GSN has kicked off the second annual National Vocabulary Championship (NVC) giving high school students across the country the opportunity to be part of a national effort to instill students with a love for language by giving them the tools to build a vast vocabulary.

The NVC is the country’s only academic competition for high school-aged students that tests their vocabulary prowess. No spelling element – rather the meaning of words is the currency here. The NVC promotes the value of an enhanced vocabulary to teens across the country by holding live game show-style events that award college-bound students with voracious appetites for vocabulary over $100,000 in money toward college tuition.

The NVC provides:

• Free Princeton Review study materials that can be used for self-guided study to prepare for the NVC, and also for other standardized tests like the SAT or ACT. Teachers can use the modules as the basis for weekly vocabulary lessons in the classroom.
• A vocabulary mini-game, “Ultimate Word Challenge”
• Social community features that connect NVC teens across the country to NVC forums on MySpace, Facebook and Friendster.
• An NVC Yearbook, showcasing the 50 finalists from the inaugural National Vocabulary Championship, as well as last year’s Citywide Champions.

Please go to www.winwithwords.com for more information, and help us spread the word to other homeschoolers and encourage students you know (ages 13-19) to take the NVC Qualifying Exam offered on the site throughout the month of November.