Saturday, February 24, 2024 – Southeast Louisiana District Literary Rally

Monday, February 26, 2024 – Unofficial Results Available

Monday, March 4, 2024 – Official Results Posted

Saturday, March 23, 2024 – Louisiana State Rally 

The most difficult questions within each literary event test will be used as tiebreakers. 
These tiebreakers will compose 20% of each literary event test.  Tiebreakers will
not be identified to participating students.  In the event of a tie, the following
policy will be applied:

• The students’ answers to the questions selected as tiebreakers will be reviewed.
• The student who obtains the highest percentage of accurate tiebreaker questions is
  the winner.  (Example: If there are eight tiebreaker questions and student #1 answers
  three out of eight tiebreakers correctly, but student #2 answers six out of eight
  correctly, then student #2 is the winner)
• If more than one student answers the same number of tiebreaker questions correctly,
  all eligible students are declared winners and will be eligible to compete at State
  Rally, provided that these students attend different schools.                              
                                                                   

Note:  Only one student per school is eligible to participate in a literary event
at State Rally. If multiple students from the same school participate in a literary
event, receive the same overall score, and then answer the highest percentage of tiebreakers
correctly, then the district must select one winning student to send to the State
Rally.

Note:  If more than one student from the same school answers 100% of the test questions
correctly, all eligible students will qualify to attend state rally.       

Can I use a calculator?

You may use a calculator on the LHSRA Mathematics, Chemistry, and Physics tests, but
not on any of the other tests offered by the LHSRA.  You are not required to use a
calculator.  All problems on the tests can be solved without a calculator.

 

WARNING:  You are responsible for knowing if your calculator is permitted.  If you use a prohibited calculator, or you use a calculator on any test other than
the Mathematics, Chemistry, and Physics Tests, you will be dismissed and your answer
document will not be scored.  If it is determined later that you used a prohibited
calculator or that you used a calculator on a test other than the mathematics, chemistry,
and physics tests, your scores will be cancelled.  The TI-89 is the most common calculator taken from students who bring this model to
rally events.

 

If you wish to use a calculator, you are responsible for bringing it to the test center
and for making sure it works properly.  The test center will not provide a backup
calculator or batteries. You may not share your calculator with anyone else.  You
may bring a backup calculator, but you may not have more than one on your desk or
in operation at a time.

 

You may use your calculator only while you are working on the Mathematics, Chemistry,
and Physics tests.  At all other times, it must be turned off and put away.  If you
finish the tests before time is called, you must turn your calculator off and wait
quietly.  Calculators with games or other functions may not be used – you may use
only the mathematics functions of your calculator.

 

Permitted Calculators

• Any four-function, scientific, or graphing calculator, unless it has features described
  in the Prohibited Calculators list below.
• TI-Nspire (non-CAS) and Sharp EL 9600
• Calculators with letter keys not in QWERTY format
• For models on the Calculators Permitted with Modification list, you will be required
  to modify some of the calculator’s features.

 

Prohibited Calculators

• Texas Instruments:  all model numbers beginning with TI-89 and TI-92, and TI-Nspire CAS
• Hewlett-Packard:  HP Prime, HP 48GII and all model numbers beginning with HP 40G, HP 49G, or HP 50G
• Casio:  fx-CP400 (ClassPad 400), Algebra fx 2.0, ClassPad 300, ClassPad 330, and all model
  numbers beginning with CFX – 9970G
• Calculators with built-in computer algebra systems
• Pocket organizers
• Handheld, tablet, or laptop computers, including PDAs
• Electronic Writing Pads or Pen-Input devices
• Calculators built into cell phones or other electronic communication devices
• Calculators with a typewriter keypad (keys in QWERTY format)

 

Calculators Permitted with Modification

These types of calculators are permitted, but only after they are modified as noted:

• Calculators with paper tape – Remove the tape.
• Calculators that can hold programs or documents – remove all documents and remove
  all programs that have computer algebra system functionality
• Calculators that make noise – turn off the sound
• Calculators that can communicate wirelessly with other calculators – Completely cover
  the infrared data port with heavy opaque material such as duct tape or electricians
  tape (includes Hewlett-Packard HP 38G series, HP 39G series, and HP 48G).
• Calculators that have power cords – remove all power/electrical cords.

 

NB:     LHSRA Calculator Usage Policy is adapted from Preparing for the ACT, 2014-2015.

Participants who arrive after posted event times may not participate.  Students are
encouraged to arrive to the testing room at least ten minutes prior to the posted
event time.  In the event that unforeseeable circumstances prevent a significant number
of participants from multiple schools from arriving by the posted event time, the
following steps may be taken:

• High School Coordinators are responsible for contacting the Director of the District
  Literary Rally to inform them of the circumstances
• At the discretion of the Director of the District Rally, test times may be adjusted
  as applicable

1. Schools may enter only ONE district rally.

 

2. All Literary Tests will be limited to ONE HOUR ONLY.

 

3. Certain educational aides are not permitted, i.e., slide rules, dictionaries, English
   handbooks, etc. A Periodic Table will be available in the classroom for those students
   taking the Chemistry test. Calculators ARE allowed. Please see LHSRA calculator usage
   policy guidelines.

 

4. Participants who arrive after posted event times may not participate.  Students are
   encouraged to arrive to the testing room at least ten minutes prior to the posted
   event time.  In the event that unforeseeable circumstances prevent a significant number
   of participants from multiple schools from arriving by the posted event time, the
   following steps may be taken:
   • High School Coordinators are responsible for contacting the Director of the District
     Literary Rally to inform them of the circumstances
   • At the discretion of the Director of the District Rally, test times may be adjusted
     as applicable

 

5.  Students are responsible for knowing which event they are participating in.  A roster
   of participants will be posted near the door of each test location.  Students will
   be required to initial the roster next to their name.  Students are not eligible to
   participate in the event if their names are not on the roster.  Any student found
   participating in a test in which they are not registered will not have their tests
   graded. 

 

6.  Any student engaging in or receiving dishonest assistance during an event will be
   automatically disqualified and will be denied all awards or honors he/she may have
   won during the current District Rally and will be barred from District Rally competition
   for the next academic year. The school that the student attends will be notified of
   such action.