District Gifted Activities
The activities are listed alphabetically.
Please check the grade levels to determine if your child is eligible.
Name of
Activity
3-2-1
Bots IQ
Description
Contact
Knowledge based competition
similar to “Jeopardy”
Mr. Casher
Grade
Level:
7-9
Students design and build battling
robots
Ms. Peters
9-12
Meeting times:
Grade 9: Thursdays after school
until 4:00 in room 106
Grades 10 – 12: Tuesday and
Thursday mornings in Mrs.
Fuhrman’s room
Butler Literary
Magazine
Chain Reaction
Contraption
Students’ creative writing is
submitted and then printed in the
magazine
Rube Goldberg Competition
4 Student Team
Ms. Moser
10 – 12
Mr. Campagna
11/12
Date:
December 7
&
April
Preliminary
Competition
March 10 at
BC3
Final
Competition
April 8 – 9 at
California
University
Ongoing
throughout the
year
First Friday in
December
Engineer the
Future @
Carnegie
Science Center
“Engineer of the Future, held in
Mr. Campagna
observance of National Engineers
Week, celebrates the science of
engineering and the region’s
achievements and advances in
architecture, building, and
construction.”
Description taken from the
Carnegie Science Center site.
English Festival 18 AP English students read 8 Young Ms. Moser
Adult novels. Students attend
Youngstown State University for a
day of competitions based on
novels.
Equations
Academic Games
Ms. Peters
Math
Equations
Competition
Meeting Times: Mondays after
school until 4:00
Grades 9 – 12 in room 238 with Ms.
Peters starting in December
Grades 7 – 8 in room 230 with Ms.
DeThomas starting in January
Mathematics & Problem
Solving/Strategy
Extreme
Leadership
2 students participate in leadership
workshop at the Intermediate Unit
11/12
March/April
11 & 12
April 20
7-12
February 3,
Slippery Rock
University
Miss Genkinger
Mr. McMillen
3-6
Ms. Moser
11 & 12
February 10,
2015
Slippery Rock
University
10/13, 12/8,
2/9, 4/13
KDKA
Hometown HIQ
in competition with other school
districts
Quiz Show
3 Student Team + 1 Alternate
Mr. Campagna
11/12
Scheduled by
KDKA. Spring
Semester
Saturday
December 9,
2015
Slippery Rock
University
December 2,
SRU
April 4-8
LinguiSHTIK
Competition
Grammar/spelling/vocabulary &
Problem Solving/Strategy
Miss Genkinger
Mr. McMillen
3-6
LinguiSHTIK
Academic Games
English
Environmental science exploration
Ms. Peters
Ms. Moser
Miss Genkinger
Mr. McMillen
7-12
Competition at the local, regional,
and state levels based upon a fake
court case
Ms. Peters
9-12
Ms. Moser
See Mr. Cooper’s school wires
page,
http://basdk12.org/Page/7766
Auditions early
in the school
year.
Competition in
December.
National level for Prop, Ling,
Equations
See your grade level gifted
coordinator
3-12
April 22-25
Knowledge based on Science
Mr. Casher
7-9
April 17 – April
28
McKeever
Environmental
Center
Mock Trial
National
Academic
Competition
National
Science
Olympiad
6
PAML
Pennsylvania
Math League
Math competition on two levels:
Algebra I and High School
Ms. Peters
PJAS
Science Competition
9th grade: Mrs. Sankey,
advisor
http://basdk12.org/Page/8257
Presidents
Propaganda
Competition
Science
Technology
Festival @
Carnegie
Science Center
Academic Games
Social Studies
The majority of the preparation is
done individually by studying
presidential facts.
Grades 7 – 9: Practice during
lunches with Mr. Cochran and Ms.
Peters
Recognizing techniques of
persuasion
Mr. Campagna, 10th – 12th
Mr. Cochran
Ms. Peters
Miss Genkinger
Mr. McMillen
“SciTech Days are a special kind of
Mr. Campagna
field trip that features the growth
areas of Pittsburgh: biotech &
health, nanotechnology & advanced
materials/processes, information
technology & robotics, and eco tech
(think environment & energy). It
also connects visitors with leading
9th graders
during
advisory
period
9-12
Monthly from
October
through March
7-12
Jan 12 at SRU
for grades 7-8
Jan 14 at SRU
for grade 9-12
5&6
November 18,
2015
11/12
March/April
Tri-Bowl
Competiton
scientists and technologists in a fun,
dynamic atmosphere.”
Description taken from the
Carnegie Science Center site.
State level for Prop, Ling, Equations See your grade level gifted
coordinator
3-12
February 29
&
March 7