Competition Details and Times

Schedule Overview: 

• Arrive at Pioneer High School 30 minutes before your Competition Start Time (see event times below)

• Wear your Red Allen Science Olympiad T-shirt (T-shirts will be handed out at practices closer to the competition) 

• When you arrive head to at Allen's home base in the Pioneer Cafeteria. Look for people in Red Allen T-shirts. Check in with Allen's Head Coach or your Event Coach

• If you are dropping your child off, please be sure to sign them in and out on the Attendance Sheet. Without a parent, the student cannot leave the Allen Homebase except for their event, award ceremony, or bathroom use 

• A 10-15 minutes before the event begins your child will be escorted by their Coach with their team members to their event. Only student participants will be allowed past the event check-in (No parents or coaches allowed!)

• At the end of the event, your child will be escorted by their Coach back to the Allen Homebase where you can pick them up.  

• Students will attend a grade-level ceremony as a team at the Pioneer Gym. Parents are invited to sit in the bleachers to watch.

Other Details:

• The entrance to the primary parking lot is off S. Main Street. The entrance from W. Stadium is to be used for drop-off only. Dropping off students is discouraged. If necessary, students should be dropped off with an adult or with an adult waiting to receive them. No unaccompanied students will be permitted to enter the building!

• Allen Elementary will have a designated space at Pioneer High School in the Cafeteria to set up a home base. This will be where our students/coaches/families gather between events and awards ceremonies.  We will have games, snacks, and other activities at our home base to entertain everyone. 

• Food is available for purchase at the event from several Food Trucks. Students may bring their food from home. Allen will also have snacks available at our Home Base.

• Consumption of all food and drinks will be limited to the cafeteria or outdoors.

• In addition to the official competition events at the tournament, there are hands-on science activities that anyone (not just WESO participants) can participate in throughout the day. The Open Events area allows kids to drop in and participate in as many stations as their schedule allows. 

• Since there can be hours between the event and the award ceremony, you can leave with your child after their event and return in time for the Award Ceremony. 

• The Award Ceremonies will take place in the Pioneer High School Main Gym

• Medals will be presented to 1st – 5th place finishers for each event in each grade, plus 3 honorable mentions. 

• There will be a lot of people at the event. Nearly every elementary school in Washtenaw County will be competing. It can get quite loud in the cafeteria and gym.