https://scilympiad.com/ok has been updated and you can NOW enroll your school and your teams in the 2021 Oklahoma Science Olympiad.
This year is certainly different, but we are going to produce the best Science Olympiad experience possible by following the Satellite SO Design as outlined on the National Science Olympiad’s New Ways To Play page.
In the most likely scenario, given the current Covid-19 situation, we will host tournaments remotely using the mini SO set of events (tests only, no hands-on events). Two and three-person student event teams can be determined by coaches and event tests will be administered remotely through the scilympiad.com platform. Students do not have to be in the same location at the time and can sign in remotely through their own devices. They can chat, collaborate, and answer test questions together in real time.
The rules manual for 2021 is free and will be available for download September 8.
The first virtual OKSciOly Invitational Tournament is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, November 21st.
Start Here – Register yourself and your schools team at https://scilympiad.com/ok, the Oklahoma Science Olympiad tournament management site. Renewing your membership? Just sign-in to https://scilympiad.com/ok using your login and password from last season to start the process and enroll your team(s).
NEXT – Send a check or Purchase Order’s for membership payment to
Science Olympiad
University of Central Oklahoma
Campus Box 177
100 N. University Drive
Edmond OK 73034
Attn: Sharon Kelting
Make checks payable to University of Central Oklahoma – Science Olympiad. Please be sure to print a copy of the enrollment form to include with your Purchase Order/Check.
The 2021 fee for Oklahoma Science Olympiad membership remains unchanged from last year – $100 per year per team. ($60 for membership in the National Science Olympiad, $40 for membership in the Oklahoma Science Olympiad). Individual schools may enroll multiple teams for membership in the Science Olympiad. Each additional team must have a separate paid national membership ($60) in order to compete in any state or local Science Olympiad tournament. The $40 state fee is waived for teams 2 through n for a particular school. Deadline for enrollment is December 31, 2020.
Only paid member teams can compete in Science Olympiad tournaments. Each team can bring no more that 15 students to tournament. Please consult the Science Olympiad rules for additional details as to grade requirements for Division B and Division C teams as there are restrictions and limitations.
The annual training conference is October 3rd (Sat.) and will be held via ZOOM. There will be a new coaches seminar as well as review the rules of all of the events for 2021 (Which are the same as those used for the abbreviated 2020 season). Pre-registration for the training conference will open in the near future.
The Oklahoma Science Olympiad website is oksciolympiad.org, We also have a twitter feed (@okscioly) and a Facebook group (OKSciOlympiad).
There is a lot of information about Science Olympiad and how to get started at the national Science Olympiad website https://www.soinc.org
Enroll today and be one of the 7800+ teams that participate in Science Olympiad each year. Any questions regarding your enrollment or fees, etc. should be directed to: bmelton6@uco.edu