Thirty-two teams met for the Oklahoma Science Olympiad state tournament on April 6th at the University of Central Oklahoma. Returning as Division B Champions is Casady Middle School and returning as Division C Champions is a team from Casady Upper School. Both teams will represent Oklahoma at the National Science Olympiad Tournament at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.

Thanks go out to all of the member schools and the Coaches and students in Oklahoma who worked so hard and gave their best efforts to the Science Olympiad this year. Thanks also go to the hundreds of volunteers who served as Event Supervisors, event helpers, clerical staff, and tournament managers at the State Tournament as well as the three Invitational Tournaments hosted by Jenks High School, Putnam City High School, and Southeastern Oklahoma State University.  None of the tournaments can take place without these fine folks who devote their time, talent, and expertise to work together to produce these great event.

Special thanks goes to Dr. Beth Allan and Dr. Allyson Fenwick, who coordinate most of the facility and local talent logistics of the state tournament and the annual OKSciOLy training conference.    Finally, we have to thank the University of Central Oklahoma and the College of Math and Science which serves as host, and home of the Oklahoma Science Olympiad.

Make plans for next year’s OKSciOly. The tentative date for the the annual Coach’s workshop is October 5th with the State Tournament set for April 18th, 2020.