ENRICHING THE LIVES OF STUDENTS

The Kentucky Association for Academic Competition (KAAC)

MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT

Coaches have been sent an email explaining a major change to the KAAC program. We are switching to Strategic Problem Solving for the 2026-27 school year.

Strategic Problem Solving Component Events

Kentucky Strategic Problem Solving will offer the below component events for the upcoming season. More information will be released soon.

Short Story Showcase

Short Story Showcase is a creative writing competition where students develop a short story about one of the competitive topics in the current season.

Creative Monologue

Individual students will develop and tell a dramatic story based on one of the competitive topics from the current season.

Cinematic Production

Teams of 1 to 4 students will develop a 3 to 5 minute short film on one of the competitive topics of the current season. A short film may be any format including: live-action, stop-action, animation, etc.

Applied Strategic Problem Solving

Teams apply the Strategic Problem Solving Process to solve a real-world problem in their school, neighborhood, city, state, country or world.

Individual Strategic Problem Solving

Individual students will apply the Strategic Problem Solving process to a future scene on the state topic.

Junior Division Strategic Problem Solving

Teams of 4 students grade K-6 will compete using the Strategic Problem Solving Process.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

High School teams can now register for Season 2 of Home Team Hi-Q. Information is available here.

The room block for the conference at the Galt House is now open. You can register and reserve here.

School Invoices for 2026-27

Invoices are being mailed out to member schools for the next school year.

You can either submit payment via check or pay online here.

If payment is made online, via Zeffy, please read and adjust the processing fee before submitting.

Pay via Credit Card

Challenge and reward your students!

Students rarely have the opportunity to showcase their academic achievement, and standard classroom content may not adequately challenge and draw out the full potential of every student. KAAC can help you provide the academic rigor and creativity your students desire, and give them the recognition they deserve. Through KAAC-sponsored academic competitions, students: