Competitions

We enjoy providing opportunities for our students to shine!  St. Anne & St. Jude Catholic School students participate in the following South Carolina Independent Schools Association and National competitions:

SCISA Battle of the Books - Selected students compete in a statewide team competition that tests their knowledge on selected novels.

SCISA Quiz Bowl - Selected students compete in a statewide team competition that tests their knowledge in all academic areas.

SCISA History Day – Students complete a comprehensive historical project based on a theme provided by the National History Day Competition. The winners of the school fair go on to represent our school in the statewide SCISA competition.

SCISA Literary Meet - Selected students choose to participate in one of the following categories: Essay, Extemporaneous Speaking, Oral Interpretation, Poetry Recitation, or Storytelling.

SCISA Math Meet - Through this competition with other area schools, students have the opportunity to apply and expand on the various mathematic skills that are taught at SASJCS.

SCISA Science Fair – Students complete a science project utilizing the scientific method and experimentation rather than merely doing research or model building. The winners of the school fair go on to represent our school in the statewide SCISA competition.

SCISA Spelling Bee - Students participate in the state Spelling Bee competition. Students who compete at the SCISA level are chosen based on performance in their classroom's spelling bee.

We also offer the opportunity to excel in the following competitions:

National Geographic Bee - Students in grades four through eight are eligible to participate in this entertaining and challenging test of knowledge prepared by the National Geographic Society.

Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Patriot Pen Essay Contest - Students proudly describe the reasons for their patriotism based on the essay topics provided each year by the VFW.

Bridge Building Competition - We partner with Central Carolina Technical College Engineering Department to see who can build the strongest bridge made of popsicle sticks and glue.

Zaner-Bloser National Handwriting Contest - The Zaner-Bloser National Handwriting Contest recognizes outstanding manuscript and cursive writing among students in grades K–8. Our students demonstrate their best handwriting in this competition