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1 | Students may compete in a Category 1 Leadership contest, a Professional Skills contest from Category 2B, and as many Category 3* Skills Challenge (State-Only) contests as they wish, as these contests do not overlap with other categories. Or Students may compete in a Category 2A Professional Skills contest and as many Category 3* Skills Challenge (State-Only) contests as they wish, as these contests do not overlap with other categories. *Please note that many Category 3 contests are scheduled concurrently, and the Mousetrap Vehicle contest requires students to operate the vehicle during the competition. Therefore, students cannot participate in both the Mousetrap Vehicle and TTPS contests, as they take place at the same time on Friday evening. | |||||||||
2 | Category 1 Leadership Contests: Thursday Evening Students may participate in one of these contests along with one Category 2B and unlimited Category 3 contests. Because of schedule conflicts Thursday evening they may not compete in Category 2A contests. | |||||||||
3 | Chapter Business Procedure team of 6 (No Limit) | Chapter Business Procedure - State Only for 9th and 10th Grade team of 6 (No Limit) | Community Service All Team members to be interviewed team of 3 (No Limit) | Extemporaneous Speaking (No Limit) | Extemporaneous Speaking - State Only 9th and 10th Grade (No Limit) | Extemporaneous Speaking Middle School Must Qualify at MS Conference | ||||
4 | Health Knowledge Bowl team of 4 (No Limit) | Job Interview (limit 2 students/school) | Job Interview - State Only 9th and 10th grade (limit 2 students/school) | Opening & Closing Ceremonies team of 7 (No Limit) HS competition and C/T PS competition | Opening & Closing Ceremonies - State Only 9th and 10th Grade team of 7 (No Limit) | Opening & Closing Ceremonies Middle School Qualifying team of 7 at MS Conference | ||||
5 | Prepared Speech (No Limit) | Prepared Speech - State Only 9th and 10th grade (No Limit) | Prepared Speech Middle School Must Qualify at MS Conference | Quiz Bowl High School team of 5 (minimum) (limit 1 HS team/school) | Architectural Blueprint Reading - State Only (No Limit) | |||||
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7 | Category 2A Professional Skills Contests: Thursday Evening & Friday These students in 2A contests may only participate Category 2A & Category 3 contest. Because of schedule conflicts Thursday they may not compete in Category 1. Also, students may not compete in Category 2B Skills Contests as they the same category of competition as Categroy 2A. Students may participate in unlimited Category 3 contests. | |||||||||
8 | Baking and Pastry Arts (limit 2 students/school) email names of 3rd and 4th contestants to Aaron. | Cabinetmaking (limit 2 students/school) | Criminal Justice (No Limit) | Culinary Arts (limit 2 students/school) email names of 3rd and 4th contestants to Aaron. | Early Childhood Education (Limited Space - Prequalification Required) | Mechatronics team of 2 (No Limit) | ||||
9 | Power Equipment Technology (No Limit) | Precision Machining - State Only Contest HS and CPS (No Limit) | TeamWorks team of 4 (limit 1 team per school/section CPS) | Welding Fabrication 1 team of 3 per High School and College may qualify. (Limited Space - Prequalification Required) | Welding College- Postsecondary 32 Total Welders 3 per school email names of 4th welder in case there are open spots to Aaron. | Welding HS Welders must be competent in all four processes 64 Total Welders Limit of one HS Welder/School email names of 2nd and 3rd welders to Aaron. | ||||
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11 | Category 2B Professional Skills Contests: Friday Students may participate in one of these contests along with one Category 1 and unlimited Category 3 contests. Students may not compete in Category 2A Skills Contests as they the same category of competition | |||||||||
12 | 3-D Visualization & Animation team of 2 (No Limit) | Action Skills Register IEP Students Only (No Limit) | Additive Manufacturing team of 2 Registrants will supply computer, software and Extension cord (limit 2 teams/school) | Advertising Design Registrants will supply computer, software and Extension cord (No Limit) | Architectural Drafting (limit 4 students/school) Registrants will supply computer, software and Extension cord | Audio Production team of 2 Registrants will supply computer, software and Extension cord (No Limit) | ||||
13 | Automated Manufacturing team of 3 Team will supply computers, Mill and Cords (No Limit) | Automotive Maintance and Light Repair High School Only for NLSC (Limits May Apply) (C/T is a State Only Contest) New Contest 2026 | Automotive Refinishing Technology (No Limit) | Automotive Service Technology (Limited Space - Prequalification Required) | Aviation Maintenance (No Limit) | Barbering (No Limit) | Basic Health Care Skills (No Limit) | |||
14 | Career Pathways Showcase Arts & Communication team of 3 (No Limit) | Career Pathways Showcase Business, Management & Technology team of 3 (No Limit) | Career Pathways Showcase Health Services team of 3 (No Limit) | Career Pathways Showcase Human Services team of 3 (No Limit) | Career Pathways Showcase Industrial & Engineering team of 3 (No Limit) | Career Pathways Showcase Ag., Food, & Natural Resources team of 3 (No Limit) | Career Technical Educator (No Limit) | |||
15 | Carpentry (limit 4 students/school) | Commercial Roofing Special Permission Only (No Limit) New Contest 2025 | Crime Scene Investigation team of 3 (limit 2 teams/high school - limit 4 teams/ postsecondary) | Customer Service (No Limit) | Cyber-Security team of 2 (No Limit) | Chapter Display All Team members to be interviewed team of 3 (No Limit) | ||||
16 | CNC 2-Axis Turning Programmer (No Limit) | CNC 3-Axis Milling Programmer (No Limit) | CNC - Programmer (No Limit) | Collision Damage Appraisal (No Limit) | Collision Repair Technology (No Limit) | Commercial sUAS Drone - Advanced team of 2 (No Limit) | Drone I Technology Basic - State Only team of 2 (No Limit) | |||
17 | Computer Programming (No Limit) | Cosmetology (Mannequins) (4 Limit Per School) | Diesel Equipment Technology (No Limit) | Diesel Equipment – Off-Road Diesel - State Only (No Limit) | Digital Cinema Production team of 2 (limit 4 students/school) Registrants will supply computer, software and Extension cord | Electrical Construction Wiring (limit 4 students/school) | EMT Emergency Medical Technician team of 2 (No Limit) | |||
18 | Employment Application Process Register IEP Students Only (No Limit) New Contest 2025 | Engineering Technology Design team of 3 (No Limit) | Esthetics (No Limit) New Contest 2025 | Firefighting (No Limit) | First Aid/CPR You must present an approved certifications in CPR/AED & First Aid at the contest in order to compete. (No Limit) | Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration (No Limit) | Heavy Equipment Operator (No Limit) | |||
19 | Industrial Motor Control College- Postsecondary Only or Special Permission (No Limit) | Information Technology Services (No Limit) | Internetworking (No Limit) | Introduction to Welding - State Only 9th - 11th grade (Limit 10) New Contest 2025 | Introduction to Woodworking - State Only 9th - 11th grade (Limit 10) New Contest 2025 | Job Skill Demo A (see Technical Standards) (No Limit) | Job Skill Demo Open (see Technical Standards) (No Limit) | |||
20 | Job Skill Demo Open (see Technical Standards) - State Only 9th and 10th grade (No Limit) | Job Skill Demo A (see Technical Standards) Middle School Must Qualify at MS Conference (No Limit) | Job Skill Demo Open (see Technical Standards) Middle School Must Qualify at MS Conference (No Limit) | Masonry (No Limit) | Medical Assisting (No Limit) | Medical Math (No Limit) | ||||
21 | Medical Terminology (No Limit) | Mobile Robotics Technology team of 2 (limit 2 teams/school) Teams will bring robot – this is a Closed VEX competition – not Open | Motorcycle Service Technology (Limited Space - Prequalification Required) | Nurse Assisting (No Limit) | Photography Registrants will supply Camera, computer, software, Extension cord Limited Space - Prequalification Required) | Pin Contest 2025-26 NLSC Qualifying (No Limit) | Plumbing (No Limit) | |||
22 | Promotional Bulletin Board All Team members to be interviewed team of 3 (No Limit) | Promotional Bulletin Board Middle School Must Qualify at MS Conference All Team members to be interviewed team of 3 (No Limit) | Related Technical Math (No Limit) | Residential Roofing Contest Pending (Limit 2 per school) | Restaurant Service (No Limit) | Robotics: Urban Search and Rescue Teams will bring robot w/camera team of 2 (No Limit) | Robotics: Urban Search and Rescue Middle School Must Qualify at MS Conference Teams will bring robot w/camera team of 2 | |||
23 | Sheet Metal (No Limit) | Skilled & Technical Science/CTE Teaching (No Limit) New 2026 | NLSC [Nationals] T-Shirt Design (No Limit) HS & CPS Seperate contest | NLSC [Nationals] T-Shirt Design Middle School contestants Must Qualify at MS Conference | Team Engineering Challenge Middle School team of 3 Must Qualify at MS Conference | Technical Computer Applications (No Limit) | Technical Drafting (limit 4 students/school) Registrants will supply computer, software and Extension cord | |||
24 | Video Production team of 2 (No Limit) formerly Television Producation | Welding Sculpture (Limited Space - Prequalification Required) | ||||||||
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26 | Category 3 Skills Challenge Contests: Friday Students may participate in as many of these contest as available to them. Some contest will run during the Category 2 (A & B) contest, however, the student will not need to be present to compete. | |||||||||
27 | Bridge Building - State Only Jr. Division 9-10th Sr. Division 11-12th | Metric 500 - State Only Jr. Division 9-10th Sr. Division 11-12th (limit 4 students/school) | Mouse Trap Vehicles Distance - State Only Jr. Division 9-10th Sr. Division 11-12th Student must operate vehicle. Student may not participate in TTPS. | Mouse Trap Vehicles Speed - State Only Jr. Division 9-10th Sr. Division 11-12th Student must operate vehicle. Student may not participate in TTPS. | Mouse Trap Vehicles Traptor Pull - State Only Jr. Division 9-10th Sr. Division 11-12th Student must operate vehicle. Student may not participate in TTPS. | SLSC T-Shirt Design (for SLSC 2026) - State Only (No Limit) | Technical Team Problem Solving (TTPS) - State Only team of 3-5 (limit 1 team/school) Student may not participate in any of the Mouse Trap Competitions. | Pin Contest 2025-26 NLSC Qualifying (No Limit) Last Year as a Category 3 Contest | ||
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