Communique 3.2 February 27, 2025

Happy Thursday! There are a couple more room changes.

• [NEW] Astronomy C will be in S 225 instead of S 210.
• [NEW] Potions and Poisons B will be in S 130 instead of S 100.
• Optics C will be in S 221 instead of S 211.
• Helicopter B/C will be in S 223. The approximate dimensions are 18' x 31' x 8' (8' height).

Rio Cafe (located in the Student Services Building) will be open starting at 7AM. It is located in the Student Services Building.

Communique 3.1 February 24, 2025

Happy Monday! Please see the important updates below.

This is a friendly reminder that ESUS signups lock at 5pm this Wednesday.

• Optics C will be in S 221 instead of S 211.
• Helicopter B/C will be in S 223. The approximate dimensions are 18' x 31' x 8' (8' height).

Communique 3 February 18, 2025

Happy Tuesday! Please carefully read through the important information below.

Each team (not school) must provide an adult volunteer who will help assist our Event Supervisors for about two hours total. (The volunteer cannot be a competitor on the team and must be an adult, usually a parent or coach). The assignments are posted in the downloads section below. These adult volunteers will not require knowledge of the events and will be helping with tasks like timing, letting teams in, etc.. Please don't hesitate to let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

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

Our host has requested us to alert you to not place stakes for tents into the grass, especially in the lower quad area. Please instead weigh your tents down so that they do not blow away. If you decide to set up on the grass, please also take extra care to clean up after yourselves. Please help us make sure your team does not stake the grass so that we can continue to come back to Rio Hondo College in future years.

Room assignments for events for both divisions are now posted in the V3 schedule in the downloads section below.

Parking is available ONLY in lots A, J, L and in the Terrace Parking Lots 1-6 and is free. No parking passes are required.

Rio Cafe will be open for business on Saturday. They are located below the Student Services building (SS on the map).

If your team disagrees with an interpretation of the rules and needs to file an appeal, the head coach must submit an online appeal form. The link to this form was sent to their email on Feb. 18.

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.

Do not photograph or take videos of another team's device without their permission.

The Awards Ceremony for both Divisions will take place in the Gym starting at 5:30PM.

The preliminary scoreboard for the tournament will be posted on Duosmium after the awards ceremony. Teams will have until 5:00PM Monday, March 3 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 February 1, 2025

Happy February! Thank you to all of the teams who have already submitted their principal verification, membership dues, and certificates of insurance. Please continue to do so if you haven't already. This email contains some important information for the 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 February 19 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, February 10. If you do not receive the username and password by then, please contact us immediately because the self-scheduled event online sign up will open Wednesday, February 12, at 5:00PM, and will close on Wednesday, February 26, 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 map of campus can be found on our webpage in the downloads section (linked directly here).

The updated schedule with locations for each event and the campus map will be posted in the next communique.

Head Coach check in will be under the bridge between the Science and Administration Buildings (where the red cross is on the map) 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

Helicopter B/C will take place in the gym. The dimensions of the gym are 34m x 37m x 14m (14m height).

Concrete Pucks will be dropped onto a steel plate.

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.

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 26. All clarification questions we answer will be automatically posted on the web page, and also sent to the SoCal clarifications mailing list.

Communique 1 December 4, 2024

Happy December! 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 Rio Hondo College on March 1, 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.