Postmarked by November 1 School competition kits will be mailed in late November to schools whose registration forms are postmarked by November 1. Postmarked by December 15 School competition kits will be mailed in early January to schools whose registration forms are postmarked by December 15. After that time, schools will not be able to register, and registrations will be returned. Only overseas schools affiliated with the Department of Defense or State Department or schools in Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands are eligible. Each school is limited to only one team.
Individuals are eligible to compete, in addition to or in lieu of a school team.
Sixth grade students are eligible to compete. To accommodate this change, deadlines have also been moved forward approximately two weeks. Restricted local registration after the late registration deadline has been eliminated. In order to compete, schools must meet the late registration deadline of December 15. All registered schools should receive their school competitions prior to local competitions.