Big crowd expected for Scholastic Contest

This marks the 52^nd year for the Scholastic Contest, which is believed to be the largest of its kind in the Midwest. A total of 1,406 students from 50 high schools have signed up to participate in one or more of the 44 tests administered by CSC faculty members. The event begins at 8:30 a.m. and runs through the morning.

Medals will be awarded to the top three individuals in each test. Seniors who win first in a test will receive a Scholastic Achievement Award, which will cover the in-state tuition to attend Chadron State during the 2012-2013 academic year. Schools accumulating the most points in each of the five divisions will receive plaques. 

More than two dozen activities and displays at 11 campus locations have been scheduled for students to enjoy while not testing.

More information, including test results the day of the event, may be found at www.csc.edu/scholastic.

The registered schools and their numbers of participants:

Ainsworth 31, Alliance 63, Anselmo-Merna 18, Arthur County at Arthur 24, Banner County at Harrisburg 17, Bayard 31, Bennett County 25, Bridgeport 38, Rapid City (S.D.) Central 17, Chadron 38, Cody-Kilgore 24, Crawford 31, Creek Valley at Chappell 23, Douglas (Wyo.) 14, Edgemont (S.D.) 10, Garden County at Oshkosh 27, Gering 35, Gordon-Rushville 51, Hay Springs 16, Hemingford 43, Hot Springs (S.D.) 11, Hyannis 19, Kimball 41, Leyton at Dalton 24, Mitchell 40, Morrill 36, Mullen 34, Niobrara County at Lusk (Wyo.) 17, Oelrichs (S.D.) 21, Ogallala 31, Perkins County at Grant 21, Pine Ridge Job Corps at Chadron 17, Potter-Dix 29, Rapid City Christian 21, Rock County at Bassett 32, Saint Francis (S.D.) Indian School 22, Sandhills at Dunning 20, Scottsbluff 29, Sidney 32, Sioux County at Harrison 23, Rapid City (S.D.) St. Thomas More 27, Rapid City (S.D.) Stevens 51, Stuart 32, Sturgis-Brown (S.D.) 40, Thedford 24, Upton (Wyo.) 30, Valentine 37, Wall (S.D.) 13, West Holt at Atkinson 34, Wright (Wyo.) 22.