Competitions
Big 8
Held once a year during the first semester, the Big 8 tournament involves 7 American Schools within Brazil – Chapel, Graded & PACA (all from São Paulo), EAC (Campinas), EAB (Brasilia), EARJ (Rio de Janeiro), Our Lady of Mercy (Rio de Janeiro), and 1 from Paraguay – ASA (American School of Assunción). This competition is in Varsity basketball and soccer.
November 2006
Big 8 Basketball:
Girls: 1st Place
Boys: 5th Place
Big 8 Soccer:
Girls: 3rd Place
Boys: 4th Place
2006 marked the first edition of this new tournament and Chapel School became the first Overall Big 8 Champion in history.
Big 4
Held once a year during the second semester, the Big 4 tournament involves Graded and Chapel schools of São Paulo, and the American Schools of Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia in Varsity volleyball, futsal and softball competition. Participating schools organize this tournament on a rotating basis.
Eligibility:
1. Any Student is eligible to participate in the Big 4 who is between the ages of 14 – 19 during the Big 4 tournament.
2. A player must be a full-time student (carry a minimum of five credit courses) at the school he / she represents.
3. A student may not participate in both Big 4 and Little 8 for the same sport during the same semester.
April 2007 results
Fair Play Award for Chapel School: Gerry Mendonza
Girls Futsal: 1st Place
MVP: Julia GuilgerBoys
Futsal: 2nd Place
MVP: Guilherme Silva
Girls Softball: 3rd Place
MVP: Rachel Fleury
Boys Softball: 2nd Place
MVP: Daniel Bercht
Girls Volleyball: 1st Place
MVP: Julia Guilger
Boys Volleyball: 2nd Place
MVP: Daniel Bercht
Cheerleading: no team attended the competition
Little 6 and Little 8
Little 6 and Little 8 are interscholastic competitions held in each semester in a camp located three hours outside of São Paulo. Little 8 involves Chapel, Graded & St.Paul’s (all of São Paulo), EARJ (Rio de Janeiro), EAB (Brasilia), EAC (Campinas), the British School of Rio de Janeiro and PACA (São Paulo). Little 6 involves only the first six of these schools.
Eligibility
1. The Little 6 / 8 tournaments permit students to play in the tournament until they turn 15 years of age.
2. Any athlete who participates in a varsity tournament (Big 4, Big 8, or Inter 8) will be INELIGIBLE to participate in the Little 6 / 8 tournaments in the same sport. However, athletes may participate in both varsity and JV games during the year.In the first semester, Little 6 is held for girls and boys soccer and basketball.
Little 6 Soccer November 2006 Results
Girls: 2nd Place
Boys: 1st Place
Little 8 Basketball November 2006 Results
Girls: 5th Place
Boys: 6th Place
In the second semester, Little 8 is held for boys futsal and girls volleyball.
Little 8 May 2007 Results
Girls volleyball: 4th Place
Boys futsal: 2nd Place