The Annual OKSciOly Training Conference is ostensibly for new and experienced Coaches, but Event Supervisors are invited as well, especially those who might need to pass on information about the nuances of their events.  REGISTRATION FOR THIS ZOOMED EVENT IS OPEN NOW!    Go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/OKSciOlyConf10-23-21This is a Saturday morning Zoomed event, which will include the following:

• an overview of the competition season, the websites we will use this season, and the tasks to be accomplished by Head Coaches prior to competition.  
• a general review of the events that are found in both Division B and C
• Break-out session to review those events that are specific to each Division
• a quick review of the Head Coach Dashboard in scilympiad
• a Head Coach discussion with an emphasis on getting teams ready for competition 

Please register for this event so we can get ZOOM credentials and other workshop information to you.

WELCOME TO THE 2022 SCIENCE OLYMPIAD SEASON!
2022 Rules PDFs for Division B and C are now available at https://www.soinc.org/rules-2022
Access your free copy NOW..

In addition, https://scilympiad.com/ok is now available for team enrollment. Veteran Coaches can sign in and enroll their 2022 teams and new Coaches can join OKSciOly and do the same.

Purchase Orders can be emailed directly to Sharon Kelting at skelting@uco.edu. Teams are not officially registered until payment is received and processed. December 31, 2021 is the cutoff for all membership registrations.
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The address to send all Purchase Orders and Checks is:
Science Olympiad
University of Central Oklahoma
Campus Box 177
100 N. University Drive
Edmond OK 73034
Attn: Sharon Kelting

A new school year is starting and it’s time to begin or renew your school’s membership in the Oklahoma Science Olympiad! You can register your team(s) at www.scilympiad.com/ok beginning August 16th. Returning Coaches and volunteers can re-establish their membership by logging in using their credentials from last year and update their information.

OKSciOly membership fees remain unchanged from last year. A school’s first registered team can join OKSciOly for $100 ($60 for nationals + $40 for state). The state fee will be waived for each additional team a school may have. Only the $60 national fee will be charged. Schools from outside Oklahoma may participate in OKSciOly Invitational Tournaments after paying the state fee and upon providing evidence of membership in their home state. The one-time fee allows out-of-state teams to participate in BOTH of this year’s planned Invitationals.

New 2022 Rules!: The 2022 Rules will be posted by the National SO office at 9am CT on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 (note the location change to the main SOINC.org website; not the Science Olympiad Store). Downloaders will agree to terms of use and fill out a short form, and then will be emailed a PDF copy of the Rules Manual.

As COVID-19 and its assorted variants persist, we’ll be prepared with pandemic-related accommodations. While we still have hopes of providing in-person Science Olympiad Tournaments later in the school year, that is not likely to be the case early on.

There are two other alternative scenarios for tournament formats we are likely to use this year. The first is the MiniSO, which we utilized during the 2021 season. The scilympiad.com platform allows us to deliver tests remotely to students who can collaborate on the exams in real time, even though they are in separate locations (next room, next door, or next continent). Build events in this format are video-recorded and submitted to Event Supervisors in the days prior to the tournament. Because of the possibility that some schools may not have the materials or equipment to test their devices, the “Build” events during a MiniSO format tournament are judged as field tests and the scores are not used to determine team scores.

The second alternative scenario is the SatelliteSO format, whereby students enrolled in tested events compete remotely as in MiniSO, but the “Build” events are contested in-person in the presence of Event Supervisors in a manner that minimizes interaction with folks from outside their school “bubble” and removes interaction with students from other schools. In this format, teams will select a 30-minute testing window and come to a central location (a host gym, for example) to have all of their devices tested during the window. Once their devices are tested, they would leave the host facility and the site would be sanitized before the start of the next test window and arrival of another team. This format will require some shifts in how the overall tournament is conducted, but we can save that discussion for later.

The format for each tournament be selected based upon the pandemic conditions are the time of the tournament. Last year showed us the resilience and commitment our students have for each other and to their own learning. Our aim is to provide them with the best Science Olympiad experience possible while keeping them as safe as we can while the Coronavirus evolves. Join us in that endeavor!

The conclusion of the 2020-21 Oklahoma Science Olympiad tournament season takes place Saturday, April 17th using the scilympiad virtual tournament platform. Middle and High school teams from across the state will be competing in 24 events in Division B and in Division C to earn the right to represent Oklahoma in the National Science Olympiad Tournament to be held virtually on May 22 for Arizona State University.

OKSciOly State Tournament Results will be posted here Wednesday, April 21 and on scilympiad.com/ok

This is an update on the upcoming UCO Invitational on November 21st
The sign up window for the Invitational opens November 11th on scilympiad.com/ok.  More information is posted in OKSciOly Basecamp and on scilympiad

Please note!  Teams will not be allowed to compete in the UCO Invitational unless they have fully paid their 2021 membership fee or have submitted a Purchase Order for 2021 OKSciOly membership. For in-state schools, the cost of membership you the first team is $100.  The second, and subsequent teams can become a member for the cost of the national SO membership, which is $60 per additional team.  

We recommend sending purchase orders to Sharon via email with cc to bmelton6@uco.edu

Out-of-state teams can participate in all OKSciOly invitationals for the annual cost of $40 per team with proof of membership from your state SO affiliate.

The Science Olympiad Rules for the 2021 Season went live in the Science Olympiad Store. Get your copy today!

Putnam City High School, 5300 NW 50th Street in Oklahoma City is the site for the next invitational in the OKSciOly season. Oklahoma Science Olympiad member teams can sign up now on scilympiad.com/ok. Several Out-of State Science Olympiad teams are also expected for this event. Not an OKSciOly member? Membership is open until December 31st! There are still three tournaments left in the Oklahoma tournament season. It’s not too late to join or re-start a team. Contact Bob Melton for details.