The Four Houses of Aristoi Katy

House Competition Schedule

September - Heart of the Pawn Chess Tournament. Individual play. Points are awarded based on the highest-ranked player from each House. 
 

October - Fall Classic 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament. Each House may enter as many teams as it likes (up to 7-man/woman rosters). Points are awarded to Houses based on the highest-ranked team from each House in the Men’s and Women’s brackets.
 

November - Dodgeball. Each House may enter as many teams as it likes (up to 7-man/woman rosters). Points are awarded to Houses based on the highest-ranked team from each House for Men’s and Women’s brackets.

December — Christmas / Holiday Sweater Contest. Each House submits top contestants for the most festive and most gaudy categories. Points are also awarded based on house participation percentages.

January — Volleyball Tournament. Each House may field up to two teams of six (rosters of up to 10; a House’s teams may not share players). Each team may have a maximum of three boys and three girls on the court.

February - Bard Contest. Each House selects a House Bard to deliver a classical poem, speech, or monologue, judged against entrants from other Houses. Elimination rounds are conducted in homeroom, and the final round in an all-campus Communitas. Points are awarded based on the final ranking of the House Bard. 

February - Soccer Tournament. Each House may enter as many teams as it likes (up to 7-man/woman rosters). Points are awarded to Houses based on the highest-ranked team from each House for Men’s and Women’s brackets. The soccer tournament will take place on Griffin Field.

March — Classical Quiz Bowl. Houses field teams of four who compete in a tournament-style, college quiz bowl format. Teams compete to demonstrate knowledge of classical literature, history, philosophy, science, math, music, and art. Elimination rounds are conducted at lunch, with the final round in an all-campus Communitas. Points are awarded based on the final ranking of the House Quiz Bowl Team. 

April — Field Day. This is the highest day on the House Calendar. House fortunes will be made or lost given the amount of points that are in play. 

May — Week before Finals — All members of the winning House (except seniors) receive a week-long casual dress pass for the week before Finals & Pizza Party.