WACS State Competition Manual

The new edition of the WACS State Competition Manual and judges forms are now available by following the link below. 

The AACS Competition Manual (2020 edition) will govern National Competition 2021–2025. Be sure to purchase the national manual for your school and carefully review it. State competitions often operate under different rules. Competitors must follow current Nationals rules and use the current AACS judging forms at Nationals.  The AACS Competition Manual (2020 edition) includes the Science Fair Manual.  
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AACS Competition Annual Update (September  2021)

Spelling Competition Resources

An explanation regarding Spelling Resources from AACS:

Spelling study lists can be accessed here. All the words listed are from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary.
AACS High School National Competition
  • Words are organized into four lists—Contest A & B and Champion A & B. Initial rounds will be from the lists. Additional words for advanced rounds may be chosen from the official contest dictionary.
  • Instruct high school students to study all four lists.
Junior High and Elementary Competitions--Contact your state association for Junior High and Elementary guidelines!
  • Junior high competitions are governed by the various state organizations. AACS suggests instructing junior high students to study the two A lists—Contest A and Champion A. Initial rounds will be from the lists. Additional words for advanced rounds may be chosen from the official contest dictionary.
  • Instruct junior high students to study Contest A and Champion A lists.
  • Elementary competitions are governed by the various state organizations. The elementary study list is available on the AACS website. Spelling bee words will come from the list, from student textbooks, and from the dictionary. WACS elementary spelling lists are found in the WACS State Competition Manual.