Schools can nominate two juniors, one male and one female. Officials from Wendy's fast-food chain select 102 state winners and 1,020 state finalists. Twelve students are recognized as national finalists and receive a trip to New York City to attend the Heisman Awards ceremony, where two finalists, one male and one female, are named the Wendy's High School Heisman National Award Winners. Science And Technology. The Siemens Westinghouse Science and Technology Competition invites high school seniors to enter its scholarship contest.
Students working individually or in groups of two or three submit independent science projects.
The National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts announces its Arts Recognition and Talent Search Program, open to high school seniors or artists ages 17 and 18. About 20 of the artists are named Presidential Scholars in the Arts and are honored at the White House. Awards are based on merit in one of eight art forms. The Delius Association of Florida and Jacksonville University announce the 14th Annual High School Composition Contest. Students in grades 10-12 are eligible to submit compositions for up to eight musicians using piano, organ, band or orchestra instruments, or voices.