2025 JR MESA Day Prelims
Date: Saturday, March 15, 2024
Time: 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Location: CSU Long Beach
For middle school students enrolled in MESA and competing in MESA Day competitions.
ALL COMPETITIONS WILL BE HELD IN PERSON.
Deadline for teams to sign up is Saturday, March 1, 2025.
Deadline for teams to submit lab reports/project files is Sunday, March 9, 2025.
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Each team should only register and upload documents ONCE per MESA competition. Please choose one person from your team to submit this form.
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Every teach is responsible for meeting the deadline and ensuring that their uploaded file(s) are able to be opened.
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NO LATE EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE!
Winners
Preparing for Competitions
Competition Notes for Prelims:
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Coding Solutions teams are required to bring their own computer (no phones/tablets).
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Math Escape Challenge teams are required to bring their own computer (no phones/tablets).
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NEDC teams will have up to 7 minutes for their Technical Pitch
*Please read the MESA Day Competition Rules & Resources for the full competition requirements and specifications.
**Engineering Lab Reports: must be electronically generated (i.e. typed) before submission
***ALL students must submit CSULB YA Forms to their teacher in order to come to the CSULB campus.
For teachers: YA Forms can be emailed directly to Yosselin or uploaded to your school's google drive folder.
Schedule Overview
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
School Check-In & T-shirt Pick-up
Individual Competition Project Check-In
9:00 AM - 10:45 AM
MESA Competitions (Part I)
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Coding Solutions - Judging (Closed to Spectators)
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Math Escape Challenge - Judging (Closed to Spectators)
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Prepared Speech - Juding (Closed to Spectators)
MESA Passport (Part I)
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College of Engineering Ambassadors
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CSULB Outreach Presentation
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NEDC Poster Symposium - Judging (Open to Spectators)
10:30 AM - 12:45 PM
MESA Competitions (Part II)
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Cargo Glider - Judging (Open to Spectators)
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Investigative Science - Judging (Closed to Spectators)
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MESA Machine - Judging (Open to Spectators)
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Moon Base - Judging (Open to Spectators)
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NEDC Technical Pitch - Judging (Open to Spectators)
MESA Passport (Part II) - Runs until 1:30 PM
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MESA Student Survey
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MESA Impact Stories Activity
12:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Lunch
2:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Awards Ceremony
MESA Code of Conduct
MESA students agree that MESA competitions are academic events and participants should present themselves in a manner that respects teachers, students, judges, hosts, and other officials at the event. Please remember that countless hours are spent in preparation and execution of the event for your learning and growth and many of the facilitators are volunteers giving their time for you.
The “golden rule” of competition means treating your fellow competitors as you would like to be treated. Show respect for yourself, your teammates, and your opponents, for advisors from all schools and centers and for the judges and other officials. This applies to those who leave the competition with medals and those who do not. Knowledge, pride, and empathy should be the cornerstones of any MESA competition.
All students must participate in a competitive event or other MESA Day activity at all times. Students are never allowed off campus or in areas not associated with MESA Day. Students are guests of the host campus and must respect all facilities, equipment, and property.
This code of behavior applies to MESA Parents, MESA Advisors and teachers, and MESA staff. Any type of misconduct will result in the immediate disqualification of the student, team, and perhaps the entire school. MESA reserves the right to ask anyone who is not conducting themselves per this code to leave the event.