Inter- School Academic

and Athletic League In cooperation with

ARALING PANLIPUNAN CHALLENGE GUIDELINES

A. About the Competition:

1. The AP Challenge ’17 is a competition among different elementary and high school levels, and
Sisters of Mount Carmel Catholic School (SMCCSI) shall be the host for the said event on January
27, 2018, Saturday.

2. This year’s competition is open to all ISAAL member-schools.

3. The medium to be used is FILIPINO for Grades 1 to 10, and ENGLISH for Grades 11 and 12.

B. General Guidelines:

1. Contestants shall come from Grade One to Grade 12 (1 participant per grade/year level). The
participating schools MUST ensure that the delegates are bona fide pupils/students of their
respective schools by submitting the following:

a. Certificate of Enrollment signed by the school principal AND school registrar indicating
students’ full name, current age and grade/level and coaches’ full name. (Appendix A: Format
for Certificate of Enrollment)

b. Event fees per school at ₱ 500.00 for ELEM division and P500.00 for HS division.

2. The participating schools shall submit the official list of names of delegates along with the
requirements identified above on or before January 13, 2018 by email to the Challenge
Coordinator, Sir Marjay Clamor at isaal.acad@gmail.com. Only schools who have submitted
their requirements on time shall be allowed to join. Corollary to this, ABSOLUTELY no school shall
be allowed to join the AP Challenge ’17 if they register on the day of the actual event, even if their
student contestants are present at the venue (NO WALK – IN REGISTRATIONS).

3. Confirmation for joining the AP Challenge ’17 shall be recognized once ALL the school’s necessary
requirements are submitted to the Challenge Coordinator. Upon submission, a number shall be
assigned to the school. This number assignment shall be used by the school staff in the tally
 sheets for record purposes; and shall thus be followed in the seating arrangement of student
representatives per room assignments during the contest proper.

4. There will be specific contest guidelines and criteria that will be followed strictly by all the
delegates. These will be released to the ISAAL member schools who may wish to participate.

5. The delegates should wear the complete academic uniform with their School ID.

6. The delegates from each participating school may be accompanied by a maximum of two (2)
coaches to the SMCCSI campus, however, NO coach is allowed inside room assignment. The
coach/teacher should wear his/her official school ID, the Coach tag and official faculty/school
uniform for purposes of identification. SMCCSI shall have the option to disallow entrance of
parents/guardians to their campus. Otherwise, SMCCSI may assign a holding area for
parents waiting to fetch their children. In line with this, it is expected that it is the duty
of the school officials to advise the accompanying parents that this is a CLOSED-DOOR
COMPETITION. To assure compliance, the ISAAL Board members / officers have an absolute
right to disqualify the particular student contestant of the erring parent.

7. The top scorers shall be declared winners according to the total number of contestants per level.

Number of Winners Number of Contestants

TOP 3 3-10
TOP 5 11-12
TOP 6 13-14
TOP 7 15-16
TOP 8 17-18
TOP 9 19-20
TOP 10 21 and above

8. The Champion shall receive a gold medal and certificate. The Second Placer shall have a silver
medal and certificate. The 3rd to 10th Placers shall be given bronze medals.
 Inter- School Academic
and Athletic League In cooperation with

Araling Panlipunan CHALLENGE GUIDELINES AND MECHANICS

Participants:
Each recognized school may send only ONE (1) contestant per year/grade level. They must be bona
fide pupils/students of the participating schools.

QUESTIONS:

1. The coverage and questions per Grade / Level shall be specified by a commissioned master
public teacher unknown to the ISAAL Board of Officers and Coordinators.

2. The questions will be under the safekeeping of an uninterested third party until the start of
the contest. All questions will be in powerpoint formatted into three categories (Easy, Average
and Difficult).

3. MECHANICS OF THE AP CHALLENGE

1. Inside the Contest Rooms, the students from the participating schools shall be asked to sit in
assigned seats according to their Registration number (assigned upon registration with the
ISAAL Treasurer).
2. Thirty (30) questions shall be fielded in Filipino and the contestants shall answer in
the same language. Should there be no equivalent Filipino translation, the English
term or answer will be accepted upon the final say and discretion of the quiz master.

TIME ALLOTMENT TOTAL

NO. OF
CATEGORY Primary Intermediate High School
POINT
POINTS
(Grades 1, 2, 3) (Grades 4, 5, 6) (Grades 7, 8, 9, 10, 11) S
10 EASY 2 15 sec 15 sec 15 sec 20
10 AVERAGE 3 30 sec 30 sec 30 sec 30
10 DIFFICULT 5 60 sec 60 sec 60 sec 50
TOTAL 100
 The time allotted for each question shall not exceed the time allotted in each category. A bell
will ring once the time is up.

3. The questions shall be arranged in no particular order within a category. The final answer
and solution (whenever appropriate) shall be flashed on screen through LCD presentation.

4. The Quiz Master will read each question twice. The contestants can start writing given values
and solving the problems while the question is being read; but will only be allowed to write
down their answers on the sheets after the Quiz Master has declared the word “GO!”. The
contestants must stop writing once the bell is rung, signifying that the time allotment has
elapsed.

NOTE: The answers given by contestants should be complete. Whenever appropriate and
whenever it is specifically asked, the correct units should be indicated. Absolutely NO
FRACTION of the allotted points shall be given in consideration for incomplete answers (All
or None Rule).

5. The correct answer and correct solution (whenever appropriate) shall be flashed on the LCD
ready for checking of the tag boards.

6. Question/s about the answers shall only be entertained before proceeding to the next
question. The Committee shall decide on the validity of the question or concern raised. The
Committee’s decision is final and irrevocable.

7. Only the contestants shall be allowed to raise questions .They should raise their hand and
wait until they are recognized before they raise their questions. Respect and diplomacy must
be exercised while presenting appropriate and pertinent concerns and clarifications.

8. In case of a tie, additional questions (Clincher) shall be given until the tie is broken.

9. There shall be at least one (1) ISAAL Officer who shall oversee the smooth flow of the AP
Challenge per room assignment.

10. Coaching and other forms of dishonesty are strictly prohibited and would mean
disqualification of the contestant.

11. The contestants shall be ranked according to their final scores.

12. THE AP CHALLENGE ’17-‘18 COMMITTEE’S DECISION IS FINAL.

Note: The following shall be provided by the student contestants.

1. 40 lengthwise strips of one-half used/recyclable bond paper as shown below or

Magnetic board and board markers – personally brought by participant
2. Permanent or board markers

Personnel:

 Committee – Principal or Coordinator and faculty members of SMCCSI

 Quiz Master
 Watchers – from ISAAL
 Timer
 Scorers

Take note of Appendix / Attachment:

Appendix A: Format for Certificate of Enrollment
Appendix B: Student and Parental Consent forms
Appendix C: Student Tag
Appendix D: Coach Tag