Keep your ninth and tenth graders involved!
The Junior Varsity Challenge is a competitive opportunity designed for Kentucky’s ninth and tenth grade students, who sometimes are “lost” between the middle grades and high school Governor’s Cup Competition. Teams compete in “sections” of up to 8 teams each.
The registration fee is $100. Refunds for registrations must be requested at least 3 weeks prior to coach's planning meeting. No refunds will be granted after that date.
2025 Registration is now closed.
If you register for this event you may be asked to host your section. If you are unable to host or do not want those responsibilities then you shouldn't register for the competition.
The pairings and host for the 2025 JV Challenge are available. Coaches should now have their coach password and can begin entering students. [This is not the same as your Governor's Cup password]
RULES UPDATES
Quick Recall
- Teams may participate with 3 or 4 students
Student Participation
- Students may participate in up to 4 events, but are limited to a maximum of 3 test subjects.
2025 Key Dates
Registration Deadline
Monday, September 29
Coach Planning Meeting
Thursday, October 23
Composition
Tuesday, October 28
Quick Recall & Assessment
Saturday, November 1
Competitions Information
- Quick Recall
- Mathematics Content Assessment
- Science Content Assessment
- Social Studies Content Assessment
- Language Arts Content Assessment
- Arts & Humanities Content Assessment
- Written Composition
- Each student can participate in up to 4 of the 7 events (but each student may only take a maximum of 3 tests). A quick recall team may play with 3 or 4 students, you can enter up to 3 students in each of the other events.
- You do not have to fill all the slots to enter the competition, you can enter students in only quick recall, content assessments, composition, or any combination you choose.
- The Written Composition competition may be completed at your home school instead of traveling to the host site. All other events must take place at the host site.
- Students must bring a charged, functional device for Content Assessment. It is not the responsibility of the host school to provide devices to other schools. If students arrive to competition without a working device they may not get to participate.
Required Officials
- If you enter a Quick Recall team you are required to provide two (2) quick recall officials. One of which must be and able to serve as a judge or moderator.
- If you enter students in Written Composition you must provide a composition reader.
- If you enter students in any of the Content Assessments you must provide an assessment proctor.
Other Officials
The host site is not required to provide all of the "Key Officials," if you have someone who can serve as the Chief Official, Head Scorer, or Composition Coordinator please discuss at the planning meeting.
Certification
Certification is not required for JV Challenge competitions, but it is encouraged.
Composition Topic
The topic for JV Challenge Written Composition will be: Endangered Species
You can find more information on the COMPOSITION page.
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