National High School Mock Trial Championship (NHSMTC)
Each state's champion team competes for the national title, hosted by a different state bar association each year.
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California Mock Trial (Teach Democracy)
Teams coached by volunteer attorneys argue both sides of a hypothetical criminal case in real courtrooms across 36 CA counties.
ASTA National Orchestra Festival
National in-person orchestra festival run by the American String Teachers Association, giving high school orchestras adjudicated performances and clinics with professional musicians.
California Mock Trial
Teams analyze a hypothetical criminal case and enact all trial roles as prosecution or defense before real judges/attorney scorers, advancing from county to state finals.
iGEM High School Division
International synthetic biology competition where high school teams design, build, and test genetically engineered systems using standard biological parts.
National Speech & Debate Tournament (NSDA)
The largest academic competition in the world; 7,000+ students qualify through state/district tournaments to compete in policy, LD, public forum, congress, and individual speech events.
RoboBoat
International autonomous surface vehicle competition where student teams design, build, and program boats to complete maritime tasks like coastal surveillance and port security.