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Offers a series of competitions, including American Mathematics Contest 8, 10, and 12; American Invitational Mathematics Exam; United States of America Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO).
ARML is a national mathematics competition for high school students.
Teams work together to solve their chosen challenge, and team solutions are assessed at regional, state, or country tournaments.
Tell a story about a person learning to live on a new world while traveling through space. Learning…A lifelong journey. These are stories from the spaceship Vestigo. Its 20-year journey will take a large group of people from Earth to a new home outside our solar system… The passengers are from 2- to 50-years-old and will have little contact with Earth. They will have access to books and other resources onboard the ship. Many are experts in different fields. Vestigo is equipped with artificial gravity and large areas for growing food. Living quarters are like compact apartments. Everyone onboard will need education and training. They will need to maintain the ship and to prepare for life on a new planet. Most people will need to be skilled in more than one area.
Future City uses the engineering design process as a framework to guide students through the creation of their cities. Within this framework, students apply specific project management methods to keep their projects on track. This structure gives students a real-world learning experience they can apply to future challenges in school, work and life. Learn more in Leading Your Team.
FPSPI offers competitive and non-competitive activities in creative problem solving.
Intel STS is the nation’s most prestigious science research competition for high school seniors. Students submit independent research projects and winners receive college scholarships.
JSHS is designed to challenge and engage students (Grades 9-12) in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM). Individual students compete for scholarships and recognition by presenting the results of their original research efforts before a panel of judges and an audience of their peers. Opportunities for hands-on workshops, panel discussions, career exploration, research lab visits and networking are provided.
MATHCOUNTS is a national competitive mathematics program for middle school students. Students can win scholarships and other prizes.
UNL Math Day invites Nebraska high school students to participate in one individual and two team math competitions. Top prizes include scholarships to UNL.
The University of Nebraska Lincoln also sponsors the All Girls/All Math Summer Camp http://www.math.unl.edu/programs/agam for high school girls who have completed geometry.
The Math League offers contests for students in grades four through 12. Math Olympiads for Elementary and Middle Schools (MOEMS) http://www.moems.org/ The Olympiad Program includes a series of math problem solving contests for school-based teams of up to 35 students in grades four through eight. School math clubs can meet year-round to explore math topics and prepare for contests, which are offered monthly from November to March.
NAQT organizes middle school, high school, community college and college national quiz bowl championships and provides a format for independent tournaments.
The National Geographic Bee is open to schools with students in grades four through eight. School champions may qualify to participate in their state Bee, and state champions attend the national championship, where prizes include scholarships.
Students select an historical topic, conduct research, and develop a project representing their knowledge. Projects can be entered for judging at local, regional, state and national levels, and prizes include scholarships and internships.
High school students who take the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) and meet published eligibility criteria are entered in the National Merit Program. Winners receive college scholarships.
The National Science Bowl is an academic competition that tests students’ science and math knowledge. Regional champions in middle school and high school divisions advance to the national championship.
Odyssey of the Mind invites students from kindergarten through college to form teams and solve a wide variety of creative problems. Competitions occur at local, state, and world levels.
Reflections has been a staple arts program in many schools for over 50 years. Through the efforts of our Local PTAs, millions of students have found a creative outlet in the areas of dance choreography, film production, literature, music composition, photography, and visual arts.
With positive recognition as the focus of this program, rather than competition, students of all ages and abilities can experience the benefits of creative expression and help in finding their own voice in telling their unique story.
Started in 1969 by Mary Lou Anderson, then Colorado PTA President, Reflections has grown to be one of the largest nationwide programs of its kind, with more than 200,000 students participating annually.
Science Olympiad offers programs for students in kindergarten through grade twelve. Competitions occur at regional, state, and national levels.
The nation’s longest-running, most prestigious recognition initiative for creative teens, and the largest source of scholarships for young artists and writers.
The Scripps National Spelling Bee program offers opportunities for schools to enroll in the program, develop and hold local contests, and send winners to the next levels of competition, culminating yearly in the National Spelling Bee.
Take Care of Texas Contests
Art Contest: K-5th Graders - Students submit their artwork of how they, along with their friends and family, help keep the air and water clean, conserve water and energy, and reduce waste. The students that submit the best art can win a tablet or laptop computer. Prizes are made possible through a donation from the Texas Chemical Council.
Video Contest: 6th-12th Graders - Students create a 30-second video that shows positive ways to Take Care of Texas. The contest sponsor, Waste Management of Texas, Inc. will award prizes to the creators of the best videos.
TEAMS is an annual one-day competition in which middle and high school students can apply their math and science knowledge to solve real-world engineering challenges.
The USNCO is a chemistry competition for high school students. The local competitions are open to all high school students, and nominees are selected to take the national exam. Top performers on the exam go on to the study camp, and four students are selected to represent the U.S. at the International Chemistry Olympiad.
The American Association of Physics Teachers recruits, selects, and trains teams to compete in the International Physics Olympiad Competition. Schools can register high school students to participate in the local exam, and top scorers go on to take the USA Physics Olympiad Exam.
The USAMTS is a free math contest open to all U.S. middle and high school students. The competition aspect of the program is secondary to the development of problem solving and math reasoning skills.
The USAD is a scholastic competition for teams of high school students. Teams are made up of three “Honor” students (3.75-4.00 GPA), three “Scholastic” students (3.00- 3.749 GPA) and three “Varsity” students (0.00-2.999 GPA).
Standards-based Writing Practice: While creating their story, students will strengthen their use of effective techniques, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. Personalized Writing Feedback: Providing students individualized feedback on their own work is the most appropriate and effective approach to teach writing. Online Testing Preparation: It’s never too soon to prepare students for the online testing environment where they’ll be expected to produce their best writing. Transferable Writing Skills: Storywriting offers a plethora of transferable writing skills that will boost their ability in both fiction and non-fiction writing assignments.