How to Join

Rally support from your school community

Print out our Program Brochure and distribute it among teachers, students, parents, and volunteers. Direct all interested parties to this web site for more information. Generate as much interest as you can; the more people participate, the more successful and exciting the tournament becomes.

PSIA contests span all levels from Grade 1 to Grade 8 —and are open to homeschoolers, too!— so everyone has an opportunity to take part.

Register your school

Complete and mail the Membership and Participation Form. The deadline for registration is provided in the News area of this site.

Once you register, the Executive Director assigns your school to a District (and a One-Act Play Area) according to the school’s size and location, and sends PSIA materials to you. The appropriate District Director also makes contact. Teachers, parents, coaches, and others may attend 12 Workshop Registration Form to receive important information regarding contest preparation; “Intro to PSIA” sessions precede each workshop.

Check the Districts & Areas pages for schools in your vicinity against whom you can expect to compete. (Note that the District lists are subject to change, and that the Executive Director may create new Districts as needed.)

Be advised:

Each school must provide adults to serve at District and State Meets as Event Directors, Graders or Judges, or Assistants. (Well in advance of a Meet, District and State Directors announce specific positions to fill.) Plan to send enough adults or high school students to fill ONE position for every 2.25 student participants.

Invite other schools to join, too!

Does your school have a cross-town rival? Challenge their students to battle yours on the field of academic honor. Contact local schools and homeschools that may not have received our information in the mail.