The Northwest Select High School Tournament was the result of several concerns among college and high school debate coaches, including the lack of informational exchange between Washington and Oregon teams and an extended opportunity for summer debate institutes and recruitment possibilities. The objective was to have a top-quality tournament…

Describes the following features of the Cutler Playwrights Festival: (1) the contest, which involves publicity and choosing a play; (2) the workshop, in which the play's content, expert, release time, size, and follow-up are decided; and (3) the production, which determines the cast and crew and the final performance. (JD)

Several student artists from the Model Secondary School for the Deaf (Washington, DC) were among those recognized during Arts Recognition and Talent Search Week. Selected students spend a week participating in master classes and workshops, and performing for panels of experts. Prizes and honors are awarded for achievement of established norms for…

The college admissions process teaches students how to express themselves during interviews, how to describe their best qualities in application essays. It may also make them wary of college marketing campaigns, and skeptical of being treated as a statistics, due to the large role played by standardized-test scores and grade-point averages. Such…

The history of the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) is presented, emphasizing U.S. participation, competitive events leading to selection of an American team, and rewards of the program. Also revealed are results of a survey of 58 American IMO participants and personal views of six American participants to the 1986 IMO. (JDD)

Orange County (California) students in grades 9 and 10 compete in an annually held series of 10 competitive events measuring academic strengths. These events include tests in grammar and literature, fine arts, mathematics, science, social science, study skills, and a super quiz--a team event held before a large audience. In addition, there are…

In the last decade, there has been a dramatic increase in student stress associated with the college admission process. It is the responsibility of admissions professionals, with support from school counselors and administrators, to inform students and parents, reduce the obsession with selectivity, and concentrate on providing students with…

It is the intent of this program, sponsored by Berol Canada Inc., to provide an adequate visual arts scholarship program for Canadian secondary students, bringing attention to the importance of visual arts in education and providing support, encouragement, and opportunities for the artistic development of the nation's talented youth. (Author/LC)

The Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (Fairfax County, Virginia) offers a comprehensive college preparatory program emphasizing the sciences, mathematics, and technology. The school serves students selected on the basis of aptitude and interest in the biological, physical, mathematical, and computer sciences, and who intend…