Online Current Events League Rules

For Validity and Fairness, All League Rules Must Be Followed.

The following are some Rules and Process details on how the 2008-09 News Bowl Online Current Events League will be administered.

1. A News Bowl Online Current Events team consists of 1-5 students who test online in the school.
2. Students in grades 3 through high school may enter the league.
3. A test period lasts 30 minutes or less. The test is 50 multiple choice questions.
4. League (monthly) tests will cover news from the first three weeks of the month. The test is the last week of the month.
5. News Bowl will post Top 100 grade level national rankings and state rankings during the first week of the following month.
6. Each team must choose a team captain to enter answers using the mouse.
7. Each team must choose a team member to record the answers on a News Bowl Answer Sheet.
8. A student may test only one time per league (month). Students may be on different teams monthly.
9. Team members may not use notes of any kind while testing.
10. Teachers or any one else in the room at the time of testing may not help the team answer questions.
11. Scores do not aggregate monthly because teams may change or some classrooms may not test every league.
12. The goal for each team is to reach the “benchmark” or passing score for their grade level.
13. In case of computer failure during testing, the team should go back to home page, refresh and start over.