Scholastic Visions

Scholastic Visions is the official newsletter of the IHSSBCA. It includes the most current articles on scholastic bowl in Illinois. Scholastic Visions is released quarterly online and in print (for an additional fee) to IHSSBCA members. To join the IHSSBCA and receive the newsletter, visit our membership page or our online shop. Members can use this link to access the newsletter archives and download past issues.

Download the October 2025 issue below and in the newsletter archives

The first issue of each year’s newsletter (link at the bottom of the page) is free to all community members. Further issues of the newsletter are released to IHSSBCA members. In this issue:

Team Illinois Claims National Championship Once Again!
Photos and a tournament recap of the National All-Star Academic Tournament are in this issue >

Rule Changes for 2025-26
The IESA, IHSA, and Masonic rules for 2025-26 have changed. Read more about the rule changes and find out how to register for Masonics and sign up to host an IHSA Sectional in this issue >

Upcoming Tournaments
This year, the IHSSBCA is sponsoring Middle School Tournaments in addition to Novice, Kickoff, and Turnabouts. Read more in this issue >

Tournament Hosting Resources
Find articles about preparing moderators, saving money on awards, and using the MODAQ statistics service in this issue >

Submit photos or articles to Scholastic Visions

Email Kristin Strey to have your submission published. All submissions, from tournament recaps to opinion pieces, are welcome!

Download the first issue of this year’s Scholastic Visions for free.

  2025-10.pdf (15.7 MiB, 3 hits)

2022-2023 Newsletters
On a rolling basis, archived volumes of the newsletter are released for free reading.

  September 2022 (13.9 MiB, 621 hits)

  February 2023 (21.6 MiB, 48 hits)

  April 2023 (30.9 MiB, 35 hits)

  April 2023 Banquet Insert (4.2 MiB, 23 hits)

  August 2023 (12.4 MiB, 54 hits)

All issues may be read by IHSSBCA members from the newsletter archives.