PRESS PLAY HIGH SCHOOL CHALLENGE
Press Play High School Challenge
Press Play Con 2026 invites all Guam high schools to come together for a friendly, exciting, and inclusive High School Challenge designed to celebrate student participation, creativity, school spirit, and the shared fandoms that bring our communities together.
This challenge gives students an opportunity to represent their school beyond the traditional classroom by participating in cosplay, gaming, “Side Quest” activities, mini-games, creative challenges, and other experiences throughout Press Play Con. Every student can contribute to their school's score—whether they are competing on stage, dressing up as their favorite character, completing Side Quests, or simply joining their classmates and supporting their school.
To ensure fair representation and competition among schools of different sizes, the scoring system will emphasize participation rates and overall engagement rather than relying solely on the largest number of students. Schools will compete across multiple categories, including student participation, dressed-up participants, Side Quest participation, and wins in mini-activities, with additional points recognizing teamwork and school spirit.
At the conclusion of Press Play Con 2026, the school with the highest overall score will be recognized as the Press Play High School Challenge Champion and will receive a cash prize designated for its student body council or school.
More importantly, this challenge represents what Press Play Con is all about: bringing young people together through the things they love, encouraging creativity and connection, and creating a positive community where everyone has a place to belong.
Gather Your Team. Represent Your School. Complete the Quests. Build School Spirit!
WHICH SCHOOL WILL TAKE THE CROWN?
High schools across Guam are invited to compete in the Press Play Con 2026 High
School Challenge!
Bring your classmates.
Dress up.
Complete Side Quests.
Compete in mini-games.
Represent your school.
The school with the highest overall score wins a CASH PRIZE for its student body council/school.
1st Place: 500.00
2nd Place: 300.00
3rd Place: 200.00
Theme: It's Never Game Over. A Mental Health Awareness & Suicide Prevention Initiative
Activity: Press Play School Challenge, where high schools earn points in multiple ways rather than simply rewarding the school with the largest student population. That makes the competition much fairer. Activities will relate to the event’s theme.
Goal: Encourage Guam high schools to participate, dress up, explore the convention, support their classmates, and compete together for a cash prize for their student body council/school.
Scoring Rubric — 100 Points
Most Participant Category
To distribute points to the schools, we will base it on a percentage scale within the total number of attendees. Sign-in closes at 12pm on that day.
For example: (Points) (Example School and Percentage Breakdown)
30pts 600 School A students divided by 1,000 total attendees = 60%
20pts 200 School B Students divided by 1,000 total attendees = 20%
10pts 100 School C Students divided by 1,000 total attendees = 10%
5 pts All other schools
Dressed-Up Category
Instead of: "School with the most costumes wins."
Percentage of participating students who arrive dressed in costume or fandom-related attire.
This process will begin from 10am and close at 12pm. Event staff will record all student attendees signing in.
School A
300 attendees
150 dressed up = 50%
School B
200 attendees
140 dressed up = 70%
The first three schools will get 25pts, while the others get 15pts.
Side Quest Category
Student representatives who participated in the most side quest activities will earn 20pts. All others will earn 10pts. To qualify for this 20-point competition, a school must have at least 20 verified student participants at Press Play Con.
To earn the points, student representatives must complete a quest from the event Quest Giver. Once completed, they head back to the Quest Giver, who in turn will give it to our event staff to document and tally.
At the end, only two schools get 20pts, and the rest who participated will get 15pts. Schools cannot double up on points for this section.
1. Participation Champion — 25 pts
School with the greatest number of verified students completing Side Quests.
2. Participation Engagement — 25 pts
School with the highest verified participation percentage, subject to a minimum number of participants.
Mini-Activity Wins
Students can compete in the activities for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place. The school with the most 1st, 2nd, or 3rd Place will earn the following points below (in case of a tie, they will both share the same position).
Points Distribution:
1st Place — 20 points
2nd Place — 10 points
3rd Place — 5 points
