Calendar

District Events: 2026-27

District Lead Advisor Meetings are scheduled for: Oct 7, Nov 4, Dec 12, 2026 and January all-advisor evening meeting date has been set for TBA. 

Meeting Location: Southern Missouri Technical Institute, West Plains, MO

October 7, 2026
District Meeting at West Plains
Goal of Meeting:  Intent to enter is opened; set satellite contest hosts in place; introduce calendar; updates from state; district officers to work with state officer; begin planning the fall conference

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November 4, 2026 (tentative*)
District Meeting at West Plains
(*This meeting may or may not happen. It will be decided at the evening district team meeting at SPARK if we need this additional meeting for the officers to train for the fall leadership conference.)

Goal of Meeting:  Intent to enter is due Oct 23. Finalize fall leadership conference. Provide slot allotments for contests at each school hosting a contest. Confirm contest information and slots; begin creating list of judges to ask for February leadership contests.

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November 10, 2026
Fall Leadership Conference at Cowan Civic Center

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December 2, 2026
District Meeting at West Plain (Location dependent*)
(*This meeting may happen at an event center for the officers to have a celebration. Last year it was held at The Zone Skate Center in Rolla.)

Goal of Meeting:  Debrief DFLC, allow officers to celebrate their work on the fall leadership conference; provide updates to skill contests;  provide tool lists; refine Leadership contests with judges confirmation and event details, etc. 

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January 12*, 2027 • 6 p.m. 
All-Advisor Meeting at West Plains
Goal of Meeting:  Go over competition and see lab space. Dinner will be served.

*This meeting date may change due to this being the same date for the DESE mentoring meeting at UCM in Warrensburg.

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February 3 (Snow Day: February 10)
Skill Contests at West Plains

• Competitions to be listed here when announced

February 17 (Snow Day: February 23)
Leadership Contests & Awards Ceremony at Cowan Civic Center

The calendar below has the state events and deadlines added to it. Click on the small icon in the top right corner of the document to open in Google Docs to simply print it.