Spell Bowl is held in October at Griffith High School. It is a competition between 10 - 12 schools. Each school has a 10 person team. Each team member competes as an individual, but a team score accumulates. It is similar to a spelling bee, but the contestants write words instead of spelling them orally.
Students have word lists to study.
Academic Decathlon is a 10-event academic competition held in January at Gavit High School in Hammond. The events include an interview, a speech, a composition, six subject area multiple choice tests-English, social studies, mathematics, science, art and music, and the Super Quiz. Students study specific topics, novels, poems, artists, musicians, etc. to prepare for the competition. The Super Bowl is held in April at Merrillville High School. They may also participate on an Interdisciplinary Team.