Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA) with Honolulu Theatre for Youth
Hawaii'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.
Rhode Island 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.
Colorado TSA's 2027 state event where high-school members compete in STEM competitive events (engineering design, coding, CAD, robotics, video production, debate and more) and attend leadership sessions; top finishers can qualify for the national TSA event.
Canada's national British Parliamentary debate championship for senior high-school debaters and the exclusive qualifier for the Oxford and Cambridge Schools competitions.
A paid summer work experience at Zoo Knoxville for Knox County high-school students, who shadow animal-care staff and build workplace skills at $11.25 an hour.
Unpaid supervised work across archives, museums, communications, education, business and technology. Applications are scheduled to open November 2, 2026.
Colorado's statewide high-school mock trial competition: student teams prepare a case as attorneys and witnesses and try it before real judges and attorneys in courtrooms.
A one-week, non-credit residential summer institute at Wake Forest University for high school students. A hands-on exploration of computer science and programming for beginners and students with some coding experience, covering skills such as Java, Python and problem-solving, guided by industry professionals and academics.