Competitions

Tennessee FBLA's 2027 state leadership conference and competition for high-school members.

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

California's state final of Poetry Out Loud, the national poetry recitation contest for high-school students run by the state arts agency with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

A free national space-engineering competition for grades 9–11(12): build and launch nanosatellites and rockets, or pitch an AI space startup, with a final in Astana.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

California HOSA's 2027 state conference where high-school members compete in health science competitive events (health knowledge, clinical skills, emergency preparedness, leadership) and attend leadership workshops; top finishers can qualify for the HOSA national conference.

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

Maryland DECA's 2027 state conference where high school members compete in business and marketing competitive events (marketing, finance, hospitality, management and entrepreneurship) and attend leadership workshops; top finishers can qualify for the DECA national conference.

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

North Carolina FBLA's 2027 state leadership conference and competition for high-school members.

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

Can Tho Department of Education and Training's official science and engineering research fair for Grade 8–12 students exam, held on 10–12 December 2026 (planned).

• Up to grade 12
• Cost not published

Rhode Island HOSA's 2027 state conference where high school members compete in health science competitive events (health knowledge, clinical skills, emergency preparedness, leadership) and attend leadership workshops; top finishers can qualify for the HOSA national conference.

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

Texas's statewide high-school mock trial competition, run by the Dallas Bar Association: school teams argue an original case as attorneys and witnesses, advancing from local rounds to the state finals; the state champion represents Texas at the National High School Mock Trial Championship.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

Louisiana FBLA's 2027 state leadership conference and competition for high-school members.

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

Iowa DECA's 2027 state conference where high school members compete in business and marketing competitive events (marketing, finance, hospitality, management and entrepreneurship) and attend leadership workshops; top finishers can qualify for the DECA national conference.

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

The statewide speech and debate championship of the Texas Forensic Association, for high-school competitors who earn qualifying points at TFA-sanctioned invitational tournaments during the season.

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