PSIA / PSIA

The PSIA (Private School Interscholastic Association) Mission:

To inspire private, parochial, charter, and home-school student achievement through academic competition.

PSIA

What is PSIA?

With 19 contest categories covering a wide range of disciplines in 59 academic contests, PSIA provides an exciting opportunity for students in grades 1 through 8 to engage in academic competition with their peers throughout the state of Texas. PSIA remains the most comprehensive academic extra-curricular program in the nation for students in grades 1 – 8.

Events Includes:

	Grades
Event	1^st	2^nd	3^rd	4^th	5^th	6^th	7^th	8^th
Art Memory				X	X	X	X	X
Calculator Applications						X	X	X
Creative Writing	X	X
Dictionary Skills				X	X	X	X	X
Impromptu Speaking							X	X
Listening Skills				X	X	X	X	X
Maps, Charts, and Graphs				X	X	X	X	X
Mathematics		X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Modern Oratory							X	X
Music Memory			X	X	X	X	X	X
Number Sense				X	X	X	X	X
On-Site Drawing						X	X	X
Poetry Interpretation				X	X	X	X	X
Ready Writing			X	X	X	X	X	X
Science						X	X	X
Spelling		X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Storytelling	X	X
Vocabulary					X	X	X	X

*Arlington Classics Academy sends out participation information at the beginning of each school year through district and campus communication*

Visit www.psiaacademics.org for more information and description of each competitive event.