place Propaganda 3rd Place Presidents 1st Place Propaganda Zhou, Lylybell

Bak MSOA

2nd Place World Events 3rd Place Presidents 2nd Place World Events

Zipper, Robert

Eagles Landing Middle

Anbu, Preetha

Bak MSOA

2nd Place World Events

Blum, Jacob

Loggers Run Middle Wellington Landings Middle Bak MSOA

1st Place World Events

3rd Place Presidents

Middle Division - Grades 7-8

Graham, Mason Chen, Jacqueline

1st Place World Events 1st Place World Events 9

1st Place Propaganda

Gao, William

Bak MSOA

1st Place World Events

Gubbi, Himani

Bak MSOA

1st Place World Events

Luo, Jeffrey

Bak MSOA

Rajendaran, Saahas

Bak MSOA

2nd Place World Events

Wang, Michael

Bak MSOA

2nd Place World Events

Yan, Jack

Bak MSOA

2nd Place World Events

Childress, Ryan

Suncoast High School

Fischer, Brittany

Suncoast High School

Fisher, CJ

Atlantic High School

Hane, Luke

WT Dwyer High School

Howard, Elise

Suncoast High School

2nd Place World Events

2nd Place Equations Perfect score in Linguishtik 1st Place World Events

High School Division - Grades 9-10 3rd Place World Events 3rd Place World Events

2nd Place Presidents 5th Place Sweepstakes 1st Place Linguishtik Perfect score in Equations

3rd Place World Events 10th Place Sweepstakes

Relin, Anton

Atlantic High School

3rd Place World Events

Webster, John

West Boca Raton High

3rd Place World Events

High School Division - Grades 11-12 Childress, Ryan

Suncoast High School

2nd Place Linguishtik

4th Place Linguishtik

Dosdos, Christian

Suncoast High School

2nd Place Linguishtik

1st Place Linguishtik

Fischer, Candace

Palm Beach Gardens High

2nd Place Linguishtik

Stone, Jessica

Suncoast High School

2nd Place Linguishtik

2nd Place Linguishtik

Taylor, Jerome

Suncoast High School

2nd Place Linguishtik

3rd Place Linguishtik

Our students showed the rest of the country that we proudly represent Palm Beach County!

National Championship Teams and Individuals recognized at May 2013 School Board Meeting.

CONGRATULATIONS! 10