WACS State Competition Manual
The new edition of the WACS State Competition Manual and judges forms are now available by following the link below.
A new AACS Competition Manual (2020 edition) will govern National Competition 2021–2025. There were many updates made. 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 new AACS Competition Manual (2020 edition) includes the new Science Fair Manual. The Science Fair Manual was significantly changed with this edition. Previous editions no longer apply. For further information on all the changes for the AACS National Competition, click here.
AACS Competition Annual Update (September 2021)
AACS Manual Changes (March 2020) - Please note this is for the AACS manual. The WACS Junior and Senior High sections incorporated all of these changes as well as other updates.
A new AACS Competition Manual (2020 edition) will govern National Competition 2021–2025. There were many updates made. 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 new AACS Competition Manual (2020 edition) includes the new Science Fair Manual. The Science Fair Manual was significantly changed with this edition. Previous editions no longer apply. For further information on all the changes for the AACS National Competition, click here.
AACS Competition Annual Update (September 2021)
AACS Manual Changes (March 2020) - Please note this is for the AACS manual. The WACS Junior and Senior High sections incorporated all of these changes as well as other updates.
Manual |
Judges Forms |
Registration FormsElementary Registration Form (due March 18, 2022)
Junior High Registration Form (due Jan 28, 2022) Senior High Registration Form (due Jan 28, 2022) |
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
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 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.
