Pre-registering will help the contest organizers with assigning judges to the different levels prior to the deadline. Students should not register for the contest themselves.
Other benefits of registration:
Early Mentorship - Early Mentorship will focus on Virtual Q&A sessions with classes as they build their projects.
Mentorship sessions will be held on Fridays from late January through early April. Times will be coordinated with Early Mentorship classroom instructors.
Inclusion on contest participant map.
The registration link is at the bottom of this page. Please follow the instructions to add your school's latitude & longitude then enter your information in the registration form.
You will be asked for your school's latitude/longitude when you register. This will be used to add your school to the participant map. You will also be asked to submit this information on the document of projects submitted to the state judging panel. When submitting your location, please use decimal degree formatting. For example, Conway Junior High is at -92.448943, 35.091933.
To determine your precise location, use the GeoMentor Latitude Longitude Finder. A guide to using the Finder is below.
Type your location in the search box
Click on the measure tool:
Select the crosshair and click your location on the map
Your latitude and longitude will be displayed:
Access the registration form here.