High School
Tournament of Champions
The HSTOC is the state written championship for high school students. Grades 9-12.
Enrollment closes April 30th. Registration consists of two parts; a) Alca Website enrollment and b) Site RSVP. Please make sure to complete both.
Who: Students in 9-12 grade who have qualified to attend
Where: Oklahoma State University in Stillwater (May 2nd&3rd)
Rose State College in Midwest City (May 3rd&4th)
Murray State in Tishomingo (May 2nd)
When: May 2, 3 & 4, 2024
Cost: $10.00 per student per test
The list of tests for 2024 is all of the tests we currently offer.
An enrollment of 10 or more students is required before a test can become a part of the competition for this year.
A yellow triangle in the upper right corner of a cell indicates a note or definition about the test.
If your student has placed in a test that I do not have on my list, please contact me for equivalent or substitute options.
2024 Shirt front Order Form at the bottom of this page.
HSTOC Delivery for 2024
The 2024 High School Tournament of Champions will be digital. Students should bring a laptop, tablet, or Chromebook on which to take the test.
Students testing on a device will be able to move from test to test as they finish.
World Language students will need to bring headphones or earbuds.
How to Qualify for the HSTOC
1.) Student must place 1st - 5th at a qualifying tournament.
2.) Open Enrollment - This includes tests for which there are very few corresponding tests at the regional level. Please select students for open enrollment tests carefully. The student you enter in these competitions should be either currently enrolled in the class or have a background in independent study for this area.
Personal Finance
Sociology
World Literature
Current Events
Art History & Terms
Music Theory & History
Family & Consumer Sciences
Technology Education
Accounting
Biology II
General Business
Business Math
Communication Skills (Speech)
Computer Applications (software)
Computer Science (programing)
Drawing Click for additional information about the 2023 competition.
Economics
Geography
World Languages - only if involved in personal study or currently enrolled. Spanish, French, German.
3.) Testing in a subject not offered at the qualifying meet. Schools with students attending the HSTOC as a result of placing at a qualifying meet may enter one student in a test that was not offered at the qualifier. Requirements:
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Student must be currently enrolled in the class that corresponds with the requested test.
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The requested test(s) must not have been offered at the qualifying event(s) attended by the school.
1st, 2nd and 3rd place trophies are awarded for each subject test. 4th & 5th place medals for each subject test. Top 10 medals for all students placing 6-10.
1st, 2nd and 3rd place Scholar Trophies for each 9th-12th grade
2024 Thursday Testing
We are offering Thursday Testing at OSU from 12pm - 5pm. More details to come.
Murray State is also available on Thursday from 9a-2p.
You must RSVP for this date by April 20th to secure a seat at either of these two locations.
2024 Friday and/or Saturday Testing
We offer testing on Friday and/or Saturday. Students with conflicts on Saturday may choose to come on Friday to take their tests. Vice Versa.
Friday night schedule will mirror the Saturday schedule.
Friday testing begins at 10:00 am with the last test starting at 5:00 for Rose State
Friday (OSU) testing beings at 10:00 am and ends at 5:00pm
On Saturday the first test is at 9:00 with the last test starting at 2:00 (varies by subject so please plan accordingly)
On Saturday Only
Awards are sorted at the end of each testing hour. If you are collecting for a single student please check with Erika for where to collect those.
3:15 - Scholar Results Announced
*Current Events items will come from the time span of March 2023 through March 20, 2024.
** 40% of the Humanities & Fine Arts test will be over the Focus Period.
Coaches are encouraged to collect awards before leaving to save time on shipping delays since school lets out very soon after this event.
HSTOC Scholar
HSTOC Scholar Test - Freshman Scholar, Sophomore Scholar, Junior Scholar, Senior Scholar
To qualify to take the Scholar test a student must have qualified to take at least 3 tests at the HSTOC OR have qualified to take the scholar test the previous year.
There will be one scholar test over multiple subjects. Each scholar test will include questions from grade level language arts, math, science, social studies as well as current events, fine arts and humanities, vocabulary, literature, and pop culture.
Enrollment
A new platform to register for the HSTOC is now live. Please follow the steps in the Guide below to register students for tests. Then RSVP for which site you will be attending.
HSTOC T-shirt Order Form
Order deadline for day of tournament pick-up is April 22.
The shirt is:
