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 (January 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 (January 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 19, 2021)
Junior High Registration Form (due Jan 29, 2021) Senior High Registration Form (due Jan 29, 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. The emphasis of the lists is to teach students to learn how to spell and to minimize the memorization of words.
AACS High School Competition
Spelling study lists can be accessed here. All the words listed are from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. The emphasis of the lists is to teach students to learn how to spell and to minimize the memorization of words.
AACS High School Competition
- Study lists may be accessed at here. Words are organized into sections by language of origin. Words are further organized into “Study Words” and “Challenge Words.” Spelling bee words will not necessarily come from these lists but will come from the same categories.
- Instruct high school students to study all sections.
- Junior high competitions are governed by the various state organizations. AACS suggests instructing junior high students to study the following sections (accessed here): Arabic, Old English, Greek, French, German, Italian. Spelling bee words will not necessarily come from these lists but will come from the same categories.
- Elementary competitions are governed by the various state organizations. The elementary study list is available in the WACS competition manual.
