Academic Festival
Roane State Community College
April 7 & 8, 2016
to the schools accumulating the most
General Guidelines
The competition is limited to students in grades 9
through 12.
The festival is split between two days: Thursday,
April 7 for music competitions within the Music
Division and Friday, April 8 for all other events.
School Classifications:
Division AA Schools: 1-69 registered students
(includes homeschool programs)
Division AAA Schools: 70+ registered students
points during the festival. First, second
and third place winners will be announced
for each event. There are 86 competitive events.
First-place winners will earn five points for their
school. Second-place winners will earn three points
for their school, and third-place winners will earn
one point for their school.
Each first-place winner will receive a festival medallion, and all second- and third-place winners will
receive certificates. Medallions will be awarded the
day of the festival. Certificates will be mailed to the
schools at a later date.
(includes homeschool programs)
Due to time constraints there are caps on entries
This is the total number of students entered per
ed in each Division’s Guidelines. PLEASE READ
school, not the total number of events entered per
CAREFULLY.
school or coop. For example, a school may have 41
students entered in a total of 85 events and be
classified Class AA. This is not based on actual
school size but on the number of students entered
in the festival. Schools could conceivably change
classifications from year to year.
Awards: The festival will award each classification
per individual and per event, and details are includ-
An individual student may submit only one work or
performance in each event with the exception of Art
entries, but other restrictions apply.
COMPLETE GENERAL GUIDELINES ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEB. PLEASE PRINT AND REVIEW IN
DETAIL.
a first, second and third place Sweepstakes trophy
Dates to Remember
 January 11, Registration opens
 March 14
 Pre-judged entries & dance
music due
 Digital Downloads due
 Registration closes
 April 4, Art & Biology entries due
 April 7 & 8, Academic Festival
CAP Exceptions
Chemistry—Chemistry
students may enroll in more
than one chemistry event;
however, if they do…they will
not be able to compete in
anything else on Friday other
than Chemistry. Do not allow
your students to sign up in
any other performance event
outside of chemistry (except
music, since music events are
on Thursday.)
Music—Students may enter
only one solo performance
event and one small ensemble
event (PM-609, 610, 611, 612
or 613). Also, due to the size
of the festival, each school
Music—Thursday, April 7
may send only three
performers for each solo
event.
There is no restriction
on the number of large
PM-601
Vocal Solo - Pop/Contemporary Christian, etc.
PM-602
Vocal Solo - Broadway
enter (PM 607 and 608). This
PM-603
Vocal Solo - Classical
absence of one or more
PM-604
Piano Solo - Classical
PM-605
Piano Solo - Pop, Jazz, Contemporary Christian, etc.
PM-606
Instrumental Solo
performance of the group as a
PM-607*
Large Choral Ensemble - Pop (13 or more performers)
will not be delayed to wait for
PM-608*
Large Choral Ensemble - Classical (13 or more performers)
PM-609*
Small Choral Ensemble (3-12 performers)
PM-610*
Instrumental Ensemble – Jazz Bands/Combos (3 or more
performers)
PM-611*
Instrumental Ensemble - Winds & Percussion (3 or more
performers)
ensembles a student may
is allowed because the
members of a large ensemble
or choir, due to participation
in an individual event, should
not significantly affect the
whole. Group performances
an individual to compete in
another event.
Bowl Events—All bowl
competitions (History, PW-030
and Math, PP-040) require
students to be available all
day in case their team places
in a runoff and may NOT
compete in any other live
PM-612*
Instrumental Ensemble – Orchestral (3 or more performers)
PM-613*
Showchoirs (must be vocal groups with choreography &
recorded accompaniment only)
NM-614*
Virtual Duets-Vocals
NM-615*
Virtual Duets-Instrumental
event on Friday. They may,
however, register to compete
in non-performance events
such as Creative Writing or
Journalism or Music on
Thursday.
Roane State Community College
All Other Events—Friday, April 8
Art
NA-101
NA-102
Photography
Painting - Oil, Acrylic or
Watercolor
Sculpture & Ceramics
Drawing
Printmaking
Mixed Media
Graphic Design
Digital Media, Video or
Animation
NA-103
NA-104
NA-105
NA-106
NA-107
NA-108
Creative Writing
History
NC-201
Poetry/Traditional
PW-030*
NC-202
Poetry/Free Verse
NC-203
Fiction/Science Fiction/
Journalism
Fantasy
NC-204
Fiction/Realistic
NJ-301
Newspaper/News Magazine
NC-205
Satire - Fiction, Essay,
NJ-302
Yearbook
Poetry
NJ-303
NC-206
NC-207
Biology
History Bowl
PC-208
Non-fiction/Personal
News Story/Investigative
News (no sports)
Narrative
NJ-304
Feature Story (no sports)
Non-fiction/Literary
NJ-305
Editorial
Analysis
NJ-306
Sports/Sports Feature
40 Word Dash/Freshmen &
Sophomore
PB-801
NB-802
NB-803
NB-804
NB-805
NB-806
Comprehensive Exam
Photography - Animals
(vertebrates)
Photography - Animals
(invertebrates)
Photography - Plants
(other than flowers)
Photography - Flowers
Photography Microorganisms (bacteria;
fungi, including
mushrooms; algae;
protozoa)
PC-209
40 Word Dash/Junior &
Senior
PC-210
80 Word Dash/Freshmen &
Sophomore
PC-211
80 Word Dash/Junior &
Math/Physical Science
PP-040*
College Bowl
PP-041
Calculator Olympics
Senior
Philosophy
Dance
PD-401*
NP-050
Non-Fiction/Argumentative
Essay
Ballet - Solo or Group
PD-402
Modern/Jazz - Solo
PD-403*
Modern/Jazz - Group
Business Skills
PD-404*
Hip Hop - Solo or Duo
PD-405*
Small Group (3-8)
PL-508*
Spanish Dance
PO-901
PO-902
PO-903
PO-904*
PO-905*
PO-906
PD-406*
Hip Hop - Large Group (9+)
PL-509*
Spanish Song
Keyboarding
Word Processing
Spreadsheet Preparation
WWW Programming
Web Quest
Job Interview
Chemistry
NE-020
Essay
PE-021
Essay/Demonstration
PE-022*
Chemistry Exam Year 1
PE-023*
Chemistry Exam Year 2
PE-024*
Qualitative Analysis
French
Spanish
PL-510
Spanish Poetry - Level A
PL-511
Spanish Poetry - Level B
PL-512
Spanish Poetry - Level C
PL-513*
Spanish Theatre - Level A
PL-501
French Dictation - Level A
PL-514*
Spanish Theatre - Level B
PL-502
French Dictation - Level B
PL-515*
Spanish Theatre - Level C
PL-503
French Dictation - Level C
NL-504*
Creative Video - Level A
NL-505*
Creative Video - Level B
NL-506*
Creative Video - Level C
PL-507
French Translation-Level A
PS-701
Acting - Solo
PL-508
French Translation-Level B
PS-702*
Acting - Dual
PL-509
French Translation-Level C
PS-703
Poetry Interpretation
Speech & Theatre
PS-704
Oratory (persuasive)
PS-705
Storytelling
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Roane State Community College
276 Pa on Lane
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ACADEMIC FESTIVAL
About the Festival
For Complete Information
Detailed information on all competitions is available
online. Go to:
www.roanestate.edu/academicfestival
Roane State Community College’s Academic Festival
is held annually in either March or April on the Roane
County Campus located in Harriman, Tennessee.
The first festival held in 1978 to promote the arts
and sciences was attended by 200 students from 5
high schools. Today, the festival is attended by over
2,000 high school students from 13 counties.
and follow links to your subject interest. Web contains
full pdf versions of:

General Guidelines

Division Guidelines (each event)

Critique Sheets on most events

Printable forms to register

Dates to Remember

Mailer about festival (i.e. this newsletter)

Online link to register and more…
Roane State Community College
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the basis of race, color, na onal origin, sex, disability or age in its programs and ac vi es. The following person has been designated to handle
inquiries regarding the non-discrimina on policies: Director of Human
Resources/Affirma ve Ac on, 276 Pa on Lane, Harriman, TN 37748, (865)
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-quality, affordable, convenient and personal educa on to prepare students to achieve their educa onal and career goals in two years or less. All
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April 7 & 8, 2016