Business

Entrepreneurship Refers to owning, organizing, and managing your own business by providing a necessary product or service.

Sculpture

The art of making three-dimensional forms or designs. REQUIREMENTS: Only one (1) project can be entered. The National Office will provide display table space. Each contestant  is  required  to  make  an  oral  presentation  explaining  the  methods  or techniques used in developing the project not to exceed three (3) minutes. Craft projects (i.e. ceramics, macramé, etc.) […]

Photography

The process, art and technique of capturing images with an analog or digital camera Examples include but are not limited to: Black and white photographs, color photographs, digital or  analog  photographs,  photograms,  other  experimental  photography,  etc. REQUIREMENTS: No more than six (6) photographs can be submitted or one (1) collage of work. The photographs and/or  […]

Painting

Art  created  by  applying  pigment  on  a  two-dimensional  surface  with  a    brush,    knife,    or    hand and/or the manipulation of digital processes with a computer Examples   include   but   are   not   limited   to:   Oil,   acrylic,   watercolor,   gouache,   tempera,   ink, encaustic,  fresco,  spray  paint,  etc.  applied  on  canvas,  canvas  board,  paper,  mixed  media  or  any flat  surface. REQUIREMENTS: […]

Filmmaking

The art and process of making motion pictures. REQUIREMENTS: Only one (1) film is to be entered. The running time of the film must not exceed five (5) minutes. A storyboard or project theme must be associated with the film Please  Note:  Storyboards  are  NOT  stills  taken  from  the  film;  rather  they  are  original  drawings, […]

Drawing

The art of representing forms and figures on a surface by means of lines executed by hand or computer  (digital)  generated  processes. REQUIREMENTS: Only one (1) project can be submitted. The national office will provide easels. The contestant is required to make an oral presentation, which will not exceed three (3) minutes, explaining the methods […]

Visual Arts

Drawing The art of representing forms and figures on a surface by means of lines. Filmmaking The art and process of making motion pictures. Painting The art of laying on paints with a brush or a knife. Photography The process, art and technique of taking images recorded by a camera and reproducing them on a […]

Poetry (Performance)

An  original  poem  or  prose,  written  by  the  contestant,  performed  as  a  monologue  or  exchange  involving extemporization. REQUIREMENTS: Submit six (6) notarized copies of the original poem. The top  of   each  page  must   include  the  contestant’s  name,   page  number   and  unit   name  and number. Poems should  be  typed,  using  12  point  Times  New  Roman,  Verdana, […]

Oratory

The art of effective written, and oral presentation to persuade or inform.   (This is not a dramatic presentation.) REQUIREMENTS: Only one (1) speech is to be presented, and it must not exceed five (5) minutes. The selection of the speech is the decision of the contestant;  it should be an original piece written by the […]

Music Vocal / Contemporary

The art  of  performing  with  the  human  voice  rhythmic  tones  or  sounds  to  produce  music  with  the  tones of the present. REQUIREMENTS: Only one (1) song is to be performed, and it must not exceed two and a half (2.5) minutes. (Contestants not adhering to the maximum time requirement are subject to point deduction.) Musical […]