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Saturday, April 24, 2010, 12:00 AM - 12:00 AMApproximately 2,500 students from across Texas have qualified for the 2010 Private Schools Interscholastic Association Academic State Meets to be held on April 24 (District AA) and May 1 (District A) at Texas Christian University in Ft. Worth. These students qualified for the PSIA State Meets by placing first or second individually in one or more contests at the PSIA District Meet held at 24 area tournaments.
Celebrating its 13th year as a non-profit 501(c)(3) service organization for private schools, PSIA serves 247 member schools this year and continues to provide the most comprehensive academic extracurricular program in the nation for privately-schooled students in grades 1-8, offering 19 contests, with awards in 55 grade-level events. Contests include a wide spectrum of advanced curricula in mathematics, science, social studies, listening, reading, vocabulary, speaking, writing, art, music and drama.
The purpose of the PSIA academic program is to use competition to further develop students’ higher order thinking skills. “Inspiring student achievement through academic competition remains our primary goal,” said Dr. Patricia Walters, PSIA Executive Director. “In addition, PSIA serves to honor and reward academic achievements, while ensuring that the overall purposes of the program are to use competition as a tool in the preparation of students for citizenship and successful adulthood and
to provide incentive to excel in academics.” Eight scholarship awards, ranging from $100 to $1500, were presented to worthy 8th grade students in 2009 through the PSIA scholarship program. If donations are sufficient, scholarships ranging from $100 to $1500 will be awarded in May, 2010.
Approximately 47,000 privately schooled students throughout Texas, including home-schooled children and public charter schools, are currently being served through membership in the PSIA program. With close to 250 private schools in the program this year, the growth challenge continues.
For more information about membership the PSIA academic program, contact Dr. Patricia Walters, PSIA Executive Director, at 817 416-9404; P.O. Box 2481, Grapevine, TX 76099.
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