Dear AASCA Directors and Principals:
We are at less than four weeks from your arrival in San Salvador. We again remind everyone to be in country no later than 4:00pm. Our first activity, the “Ice Breaker” begins at 6:00pm. This year´s AASCA Knowledge Bowl will use questions from Academic Hallmarks. We inform all coaches that the questions will be drawn from the new and well as previous editions. Each package of questions will be pristine and opened at the beginning of each match.
AASCA Knowledge Bowl rules indicate that Varsity teams consist of students in grades 8-12. The Junior Varsity teams can only have students in grades 8-10 only.
We expect that all schools have confirmed their hotel reservations. We do remind you that the hotels will not be able to hold any rooms past October 20. Terraza Hotel only has 15 more rooms available. The Princess Hotel and the Sheraton Hotel have more availability but your school needs to reserve as soon as possible to take advantage of the rates that have been offered. Please make sure you communicate with contact the person whose name we gave you.
We are still awaiting the travel arrangements from most of the schools. We need this information as soon as possible to organize the pick-up at the airport and the transportation from the hotels to the schools.
This is the final list of schools that have confirmed their participation in this year´s AASCA Knowledge Bowl: (please check and make sure we have accurate information)
Schools with a Varsity Team (5 members)
- Colegio Maya de Guatemala
- American School of Tegucigalpa
- Escuela Internacional Sampedrana, San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
- Colegio Americano de Guatemala
- St. Augustine Preparatory School
- Colegio Maya de El Salvador
- International School of San Salvador
- Panamerican School of El Salvador
- American School of El Salvador
- Freedom School of Nicaragua
- Country Day School of Costa Rica
- International School of Panama
- Lincoln Academy de Nicaragua
- American Nicaraguan School
- Colegio Interamericano of Guatemala
- Colegio Decroly Americano, Guatemala
Schools with a Junior Varsity Team (5 members)
- Colegio Maya de Guatemala
- American School of Tegucigalpa
- Escuela Internacional Sampedrana, San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
- Colegio Americano de Guatemala
- St. Augustine Preparatory School
- International School of San Salvador
- American School of El Salvador
- Country Day School of Costa Rica
- International School of Panama
- Lincoln Academy de Nicaragua
- American Nicaraguan School
Confirmation of non-participation:
- Lincoln School in San Jose Costa Rica
- Mazapan School, La Ceiba, Honduras
- Balboa Academy of Panama
- Colegio Americano del Sur, Guatemala
No Response
- American International School of Costa Rica
- Marian Baker School
- Pan-American School of Costa Rica
The Preliminary Itinerary for the event is as follows:
Wednesday, November 11, All schools need to arrive no later than 4pm in San Salvador. We will arrange transportation from the airport to the hotel and from the hotel to the American School of El Salvador for the Opening Ceremonies. We need to receive your travel arrangements as soon as possible send to: claudiapardo65@hotmail.com,
6:00-7:00PM - Opening Ceremonies /Ice Breaker /Coaches Meeting
7:00-8:00 Dinner
Thursday, November 12 8:30AM All schools report to the International School of San Salvador (ISS)
9.00-4:00 All teams compete at ISS
4:00-9:00 Time to Study and Dinner with team members
Friday, November 13 8:30-4:00 Schools will report to the Panamerican School or the American School
4:00-9:00 Time to study and Dinner with team members
Saturday, November 14 8:30-1:00PM All schools report to the American School of El Salvador
1:00-5PM Tour Options: 1)Archeological Site; 2) Water Park-Atlantis; and 3) Museums and Shopping Center. (aprox. $15-20 per person w sack lunch). PLEASE INDICATE YOUR PREFERANCE TO HELP US IN THE PLANNING.
7:00-10:00 Closing and Awards Ceremonies, Dinner and Social Event at the American School of El Salvador gym.
Sunday, November 15 6:00-2:00 Transfer to the airport, and return to home countries.
We include the following items of GREAT IMPORTANCE:
- Travel information needs to be submitted ASAP. Each school must inform Claudia Borjas - claudiapardo65@hotmail.com, of their transportation arrangements so that we can facilitate the transfers from airport to the hotel.
- Hotel arrangements: We need to know your lodging arrangements. We offered three options for hotels. These hotels will have special rates for our students and are within easy access to our schools. Let us know what your Tour Option will be. Each school must contact the hotel of their choice directly and inform us as soon as the reservation has been confirmed, see previous bulletins for details on hotels.
- We need the Registration Form to be completed and sent to us ASAP.
- There is a $400 per team to cover the tournament expenses. If you are bringing a Varsity and Junior Varsity that is $400 per team ($800)
- Each team is composed of 5 players maximum, meaning 10 players if you bring a Varsity and a Junior Varsity team.
- Coaches must meet with parents and students to sign the AASCA rules form. Local EA/ISS-Panamerican school students may NOT host parties. Visiting participants must not attend a party. Each school must come with Coach and an Administrator (AASCA Rules).
- Cafeteria services for lunch will be provided at the schools, each person pays for themselves.
- The games on Thursday will be at the International School of San Salvador, on Friday they will take place at both the American School of El Salvador and at the Panamerican School, the final games and closing ceremonies will be at the American School of EL Salvador on Saturday.
- For additional information, please contact: Ramon Morales, Upper School Director, American School of El Salvador, at morales. ramon@amschool.edu.sv. The school phone is (503) 2528-8275.
- We need all schools to bring their best working buzzers, we are trying to purchase at least two more but we will not have the sufficient number to cover all the games. Thank you.
- School flag or banners for Opening Ceremonies. Country flags will be placed on the stage by the host school.
ALL CHECKS NEED TO BE MADE TO THE ESCUELA AMERICANA, or Cash is preferred
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