Extracurriculars for High School Freshmen
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Programs open to freshmen right now
862 matching programs are listed in the directory right now. The most recently added:
- Scholastic Art & Writing Awards — Catalog organization: Alliance for Young Artists & Writers
- National History Day Contest — Catalog organization: National History Day
- Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) — Catalog organization: Society for Science
- Diamond Challenge — Catalog organization: University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship — Deadline: January 14, 2027
- National Economics Challenge (NEC) — Catalog organization: Council for Economic Education
- Boston University Tanglewood Institute Young Artists Programs and Workshops — Catalog organization: Boston University College of Fine Arts — Deadline: January 19, 2027
- Science Olympiad — Divisions B and C — Catalog organization: Science Olympiad, Inc. and state Science Olympiad organizations
- Congressional App Challenge — Catalog organization: Internet Education Foundation and participating U.S. House offices — Deadline: October 26, 2026
- The Congressional Award — Catalog organization: The Congressional Award Foundation — Cost: $35
- National Science Bowl — High School — Catalog organization: U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science
- Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS) — Catalog organization: National Science Teaching Association; sponsored by the U.S. Department of War STEM components
- FIRST Robotics Competition — Catalog organization: FIRST
- Breakthrough Junior Challenge — Catalog organization: Breakthrough Prize Foundation
- CSPA Crown Awards — Catalog organization: Columbia Scholastic Press Association
- From the Top / NPR Performance — Catalog organization: From the Top
- Columbia University Pre-College Programs — Catalog organization: Columbia University School of Professional Studies
- National Young Composers Challenge — Catalog organization: National Young Composers Challenge
- NASA HUNCH (High School Students United with NASA to Create Hardware) — Catalog organization: NASA HUNCH
- BEST Robotics Competition — Catalog organization: BEST Robotics, Inc.
- Texas Science Olympiad — Catalog organization: Texas Science Olympiad, Texas A&M University
- Texas Science & Engineering Fair (TXSEF) — Catalog organization: Texas A&M Engineering
- Texas History Day — Catalog organization: Texas State Historical Association
- National History Day in DC — Catalog organization: DC History Center
- DiscoverU Summer Camps at Kennesaw State — Catalog organization: Kennesaw State University College of Professional Education