Announcements
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Annual meeting and BOD election
[Board election] Coaches: Please remember to vote for our 2026-27 Board of directors if you haven’t already. The form has a link to their resumes and letters of intent. [Annual meeting] This year, we will host our Annual meeting on June 20th from 9 am – 1 pm. Typically, the open meeting for all coaches runs from 9 -11 am,…
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State Tournament Final results
Dear Coaches, Mentors: First, I want to thank the 150+ volunteers, test writers, reviewer, and our host, CWU, led by Dannica Price, for making this season and the state tournament possible. After a rigorous process of score review, we finalized the tournament score and ranking today. The official score with our unique handling of First-Place Qualifier is…
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Div C Student Opportunities
To all Div C coaches: What an exciting past three weeks to conclude our regional tournaments! We have 72 teams competing across three regions to determined the 23 teams that will advance to State. For those who advanced, congratulations and good luck in your preparation. The board and our hardworking event supervisors can’t wait to…
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Code Craze (Trial)
The National Science Olympiad is offering free webinars for the upcoming season. The next one is on Code Craze, a new inquiry events that will be a trial at WA state, including the upcoming DubSO Invitational at the University of Washington. Link to the webinar is below Webinar on November 12
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2026 Event Slates
Event Schedule, Rules, resources: National event rules and resources, including video guides for build events, are available at soinc.org. The WA tournament will use a unified schedule with 24 team scoring events per division at regional and state levels. Key WA changes include: 1. Sustainable Energy: This is the 24th event for Divisions B/C. The event rule is similar to last…
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2025-26 Registration is Open!
Registration: Coach can register teams at https://scilympiad.com/wa following WSO registration guide from now till Jan’2026. New teams or coaches needing assistance can contact the state director. We are also partnering with National and its Urban School Initiative to support teams in under-represented areas; email the state director for details. Invitationals: The latest information is posted here and will be updated regularly. If your…
What is Science Olympiad?
At a Science Olympiad tournament, students work together in teams of up to 15 to compete in 23 events. The events change from year to year, covering fields and topics including: anatomy and biology, earth science, chemistry, physics, geology, mechanical and structural engineering, and technology. Some events entail taking a test, while others involve doing hands-on labs, or even building and bringing a device to the tournament.
Each Science Olympiad season begins in September, when the event rules are released and registration opens. Teams then spend several months preparing for their Regional Tournament in winter or spring of the next year. The top teams from each regional go on to compete at the State Tournament in April, vying for the title of State Champion and the opportunity to represent Washington at the National Tournament in May.
Science Olympiad is divided into three grade-based divisions: Division A (grades 4-6) emphasizes meeting event standards rather than competition, Division B (grades 6-9) introduces middle school-level STEM challenges, and Division C (grades 9-12) expands on those with more advanced high school topics. Washington Science Olympiad is proud to offer opportunities in all three divisions.
Middle school students prepare their device for the Roller Coaster event as judges look on during a Regional Tournament at the University of Washington in 2018. (Photo Credit: Julian O’Leary)
3,000+
Students
160+
Schools
10+
Tournaments
1,000+
Volunteers
30+
Years of Washington Science Olympiad
A high school student examines the flame as they burn a specimen for the Forensics event during a Regional Tournament at the University of Washington in 2019. (Photo Credit: George Sun)
Get Involved
There are many ways to be part of Washington Science Olympiad! Register a team, volunteer at a local tournament, or support our mission through a donation. Explore our website to find resources, tournament opportunities, and ways to contribute, or reach out to us to learn more.
Currently, more than 160 middle and high schools representing over 3,000 students in Washington are participating in the Science Olympiad. In 2019 alone, Washington Science Olympiad had over 1,000 volunteers involved in reaching elementary, middle, and high school students for science!
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