In-person tournament on Saturday, May 9, 2026 at Pioneer High School
Open to all Thurston students in Grades 2 - 5
Check out this link for the WESO2026 events list, brief descriptions and grade-wise eligibility as soon as it is available.
Please sign up for email updates from the WESO board here
Join the Team Thurston 2026 GroupMe to receive notifications on your phone/tablet.
When: 7 - 8 pm, Wednesday, Nov 12, 2025
Where: In-person at the Thurston library
What to expect: Information about WESO, how to register your child for WESO 2026, timeline of activities, Q&A.
SLIDES from meeting can be accessed here when available.
Nov 12: Parent information session
Dec 8: TeamThurston registration opens
Dec 10: Registration office hours - get help with your registration questions. Zoom, 7-8 pm.
Jan (date TBD): WESO event coach mandatory training
Feb (date TBD): TeamThurston parent meeting (online via Zoom)
May 9: Tournament day!
WESO 2026 will feature several events for Grades 2 - 5. A brief description of this year's events will be found here once posted by WESO.
Laurie Buis
Laura McInnis
Daniel Prostak
This Science Olympiad is organized by the Washtenaw Elementary Science Olympiad (WESO), and coached by parent volunteers.
The Science Olympiad provides students in grades 2-5 with the opportunity to enhance their science expertise. It is an amazing experience, and students learn that science can be fun and exciting. Team Thurston takes great pride in demonstrating team spirit, and sportsmanship, which are qualities beneficial throughout life.
Thurston WESO is solely run and operated by parent volunteers. Teams are only composed if a parent is willing to coach. Coaches are encouraged to attend coach workshops, network with other coaches, and sign up to follow WESO via email in order to help prepare for the competition.
Students select a topic of interest, and commit to approx. one hour each week (late January through mid-May) learning the curriculum in a fun, cooperative, and hands on approach. Weekly practices begin in late January, and lead up to the annual competition in May.
Want to know more? Please contact us, the head coaches, and one of us will be happy to discuss this with you.