Some 50 World Affairs Councils hold local Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) competitions for high school students in their communities. Since 2003, winning teams have traveled to Washington, DC, every April to vie for the national championship.
The Carlos and Malú Alvarez Academic WorldQuest National Competition is made possible by sponsors and sustained by our AWQ Endowment. To become a sponsor, please contact WACA by phone at 202-833-4557 or email waca@worldaffairscouncils.org.
2023 Academic WorldQuest National Competition
A heartfelt thank you to all students, teachers, parents, and other participants who made the Carlos and Malú Alvarez 2023 Academic WorldQuest National Competition a great success!
All AWQ students and chaperones enjoyed a welcome reception at the Organization of American States, Friday evening. Students participated in the AWQ National Competition on Saturday at the United States Institute of Peace. Students participated in teams answering 100 questions derived from the 2022-2023 AWQ Study Guide. For more information please see the 2023 AWQ National Competition Program Book.
Special thanks also to all of our sponsors, including the United States Institute of Peace for being a wonderful host for this year's competition.
The national competition is attended by more than 250 of the nation's most promising high school students annually, along with their parents, teachers, and chaperones. The AWQ competition is a unique opportunity for many students to visit the nation's capital for the first time. The competition was livestreamed on WACA's YouTube channel and can be viewed here.
2023 Winners
Congratulations to our top 3 teams! Plano West High School, WAC Dallas/Fort Worth, TX, Carnegie Vanguard High School , WAC Greater Houston, TX, and Keystone School, WAC San Antonio, TX
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Congratulations to all the National Qualifers who competed in the 2023 AWQ National Competition!
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Plano West Senior HS
Streator Township High School
Edina High School
Keystone School
Duncan U. Fletcher High School
Petaluma High School
Saint Edward's Upper School
Academic Magnet High School
Providence Day School
Monterey High School
May River High School
Service High School/Steller Secondary School
Mayfield High School
Highland High School
Governor Mifflin High School
MTI School of Knowledge
El Dorado High School
Gwinnett School of Math Science and Technology
Plymouth Regional High School
Gulf Coast High School
Canyon Crest Academy
Lexington High School
Morris Hills High School
duPont Manual High School
Sentinel High School
Waiakea High School
Thornton Academy
Carnegie Vanguard High School
Traverse City Central High School
Kingston High School
Crossroads College Preparatory School
Palm Desert High School
Cedar Cliff High School
Springboro High School
Americas High School
Shenendehowa High School
Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School
Shawnee Mission East High School
Frank W. Cox High School |
World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth
Peoria World Affairs Council
Global Minnesota
World Affairs Council of San Antonio
World Affairs Council of Jacksonville
World Affairs Council of Sonoma County
World Affairs Council of Palm Beach
World Affairs Council of Charleston SC
World Affairs Council of Charlotte
Monterey Bay-California
World Affairs Council of Hilton Head (SC)
Alaska World Affairs Council
Cleveland Council on World Affairs
Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy
World Affairs of Greater Reading
Indiana Council on World Affairs
World Affairs Council of Orange County
Tennessee World Affairs Council
World Affairs Council of New Hampshire
Naples Council on World Affairs
San Diego World Affairs Council
WorldBoston
World Affairs Council of New Jersey
World Affairs Council of Southern Indiana and Kentucky
Montana World Affairs Council
Pacific & Asian Affairs Council (PAAC)
World Affairs Council of Maine
World Affairs Council of Greater Houston
IAF Traverse City
World Affairs Council of the Mid-Hudson Valley
World Affairs Council of St. Louis
World Affairs Council of the Desert
World Affairs Council of Harrisburg
Dayton Council on World Affairs
Paso del Norte World Affairs Council
International Center of the Capitol Region
World Affairs Council of Miami
International Relations Council
WAC Mid-Hudson Valley |