How to Get Invovled

TRYOUT PROCESS

1. Fill out Application. Go to Quick Links to find the application. Be sure that you fill out the correct one!!

2. Complete the Tryout Process. All students will be required to attend BOTH days of tryouts to be eligible for the team. One day of the tryout process will be an academic test. For those wishing to prepare, the content on the test is based on this year's Science Olympiad events. Please go to www.soinc.org to find the event descriptions (or they are available on the home page). The test will have primarily short answer questions with the possibility of some matching so that we can get a genuine gauge of what students know. We understand that younger students generally do not outperform the older students (i.e. a freshman versus a senior or a 6th grader versus an 8th grader). We use these scores to compare across grade bands as well as what students should know at a certain grade. The test is NOT the only prong of choosing team members. The second part of the tryout process will be a hands-on challenge of some kind. This is usually a task that might be seen in a Science Olympiad event. During this day we are looking at how students work with others AND how well students are able to plan, design, and complete the task. 

   • HIGH SCHOOL: Tryouts will be on Tuesday, September 9 AND Thursday, September 11. Students can choose to attend either the morning session (beginning at 6:45AM) or afternoon session (beginning at 3PM). Please remember the times you plan to attend on the application!

   • MIDDLE SCHOOL: Tryouts will be on Monday, September 22 AND Tuesday, September 23. Students can choose to attend either the morning session (beginning at 6:45AM) or afternoon session (beginning at 3PM). Please remember the times you plan to attend on the application!

3. Team roster will be posted on the Science Olympiad website by 3:30 on Friday, September 12 for High School and Friday, September 26 for Middle School. 

   • For those selected for the team, please also check your email as there will be important details regarding the first week of practice, which will begin on Tuesday, September 16 at 6:45AM for High School OR Tuesday, September 30 at 3:00PM for Middle School.