Long Island's top high-school research fair for grades 9–12: a virtual first round on January 29, 2027 and an in-person final round on March 8, 2027 at Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury.
Montana'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.
University of Mississippi — Office of Pre-College Programs / Trent Lott Leadership Institute
A five-week residential leadership and ethics program at the University of Mississippi where rising seniors earn seven college credit hours and engage with government and civic leaders, including a Washington, D.C. visit.
NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Office of Special Programs
A four-week, intensive residential pre-college program in New York based on the Tisch undergraduate curriculum, in the Dance track (admits about 30 students).
NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Office of Special Programs
A four-week, intensive residential pre-college program in New York based on the Tisch undergraduate curriculum, in the Drama track (admits about 132 students across the Atlantic, Experimental Theatre Wing, Meisner, New Studio and Stonestreet studios).
NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Office of Special Programs
A four-week, intensive residential pre-college program in New York based on the Tisch undergraduate curriculum, in the Animation Workshop track (admits about 12 students).
The Arizona state Science Olympiad tournament, where school teams compete in science and engineering events for the state title and a place at the national tournament.