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Solon High School

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Background

**Solon High School SO At a Glance**
Member of SO since	1991
Best finish, regionals	2010 ,1st place (Most Recent Time)
Best finish, state	2010, 1st place (Most Recent Time)
Best finish, nationals	1998, 1st place

Solon High School, located in Ohio, is one of the most successful teams in the nation. They have placed consistently at the regional, state, and national level.

They won the national tournament in 1998 at Grand Valley State University in Michigan, beating out Ft. Collins High School and Troy High School that year. They were also placed 2nd in both 2003 at Ohio State University and 2008 at George Washington University. Solon High School has placed in the top 10 at the national tournament more than 10 times in their history.

Often, many students from Solon Middle School participate in the SO program at Solon High School. The middle school and high school teams interact on a consistent basis, maintaining close relations and supporting each other in terms of resources and motivation.

The high school team, unlike the middle school team, does not cut its students initially. However, they do have event tryouts in order to determine which students are strong in the events; these tryouts primarily influence the first few schedules that are made. Most years, the Solon SO program has around 30-50 students participating. Solon usually takes two teams to Regionals and most Invitational competitions. Eventually, that number is cut to around 15 plus 4-6 alternates, as only one team from a school can be taken to states.

Contrary to popular belief, Solon High School does NOT have a class for Science Olympiad.

Solon Invitational

Part of Solon High School's success is due to the many invitationals it participates in. Solon has been able to attract many powerhouse schools, including: (highest placing at nationals in parentheses)

Liberal Arts and Sciences Academy, TX (7th)
Mentor High School, OH (5th)

Some consider the competition at Solon Invitational as an extremely difficult tournament.

Results History

Solon has been a perennial contender for the Nationals title. Since 1998, Solon has qualified for nationals 11 out of 13 times. Here are the results since 1998:

Year	Venue	Rank	Points
1992	Nationals	DNQ
	States	3rd	?
	Regionals	?	?
1993	Nationals	DNQ
	States	3rd	?
	Regionals	?	?
1994	Nationals	DNQ
	States	3rd	?
	Regionals	?	?
1995	Nationals	26th	?
	States	1st	?
	Regionals	?	?
1996	Nationals	4th	?
	States	2nd	?
	Regionals	?	?
1997	Nationals	?	?
	States	1st	?
	Regionals	?	?
1998	Nationals	1st	?
	States	2nd	?
	Regionals	1st	?
1999	Nationals	10th	485
	States	2nd	?
	Regionals	?	?
2000	Nationals	5th	?
	States	?	?
	Regionals	?	?
2001	Nationals	7th	412
	States	2nd	?
	Regionals	?	?
2002	Nationals	3rd	141?
	States	1st	?
	Regionals	?	?
2003	Nationals	2nd	272
	States	2nd	?
	Regionals	?	?
2004	Nationals	5th	337
	States	2nd	?
	Regionals	?	?
2005	Nationals	8th	402
	States	2nd	?
	Regionals	?	?
2006	Nationals	7th	352
	States	2nd	?
	Regionals	1st/?	?
2007	Nationals	DNQ	-
	States	3rd	?
	Regionals	2nd/3rd	?
2008	Nationals	2nd	225
	States	2nd	91
	Regionals	1st/3rd	?
2009	Nationals	DNQ	-
	States	3rd	135
	Regionals	1st/3rd	?
2010	Nationals	3rd	268
	States	1st	78*
	Regionals	1st/2nd	82