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 January 2024 issue of Scholastic Visions from 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:

Illinois Teams Make National Top 300
Forty-five teams were ranked among the top 300 teams in the nation based on the Groger Ranks statistical ranking in December. Find out which Illinois team topped the list and which three made it into the top ten in this issue >

Mid-Season Members Poll
Illinois coaches voted for the top teams overall and in Class A in a poll reviewing the first half of the year.
Read more >

Nominate Players for All-Sectional/All-State Honors
Read about what information you need to nominate a player in this issue >

Novice and Kickoff Champions
See photos of the top teams at Novice and Kickoff tournaments >

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.

  October 2023 (17.8 MiB, 347 hits)


2019-2020 Issues
On a rolling basis, archived volumes of the newsletter are released for free reading.

  October 2020 (2.7 MiB, 140 hits)

  December 2020 (3.4 MiB, 879 hits)

  April 2021 (10.2 MiB, 500 hits)

  June 2021 (2.8 MiB, 254 hits)

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