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
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