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MIU IV Academic Games League

Overview

All students in grades 3-12 are invited to compete in the Midwestern Intermediate Unit 4 Academic Games league.  The MIU 4 AGLOA league is one of 19, spanning eight states.  Local competitions, hosted by MIU4, culminate in the opportunity to compete at the AGLOA National Tournament in late spring of each year.  

This standards-aligned enrichment opportunity provides competition in the following games:  Equations, On-sets, LinguiSHTIK, Propaganda, Presidents, Theme, and Current Events.  Students are challenged to employ higher order thinking skills in the areas of Mathematics, Language Arts, and Social Studies. 

 

A group image of the academic games participants posing for a photo.

 

 

 

Academic Games Schedule  - 2025 - 2026

 

GAME

Division

Date

Onsets

(ALL; 3-12)

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Propaganda

MS/HS

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

ELEM

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

LinguiSHTIK

MS/HS

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

ELEM/NOVICE

Wednesday,  December 17, 2025

Presidents

ELEM/MS

Wednesday, January 7, 2026

HS

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Equations

MS/HS

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

ELEM/NOVICE

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Current Event/Theme

(ALL; 5-12)

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

SNOW DATES

Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Monday, January 12, 2026

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

POSTSEASON: TRIBOWL @ Grove City College

Day One: Monday, March 2, 2026

Day Two: Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Snow Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2026

NATIONALS TOURNAMENT - Charlotte, NC

April 24, 2026 - April 27, 2026

 

Training/Meeting

Data

Presenter/Trainer

Onsets

Friday, September 5, 2025

Jeff McNeish

Fall 2024 Coaches Meeting

Monday, September 8, 2025

Halee McCance & Heather Fry

Ling

Friday, October 10, 2025

Heather Fry

Equations

Friday, December 12, 2025

Lisa Wishart & Herb Guenther

TriBowl Coaches Planning Meeting

Thursday, January 8, 2026

4 - 6PM at Timber Creek GC

National Coaches Planning Meeting

Monday, March 9, 2026

4 - 6PM at Timber Creek GC

Nationals - Practice Day

Thursday, March 12, 2026

Coaches & National Qualifiers

Spring 2025 Coaches Meeting

Monday, May 11, 2026

Halee McCance & Heather Fry

 

2024-2025 Schedule

Contact

Stacey DeFiore
Stacey DeFiore,
Secretary for Education Services
724-458-6700 ext. 1263