Competitions

All submissions must be submitted through the MyMIST portal!

Category I: Knowledge & Quran

  • Knowledge Tests

  • Qur'an Memorization

  • Qur'an Recitation

Category II: Arts

  • 2D Art

  • 3D Art

  • Fashion Design

  • Digital Art (Requires Early Submission)

  • Photography (Requires Early Submission)

  • Culinary Arts: Baking (Chicago Pilot Competition)

  • Extemporaneous Drawing (Chicago Pilot Competition)

Category III: Writing and Oratory

  • Extemporaneous Essay

  • Extemporaneous Speaking

  • Original Oratory

  • Poetry (Early Submissions) (Judged virtually only)

  • Prepared Essay (Requires Early Submission) (Judged virtually only)

  • Short Fiction (Requires Early Submission)

  • Spoken Word

Category IV: Brackets

  • Debate

  • Math Olympics

  • MIST Quiz Bowl

  • Improv

Category V: Group Projects

  • Business Venture (Requires Early Submission)

  • Nasheed/Rap

  • Science Fair (Requires Early Submission)

  • Short Film (Requires Early Submission)

  • Social Media (Requires Early Submission)

Category VI: Sports

  • Basketball (Brothers)

  • Volleyball (Sisters ONLY) (Chicago Pilot Competition)

  • eSports (SmashBros) (Chicago Pilot Competition)

What is a Pilot Competition? A Chicago Pilot Competition refers to an additional event that the Chicago region chooses to hold beyond the set of required events for Nationals— these are known as pilot competitions. The National Rulebook will not include information on pilot competitions, as these vary by region. Instead, there is a separate section in the our Chicago rulebook page dedicated to pilot competitions, outlining the competition rules.