DECA Competitive Events & International Career Development Conference
Business and marketing competitive events covering nearly 60 role-play, case-study, prepared, and online events across marketing, finance, hospitality, management, entrepreneurship, and personal financial literacy. Top state competitors advance to the International Career Development Conference (2026: Atlanta).
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FBLA Competitive Events & National Leadership Conference
Future Business Leaders of America's competitive events span 50+ business and career-related areas (accounting, marketing, public speaking, business plan). Students compete at state conferences, then top placers advance to the National Leadership Conference each summer (2026 NLC: Henry B. González Convention Center, San Antonio).
National High School Mock Trial Championship
Annual national mock trial tournament; only the winning team from each state, territory, or country qualifies. 2026 nationals: May 7-9 in Des Moines, Iowa. To compete, students join their state's mock trial program through their high school team and win at the state level.
NSDA National Speech & Debate Tournament
Largest academic competition in the world, organized by the National Speech & Debate Association. 2026 tournament held in June in Richmond, Virginia (Altria Theater, Greater Richmond Convention Center, area high schools). To compete, students must be NSDA members with at least 25 honor-society points and qualify through district tournaments.
CCEE National Economics Challenge – California State Round
California Council on Economic Education's state portal for NEC, used to register California teams and run the state-level contest.
Economics World Cup (EWC)
International economics competition with online qualifiers and continental/world rounds, covering theoretical and applied economics.
High School Fed Challenge (Federal Reserve Bank of New York)
Macro and monetary policy competition where teams act like the FOMC: analyze the U.S. economy, develop a policy recommendation, and submit to the New York Fed.