In Quick Recall, a team of four students listens to questions read by a moderator and tries to beat the clock, and the opposing team, with a correct response. Northside competes against Southside, Huntertown, Simmons, Woodford Christian, and St. Leo's Schools in scrimmage games during the months of December-January.  We compete against each school twice, for a total of 10 matches.  All team members will get some playing time during the scrimmages with the other schools.   Team members who answer the most questions during practice and scrimmages will be chosen to compete in the Governor’s Cup competition. 1^st and 2^nd place Quick Recall teams go on to Regional competition in March.
    In addition to the Quick Recall team explained above, there are also students who take written exams in the subject areas of science, math, language arts, social studies, arts and humanities, and composition. If a student is not suited to the fast tempo of quick recall, he/she may still do quite well on the written exams and earn points for the team that way. Students who come in 1^st –5th place in Written Assessment in the Governor’s Cup will advance to the Regionals in March. Students interested in competing in composition should be good writers.
    There is one other component of Governor’s Cup competition called Future Problem Solving. A team of 4 students is given a futuristic problem for which they have to come up with solutions, using a very structured format. Students on this team should be creative thinkers who can "think outside of the box."  The competition is in February and takes 90 minutes. 1^st and 2^nd place teams go on to Regional competition in March.
    Quick Recall practices begin in late October. Parent volunteers serve as scorekeepers and moderators (person who reads the questions aloud to the teams) during matches, so if you can attend a match, you might be asked to work in one of these roles! It’s really helpful to have a moderator at practices also, so that you can have some practice before an actual match.  It takes a little bit of practice to be a good moderator. If you are able to serve as a moderator at practices, let us know. We also need at least one person who is willing to be trained as an official for the Governor’s Cup competition. This person must attend a training session and be willing to serve as either a judge or moderator during Governor’s Cup Competition. Our team must supply an official in order for us to participate.
    Academic Team members are expected to attend all practices unless they have a valid excuse. Parents are responsible for transportation home after practices at 4:00, as well as to and from matches.  We are not allowed to transport students. Your child may ride to a match with another parent with your permission, if you arrange it ahead of time.
   The Academic Team is not for everyone, but can be very rewarding for the motivated student.  Students get out of Academic Team what they put into it.  If your child is motivated to learn above and beyond what is being taught in the classroom, this may be a great outlet for him/her.  This year, Missy Duncan (2nd grade teacher) and Danita DalCin (3rd grade teacher) are the coaches. We look forward to working with your child.  If you have further questions, please feel free to call either of us at school: 846-4415 or or email us at:
melissa.duncan@woodford.kyschools.us
danita.dalcin@woodford.kyschools.us 

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