Competitions

Mississippi SkillsUSA's 2027 state championship and competition for high-school members.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee charged, amount not published

Kansas SkillsUSA's 2027 state conference where high school members compete in career and technical skills contests (trade, technical, health and leadership) and attend leadership workshops; top finishers can qualify for the SkillsUSA national conference.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee charged, amount not published

Create a short original video connecting population growth to city planning, fresh water use or extreme weather.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

A statewide original-poetry writing competition from the Washington State Arts Commission, open to every Washington school serving grades 9–12, regardless of Poetry Out Loud participation.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

CEMC’s senior full-solution mathematics contest for students in their final secondary year, written at school in Canada.

• Grade 12
• Fee: $18 CAD

Free global competition where teams of 1–5 youth ages 8–18 build a mobile or AI tech solution to a community problem, plus a business plan and pitch.

• Grades not published
• No fee

Solve a supervised school mathematics contest with a grade-appropriate paper and formal scoring.

• Grades 9–11
• Fee charged, amount not published

Solve a supervised school mathematics contest with a grade-appropriate paper and formal scoring.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee charged, amount not published

CEMC’s full-solution mathematics contests for grades 9, 10 and 11, written at school in Canada.

• Grades 9–11
• Fee: $12 CAD

A statewide essay contest run by the Washington State PTA for K–12 students, with a Grades 9–12 division and a new theme each year.

• Up to grade 12
• No fee

Create an English essay analyzing a public-policy issue and support your argument with evidence.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

Create an English video analyzing a public-policy issue and support your argument with evidence.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published