Student Contests and Activities

Welcome to the 69^th annual publishing of the National Advisory List of Student Contests and Activities, produced by the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) through its National Committee on Student Contests and Activities.

The purpose of the National Advisory List is to provide information to assist principals, teachers, parents, and students in making decisions regarding participation in a wide variety of program opportunities.

The National Committee on Student Contests and Activities reviews all programs based on the following standards:

Any program that meets the National Advisory List guidelines, as determined by the committee, will be included on the National Advisory List. To provide additional guidance for principals, teachers, parents, and students, the committee has also developed recommendations for evaluating student-related materials in areas such as recognition programs, scholarship search programs, and direct marketing practices.

2009-2010 National Advisory List
The 2009-2010 National Advisory List is now available and features more than 150 student programs and contests that have been reviewed  and approved by the NASSP National Committee on Student Contests and Activities. Approval is valid for one year beginning with the publishing of the list in September and running through the end of August of the following year (for example, September 2009 to August 2010). NASSP reserves the right to remove programs temporarily or permanently from the National Advisory List if programs fall below the standards for approval.

National Committee Program Standards
The NASSP National Committee on Student Contests and Activities maintains Standards and Guidelines that have been approved by the NASSP Board of Directors. The standards are used by the committee to evaluate and place student contests, competitions, tournaments, and other non-athletic activities on the National Advisory List. NASSP encourages principals and advisers to refer to the Standards and Guidelines in the process of determining student participation in such activities, and provide a link to them for parent and students. The Standards and Guidelines are also available in a printable PDF format. 

2011–12 Student Program Applications
NASSP invites sponsors of student contests and programs wishing to be considered for listing on the 2011–12 National Advisory List to complete and submit the application and requested materials on or before February 1, 2011. Application packets will be available in late November and will feature an online submission options.

**IMPORTANT: The inclusion of a student program on the National Advisory List does not imply endorsement by NASSP. A program being listed indicates that it has been reviewed by a committee of NASSP member principals and found to meet the established standards of quality for student contests and activities established by the National Committee on Student Contests and Activities and approved by the NASSP Board of Directors.

Do you have questions about Student Exchange Programs?
NASSP endorses the guidelines and standards used by the Council on Standards for International Educational Travel (CSIET) to approve inbound and outbound student exchange programs for their CSIET Advisory List. For questions regarding guidelines for student exchange programs and to view the list of organizations currently approved by CSIET, please visit www.csiet.org.