For Immediate Release – Lawton, OK, March 25, 2005
Cameron interscholastic contest will feature
hundreds of students from area high schools
Cameron University’s 27th annual Interscholastics Contest will be held from 8-11 a.m. Friday, April 1, on
CU’s main campus in Lawton. Approximately 1,000 students from 33 Southwest Oklahoma high schools
will compete in more than 50 contests during the event.
Cameron’s School of Business, School of Education and Behavioral Sciences, School of Liberal Arts, and
the School of Science and Technology will all be contest sites this year.
This year, geography has been added as a new contest in the School of Liberal Arts. Foreign language
tests will feature several levels in Spanish, French and German, from beginning to advanced levels and
native speakers. There will be a large variety of musical competitions, from music theory to instrumental
solos. This will also be the first year that ninth-graders are allowed to participate in certain events.
“We are always excited about hosting the interscholastic contest,” said Tink Glenn, director of educational
programs at Cameron. “It’s a fast and fun morning, but it gives these students an opportunity to shine.”
Type I competition for larger high schools includes these scheduled participants: Anadarko, Altus,
Chickasha, Lawton Eisenhower, Lawton High, Moore and Westmoore.
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Type II (smaller) high schools scheduled to compete come from Alex, Amber-Pocasset, Apache, Big
Pasture, Binger-Oney, Central, Chattanooga, Comanche, Elgin, Fletcher, Fort Cobb-Broxton, Frederick,
Granite, Hobart, Lindsay, Marlow, Mountain View-Gotebo, Navajo, Rush Springs, Snyder, Walters and
Waurika.
During interscholastics competition, students earn points according to their placing in each of event by the
following ranking: eight points for first place; five points for second; three points for third: two points for
fourth; and one point for fifth. A sweepstakes plaque will be presented to the top school in each division.
Certificates will be awarded for first- through fifth-place winners.
For information call Tink Glenn, 581-2282, Institutional Research and Support Services – Educational
Outreach.
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