Huge News! We're pleased to launch a promotion for new and returning schools to win a FREE ZeeCraft Quiz Bowl buzzer system (a $755 value). See more details below; the more you participate, the more chances you have to win. We also invite you to help NCASA develop its strategic plan. Please take a few minutes to complete our survey. We really appreciate your time in helping shape the future for NCASA. Feedback from current and former schools is invited. Registration con

Hello everyone, this issue focuses on our Art Showcase competition, so please make sure to forward it to your art teacher (since they may not be on this list). Registration is now open, and below is this year's prompt along with some key resources to get you started. You must first enroll your school before you or your art teacher registers for this competition. Right around the corner, registration will be open for Virtual Quiz Bowl and the Quill. And you would not believe

Hello, I know, I know..."summer reruns"? Yes, that's what we said, but wait! Unlike the traditional old-school days of rerun TV shows, this issue is about something completely different. As it turns out, we provided some meaningful content this summer, but we realize that many of you may have been away and not yet back to school. So, here's your chance to catch up by checking the links below. In addition, we have a reminder and one small update about our Membership Enrollmen

Greetings, We hope everyone is having a great school year so far, whether your students have returned, or that is just around the corner! Now is the time to submit your school membership form, whether your LEA has paid for membership, or you will be joining separately. In this edition, we'd like to review the opportunities NCASA has available for our elementary schools. Some of these options have been revised as our competition committees met to plan the school year. We ha

Greetings! We hope you will join us for another great year. Included below is our 2026-2027 schedule below for your planning. You can visit our site and individual competition pages for more details about how to participate. Please let me know if you have any questions!

We're so happy that nearly every school system from last year has decided to renew! You can see the list below (with some systems and schools still in progress). For this issue, I invite you to take a few moments to reflect on the upcoming year with the Questionnaire below. Go on, you deserve a few quiet minutes to yourself. What will you repeat or do differently this year? Please let me know if any questions come up during this process!

There is no better time to join NCASA or renew your membership. Membership for the 2026–2027 school year is now open. We invite your school to join the growing community of NCASA member schools. Visit www.ncscholastic.org or simply reply to this email—we'd be happy to answer your questions.

I hope everyone is having a great summer! I realize that some teachers and staff may be on vacation, and some administrators may be taking this time over the summer for valuable planning and readiness. This issue has a few notes about our communications and our membership process so thank you for reading. These weekly messages are going to ALL schools who were members last year; if you'd like to no longer be on our list, please use the unsubscribe feature, or reply and let u

Individual Schools and entire LEAs still have until July 31 to take advantage of our Renewal Rate special. (Please note that payment must be received or in progress by that date.) Last year, NCASA competitions were marked by several firsts, including free workshops, free art supplies, and live streaming of events, including Quiz Bowl player stats. This year promises to be even better as we continue to make improvements and add even more value to your membership. We also pled

We're happy to announce our competition schedule next year for your advance planning. You can visit our site and individual competition pages for more details about how to participate. For most competitions, we have Quick Start Guides that might be useful. Also, a reminder that renewing your membership now could help your budget. Please let us know if you have any questions!

What a great year! So we celebrated some of those accomplishments Saturday at the 16th NCASA Annual Meeting. Our annual in-person board of directors meeting was also held as we planned for the upcoming year and elected new officers. See the details below, along with the Executive Director's Annual Review. Also, remember that NOW is the time to plan for next year. Visit our site for more details and to begin the membership process; get started early to save money with our E

It's time to plan for NEXT year! This issue will include some data and tips to help your planning for the next school year. The time to plan for next year, is this year. For your financial planning, be prepared to take advantage of our Renewal Promotion, even if you need to wait until July 1. Also, as we approach our Annual Meeting on May 16, please RSVP if you're attending; all member schools are invited. During this meeting, annual awards will be announced, including Cup

One huge note this week: While we await the results of just a few Partner competitions to determine remaining Cup results, it's time to look ahead to NEXT year! It has been a great year with NCASA, and next year is going to be even better. Our BOD has approved an early renewal incentive for schools and LEAs who renew before August 1. Renew at this year's prices! NOTE: This promotion is available to ALL schools or LEAs, even if you weren't members this year. For your enrollm

NCASA Update for 4/27 Hello! We have few important notes and several shout outs as we approach the end of the Scholastic season: Please RSVP for our Annual Meeting! Finalists for Awards will be notified this week, and representatives from all schools are invited. Congratulations to North Chatham Elementary and Chatham Grove Elementary, winner and runner-up of this year's "Chatham Bowl" virtual, three-week Quiz Bowl tournament. We're so glad to see schools getting our student

What an exciting culminating weekend for the NCASA competition season! South Granville HS hosted A Cappella on Friday and Show Choir on Saturday. Full details from those events are below, including pictures with Miss NC Sophia Kellstrom, who emceed on Saturday and also led a dance party and a director air guitar contest. It's also Last Call for NCASA Awards nominations and nominations for our Board of Directors. Also, remember that each member school is invited to our Annua

It's almost here! We're excited that our state A Cappella and Show Choir events are this weekend. Schools have received extensive communications directly, but a few notes for the general public are below. We've made a few Cup updates, and I'm sure some of you know you can check them at any time here. Still many Partner competitions in the upcoming weeks. Also, a reminder that nominations for year-end awards and BOD nominations are April 24. Also, RSVPs to our annual meeting

This week's update is a re-send from last week, since many of you are on Spring Break! One new update is that our Cup standings have been updated. You are always free to check them out live here, and there are a slew of Partner contests right on the horizon! With the year-end approaching, it's time to prepare for several NCASA annual items, and they involve you and require your assistance! These include the NCASA Annual Meeting, nomination of new NCASA BOD members, and ann

It's that time of year! With the year-end approaching, it's time to prepare for several NCASA annual items, and they involve you and require your assistance! These include the NCASA Annual Meeting, nomination of new NCASA BOD members, and annual NCASA awards. Please forward this message to anyone in your school who should see it (but we'll send it fairly broadly, as well). See the details below, and let me know if you have questions. As many of you have spring break this

We have more big news this week! On Saturday, NCASA hosted one of the largest Quiz Bowl tournaments in the state (and the official state championship) and it ended in a Chapel Hill sweep with Smith Middle School and Chapel Hill High School emerging as victors. Complete details are below and Cup standings have also been updated with those results. **If you were not a member school this year, this Quiz Bowl is more reason to sign up for next year. Participation is included in

We have big news this week! Last weekend, NCASA hosted the largest Forensics event for middle schools in North Carolina and crowned the Academy at Lincoln as this year's champion. More details are below. Cup standings have also been updated accordingly. We also have our last Quill update, with the results of the Elementary division. Registration is now closed for all NCASA competitions. Our last remaining events are the state championship Quiz Bowl tournament next weekend a