Next up is State Convention, which will be in Austin on April 5-6. As previously explained, all students are eligible to attend State, but what contests they can participate in partly depend on how they placed at Area. The cost is also going to be much higher because of hotel rooms, meals, and registration for a 2-day convention. But we are also planning a visit to Zilker Park, a tour of the UT campus and the Blanton Art Museum, and hopefully more. State Convention is always an incredible time for students, so we hope you can all send your children with us. Much more information, details, and deadlines to come very soon! Parents, if you are interested in volunteering as chaperones for state, we will need several, so look out for a call for volunteers to come soon as well!