Due to the availability of space and number of participants, the schedule is subject to change. The final schedule will be published online and on our Mobile App two weeks prior to the convention. When registering students for competitions, be mindful that some competition times overlap. In addition, competition times may conflict at National Convention.
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 2/23/2026 | 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Registration |
| 2/23/2026 | 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM | Coordinator Meeting |
| 2/23/2026 | 9:00 AM | Performing Arts Preliminaries - Solo, Duo, Trio |
| 2/23/2026 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | State Officer Meeting |
| 2/23/2026 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Check -in: Visual Arts |
| 2/23/2026 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Check-in: Accessorized Design, Apparel Design, Club Trading Pin, Scrapbook, Service Learning Showcase, Three Dimensional Design, and Two Dimensional Design |
| 2/23/2026 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Onsite Cake Decoration - Judgding 11:00 AM; View 12:00 PM; Pick-up 12:30 PM |
| 2/23/2026 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Speech |
| 2/23/2026 | 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Living Literature - Set-up (10:00 AM - 11:00 AM); Judging (11:00 AM - 12:00 PM); Viewing (12:00 PM - 12:30 PM) |
| 2/23/2026 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Candidate Meeting |
| 2/23/2026 | 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM | Viewing - Visual Arts; Judging 12:00 PM |
| 2/23/2026 | 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM | Viewing - Accessorized Design, Appparel Design, Club Trading Pin, Scrapbook, Service Learning Showcase, Three Dimensional Design, and Two Dimensional Design; Judging 12:00 PM |
| 2/23/2026 | 1:30 PM | FIRST GENERAL SESSION: |
| Performing Arts Finals - Solo, Duo, Trio (Top 3), Awards Presentation - Academics, Book Battle, Digital Portfoio, and Technology, | ||
| Songfest Preliminaries Immediately After Session | ||
| 2/23/2026 | 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Quiz Bowl Meeting - (Mandatory for Team Members and Coach) |
| 2/23/2026 | 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | New Sponsor Meeting |
| 2/23/2026 | 3:00 PM -5:00 PM | Statewide Service Project |
| 2/23/2026 | 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Engineering - Heat 1 - Schools/Clubs A-L |
| 2/23/2026 | 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | Onsite Art - Drawing; Judging 4:30 PM; Viewing 5:30 PM; Pick-up 6:00 PM |
| 2/23/2026 | 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | Onsite Art - Painting; Judging 4:30 PM; Viewing 5:30 PM; Pick-up 6:00 PM |
| 2/23/2026 | 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM | Quiz Bowl Finals - Oral Rounds |
| 2/23/2026 | 4:30 PM | Performing Arts Preliminaries - Small Group |
| 2/23/2026 | 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Pick-up: Visual Arts, Acessorized Design, Apparel Design, Club Trading Pin, Scrapbook, Service Learning Showcase, Three Dimensional Design, and Two Dimensional Design |
| 2/23/2026 | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Engineering - Heat 2 - Schools/Clubs M-Z |
| 2/23/2026 | 7:30 PM | SECOND GENERAL SESSION: |
| Campaign Rally, Songfest (Top 5), Awards Presentation - Visual Arts and Individual, Voting - 1 Hour | ||
| 2/23/2026 | 11:00 PM | Curfew |
| 2/24/2026 | 8:00 AM | Sponsor Hospitality/Breakfast |
| 2/24/2026 | 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | Musicology Meeting (Mandatory for Team Memebers and Coach) |
| 2/24/2026 | 9:15 AM | Performing Arts Preliminaries - Large Group |
| 2/24/2026 | 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Musicology - Oral Rounds |
| 2/24/2026 | 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Marketing and Communications |
| 2/24/2026 | 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Robotics Showcase |
| 2/24/2026 | 12:30 PM | THIRD GENERAL SESSION |
| Installation of New State Officers, Performing Arts - Group Finals (Top 3), Awards Presentation - Club and Team |