Communique 3
March 24, 2025x`
Home Base
Teams can set up a tent/home base in the quad area during the day. Please stay clear of the fire lanes and all walkways since classes are still in session. No open flames, heating elements, or extension cords are permitted. Please ensure that tents are properly weighed down with at least 40lbs of weight per leg.
Schedule and Room Assignments
Room assignments for events are now posted at the links below.
Food & Bookstore
Campus Dining will be open during the day for teams to purchase food. They are located on the 1st floor of the CC building. The bookstore located west of the quad is also open from 10am-2pm.
Arbitrations
If your team needs to file an appeal, the head coach must submit an online appeal form. The link was sent to coaches in Communique 3 via email.
Minor Procedural Issues Contact number
On the day of the event, if there are quick procedural issues, Head Coaches can call (626) 268-1661. Please make this option a useful one and only use this number judiciously to make sure it helps facilitate the process and not negatively impact it. Quick procedural issues include: Event Supervisor is missing for an event; Event Supervisor is checking for student ID to let them in, Event Supervisors not allowing certain items that should be allowed, etc. In general, call this number to get something fixed quickly (not to appeal). Resolving procedural issues is not meant to replace the appeal process that's currently in place.
Photography
Do not photograph or take videos of another team's device without their permission.
Preliminary Scoreboard
The preliminary scoreboard for the tournament will be posted on Duosmium after the awards ceremony. Teams will have until 12:00PM Monday, March 31 to submit any scoring inquiries. As a reminder, scoring inquiries must be submitted by the head coach and are only meant for any clerical issues on the scoreboard (e.g. a team that participated in an event was marked as no-show).
Communique 2
March 10, 2025
Team Numbers & Names
Team numbers are now assigned and can be viewed in the Downloads Section below. 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 March 26 at 5:00pm.
Self-sign Up Events
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 https://esus.socalscioly.org/login.php?tid=327.
Login information has been emailed to the head coaches of each team. If you did not receive the username and password, please contact us immediately because the self-scheduled event online sign up will open Wednesday, March 12, at 4:00 PM, and will close on Wednesday, March 26, at 5:00 PM. You will NOT be able to sign up for these events after it closes. For technical issues, please contact me.
Map
The map of campus can be found here.
Parking
Parking is available in lots 3, 4, and 5. Parking is $2 per space for the whole day.
Schedule and Room Assignments
The updated schedule with locations for each event and the campus map will be posted in the next communique.
Team Check In
Head Coach check in will be in the Quad by the R building 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
- UPDATED Release form for all participants, non-participating students, guests of the school
If an event requires impound, the device must be impounded during the time stated in the schedule. Teams will not need wristbands to impound their devices since the impound period is the same as the period when the head coach checks in and receives wristbands. However, per the rules, all devices must still be impounded by one or more of the 15 official team members. Parents or other non-participants may not impound devices for their team, but they may accompany the team members to help transport or carry things.
Awards Ceremony
The awards ceremony will take place outdoors in the Quad.
Helicopter C Venue Dimensions
Helicopter C will take place in a classroom. The classroom is 829 sq ft and 8ft in height.
Rules Clarifications
Please submit all rules clarification questions by filling out the form here. The only clarifications we will be following will be the ones posted on here by Mon, March 24. All clarification questions we answer will be automatically posted on the web page, and also sent to the SoCal clarifications mailing list.
Communique 1
February 24, 2025
Happy Monday! Welcome to the inaugural Los Angeles Regional Science Olympiad tournament at Pasadena City College! Please see the important updates below.
Preliminary Schedule
The preliminary schedules for the tournament can be found in the downloads section below.
Certificate of Insurance
Required wording for the Certificate of Insurance can be found on our webpage in the downloads section.
ESUS
We will be using ESUS for the self-scheduled events this tournament. Further information will be sent out in the next few weeks.
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
Number of Teams per School
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.
