National Catholic Forensic League (NCFL) Grand National Tournament
4,000+ students from 430+ schools compete in debate, oratory, dramatic performance, and extemporaneous speaking.
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California's statewide governing body for speech and debate; students qualify locally to compete at one of the largest state championships in the country.
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Optimist International Oratorical Contest
A club-sponsored oratory contest on an annual civic topic with over $150,000 in scholarships awarded annually.
Botball
An autonomous robotics competition where middle and high school teams design, build, and program fully autonomous robots — no remote controls allowed — using standardized kits and real programming languages.
CHSSA State Tournament
State governing body for CA high school speech/debate; local leagues culminate in a state tournament across debate, oratory, and interpretation events.
FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC)
A robotics competition for middle and high schoolers who build smaller-scale robots to compete in a new game released each September, emphasizing engineering design and teamwork.