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Indiana Academic Decathlon Important Dates
Entry Deadline October 22, 2010
Area Competition January 22, 2011
State Finals February 11 and 12, 2011
USAD National Contests (Charlotte, NC) April 27 - 30, 2011
USAD Small School and Medium School Online Nationals April 27 - 29, 2011
Click here for a detailed list of Academic Decathlon dates, deadlines, and more.

NEW! Help Recruiting Your Team
To help coaches save some time as you search out students for your team, IASP is making a printable flyer available. You can print, fill in your information, copy, and post them around your building! The flyer is designed to fit on 8.5" x 11" paper.
Click here for the Academic Decathlon Recruiting Poster

Host Site Assignments
Click here for a list of entered schools, host site assignments for the January 22 Area competition, and enrollment division will be posted November 8

GPA Calculations
Coaches should visit the USAD web site for documents and instructions related to determining team member GPA & eligibility. Click here to see the GPA Calculation Information.

Academic Decathlon Information:
Area Competition Schedule
Extra Curricular Activities Form (for use in Interviews)
USAD Calculator Policy
Speech Judge's Scoring Form
Interview Judge's Scoring Form
Essay Judge's Scoring Form
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2010-2011 Indiana Academic Decathlon Coaches Handbook
The revised 2010-11 Indiana Academic Decathlon Coaches Handbook will be posted in early fall and will include the Team Roster form, which is due at the IASP office by Dec. 13, 2010. The form can be faxed to 317-894-9807.


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Current Information from USAD
USAD Home Page
Eligibility Guidelines [Requires Adobe Reader]

Description of The United States Academic Decathlon Competition

Content
The competition is made up of ten events with objective tests in seven areas (language/literature, math, science, economics, fine arts, science, and super quiz) as well as speech, interview, and essay.

Teams
Teams will consist of up to nine members with three being designated as Honors (3.75-4.00) students, three Scholastic (3.00-3.74) students, and three Varsity (0-2.99) students. Each student participates in all 10 events.

Eligibility
All full-time students in grades 9-12 are eligible to compete. Within these constraints schools may select their teams in any manner with any additional criteria they choose.

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