USD Readies for the 28th Annual South Dakota Science Olympiad State Tournament
The schools scheduled to participate include Brookings High School, Dakota Valley Middle School (North Sioux City), Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School and High School, McCook Central Middle School (Salem), Mickelson Middle School (Brookings), Sacred Heart Middle School (Yankton), and Yankton Middle School and High School.
The state tournament will involve more than 115 middle school and high school students competing in several science events. The top teams from each division will be invited to the 2022 National Science Olympiad Tournament in May. All events for the Science Olympiad are determined at the national level. For the state tournament, faculty, staff and students from USD organize and judge these events.
Learn More About the South Dakota Science Olympiad
For a brief description of the events, please visit www.soinc.org.
Science Olympiad is an international non-profit organization devoted to improving the quality of science education, increasing student interest in science, and providing recognition for outstanding achievement in science education by both students and teachers. Science Olympiad tournaments are rigorous academic interscholastic competitions that consist of a series of individual and team events, which students prepare for during the year. The competitions follow the format of popular board games, TV shows and athletic games. These challenging and motivational events are well-balanced between the various science disciplines of biology, earth science, chemistry, physics, mathematics, computers, and technology. There is also a balance between events requiring knowledge of science facts, concepts, processes, skills, and science applications.
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