We look forward to seeing you at the Southwest Regional Competition on March 26, 2026

Schedule for the Day:

9:00-School Coordinators and Students meet in the Burns Arena
Students will rehearse the Awards Ceremony

11:00-Students will be ushered to the Gardner Center
Students will be able to leave their belongings in a secure place.
Students will have an area to change clothes.

11:30-12:00-Lunch will be served in Gardner Center
Ambassadors and Coordinators will escort the students to the Gardner Center.
Lunch will be Jimmy John’s Box Lunch and bottled Water.

12:30-4:45 Interviews
Students should arrive at their interview location at least 15 minutes before scheduled time and check in with the door timer. We will give you a printed copy of the interview schedules at rehearsal.
There will be tours of the Campus available for students at 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30 starting from the Gardner Center

5:30-7:00-Awards Ceremony
Please note the Burns Arena list of prohibited items, specifically that any bags larger than 14″ square must be clear.
Students should be in their assigned seats no later than 5:15. Students may want to have their photos taken on the stage.
The Awards Ceremony will be streamed live, feel free to share this link to the SEDC YouTube.

Wifi Access
Please use this link to connect to Utah Tech wifi

Parking and Map (an interactive map of the interview rooms will be available)

Sterling Scholar 2026 Schedule 
DateEventTimeLocation
August 27, 2025Committee Meeting12:00 PMSEDC
SeptemberDistrict-wide Coordinator TrainingsTBAEach District
December 17, 2025Student Names Due5:00 PMForm
January, 2026Declarations and Photos Due12:00 PMPortfolio Site
January 23, 2026Judges List Due5:00 PMForm
February 10, 2026Committee Meeting12:00 PMUtah Tech
March 9, 2026Student Portfolios Due5:00 PMPortfolio Site
March 26, 2026Regional CompetitionAll DayUtah Tech University
April 28, 2026Committee Meeting12:00 PMSEDC

Coordinator Training

Student and Parent Slides