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 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 24, 2026 | ||
| 2/24/26 | 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Registration |
| 2/24/26 | 1:30 PM - 8:00 PM | Engineering: Heat 1: Schools/Clubs A-L - 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM and Heat 2: Schools/Clubs M-Z - 5:00 PM - 8:30 PM |
| 2/24/26 | 3:00 PM | Performing Arts Preliminaries - Solo, Duo, Trio (Dancer and Instrumentalist) |
| 2/24/26 | Curfew at 11:00 PM | |
| Feb. 25, 2026 | ||
| 2/25/26 | 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Registration |
| 2/25/26 | 9:30 AM | Performing Arts Preliminaries - Solo, Duo, Trio (Variety Act and Vocalist) |
| 2/25/26 | 9:30 AM - 10:30 PM | Check-in: Accessorized Design, Apparel Design, Club Trading Pin, Scrapbook, Service Learning Showcase, Three Dimensional Design and Two Dimensional Design |
| 2/25/26 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Coordinator Meeting |
| 2/25/26 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Viewing: Accessorized Design, Apparel Design, Club Trading Pin, Scrapbook, Service Learning Showcase, Three Dimensional Design and Two Dimensional Design (Judging at 12:15 PM) |
| 2/25/26 | 11:00 AM - 2:30 PM | Living Literature - Set-up (11:00 AM - 12:00 PM); Judging (12:00 PM - 1:30 PM); and Viewing (1:30 PM - 2:30 PM) |
| 2/25/26 | 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | State Officer Meeting |
| 2/25/26 | 1:00 PM | Performing Arts Preliminaries - Small Group |
| 2/25/26 | 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Speech |
| 2/25/26 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Candidate Meeting |
| 2/25/26 | 1:00 PM - 7:30 PM | Marketing and Communications: Heat 1: Schools A-G - 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM, Heat 2 - Schools H-P - 3:15 PM - 5:15 PM Heat 3: Schools Q-Z - 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM |
| 2/25/26 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Onsite Cake Decorating (Judging at 3:15 PM) |
| 2/25/26 | 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Pick-up: Accessorized Design, Apparel Design, Club Trading Pin, Scrapbook, Service Learning Showcase, Three Dimensional Design and Two Dimensional Design |
| 2/25/26 | 4:00 PM | Performing Arts Preliminaries - Large Group |
| 2/25/26 | 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM | Check-In: Visual Arts |
| 2/25/26 | 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM | Viewing: Onsite Cake Decorating Pick-up: 6:00 PM |
| 2/25/26 | 5:45 PM - 6:45 PM | Viewing: Visual Arts (Judging on Thursday at 8:00 AM) |
| 2/25/26 | Curfew at 11:00 PM | |
| Feb. 26, 2026 | ||
| 2/27/26 | 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM | Musicology Meeting - MANDATORY for team members and coach |
| 2/27/26 | 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Registration |
| 2/27/26 | 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Robotics - Heat 1 - Schools/Clubs A-L |
| 2/27/26 | 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Musicology - Oral Rounds |
| 2/27/26 | 11:30 AM | Flag Processional (Line up at 11:00 AM) |
| 2/27/26 | 12:00 PM | FIRST GENERAL SESSION: Performing Arts Finals - Solo, Duo, Trio (Top 3) and Awards Presentation - Academics, Creative Writing, Digital Portfolio, Poetry and Technology |
| 2/27/26 | 2:00 PM | Preliminaries for Songfest immediately following the session |
| 2/27/26 | 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Quiz Bowl Meeting - MANDATORY for team members and coach |
| 2/27/26 | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Onsite Art - Drawing (Judging at 3:45 PM) |
| 2/27/26 | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Onsite Art - Painting (Judging at 3:45 PM) |
| 2/27/26 | 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM | Statewide Service Project |
| 2/27/26 | 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Quiz Bowl - Oral Rounds |
| 2/27/26 | 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | Pick-up: Visual Arts |
| 2/27/26 | 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM | Pick-up: Onsite Art - Drawing and Painting |
| 2/27/26 | 6:00 PM | SECOND GENERAL SESSION: Campaign Rally, Voting - 1 Hour, Songfest Finals (Top 5), Awards Presentation - Visual Arts, Onsite Art - Drawing and Painting, Onsite Cake Decorating and Speech |
| 2/27/26 | Curfew at 11:00 PM | |
| Feb. 28, 2026 | ||
| 2/28/26 | 8:00 AM | Sponsor Breakfast/Meeting |
| 2/28/26 | 10:00 AM | THIRD GENERAL SESSION: Installation of New State Officers, Performing Arts Finals - Group (Top 3) and Awards Presentation - Club/Team |