ArcGIS Online Map Competition for Missouri Students
2024 Missouri StoryMap Competition
Open to Students in Grades 4–12
Students across the United States are using ArcGIS to explore their communities and the broader world, and to map their discoveries. To support this, the 2024 ArcGIS Online Competition for US High School and Middle School Students is now open. Sponsored by Esri and the National Council for Geographic Education, Missouri students in middle school (grades 4–8) and high school (grades 9–12) are challenged to create a StoryMap which tells the story of an original investigation through a series of maps supported by text, images, and graphs as needed.
The top 5 entries from Missouri in each division (middle and high school) win a $100 prize. The top entry in each division moves on to the national contest. In the past three years, Missouri has had the national middle school winner and the national runner up among high school entries.
Full contest guidelines with links to previous years’ winners are available from Esri. Schools needing an ArcGIS license can request a no-cost site license from Esri. We encourage you to read the rules carefully and to take advantage of the resources offered. In particular, past winners’ projects offer powerful examples of what your students can do:
2023 Missouri High School Winner:
Climate Change in Missouri by Bek Handzic-Smith (grade 12)
2023 Missouri Middle School Winner:
Green Energy, a Location Story by Kei Handzic-Smith (grade 8)
School, club, or homeschool entries are due at 9 a.m. Central time on April 29, 2024.
Download the Esri entry form for your school. You’ll use this form to list the top 5 entries from your school which you are advancing for state-level consideration. Be sure to submit this form to mapcontest@mobot.org before the 9 a.m. April 29 deadline. You will receive a confirmation email shortly after you send it.
If you are planning to participate, please register your interest. This is optional, but it lets us contact you if we have any updates, rule clarifications, or resources to share.
Questions? Send an email to mapcontest@mobot.org.
The Missouri contest is supported by the Missouri Botanical Garden and Lindenwood University.