The Oklahoma Science Olympiad Build Event Workshop will be held in the Nancy Randolph Davis Building  on the campus of Oklahoma State University on November 11, 2023.  This workshop is FREE and open to OKSciOly member teams.

The focus of the workshop is on the 7 so-called “Build Events” of Science Olympiad (Air Trajectory, Flight, Robot Tour, Roller Coaster, Scrambler, Tower, and Wheeled Vehicle), which require students to pre-build devices for testing during official Science Olympiad tournaments.  

This is a non-competitive event (no medals or trophies will be awarded) that allows students the opportunity to refine their device designs in consultation with OSU faculty and students.

The workshop format provides 4 sessions for each event where Head Coaches can schedule specific times for their student event teams to test pre-built devices under tournament conditions and receive feedback and constructive advice from Science Olympiad Event Supervisors and volunteer mentors from OSU faculty and students.  

Please note that school teams reserve spots on the schedule rather than individual students. Head Coaches can reserve sessions for their event teams NOW and wait to determine which students will attend. Student teams may be assigned to attend ONE event during each session and should plan to be in attendance for the entire 55 minute session. Space in each session is limited. 

The first session of each event begins at 9 AM and the last sessions end at 1 PM.  Teams should arrive no later than 8:30 AM to check-in and prepare. 

Lunch and breakfast refreshments will be provided.

Ready to register your team? Go to OKSciOly Basecamp to find the SignupGenius URL for the Build Event Workshop at OSU.

Have questions about the workshop or about joining the Oklahoma Science Olympiad? Contact Bob Melton, OKSciOly Director.

The annual Oklahoma Science Olympiad Training Conference will take place September 23, 2023 in Donald Betz STEM Research and Learning Center on the campus of the University of Central Oklahoma. 

Enroll here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2023OKSciOlytraining

The Science Olympiad Coaches session will begin at 8 AM and spending the morning looking at those events with Division B and C versions.  The afternoon session will split into Division B and Division C groups to review the division specific events to be contested this season.  

Pre-Registration is required. Coffee and bagels are provided in the morning. Lunch and refreshments are provided in the afternoon. 

Attention 1st year Head Coaches!
A special session developed exclusively for 1st year Head Coaches will begin at approximately 4:30pm, shortly after the main program ends. This extended session will focus on starting a team, organizing for events, and obtaining materials and supplies.  We will also devote time to addressing questions and comments from coaches regarding organization or structure of OKSciOly and Science Olympiad in general.  
Coaches of teams that are beneficiaries of the National Science Olympiad Foundation Incentive Grant for 1st Year Teams will also use this time to meet face to face with their Coaching Mentor. 
     Dinner will be served so plan to spend a few hours relaxing and learning.  Be sure to indicate below that you are attending the 1st Year Head Coaches meeting and dinner.

2024 Rules PDFs for Division B and C are available beginning September 5, 2023 at https://www.soinc.org/rules-2024. Copies of the rules are FREE.

Beginning August 9th, Oklahoma Middle and High Schools can join the Oklahoma Science Olympiad (OKSciOly) to participate in the 2024 competition season.   Veteran Coaches can click the Log in button and enroll their 2024 teams using their credentials from last year.  New Coaches can join OKSciOly by clicking Log in and clicking the New member button.

Registration for the first Oklahoma Science Olympiad Invitational Tournament, hosted by Jenks High School, will become active in November.  Participation in OKSciOly Invitational tournaments is free to all Oklahoma Science Olympiad member teams. .

Purchase Orders can be emailed directly to Kerry Polley. Teams are not officially registered until payment is received and processed. December 31, 2023 is the cutoff for all membership registrations.

The address to send all Purchase Orders and Checks is:

Summer is flying by and the 40th Anniversary Season of Science Olympiad will start before we know it – in just four short weeks, the 2024 Rules will be released! This year sees the return of classic events like Fossils and Tower, as well as the new event, Robot Tour! Check out the full 2024 Event Slate.

The 2024 Oklahoma Science Olympiad Training Conference will take place September 23, 2023 in Donald Betz STEM Research and Learning Center on the campus of the University of Central Oklahoma. 

The Science Olympiad Coaches session will begin at 8 AM, starting with a session about the Head Coach Dashboard in Scilympiad.com/ok   We will spend the morning looking at those events with Division B and C versions.  The afternoon session will split into Division B and Division C groups to review the division specific events to be contested this season.  

Pre-Registration is required. Coffee and bagels are provided in the morning. Lunch and refreshments are provided in the afternoon. Please let know of any dietary restrictions.

Attention 1st year Head Coaches!
A special session developed exclusively for 1st year Head Coaches will begin at approximately 4:30pm, shortly after the main program ends. This extended session will focus on all the advice we have about starting a team, organizing for events, and obtaining materials and supplies.  We will also devote time to addressing questions and comments from coaches regarding organization or structure of OKSciOly and Science Olympiad in general.  
Coaches of teams that are beneficiaries of the National Science Olympiad Foundation Incentive Grant for 1st Year Teams will also use this time to meet face to face with their Coaching Mentor. 
     Dinner will be served so plan to spend a few hours relaxing and learning.  Be sure to indicate below that you are attending the 1st Year Head Coaches meeting and dinner.

Enroll here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2023OKSciOlytraining

Enrollment for the 2024 season of the Oklahoma Science Olympiad begins soon!  Checkhttps://www.oksciolympiad.org for details.  You will be able to enroll through https://scilympiad.com/ok once the website is reset in early August

S‍eptember 23, 2023 – OKSciOly Coaches/ Event SupervisorTraining Conference, UCO, Edmond

November 11, 2023 – Oklahoma State University Build Event Workshop, (Tower, Flight, Scrambler, Wheeled Vehicle, Roller Coaster, Air Trajectory, Robot Tour), OSU, Stillwater

D‍ecember 2, 2023 – Jenks Invitational Tournament B/C, Jenks High School, Jenks

January 27, 2024 – University of Oklahoma College of Engineering Invitational Tournament B/C, OU, Norman

F‍ebruary 24, 2024 – Putnam City Regional Tournament, B/C. Putnam City High School, Warr Acres

A‍pril 6, 2024 – OKSciOly State Tournament, B/C, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond

The Science Olympiad USA Foundation solicited applications for two $10,000 and one $5,000 grants for state chapters this year.  The grants are intended to reward creative programming that helps grow Div. A, B or C membership, add professional development opportunities or bring Science Olympiad to underserved communities. OKSciOly has been awarded one of the $10,000 incentive grants to fund a project that aims to provide support for teams in their first year of participation in Science Olympiad. The grant was written to also extend eligibility to teams that would be returning to Science Olympiad after several years of not participating (Teams that have not participated since March 2020). 

The grant will fund up to 8 participating schools, each of which will receive $500 for purchase of Science Olympiad dedicated tools and materials. Each school will also receive a copy of the Science Olympiad Coaching Program (worth $199).  In addition, each participating school will be assigned an experienced Mentor Coach who will be available for consultation and assistance from team start up through to the team’s first tournament.

To qualify for the grant assistance, participating schools will provide a letter of support from their school administration that includes evidence of additional school financial support for materials and supplies that matches or exceeds the $500 support provided by the grant.  The financial support can include Science Olympiad membership fees.

So, did your school have a Division B or C Science Olympiad team before the pandemic and you just haven’t been able to get it re-started?Have you been hanging around the edges of Science Olympiad but haven’t found a way past any start-up barriers?Do you have a friend in another school who really needs to join us in the Nation’s Most Exciting Science Competition?

There will never be a better time or opportunity to get started in the Oklahoma Science Olympiad.  

Contact Bob Melton for more information about joining OKSciOly and participating in the Incentive Grant.