Quiz Bowl is an academic competition in which two teams of four students compete head to head using a buzzer system to be the first to answer questions read by a moderator. The fast-paced format tests the combined prowess of the teams to determine the ultimate winner.

Quiz Bowl is presented in cooperation with:

1. National Academic Quiz Tournaments (NAQT) and
2. the North Carolina Academic Team Association (NCATA).

The Quill is a writing competition in which teams of four Players must create written products given a prompt from each of four writing styles: Argumentation, and Creative Writing, Literary Analysis, and Problem / Solution. The Quill is an original competition developed in cooperation with the North Carolina Reading Association (NCRA).

Twelve is a knowledge- based academic competition that challenges teams of students to answer questions covering a variety of subject areas, primarily from the core curriculum. Twelve is an original competition developed by the North Carolina Assocation for Scholastic Activities (NCASA).

Twelve teams of twelve students each will tackle twelve topics with twelve questions each. Will your school be one of twelve to compete for the state championship of Twelve?

NCASA presents the first statewide high school music competition: the North Carolina Glee Club Competition.  In Phase 1 of the competition, schools will record and upload a video of their Glee Club.  Judges will review the submissions and the top Glee Clubs will be invited to perform in the live State Finals.

Important Dates

• September 29 - competition registration opens.
• February 24 - deadline for video submission
• March 9 - District winners and advancement to State Finals announced
• May 5 - Live State Finals hosted by Simon G Atkins A&T High School in Winston-Salem.

The NCASA Scholastic Cup is awarded by the North Carolina Association for Scholastic Activities (NCASA) to the school that earns the most Scholastic Cup points through participation and excellence in academic Competitions throughout the school year.

The Scholastic Cup will be awarded to the school with the best overall performance from all NCASA-hosted and Partner Competitions. Scholastic Cup Points will be awarded to NCASA Member Schools as described below.