K-12 Scholars Cup Competition
2022-2023
K-12 Scholars Cup Competition
2022-2023
The Hillsdale College K-12 Scholars Cup is a friendly competition among Hillsdale Member Schools held annually to showcase the very best academic achievements of students at each school. In response to the below challenges unique to each grade level, teachers have their students attempt to meet the challenge and then submit the work of one student in each grade level whose work they have determined to be the best in class. Schools should submit the best challenge responses for all grades currently offered in their school. 2nd place schools receive $1,000 and 3rd place $500 towards school artwork while the victorious school receives $2,000, a trophy, and, of course, glory and honor.
Register your school to participate by completing the form below.
Past Champions
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2021-22
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Defending Champion Seven Oaks Classical School | Ellettsville, Indiana
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2020-21
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Golden View Classical Academy | Golden Colorado
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2019-20
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Ivywood Classical Academy | Plymouth, Michigan
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Submissions Due by March 1, 2023 | Champion School Announced in May 2023
| GRADE |
SUBJECT |
CHALLENGE |
SUBMISSION LINK |
| Kindergarten |
Literature |
Submit the best picture depicting one of the American Folk Heroes or Tall Tales. |
Kindergarten
Submission Link |
| 1st Grade |
History |
Submit the best illustration and multi-sentence narrative of a historical event. |
1st Grade
Submission Link |
| 2nd Grade |
Science |
Submit the best illustration and multi-sentence explanation of a topic studied in science. |
2nd Grade
Submission Link |
| 3rd Grade |
Math |
Submit the best table and graph of data related to a science topic in the curriculum (see Dimensions 3A, Ch. 7.), including a three-sentence explanation of observations. |
3rd Grade
Submission Link |
| 4th Grade |
Music |
Submit the best two paragraph explanation of how the melody for one song from the music curriculum developed and why it is appropriate for its genre using the basic elements of music. |
4th Grade
Submission Link |
| 5th Grade |
Art |
Submit the best original work of art in a historical style studied in 5th Grade, including a one-paragraph written description of the work. |
5th Grade
Submission Link |
| 6th Grade |
Latin |
Submit the best written text of at least 30 words in Latin, including parsing and diagraming the Latin. |
6th Grade
Submission Link |
| 7th Grade |
Literature |
Submit the best essay analysis of a work of literature read in 7th Grade. |
7th Grade
Submission Link |
| 8th Grade |
History |
Submit the best five-paragraph narrative of a historical battle, emphasizing storytelling as opposed to mere facts or summary. |
8th Grade
Submission Link |
| 9th Grade |
Science |
Submit the best laboratory report. |
9th Grade
Submission Link |
| 10th Grade |
Math |
Submit the best description of a real-world situation that a chosen function or system of functions might model, describing and explaining as many characteristics of the function used in the situation as possible. |
10th Grade
Submission Link |
| 11th Grade |
Music |
Submit the best video of a vocal or instrumental performance in a chosen historical musical style. |
11th Grade
Submission Link |
| 12th Grade |
Art |
Submit the best original work of art in the media of painting, drawing, or sculpture in a chosen historical art style. |
12th Grade
Submission Link |
History of the Scholars Cup
In the 2015-2016 school year, Golden View Classical Academy founded an annual, friendly contest among a handful of Hillsdale-affiliated schools. These schools completed a series of challenges that highlighted the distinctive classical curriculum common to all of the participants and fostered kinship among the network of Hillsdale-affiliated schools across the country. As the network continued to grow, the Hillsdale College K-12 Education Office took responsibility for the competition during the 2019-2020 school year, opening participation to all of its Member Schools.