Communique 5 February 15, 2025

It was great seeing you all today! The Division B and Division C preliminary scoreboard is now released on Duosmium. Any scoring inquiries need to be emailed to me by 5:00pm Tuesday Feb. 18. As a reminder, scoring inquiries are only for clerical errors (e.g. teams competed but received a no show score).

Helicopter B/C Room Change February 14, 2025

Happy Friday evening! There is one more room change for Helicopter. It is now in the YH North Hallway (100' long x 8' wide x 8' tall).

Communique 4 February 13, 2025

I'm excited to see you all this Saturday! There is one more room change for Helicopter B/C. It is now in T700 (approximately 12' x 18' x 8') (8' height). Additionally, if you have any colleagues at neighboring schools who are interested in Science Olympiad but aren't sure what it's about or where to get started, please invite them to the tournament this Saturday to check it out! We will be more than happy to take them around and show them what Science Olympiad is all about.

Communique 3 February 12, 2025

As mentioned in the previous communique, each team (not school) must provide an adult volunteer who will help assist our Event Supervisors for a couple of hours. (The volunteer cannot be a competitor on the team and is usually a parent or coach.) The assignments are posted here. These adult volunteers will not require knowledge of the events and will be helping with tasks like timing, letting teams in, etc..

For all volunteers, make sure they complete the volunteer training program required by National Science Olympiad before tournament day.

Please note 3 important schedule/room changes:

• Helicopter B/C will take place in the student center (SCT)
• Mission Possible B no longer has impound (to be consistent with the rules)
• Optics B will take place in UH 251

The window to add a custom team name to be listed on the scoreboard (particularly for schools with multiple teams) has elapsed but if you would like to still add one, please fill out this form and email me to let me know.

Teams may set up their home base anywhere on campus, but please do not block any fire lanes, accessibility ramps, or common walkways.

If your team needs to file an appeal, the head coach must submit an online appeal form at https://tinyurl.com/25-AVC-Appeal.

Communique 2 January 23, 2025

Happy Thursday! Thank you to all of the teams that have already submitted their principal verification, membership dues, and certificates of insurance. Please continue to do so if you haven't already. Here are some important updates as we approach this year's tournament!

Team numbers are now assigned and can be viewed here (or scroll to the Downloads section and click “Team Numbers”). If you would like a custom team name to be listed on the scoreboard (particularly for schools with multiple teams) please fill out this form by 2/5 at 5:00pm.

We will be using the Event Sign Up System (ESUS), for the self-scheduled events sign ups. The link to access the self-schedule sign up is here.

Login information will be emailed to the head coaches of each team by 8AM Monday, January 27. If you do not receive the username and password by Monday, January 27, please contact us immediately because the self-scheduled event online sign up will open Wednesday, January 29, at 5:00PM, and will close on Wednesday, February 12, at 5:00 PM. You will NOT be able to sign up for these events after it closes. For technical issues, please contact esus@socalscioly.org.

The updated schedule with locations for each event and the campus map are posted in the downloads section below.

Head Coach check in will be on the south side of Uhazy Hall from 7:15-8:15am on the morning of the tournament. Head Coaches will need to submit the following forms and pick up wristbands for their team members:

• Final team roster with the participants' names and grade levels
• Release form for all participants, non-participating students, guests of the school

A taco truck will be present at the tournament for teams to order lunch from.

Campus parking passes will not be required. Vehicles parked in spots marked as reserved or disabled without proper passes/permits will be ticketed.

Helicopter B/C will take place in the gym. The dimensions of the gym are 100' x 60' x 40' (40' height).

Each team (not school) must provide an adult volunteer who will help assist our Event Supervisors for three hours total. The volunteer cannot be a competitor on the team and is usually a parent or coach. Volunteers do not need technical knowledge and will be helping with timing letting teams in, etc. Assignments will be posted in the next communique, please let me know if you foresee any challenges with this.
For all volunteers, make sure they complete the volunteer training program required by National Science Olympiad before tournament day.

For emergencies, please call the campus sheriff at 661-722-6399 OR dial 4444 from any campus phone.

Please submit all rules clarification questions by filling out the form at this link. The only clarifications we will be following will be the ones posted on our webpage by Monday Feb 10. All clarification questions we answer will be automatically posted on the web page, and also sent to the SoCal clarifications mailing list.

Communique 1 November 20th, 2024

Happy November! Thank you for being patient as we finalize the dates for the season. This year, the Los Angeles Regional Science Olympiad tournament will take place at the Antelope Valley College on February 15, 2025.

The preliminary schedule for the tournament can be found on our webpage in the downloads section.

Required wording for the Certificate of Insurance can be found on our webpage in the downloads section.

Thank you to all the teams who have already signed up online. As a reminder, participation at the tournament is not guaranteed until registration is complete (principal verification, certificate of insurance, and membership dues). If you have not yet signed up, please do so at the registration tab.

Welcome to the 2024-2025 Season! September 3rd, 2024

Team Registration for Division B and C for the 2024-25 season is now open. The rules for Division B and C are available for free on the National Science Olympiad web page.The preliminary schedules can be found in the download section

There is no limit on the number of teams per school. Each team from a school participating in an Invitational or Regional Tournament must be registered with the state. All teams are expected to compete at the Regional Tournament.