2025-2026 Calendar

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School Registrations $ 290

Awareness sessions - available for faculty or parents upon request.

Site: Your school or district

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September- November: 

Teams Form and begin solving problems.

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November 1, 2025:

Coaches' Training  

Fee: Free for member schools

Site: Lewis Greenview Elementary  Columbia, SC   

Time: 9 AM - 12 Noon

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December 13, 2025:

Coaches' Training   ( Virtual)

Fee: Free to member schools

Time: 9 AM - 12 Noon

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December 31, 2025:

Deadline for Pin Ideas to be submitted to the pin committee.

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Deadline for National Membership

January 11, 2026:

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Deadline for State Tournament Registration & Scholarship applications

January 31, 2026:

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Spontaneous Fair  

Fee: $30/team

Site: Greenview Elementary  Columbia, SC

Time: 8 AM - 12 Noon

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February 7, 2026 Possible  Spontaneous Fair   ????  

Fee: $30/team

Site: TBD

Time: 8 AM - 12 Noon

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February 28, 2026

Judges' Training

Site: Virtual    ???????

Time: 9 AM - 12 Noon

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March 28, 2026

State Tournament  

Fee: $90 per team / $50  Primary teams

Site: Greenview Elementary   Columbia, SC

Time: 8 AM- 5 PM

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May 27-30, 2026

WORLD FINALS 

Site: Iowa State University