About MSJ Academic Challenge

What We Do

Affectionately dubbed "Academically Challenged" by its members, Academic Challenge is a student-run club that competes in Science Olympiad, Science Bowl, Quiz Bowl, Ocean Science Bowl, and History Bowl at the regional, state, and national levels. Our goal is to encourage the study of science, engineering, math, and the humanities, and to create a tightly-knit community of students.

Academic Challenge is based at Mission San Jose High School, a public high school in Fremont, California that serves grades 9–12.

Our five programs are Science Olympiad, Science Bowl, Quiz Bowl, Ocean Science Bowl, and History Bowl.

How We're Organized

The club is run entirely by its students. An officer board handles overall operations and logistics, while each competition program is led by student captains who run tryouts, practices, and travel for their event.

See the Our Team page for the current officer board, program captains, and club alumni.

Meetings

Practice schedules are set per program, not club-wide. Each program's page lists its current tryout process and practice day/time under "How to Participate." Most practices run weekly during that program's season, either at Mission San Jose High School or online.

Full contact details and how to get on the mailing list are on the Contact page.