Scholastic Bowl is an IHSA sponsored activity that is offered at most public schools in Illinois. In this competitive academic club, teams spend much time preparing for matches by going over rules, logistics, and doing sample questions in various areas such as science, mathematics, literature, art, history, geography, government, and mythology. Our school's participation includes team competing in after-school matches against other teams in the League, and taking part in the IHSA Tournament series and Saturday tournaments. To join, interested students can contact the sponsor and attend practices that are usually held one or more times weekly at varying times throughout the full year.

The ACES academic challenge event is a high school competition that was created by University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, and currently continued by Eastern Illinois University.  It consists of a varsity team of 14 students, an unlimited team of JV students, and some At-Large competitors from schools across Illinois.  Students compete against one another, and as a team in seven categories including Biology, Computer Science, Chemistry, Math, Physics, Engineering Graphics, and English.  Contests are held annually on three different levels, regional, sectional, and state.