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We’re thrilled to announce the 2026 Science Olympiad National Tournament keynote speaker: James Bullock, Dean of USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences (@jbprime)! Join us on Friday, May 22, as he shares his journey in science - you won’t want to miss it! #scienceolympiad #scioly #nats2026 @scibat_usc @USC @USCDornsife

And a huge congratulations to Dr. Peter Hung, our State Director for being awarded the National Distinguished Service Award by SOINC! 🎉 #scienceolympiad #scienceolympiad2024

This past weekend over 2,000 students competed in the 2024 Science Olympiad National Tournament. Representing Southern California was Troy HS and Sierra Vista MS. 🌱 Congratulations to Troy for placing 3rd for Div C, and Sierra Vista for placing 6th in Div B! 🎉 #scienceolympiad

Congratulations to our 2024 Science Olympiad National Tournament Champions - Kennedy Middle School from Cupertino, CA and first time national champs Monta Vista High School from Cupertino, CA! Happy 40th to Science Olympiad! 💫

Nearly 150 UCI undergraduates volunteered to help run a successful Orange County Regional Science Olympiad Tournament for over 900 middle and high school students in February. Full article here: ps.uci.edu/news/3071

We have some exciting news! Our longtime State Director, Dr. Peter Hung, will begin acting as Interim State Director for NorCal Science Olympiad and Kevin Kha, Associate Director for SoCal Science Olympiad, will be stepping in to lead SoCal States. Congratulations to both!

The 2024 Los Angeles Regional Tournament was held at Rio Hondo College on March 2, 2024. Congratulations to all of our competitors and a huge thank you to everyone who helped make this year's tournament possible!

A huge thank you to all of our students, families, and coaches who came out to participate at the 2024 BirdSO Invitational held at USC and everyone who helped make this tournament possible! 📷: Kelly Yan

We are excited to announce that Caltech will be hosting the 2024 SoCal State Science Olympiad Tournament on Saturday, April 6, 2024. This is our sixth year working together and we are thrilled that Caltech continues to partner with Science Olympiad to promote K-12 STEM education.

Big news! 📢 Science Olympiad is proud to announce our new Executive Director, Dr. Elizabeth Mulkerrin, whose long history with Science Olympiad, dedication to science education and service as president of both @NSTA and @nselascience makes her the perfect addition to our national team. 🙌 Welcome, Elizabeth!

Where will Science Olympiad take you? Announcing the winners of the inaugural $25,000 Science Olympiad Alumni Research (SOAR) Grants, Omar Kazi and Dr. Kathryn Jackson-Jones, advancing energy and medical research. Read more at soinc.org/usafoundation

Highlighting some of our amazing volunteers! Jolly Patro, Caltech c/o 2023, will be pursuing a PhD at Northwestern. Read more about her Science Olympiad journey: magazine.caltech.edu/post/class-of-…

Congratulations to our graduating seniors! Highlighting Del Norte High's co-valedictorian Audrey Zeng, who "became interested in engineering as a middle school student while competing in Science Olympiad." @SOAlumniNetwork Read more: sandiegouniontribune.com/pomerado-news/…

Don't forget to register for the 2023 Southern California Science Olympiad Summer Workshop! Registration link: docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSeS… The workshop is open to coaches and parents who are 18 or older and will be hosted at Caltech on Sat, July 8th (8am-4pm)

Congratulations to our 2023 Division B Science Olympiad National Champions, Kennedy Middle School from Cupertino, California and Division C Science Olympiad National Champions, Adlai E. Stevenson High School from Lincolnshire, Illinois!

What an inspiring opening ceremony! It was fantastic to hear from Wizard IV as he shared his inspiring message about the characteristics all scientists should have before the always invigorating swap meet. Good luck to all of our competitors today! #SONT2023WSU

Are we there yet?? We're days away from the start of the 39th Annual National Tournament, and teams are about to travel from across the country to Wichita. We can't wait to see everyone soon!🚗🚌✈️

Congrats to Nina Kini of Valencia School in California for winning a $10,000 Science Olympiad Founders' Scholarship from the Science Olympiad USA Foundation! We are so proud of you! Best wishes at Claremont McKenna College @CMCnews this fall! @ValenciaVikings @socalscioly 🎓🙌🥇

If you love science, now is the time to BE a part of Science Olympiad. Join our community of problem solvers, collaborators, engineers and makers, and see where it takes you. 🧡💙💜 Learn more at: soinc.org/snapshots/2023…

OK, SciOly fans! 3️⃣ days until the 2023 Rules are released! For Core Knowledge events, get ready to read the Rules for the terms, calculations and phenomena you'll need to understand. That's your starting point for studying! 📚📖📓 #SciOly2023Season