Thank you for volunteering with us for our 2026 MESA Day Competitions on April 30, 2026. We will host close to 800 students and teachers for a full day of STEM Competition.
This year our MESA Competition Day will host (2) Competition Tracks, MESA Day and MESA USA. Both tracks will run concurrently during the same event. Please note some guidelines are different for each track.
All of our MESA Day events will address the topic of “Building New Mexico”. NM MESA schools are invited to participate in our MESA Day Track as follows:
- On Site Team Competition-MESA Mayhem
- On Site Team Competition-Engineering Financial Freedom
- Prepared Design-Building a Healthy and Sustainable Community Center
All of our MESA USA events will address the topic of “Designing for Equity Locally to Affect Sustainability Globally” and teams are required to incorporate a coding element in their prototype. NM MESA schools are invited to participate in our MESA USA Track as follows: Academic Poster, Design Proposal, Technical Pitch, and Symposium
MESA DAY TRACK:
MESA Day On Site Team Competition-MESA Mayhem
This full team challenge course will involve a variety of skill sets and cooperation. Multiple spirited STEAM challenges will be highlighted throughout this event!
- Full and Half Day Judge Roles Available: 8:00 AM-3:00 PM, 8:00 AM-11:30 AM, 12:00 PM-3:00 PM
MESA Day On Site Team Competition-Engineering Financial Freedom
This full team activity will involve all team members while they flex their practical money management skills.
- Full and Half Day Judge Roles Available: 10:00 AM-1:00 PM (Middle School), 2:00 PM-4:30 PM (High School), 10:00 AM-4:30 PM
MESA Day Prepared Design-Build New Mexico
For this challenge, student teams will design (1) themed interactive model with an accompanying flyer. The creation must integrate mechanical and electrical components and creatively incorporate iconic elements of New Mexico. Volunteers will assess the completion of the required task.
- Full Day Judge Roles Available: 8:00 AM-4:30 PM
GENERAL VOLUNTEERS:
Registration Volunteers
Volunteers will help to check in student teams, student projects, and volunteer judges.
- Part Day Roles Available: 7:00 AM-10:00 AM
MESA USA TRACK: Times may be decreased dependent on final teams.
MESA USA Technical Pitch
Teams will demonstrate their prototype and participate in a presentation highlighting the technical aspects of their prototype.
- Full Day Roles Available: 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
MESA USA Poster Symposium
Teams will participate in an interview discussion on their project.
- Full Day Roles Available: 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
MESA USA Design Proposal
Teams will submit in advance a preliminary plan for their design.
- Part Day Roles Available: 9AM-3PM the day of competition. May end earlier when all projects are graded.
MESA USA Academic Poster
Teams will submit in advance a visual representation of their project by means of an academic poster.
- Part Day Roles Available: 9AM-3PM the day of competition. May end earlier when all projects are graded.
Breakfast, Lunch, and Parking will be provided for all in person volunteers.
We look forward to seeing you soon and hope you can join us. Thank you for “Helping to Build Tomorrow…Today!” and for continuing to help us provide STEM Enrichment to our MESA students. Any questions, please contact anita@nmmesa.org.
