when:  saturday, april 18, 2026

Your hosts

Administrative Home: STEM TRAIL Center, University of Nebraska at Omaha

HOST SItE:  University of Nebraska–Lincoln, East Campus

Schedule of Events

• Registration: 7:15 – 8:15 a.m.

• • Impound: 8:15 – 8:35 a.m.

• Coaches Meeting: 8:20 – 8:35 a.m.

• Competition: 8:40 a.m. – 3:05 p.m.

• Awards Ceremony: 5:10 p.m. (tentative)

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Checking Into the Tournament (Registration)

NEW: All coaches will check in on the 2nd floor of the Student Union, Great Plains Room.

Coaches Meeting (Optional)

• Location: 2nd floor of the Student Union, Great Plains Room (FRONT)

• Note: There will not be an opening ceremony this year.

  • Middle School teams will have a Parade of Flags during the Closing Ceremony.

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Awards Ceremony Locations

• Middle Schools: Great Plains Room, Student Union

• High Schools: Hardin Auditorium, Hardin Hall

Parade of flags

Middle School Teams: Please have two students  prepared to participate in the Parade of Teams and bring a school banner or sign. Students will line up outside the Great Plains Room before the Closing Ceremony.

Good luck to all of our young scientists!