There are 46 literary events in which District and State Rally qualifiers compete. In addition to these 46, the Southeast District hosts two events which are offered only at the district level. District and State Rally tests are constructed by college and university personnel from rally host institutions across the state. The guidelines used in creating the tests were established by the Louisiana High School Rally Association and adapted from the Louisiana Department of Education Comprehensive Curriculum Guides, Grade-Level Expectations and Content Standards. Listed below are the descriptions of each of the events offered at the District level. Accepted high school course code equivalencies can be found on the State Rally website.
Agricultural Science I (ASCI1):
Eligibility: Students enrolled in the first year of Agricultural Science. The objective-type questions will be based on the beginner’s knowledge of Basic Agricultural Science information as outlined in the Agriculture I Course of Studies.
Accepted Course Codes: 010301, 010401, 010402, 010403, 010404
Agricultural Science II (ASCI2):
Eligibility: Students enrolled in the second year of Agricultural Science. The objective-type questions will be based on the advanced knowledge of Basic Agricultural Science information as outlined in the Agriculture II Course of Studies.
Accepted Course Codes: 010302, 010411, 010412, 010413, 010414
Agricultural Science III (ASCI3):
Eligibility: Students enrolled in the third year of Agricultural Science. The objective-type questions will be based on Agricultural Areas of Specialization, Farm Management, and Farm Mechanics as prescribed in the Agriculture III Course of Studies.
Accepted Course Codes: 010303
Accounting I (ACCT1):
Eligibility: Students enrolled in the Spring Semester of Accounting I for at least a half-Carnegie Unit or students who were enrolled in at least a half-Carnegie Unit course during the Fall Semester are eligible. The testing of this event is primarily a short answer, objective-type exam, including multiple-choice and/or matching items. Emphasis on elementary fundamentals of Accounting I: worksheet, adjustments, trial balance, bad debts, complication of notes, and inventories. Minimum of basic financial statement preparation is expected. No extended mathematical calculations.
Accepted Course Codes: 040101
Introduction to Business Computer Application (INBCA):
Eligibility: Students enrolled in the Spring Semester of Introduction to Business Computer Application or the primary Business Computer Application course for at least a half-Carnegie Unit or students who were enrolled in at least a half-Carnegie Unit course during the Fall Semester are eligible. Students who have completed Introduction to Business Computer Application and who are enrolled in Business Computer Application or Business Computer Application I are not permitted to test in this event. A written, objective-type test will be administered and will include basic computer application skills based on Office 2007. Students will be expected to have knowledge in the touch method of operating a computer keyboard to produce simple business documents. Emphasis will be placed on basic computer concepts both hardware and software, word processing, and spreadsheet applications.
Accepted Course Codes: 040401
Business Computer Application (BCA):
Eligibility: Students enrolled in the Spring Semester of Business Computer Application or Business Computer Application I for at least a half-Carnegie Unit or students who were enrolled in at least a half-Carnegie Unit during the Fall Semester are eligible. A written, objective-type test is designed to acquaint students with advanced principles associated with information processing based on Office 2007. Students must be versed in advanced computer concepts, software applications, and computer systems. Emphasis will be placed on skill development in using technology to perform advanced information processing. Topics of study include computer concepts, word processing, spreadsheet, database, and presentation software applications. Communication skills, keyboarding, decision making, technology, and critical thinking skills are reinforced in this course through business application projects.
Accepted Course Codes: 040400
Principles of Business (PRBUS):
Eligibility: Students enrolled in the Spring Semester of Principles of Business (formerly called Introduction to Business) for at least a half-Carnegie Unit or students who were enrolled in at least a half-Carnegie Unit course during the Fall Semester are eligible. The test includes objective-type questions covering the following topics: living and working in our economy; the nature of American business; business and the consumer; saving and investing money; practical money management; banks and banking services; economic risks and insurance; communication and transportation; our economic world; and government, business, and labor.
Accepted Course Codes: 040306, 041025
Economics (ECON): Students with less than one unit in Economics are eligible. The test consists of objective-type questions covering the followoing topics: sociology, law, psychology, geography and history, at local and global levels.
Accepted Course Codes: 220201, 220202, 220603, 220605, 220606, 220608, 220609, 220610
English I, II, III, and IV: will test students’ knowledge of all aspects of their work in English in their respective grade levels. They will be expected to demonstrate that they are able to read and interpret literature, understand the principles of writing correctly and effectively, and have a working knowledge of English grammar.
English I (ENGL1):
Eligibility: Students with less than one (1) unit in English are eligible. Middle/junior high students are eligible if they will earn a Carnegie Unit for English I and it will be posted on their high school transcript.
Accepted Course Codes: 120331
English II (ENGL2):
Eligibility: Students with less than two (2) units in English.
Accepted Course Codes: 120332
English III (ENGL3):
Eligibility: Students with less than three (3) units in English.
Accepted Course Codes: 120325, 120327, 120329, 120333, 120341, 120403, 120404, 120601, 120602, 120603, 120604, 120605
English IV (ENGL4):
Eligibility: Students with less than four (4) units in English.
Accepted Course Codes: 120326, 120328, 120330, 120334, 120342, 120405, 120406, 120606, 120607, 120608, 120609, 120610, 120611, 120612, 120613, 120614, 120615, 120616
Journalism (JOUR1):
Eligibility: Students enrolled in the Spring Semester of Journalism I for at least a half-Carnegie Unit or students who were enrolled in at least a half-Carnegie Unit course during the Fall Semester are eligible. The objective-type questions will cover topics including principles of journalism, news writing, editing, news concepts, press law as it relates to scholastic journalism, word usage, design principles, style, editorial concepts, and the role of journalism in the high school community.
Accepted Course Codes: 050601, 050602, 050699
Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS):
Eligibility: Students enrolled in the Spring Semester of Family and Consumer Science (formally called Consumer Homemaking I) for at least a half-Carnegie Unit or students who were enrolled in at least a half-Carnegie Unit course during the Fall Semester are eligible. The objective-type test will be based on the content of basic units in Family and Consumer Science – a comprehensive, introductory course in the family and consumer sciences. The basic units include Consumer Education, Clothing and Personal Appearance, and Housing.
Accepted Course Codes: 100401, 100410, 100411, 100412, 100413
Nutrition and Food (NUTR):
Eligibility: Students enrolled in the Spring Semester of Nutrition and Food, Advanced Nutrition & Food, Nutrition Education, or Advanced Nutrition Education, or students enrolled in Preparatory or Cooperative Food Services for at least a half-Carnegie Unit or students who were enrolled in at least a half-Carnegie Unit course during the Fall Semester are eligible. The test consists of objective-type questions drawn from these content courses.
Accepted Course Codes: 100300, 100301, 100315
Health (HEALT):
Eligibility: Students who are regularly enrolled in Health for at least a half-Carnegie Unit or students who were regularly enrolled in at least a half-Carnegie Unit course during the Fall semester. Test topics include concepts related to: health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health; the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors on health behavior; the assessment of valid information, products, and services to enhance health; the use of interpersonal communications skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks; the ability to use decision-making skills and goal-setting skills to enhance health; the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce personal, family, and community health risks; and identifying effective strategies to overcome barriers or attitudes when communicating on health issues.
Accepted Course Codes: 190101, 190500
Fine Art Survey (FAS):
Eligibility: Students currently enrolled in Fine Arts Survey for at least a half-Carnegie Unit or students who were regularly enrolled in at least a half-Carnegie unit course during the Fall semester. The test consists of objective-type questions drawn from the interrelationship of the four arts – Dance, Drama, Music, and Visual Arts – as applied in contemporary society and their daily lives. The course includes the examination of aesthetics, historical perspective, and critical analysis of each of these arts in order to develop a familiarity and respect for cultural differences. This course also analyzes great works of art relative to the content and uses of artistic elements.
Accepted Course Codes: 030332, 030364, 030590, 030591, 030592, 030593
French I, II, and III and Spanish I, II, III, and IV tests consist of objective-type questions drawn from the two parts that test the student’s abilities in the following: structural analysis and reading comprehension. In structural analysis, the student is tested on the different grammatical structures involving parts of speech, idiomatic expressions, etc. In reading comprehension, the student is tested on his/her ability to understand what one reads and correctly answer questions based on the passages read.
French I (FREN1):
Eligibility: Students with less than one (1) unit in French are eligible. Middle/junior high students are eligible if they will earn a Carnegie Unit for this course and it will be included on their high school transcript.
Accepted Course Codes: 121001, 121006, 121007, 121008
French II (FREN2):
Eligibility: Students with less than two (2) units in French.
Accepted Course Codes: 121002
French III (FREN3):
Eligibility: Students with less than three (3) units in French.
Accepted Course Codes: 121003, 121009, 121011, 121012, 121013
Spanish I (SPAN1):
Eligibility: students with less than one (1) unit in Spanish are eligible. Middle/junior high students are eligible if they will earn a Carnegie Unit for this course and it will be included on their high school transcript.
Accepted Course Codes: 122501, 122507, 122508
Spanish II (SPAN2):
Eligibility: Students with less than two (2) units in Spanish.
Accepted Course Codes: 122502
Spanish III (SPAN3):
Eligibility: Students with less than three (3) units in Spanish.
Accepted Course Codes: 122503, 122509, 122511, 122512
Spanish IV (SPAN4)
Eligibility: Students with less than four (4) units in Spanish.
Accepted Course Codes: 122504, 122506, 122510, 122513, 122514
Special Instructions: Students may use an LHSRA approved calculator on all Mathematics tests. See LHSRA Calculator Usage Policy for details.
Advanced Mathematics – Pre-Calculus (ADVM1):
Eligibility: Students enrolled in the Spring Semester of Advanced Math – Pre-Calculus for at least a half-Carnegie Unit or students who were enrolled in at least a half-Carnegie Unit course during the Fall Semester are eligible. Test topics include definitions of circular functions which relate real numbers with real numbers, graphs of circular functions, identities and conditional equations, trigonometric functions, and polar coordinates.
Accepted Course Codes: 160346, 160348, 160365, 160366, 160501, 160502
Advanced Mathematics – Functions and Statistics (ADVM2):
Eligibility: Students enrolled in the Spring Semester of Advanced Math – Functions & Statistics for at least a half-Carnegie Unit or students who were enrolled in at least a half-Carnegie Unit course during the Fall Semester are eligible. Test topics include: single-variable statistics and data collection; bivariate statistics, regression and correlation; probability and probability distributions; functions; trigonometry; exponential and logarithmic functions; modeling of data using a variety of functions; graphs; and paths.
Accepted Course Codes: 160347
Algebra I (ALGB1):
Eligibility: Students with less than one Carnegie Unit of Algebra are eligible. Middle/junior high students are eligible if they will earn a Carnegie Unit for this course and it will be posted on their high school transcript. Test topics include: rational numbers, polynomials, rational expressions (quotients of polynomials), relations and functions, and systems of linear equations-solutions.
Accepted Course Codes: 160321, 160380
Algebra II (ALGB2):
Eligibility: Students with less than two Carnegie Units of Algebra are eligible. Test topics include: linear equations, polynomials, relations and functions, rational numbers and expressions, complex numbers, exponential and logarithmic functions.
Accepted Course Codes: 160322
Financial Literacy (FLIT):
Eligibility: Students with less than one unit in Financial Math (formerly called Business/Financial Mathematics). Test topics include: cash recording, payroll, budgeting, buying, borrowing, investing, paying taxes, insurance, and owning real and personal property. Math needed for every consumer will be used in both personal and business applications.
Accepted Course Codes: 160345
Calculus I (CAL):
Eligibility: Students enrolled in the Spring Semester of Calculus for at least a half-Carnegie Unit or students who were enrolled in at least a half-Carnegie Unit course during the Fall Semester are eligible. Test topics include: vertical and horizontal asymptotes; one sided limits, limits found algebraically, trigonometric limits, infinite limits, limits of infinity; derivatives of algebraic, trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions; application of the derivative; definite and indefinite integrals and applications of the integral to find the area, volume, work, average value of a function, and arc length.
Accepted Course Codes: 160326, 160327, 160357, 160359, 160360, 160368, 160504, 160506
Calculus II (CAL2)
Eligibility: Students with less than two units in Calculus. Test topics include: Definition of the derivative, continuity, limits (approaching both real numbers and infinity), derivatives, and antiderivatives of rational, trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions, continuity and differentiability on intervals, horizontal asymptotes, applications of the derivative, Mean and Intermediate Value Theorems, average value of functions, solutions of differential equations, Riemann sums, definite integrals and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, improper integrals, calculating area between curves, arc length, volumes of solids of revolution, sequences, infinite series (including Taylor, Maclaurin, geometric, alternating, and p-series), power series and intervals of convergence, Taylor and Maclaurin polynomials, derivatives and antiderivatives of functions in polar coordinates and parametric equations, and Euler’s Method for approximating solutions to differential equations.
Accepted Course Codes: 160328, 160358, 160507
Geometry (GEOM):
Eligibility: Students with less than one unit in Geometry. In order to minimize the number of identical scores, several problems will have multiple parts. Lines, angles, polygons, with associated elements; coordinate geometry of line segments in the Cartesian plane, points of division of line segments; circles and all elements associated with circles; solid geometry polyhedrons, Cavalieri’s Theorem, and regular polyhedrons will be included.
Accepted Course Codes: 160323
Computer Science I (CMPSC):
Eligibility: Students with less than one unit in Computer Science are eligible. The test will include objective-type questions intended to prepare students in the evolving discipline of computer science. Focus will include programming methodology, algorithm selection and analysis, and selection of appropriate data structures.
Accepted Course Codes: 061101, 061102, 061175, 061176, 061177, 061199
Special Instructions: Students may use LHSRA approved calculator on Chemistry and
Physics tests only. See LHSRA Calculator Usage Policy for details. A Periodic Table
of Elements will be provided on Chemistry tests.
Biology (BIOL1):
Eligibility: Students with less than one unit of Biology. The test consists of objective-type questions covering the following topics: man – his various physiological systems; growth and development, cells, and heredity; vertebrates (classes) and invertebrates; Mendelian Laws; classification; evolution; and rudimentary plant biology.
Accepted Course Codes: 150301, 150321, 150322
Biology II (BIOL2):
Eligibility: Students with less than two units of Biology. The test consists of objective-type questions on the following topics: historical concepts of anatomy and physiology, scientific investigation, taxonomy, cytology and histology, genetics, skeletal and muscular systems, digestive systems, nervous and endocrine systems, circulatory and respiratory systems, reproduction system, plant anatomy and physiology, photosynthesis, and ecological relationships.
Accepted Course Codes: 150302, 150303, 150305, 150307, 150308, 150323, 150324, 150325, 150326, 150327
Chemistry (CHEM):
Eligibility: Students with less than one unit in Chemistry. The test consists of objective-type questions covering the following topics: atomic theory, properties and families of the elements, solutions, writing and balancing equations, formulas for elements and compounds, mole weight, ionic reactions, bonding; acids, bases, density, weight, valence, electron dot formula, gas laws, ionic bonding, exothermic and endothermic reactions, solutions, isotopes, and organic formulas.
Accepted Course Codes: 150400, 150401, 150412, 150413, 150414, 150415
Environmental Science (ENVSC):
Eligibility: Students with less than one unit in Environmental Science. The test will consist of objective-type questions drawn from the following topics: ecology and its sub-topics, resources and its sub-topics, energy and its sub-topics, and pollution and environmental health and its sub-topics.
Accepted Course Codes: 150310, 150311, 150312, 150328, 150911, 150913, 150914
Physical Science (PHYSC):
Eligibility: Students with less than one unit in Physical Science. The test consists of objective-type questions covering the following topics: the nature of science, measurement, forces, work, matter (including change of state, chemical and physical changes, elements, compounds, and mixtures), the chemistry of matter (including the atom, the periodic table, compounds, solutions, acids, and bases), and energy (including types of energy, wave motion, sound, light, electricity, magnetism, heat, and nuclear energy).
Accepted Course Codes: 150802, 150915
Physics (PHYSI):
Eligibility: Students with less than one unit in Physics. The questions will be chosen with a view to testing the student’s range of information with regard to the principles of physics and his/her knowledge of practical applications as well as his/her ability to solve problems and interpret formulas. The test will include objective-type questions covering the following topics: vectors, motion, force, and Newton’s Laws; energy, periodic and circular motion, heat, and wave motion. Other items may include electricity, magnetism, optics, and modern physics.
Accepted Course Codes: 150000, 150699, 150700, 150703, 150704, 150705, 150724, 150725, 150726, 150727, 150728, 150794, 150795
Civics (CIVIC):
Eligibility: Students with less than one unit in Civics are eligible. The test consists of objective-type questions covering the following topics: the U.S. Constitution (structure, amendments, interpretations, etc.); structure and powers of the three branches of the Federal Government; structure and powers of local and state government; American economic system; the American (local, state, federal) judiciary; foreign relations; citizenship.
Accepted Course Codes: 220501, 220504, 220510
Government (GOVT):
Eligibility: Students with less than one unit of Civics are eligible. The test will consist of objective-type questions covering the following topics: The philosophy behind the U.S. Government, the American Founding, the U.S. Constitution (structure, amendments, interpretations, etc.); structure and powers of the three branches of the Federal Government; voting, elections and candidates; and the media and political polling.
Accepted Course Codes: 220502, 220505, 220513, 220501, 220504, 220503, 220514
Psychology (PSYC):
Eligibility: Students with less than one unit in Psychology. The test consists of objective-type questions covering the following topics: historical framework and relies on effective collection and analysis of data. Topics will also include theories of human development, personality, motivation, and learning.
Accepted Course Codes: 222001
Sociology (SOCIO):
Eligibility: Students with less than one unit in Sociology. The test consists of objective-type questions covering the following topics: the family; home; community; culture; social change; ethnic groups and their contributions, behavior, and moral/spiritual values.
Accepted Course Codes: 220601
U.S. History (AMHST):
Eligibility: Students with less than one unit in U.S. History (formerly called American History). The test consists of objective-type questions covering the following concepts: change, cause and effect, values and beliefs, landmarks, and traditions in America during the period 1877 to the present. Specific topics included are landmark legislation, decisions, treaties, and elections; American traditions; political, literary, social, and religious figures involved in basic American values and beliefs; and foreign relations.
Accepted Course Codes: 220403, 220404, 220405, 220406, 220407, 220408, 220409
World Geography (WGEOG):
Eligibility: Students with less than one unit in World Geography are eligible. Middle/junior high students are eligible if they will earn a Carnegie Unit for this course and it will be posted on their high school transcript. The test consists of objective-type questions covering the following topics: physical and cultural aspects of the earth relative to natural features, landmarks, etc., location, topography, climate, ecology, natural resources, and economics of the various areas and cultures of the Earth.
Accepted Course Codes: 220300, 220310, 220311, 220312, 220315
World History (WHIST):
Eligibility: Students with less than one unit in World History. The test includes objective-type questions covering the following topics: values and beliefs among ancient/early people; cause and effect of significant political, social, religious changes occurring in history; traditions; famous/celebrated landmarks; significant contributions of individuals; foreign relations; and continuity.
Accepted Course Codes: 220400, 220401, 220411, 220413, 220450, 220451
Open Events are District level only events. Students who place in these events do NOT go on to participate at the State level.
Spelling (SPELL):
Students from any grade level may compete and they need not be enrolled in any particular course. No more than two students from a school may compete, but Spelling contestants may not compete in any other event except the Art Exhibit. Winners will be recognized with district honors only and will not go on to a state competition. The test will be multiple choice, objective-type test in which students will select a word from a group that is spelled correctly or may decide that all of the words in the group (of four to five words) are misspelled. Answer choice(s) will be recorded on a separate answer sheet.
Art:
The Art Exhibit is a District only event unique to the Southeast Louisiana District Literary Rally. Students may participate in this Art Exhibit regardless of whether they are participating in another District Rally event. They are not required to be enrolled in an art class in their high school, but each high school is only permitted two entries per category. Judging is conducted by Southeastern’s Visual Arts Department staff and each 1st place winner is awarded the Southeastern Freshman Scholastic Achievement Award.
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