South Dakota Science Olympiad State Tournament Results Announced
The 39th annual South Dakota Science Olympiad State Tournament took place on Saturday, March 25, 2023, at the University of South Dakota. Yankton Middle School took home first place in Division B, and Brookings High School took home first place in Division C.
The final results from the tournament are as follows.
DIVISION B
- First place: Yankton Middle School, coaches: Nicole Mehlhaff and Cheryl Schaeffer
- Second place: Sacred Heart Middle School, coach: Sarah Wald and Rebecca Foos
- Third place: Dakota Valley Middle School, coach: Amanda Vande Vegte
- Fourth place: Mickelson Middle School, coach: Marci Green and Pam Bartlett
- Fifth place: Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School, coach: Angela Peirce
DIVISION C
- First place: Brookings High School, coach: Jessica Blocker
- Second place: Yankton High School, coaches: Lindsay Kortan and Ashlee Fleming
- Third place: Elk Point-Jefferson High School, coach: Angela Peirce
The opening and awards ceremonies were broadcast as live-stream and can be viewed on the program’s YouTube channel, @SDScienceOlympiad.
As a result of their first-place victories, both Yankton Middle School and Brookings High School have been invited to participate in the virtual National Science Olympiad Tournament hosted by Wichita State University, in Wichita, Kansas, on May 19-20, 2023.
For more information about South Dakota Science Olympiad, visit the state website SDSciOly.org or contact James Tracy, Ph.D., state director (sdscienceolympiad@usd.edu or 605-658-6830).
