We offer fun and exciting opportunities for students to build and enhance their academic, pre-professional, and social skills in a competitive and safe space.
While everyone else is celebrating the end of the 23-24 school year, weβre gearing up for the 24-25 school year! Thatβs right, registration for the 2024-2025 Academic Competitions tournament season is now open!
Interested: forms.gle/AtcfSAzWCy6bDzsVA
π£Calling all AcaDec HS! AC is offering a free 2-week AcaDec Summer CampποΈ6/30 - 7/11/25
This camp will teach skills & give resources to prepare for the SY26 ACADEC season through fun & engaging activities.
Students will earn a $250 for attending.
FMI: π§ trandle1@cps.edu
Congratulations to the @wyhs ACADEC team! They placed 5th Overall in the 2025 Untied States Academic Decathlon.
We also want to extend a special acknowledgement to the @lanetechhs ACADEC team placing 10th place overall, first place in Division II.
#CPSACADEC#TheBestAreWithCPS
Weβre preparing for the upcoming summer season. We are offering a limited number of summer internships to CPS students, ages 16-18, who participate in any @CPSAcademicComp program.
The deadline to complete the interest form is Monday, April 1, 2025.
πforms.gle/4A4F5HDEQC5iFkU97
You know Zaila Avant-garde is a Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion, but do you also know she's a New York Times bestselling author? In honor of Black History Month and in celebration of reading, learn about all FIVE books she's written at penguinrandomhouse.com/authoβ¦. πππππ
Today ( BEFORE Noon) is your last day to vote for Lane Tech in the ABC Flyover! It takes ten seconds! One vote PER email address!!
Please SHARE the quick link to vote: woobox.com/9x8yki/qycxdr
We are the only CPS school in the competition, so please support us ;)
Dictionary Day is today! It marks the birthday of Noah Webster, whom many consider to be the father of the American dictionary.
@MerriamWebster, the official dictionary of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. #wordoftheweek#spellingbee
It's Thankful Thursday! π Grateful for the thousands of educators each school year who make the Bee journey so rewarding and positive for millions of students around the globe. If your school is not yet enrolled, visit spellingbee.com/enroll and join the fun for 2025!
Did you know we hosted the first National Spelling Bee in 1925? That means the Bee is older than:
πΊ Television
π Sliced bread
π Sunglasses
πͺ Chocolate chip cookies
π NASCAR
βοΈ Ballpoint pens
π Helicopters
Here's to our 100th anniversary in 2025! π
Calling all schools! Registration for the 2024-25 Academic Competitions season is still open.
We provide a variety of MS & HS enrichment programs for K-12 students, many at little to no cost to schools.
FMI π§ academiccompetitions@cps.edu or to register: forms.gle/CdEDN77QNCvwXbtH6