Get your coding skills in gear because it's time for Girls Who Code Challenges! You, your  club peeps, or your own fabulous self can whip up a project themed around AI4FinancialGood and take a shot at scoring sweet prizes. Oh, but wait, there's more! Join the STLP Challenge and keep the coding thrills rolling. Show off your mad skills and see if you can score the title of STLP GWC Champ!

• Girls Who Code Challenge Lead: mrice@kstc.com

• Rubric via STLP Supersheet or STLP Discovery Hub

Hey there, art aficionados! Get ready to break the boundaries of art as we know it with the AI On-Demand Challenge! We're talking about merging the boundless potential of artificial intelligence with your creative flair to craft mind-bending works of art! Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to unleash your inner artist, blending powerful AI tools and algorithms to create a masterpiece that'll leave the world gasping in awe!

• AI On-Demand Challenge Lead: kelly.fischer@fayette.kyschools.us

• Rubric via STLP Supersheet or STLP Discovery Hub

Get ready to rock the tech world with Certipalooza, sponsored by Certiport and Kentucky Department of Education! Students will have a chance to show off their computer science skills and earn oodles of industry-level certifications. This year's Certipalooza has a fresh new format, so get ready to unleash your inner tech wizard!

• Certipalooza Lead: sean.jackson@education.ky.gov 

• Rubric via STLP Supersheet or STLP Discovery Hub

Compete in an exhilarating race through a challenging course using provided remote-controlled drones. Test your speed, precision, and control as you navigate through obstacles to claim victory. Full details, including course specifics and rules, can be found on the Super Sheet and Discover Hub!

• Drone Challenge MS Lead: victor.darrigrandi@jefferson.kyschools.us

• Rubric via STLP Supersheet or STLP Discovery Hub

It's the ultimate showdown! Two teams, one mission: guide your trusty drone (BYOD) through the epic obstacle course. Event based on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g3wZDsmkYk

• Drone Challenge HS Lead: jennifer.turley@clark.kyschools.us

• Rubric via STLP Supersheet or STLP Discovery Hub

Creating a game is a bit like juggling a million balls - you need to think about systems, problem-solving, art, storytelling, interactive design, logic, rules, and computer wizardry! Finally, it's time to unveil your creation to the judges - may the best game win!

• Game Design Challenge Lead: keith.barnes@bullitt.kyschools.us  

• Rubric via STLP Supersheet or STLP Discovery Hub

Brought to you by Georgetown College!

Here's the ultimate challenge: Create a robot that can either transform into another item or revolutionize the way you tackle a task. And guess what? The students are required to bring their own robot! Let the robo-madness commence!

• G-Town Robot Use Lead: Harold_Peach@georgetowncollege.edu 

• Rubric via STLP Supersheet or STLP Discovery Hub

Listen up, tech-savvy comrades! Let's hear how you're saving the day by supporting technology in your school, district, or even the community back home. How do you work your magic and provide technical support? Give us the details and let's hear some examples to inspire others!

• Help Desk/Support Challenge Lead: stephen.jagodzinski@education.ky.gov 

• Rubric via STLP Supersheet or STLP Discovery Hub

Student teams will step into the shoes of cybersecurity analysts tasked with defending a fictional company against a sophisticated cyber attack. Participants will investigate the breach, analyze evidence, and develop mitigation strategies before presenting their case summary to actual cybersecurity experts. This challenge promises to hone critical thinking, teamwork, and technical skills, providing an unparalleled learning experience.

• KC7 Cybersecurity Challenge Lead: bryan.quillen@fayette.kyschools.us

• Rubric via STLP Supersheet or STLP Discovery Hub

Get ready to unleash your inner Spielberg and create a mini masterpiece! All you need to do is whip up a short video, using a random selection of props and elements and post it on YouTube within 48 hours of receiving your instructions. Let those creative juices flow, folks! Once you've completed it, send it in before the State finals where our judges will decide on the finalists. Get ready for lights, camera, action!

• KY Cinemania Video Challenge Leads: jody.rose@education.ky.gov marty.park@education.ky.gov 

• Info at http://kycinemania.org or STLP Discovery Hub

In the STEAM Superpower Live Challenge, students will work in teams to choose one of eight STEAM careers, complete a challenge using LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Essential or SPIKE™ Prime, and create a 3–5 minute presentation. Their presentation will showcase their build, programming, and how it solves the challenge. They’ll also include research about a local STEAM Superhero or a Kentucky-based business in a related field and share their own STEAM talents.

• LEGO® Education STEAM Superpower! Challenge Lead: susan.mcgrath@LEGO.com 

• Rubric via STLP Supersheet or STLP Discovery Hub

This perennial favorite introduces mathematics, science, planning and engineering through the building and competition of 1:64th scale (H.O.) slot cars. These cars use scientific principles in physics and mathematics, such as electromagnetic motors, magnetism, gravitational and aerodynamic force to gain the highest performance in getting around a race track. By learning these scientific principles and applying them to our live racing laboratory, students learn how these systems and the science behind them work, in a fun and competitive form.

• Racing to the Future Challenge Lead: racingtothefuture@hotmail.com

• Rubric via STLP Supersheet or STLP Discovery Hub

Get ready to put your robotics skills to the test! Here's the challenge: Build a robot using one or more LEGO kits - NXT, EV3, or SPIKE Prime - that can zip along a line all by itself. The clock's ticking, so gear up for the speediest finish! Big shout-out to Warren County Public Schools for bringing us the epic Robot Royale!

• Line Follow Challenge Leads: adam.vincent@warren.kyschools.us 

• Rubric via STLP Supersheet or STLP Discovery Hub

Do you have a robot and a competitive spirit? Look no further than RCX! It's a one-of-a-kind STLP Challenge, with a special qualifying event before the big State Championship. Show off your robot skills at regional RCX competitions and earn a chance to battle it out for first place. 

(Check out the RCX info page for details)

• RCX Lead: Doug at inforcx.rcx@gmail.com 

• Info via STLP Supersheet RCX Info Page

Get ready for a futuristic showdown with our epic Tic-Tac-Toe inspired robot battle! This adrenaline-pumping game is perfect for high school students and their remote-controlled robot sidekicks. Two bots enter, but only one can leave victorious!

Get ready for robotic fun with our Tic-Tac-Toe inspired game for high schoolers! This autonomous robot competition is all about letting your creations run wild without any remote control. Let the games begin!

• Robot Cross Out Lead: stephanie.gray@owensboro.kyschools.us

• Rubric via STLP Supersheet or STLP Discovery Hub

This is a fast-paced, two-person team challenge where students submit a pre-qualification video for the opportunity to advance and deliver live commentary during a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament at the State Championship. Selected teams will demonstrate their game knowledge, communication ability, and storytelling skills in real time- bringing energy, insight, and professional-style play-by-play to the live event audience.

• Shoutcasting Lead: shad.lacefield@fayette.kyschools.us

• Rubric via STLP Supersheet or STLP Discovery Hub

Teams step into the role of filmmakers by creating an original story and bringing it to life with their Sphero robot. Students design a “movie set” obstacle course, code their Sphero to act as part of the cast and present their story through live narration and performance. 

• Sphero Hero Challenge Lead: rebecca.atkins@education.ky.gov

• Rubric via STLP Supersheet or STLP Discovery Hub

Speed demons and tech whizzes, this one's for you! Get ready to put your quick thinking and nimble fingers to the test with some online quizzing/gaming action. The STLP Tech Bowl is where champs are born, and you'll need lightning-fast reflexes and pinpoint accuracy to reign supreme! Don't forget to BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) to get in on the action and show off your tech skills. Big thanks to Jackson County Public Schools for dreaming up and leading this epic challenge!

• STLP Tech Bowl Lead: rhonda.thompson@jackson.kyschools.us 

• Rubric via STLP Supersheet or STLP Discovery Hub

Get ready for a robot showdown! Picture two LEGO-built bots in a fierce circular arena, battling it out to push each other out of the ring before time runs out. It's a team effort, so bring your squad along for the ride. A shout out to the Jefferson County Public School Digital Innovation Team for making this tech-tastic adventure possible!

• SumoBots Challenge Lead: don.bacon@jefferson.kyschools.us

• Rubric via STLP Supersheet or STLP Discovery Hub

We are partnering with the KY Technology Student Association to align the Coding Challenge with the advanced individual challenges seen in TSA competitions. Participants will receive the coding task via their registered email two weeks before the event and must submit their code by the Monday prior, using any programming language or platform of their choice. Judges will review the submissions, evaluate test case results, and meet with teams at the state event to discuss their development process and provide feedback.

• TSA/STLP Team Coding Challenge Lead: sean.jackson@education.ky.gov

• Rubric via STLP Supersheet or STLP Discovery Hub

Brought to you by the brilliant minds at the UK College of Engineering!

In the world of engineering, brainstorming solutions to tricky problems is all in a day's work. So, gather your dream team and put your thinking caps on to create a totally fresh idea, product, or process that tackles an issue head-on. Then, strut your stuff and present it to our panel of judges!

• UK Minds on Innovation Lead: tim.sizemore@education.ky.gov

• Rubric via STLP Supersheet or STLP Discovery Hub

Brought to you by the UK College of Education!

Listen up, future web wizards! If you want to dominate the web development game, you have to be good at scripting. No matter where you're coding, you need to know the ABCs of programming and how to mix them up like a master chef to make users go "Wow!" And guess what? The 2026 web coding challenge is just around the corner, and we're all using Scratch to show off our coding prowess. Get ready to rock the code world!

• UK Web Coding Challenge Lead: gerry.swan@uky.edu 

• Rubric via STLP Supersheet or STLP Discovery Hub

Computational thinking is a requirement for nearly all technology-related careers. What better way to test your skills than a 4-part challenge?

• UK Web Coding Challenge Lead: smann@weleadcs.org 

• Rubric via STLP Supersheet or STLP Discovery Hub

Ready, set, design! Here's a challenge for all you tech-savvy students: Reach out to a school organization and see if their website needs some help. Maybe they don't have one yet, or the current one could use some sprucing up. Then, put your creative skills to the test and build them a website! Create your website before arriving at State, but bring your own device so you can demo your page for judges.

• Website Design Lead: gary.bachman@education.ky.gov

• Rubric via STLP Supersheet or STLP Discovery Hub