2026–27 · UPPER SCHOOLAdvising Wars · Show up for your people

Advising Wars · 2026–27

Your advising.
Every point counts.

Games, performances, school recognition, and head-to-head challenges. Every Upper School student can help their advising climb the leaderboard, with opportunities during the school day too.

23Advisings competing
100Points recorded
Oct 15Quarter 1 ends

Advising leaderboard

Recorded standings
October 9, 2026

Includes Bengal Spotlight and Chinese Lantern Competition awards. Demo check-ins are excluded.

See where the starting points came from
Starting points by advising and award
AdvisingBengal SpotlightLanternTotal

Next on the calendar

Fiddle Fusion

10 points per eligible attendee
Scan to open the Advising Cup check-in form

One QR. Every event.

Scan at an eligible event, sign in with your school Google account, and choose your event and advising. Submit once per event.

Open check-in form ↗Download the reusable QR poster

Captains and organizers: hang the same QR poster at each eligible event.

Check-in update pending: the form currently lists only Student Council Demo. Wait for your actual event to appear before submitting. Demo responses do not count toward these standings.
Watching earns points. Athletes and performers cannot check in for their own event.

Put it on your calendar.

Fiddle Fusion closes out Quarter 1. Here’s the Quarter 2 lineup. All times are local.

Eligible performances and school events, fall 2026
DateEventTimePoints
Fiddle Fusion6:00 PM10 pts
Honor Society Inductions7:00 PM10 pts
Mamma Mia! · Performance 17:00 PM10 pts
Mamma Mia! · Performance 27:00 PM10 pts
Mamma Mia! · Performance 37:00 PM10 pts
Mamma Mia! · Performance 42:00 PM10 pts
Band Concert7:00 PM10 pts
Orchestra Concert7:00 PM10 pts
Chorus Concert7:00 PM10 pts

Athletic game dates will be announced separately. Check the point values below before attending.

More ways to move up.

Your whole advising can win together, and individual participation adds up. Point values vary by event.

Together

Earn points as an advising

  • Win the Chinese Lantern Contest.
  • Win the Advising Drive.
  • Compete in monthly advising-versus-advising challenges, with brackets and major points up for grabs.

Challenge dates, brackets, and point awards will be announced by Student Council.

Individually

Every person can contribute

  • Be named Bengal of the Week.
  • Take part in GDS Live.
  • Attend eligible athletic events.
  • Attend Fiddle Fusion, performances, and concerts.

School recognition awards are recorded by organizers; event attendance uses the QR check-in.

Athletics · Quarter 2

Varsity Boys Basketball1 pt
Varsity Girls Basketball3 pts
JV Boys Basketball3 pts
JVB Boys Basketball3 pts
Varsity Swimming5 pts
Fall sports that go to playoffs5 pts

Attendance points add up

event points × eligible attendees

11 eligible students at a 10-point concert earn 110 points for their advising.

  • One valid check-in per student per event.
  • Choose your own advising when you check in.
  • Athletes and performers cannot claim attendance points for their own event.
  • Group competition and recognition awards are added separately.

Show up. Scan. Climb.

No OpenAI account is needed to view the standings. Event check-ins use your school Google account.

1

Find an eligible event

Check the schedule and point value. Opportunities during school hours help everyone participate, including students who cannot drive.

2

Scan at the event

Use the reusable QR poster. Choose the event and your advising, then submit once. Organizers use your check-in details and timestamp to verify attendance.

3

Follow your advising

The leaderboard will be shared at assemblies, on Upper School TVs, and in the Friday Letter. Bring your advising together across grades.

Play for more than points.

Build school spirit, meet advisees across grades, and make this your advising’s year.

End of semester 1

Breakfast for the leaders

The advising with the most points at the end of the first semester wins a breakfast.

End of the school year

Win the cup. Keep the glory.

  • An advising ice cream party.
  • The trophy to carry through the 2027–28 school year.
  • No cafeteria-cleaning duties for the entire 2027–28 school year.

The losing advising makes up the winning advising’s cafeteria-cleaning weeks.

Your next chance: Fiddle Fusion.

October 12 · 6:00 PM · 10 points · Quarter 1 ends October 15.

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