USA Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad (USAAAO)
Multi-round exam olympiad feeding the US international team.
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Astronomy Camp (University of Arizona, Mount Lemmon)
Week-long overnight camp operating research-grade telescopes; Beginning/Advanced tracks.
Eastbay Astronomical Society
A nonprofit amateur astronomy club founded in 1924 and based at Chabot Space & Science Center in Oakland, offering a discounted student membership with a telescope loaner program, a Telescope Makers' Workshop, and members-only viewing nights on Chabot's historic telescopes.
Foothill College Astronomy Program (Dual Enrollment)
High school students in grades 9-12 can dual-enroll tuition-free in Foothill College's transferable astronomy sequence (General Astronomy: Solar System; Stars, Galaxies & Cosmology; and the Astronomy Laboratory), which includes hands-on observational and data-analysis projects using real astronomical equipment.
InStAR Astronomy Research Seminar
Virtual team-based research reducing real telescope data, co-authoring a peer-reviewed paper.
San Jose Astronomical Association (SJAA)
A San Jose-based amateur astronomy club whose Quick STARt program pairs new members, including students, with loaner Dobsonian telescopes and hands-on instruction in stargazing basics, alongside a school star party program that brings telescopes and volunteer astronomers to campuses.
American Rocketry Challenge
World's largest student rocket competition; teams hit precise altitude/duration targets.