The Competition Series has 4 levels of competition—school, chapter, state and national. Here’s what a typical program year looks like.

Schools register in the fall and work with students during the year. Coaches administer the School Competition, usually in January.

Between 1 and 10 students from each school advance to the local Chapter Competition, which takes place in February.

Top students from each Chapter Competition advance to their State Competition, which takes place in March.

Top 4 individual competitors from each State Competition receive an all-expenses-paid trip to the National Competition, which takes place in May.