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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 31, 2026 | ||
| 1/31/2026 | 10:00AM - 12:00 PM | Registration |
| 1/31/2026 | 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Coordinator Meeting |
| 1/31/2026 | 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM | Living Literature - Set-up (11:00 AM - 12:00 PM); Judging (12:00 PM - 1:00 PM) and Viewing (1:00 PM - 1:30 PM) |
| 1/31/2026 | 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Musicology Mandatory Meeting (Coach and Team Members) |
| 1/31/2026 | 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | State Officer Meeting |
| 1/31/2026 | 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Onsite Cake Decorating; Judging 12:30 PM; View 1:30 PM; Pick-up 2:00 PM |
| 1/31/2026 | 12:00 PM | Performing Arts Preliminaries - Solo, Duo, Trio |
| 1/31/2026 | 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Musicology |
| 1/31/2026 | 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Candidate Meeting |
| 1/31/2026 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Check-in: Visual Arts |
| 1/31/2026 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Check-in: Accessorized Design, Apparel Design, Club Trading Pin, Scrapbook Service Learning Showcase, Three Dimensional Design, and Two Dimensional Design |
| 1/31/2026 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Viewing: Visual Arts; Judging 3:15 PM |
| 1/31/2026 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Viewing: Accessorized Design, Apparel Design, Club Trading Pin, Service Learning Showcase, Scrapbook, Three Dimensional Design, and Two Dimensional Design; Judging 3:15 PM |
| 1/31/2026 | 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Quiz Bowl (Oral Rounds) Mandatory Meeting (Coach & Team Members) |
| 1/31/2026 | 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM | Engineering |
| 1/31/2026 | 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Onsite Art - Drawing ; Judging 4:00 PM; View 5:00 PM; Pick-up 5:30 PM |
| 1/31/2026 | 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Onsite Art - Painting; Judging 4:00 PM; View 5:00 PM; Pick-up 5:30 PM |
| 1/31/2026 | 3:00 PM | Songfest Preliminaries with Group Preliminaries to follow (Small-Large) |
| 1/31/2026 | 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Quiz Bowl Finals - Oral Rounds |
| 1/31/2026 | 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Speech |
| 1/31/2026 | 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Marketing and Communications |
| 1/31/2026 | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | New Sponsor Meeting |
| 1/31/2026 | 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Statewide Service Project |
| 1/31/2026 | 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM | Pick-up: Visual Arts, Accessorized Design, Apparel Design, Club Trading Pin, |
| 1/31/2026 | Service Learning Showcase, Scrapbook, Three Dimensional Design, and Two Dimensional Design | |
| 1/31/2026 | 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM | Robotics Showcase |
| 1/31/2026 | 7:00 PM | FIRST GENERAL SESSION: Campaign Rally, Songfest Finals (Top 5), Awards Presentation - Academic, Visual Arts, Individual, Voting - 1 Hour |
| 1/31/2026 | 11:00 PM | Curfew |
| Feb. 1, 2026 | ||
| 2/1/2026 | 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Sponsor Breakfast / Meeting |
| 2/1/2026 | 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM | Club Trading Pin Time |
| 2/1/2026 | 10:00 AM | Second GENERAL SESSION: Installation of New Officers, Performing Arts Finals - Solo, Duo, Trio (Top 3) Performing Arts - Group Finals Small and Large (Top 3), Awards Presentation - Club and Team |