PSIA

Welcome back to another wonderful year of PSIA!  PSIA is the Private Schools Interscholastic Association’s academic competition.  Rooted in virtue and academic excellence, students exercise their God-given gifts and talents through hard work and healthy competition. Our children grow in leadership by engaging with the community throughout the 59 academic contests which cover math, science, language arts, speech, social studies, and fine arts.

The PSIA program encompasses a wide variety of subjects, including academic subjects such as math and science, as well as arts, music, creative writing, and public speaking.  Students that excel at the school level will be able to participate in the DIstrict competition in March.  The top finishers will be allowed to compete at the State competition, which takes place in Fort Worth in April each year.  I'm proud to say that we had 14 students compete at State last year!

Information will be updated on this page as it becomes avaialble.  In addition, if you wouuld like to receive emails regarding the PSIA program and plans for the year, please let me know.

You may find more information about the PSIA program here:
Private Schools Interscholastic Association (psiaacademics.org)

Director: 
Jeff Ridgeway
jeffridgeway@hotmail.com

The PSIA Objective Events will be taking place after school over the three weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas.  All events will take place in Rooms 103A, 103b, and the Music Room in the Elementary Building (Room 5).  Here is the schedule of events:
 

Tuesday, November 29th:
Information Skills - Room 103A

Wednesday, November 30th:
Number Sense Grades 2-3 - Music Room
Number Sense Grades 4-5 - Room 103A
Number Sense Grades 6-8 - Room 103B

Thursday, December 1st:
Listening Skills - Room 103B

Tuesday, December 6th:
Math Grades 2-3 - Music Room
Math Grades 4-5 - Room 103A
Math Grades 6-8 - Room 103B

Wednesday, December 7th:
Art Memory - Room 103A
Music Memory - Music Room
Vocabulary - Room 103B

Thursday, December 8th:
Dictionary Skills - Room 103B

Tuesday, December 13th:
Science - Room 103B
Calculator Applications - Room 103A

Wednesday, December 14th:
Spelling Grades 2-3 - Music Room
Spelling Grades 4-5 - Room 103A
Spelling Grades 6-8 - Room 103B

Thursday, December 15th:
Maps, Graphs, and Charts Grades 4-5 - Music room
Maps, Graphs, and Charts Grades 6-8 - Room 103B

If your child is signed up for an event, you will receive an email the day prior with details about the location, rules, and requirements for the competition.

The Subjective events will take place after a half day of school on January 13th, 2023 in Elmer Hall.  A detailed schedule of these events will be published shortly.

More study materials are available by accessing the PSIA Google Drive.  Here you will find old (sometimes very old) tests as well as information on study lists for events like spelling and vocabulary.  Keep in mind that competitions such as Art Memory and Music Memory have lists that change every year - make sure you are using the correct list from this year.

The Subjective Events for PSIA will be on Janury 13th, 2023 after a half day of school.  All events will be in Elmer Hall.
 

Storytelling Grades 1-3 Room 111 12:30 - 1:30

On-Site Drawing Room 114 1:00 - 2:00

Creative Writing 1-2 Room 113 1:30 - 2:30

Ready Writing 3-4 Room 113 2:30 - 3:30

Ready Writing 5-6 Room 112 2:00 - 3:00

Ready Writing 7-8 Room 111 2:00 - 3:30
 

Some events such as Impromptu Speaking and Prose Interpretation will have special sessions and those parents will be contacted individualy.

A number of volunteers will be needed to keep all events running smoothly.  Parents who would like to volunteer can sign up here: