Illinois

History
The Science Olympiad started from the endeavors of Gerard Putz and Jack Cairns, who thought that science education could benefit from a multi-school science competition. It has grown to be a nationwide competition with 48 states and has also raised interest in countries such as Canada and Japan.

The annual Illinois state competition is held at the UIUC. There is a system of divisions for the state tournament - division A and AA, AA being more competitive. Teams are placed in divisions based on the competitiveness of their regional competition and also their placing at the previous year's state competition. This system of divisions theoretically allows teams who aren't as financially supported to medal and place higher than they would if placed against exceptionally competitive teams that are gunning to go to Nationals.

Past State Champions
This is a record of the past state champions and runners-up, and their respective places at the national competition, if applicable. Scores at the state competition may be shown in parentheses.


 * 1: Science and Arts Academy was originally placed at 18th. However, after a scoring error in Water Quality was discovered, they were awarded 14th place. There was no tiebreaker with Shady Side Academy, and both were awarded 14th.

Invitationals
Palatine HS (C) – 11/22/14

Southern IL (B) – 12/6/14

North Shore Country Day (B) – 12/13/14

Harlem HS (C) – 12/13/14

Hinsdale South HS (C) – 12/13/14

Rockford Christian (B) – 1/10/15

Niles West HS (C) – 1/10/15

South MS (B) – 1/17/15

Rockford Auburn HS (C) – 1/17/15

Lisle (B) – 1/24/15

Libertyville HS (C) – 1/24/15

Crystal Lake Central HS (C) – 1/24/15

Grayslake MS (B) – 2/7/15

Loyola (C) – 2/7/15

Huntley HS (C) – 2/21/15

Lane Tech (B/C) – Date TBD – CPS Region only

Regional Competitions
Western Illinois University, Macomb – 2/7/15

Lindenwood University - Belleville - 2/10/18

U46 – 2/21/15

Neuqua Valley High School – 3/7/15

Parkland College, Champaign – 3/7/15

College of Lake County – 3/14/15

College of DuPage – 3/14/15

Rock Valley College – 3/14/15

Oakton Community College – 3/21/15

Malcolm X CPS – Date TBD

State Competition
April 21, 2018: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

There will be 44 B teams and 47 C teams competing.

Division B and C are both split into A and AA teams depending on size and experience.

The top two scoring teams in each division, B and C, (regardless of A or AA status) qualify for the national tournament.

Unfortunately, Illinois does not release their full score sheets to the general public at this time.

Trial Events: Geocaching (B/C), Density (B/C), Electric Wright Stuff (C), Pentathlon (B), Detector Building (C), Shock Value (B), WiFi Lab (C), Rotor Egg Drop

Western Illinois University Region

 * Farmington Central Junior High
 * Griggsville-Perry Middle School
 * Ingersoll Middle School
 * Lewistown Central Grade School
 * Macomb Middle School
 * Mercer County Junior High
 * West Central Middle School
 * Williamsfield Middle School

Lindenwood University-Belleville Region

 * Alton Middle School
 * Dupo Junior High
 * Fulton Junior High
 * Immaculate Conception School
 * Mascoutah Middle School
 * Millstadt Consolidated School
 * North Mac Middle School
 * Rochester Junior High
 * Roxana Junior High
 * Western Junior High

IMSA Region

 * Avery Coonley Middle School
 * Bednarcik Junior High School
 * British School of Chicago
 * Francis W. Parker School
 * Highland Middle School
 * Lisle Junior High School
 * Montessori Academy Batavia
 * Our Lady of Perpetual Help
 * Parker Junior High
 * Sandburg Middle School
 * Science and Arts Academy
 * South Middle School
 * Springman

Malcolm X CPS Region

 * Amelia Earhart
 * Coles Academy
 * Coonley School
 * Decatur Classical
 * Dulles Elementary
 * Geo Washington Elementary
 * Lane Tech Academic Center
 * Ogden Middle School
 * Oriole Park
 * Spry Middle School
 * Taft Academic Center
 * Hanson Park Elementary School
 * Nash Elementary
 * Brenneman Middle School
 * Thorp Scholastic Academy
 * Ellen Mitchell Elementary

Parkland Region

 * Glenn Raymond School
 * Franklin Middle School
 * Jefferson Middle School
 * Western Junior High School
 * St. Matthew
 * Edison Middle School

College of Lake County Region

 * Antioch Upper Grade School
 * Beardsley Middle School
 * Daniel Wright Junior High School
 * Bernotas Middle School
 * Frederick Intermediate School
 * Lundahl Middle School
 * Hawthorn Middle School South
 * Grayslake Middle School
 * Glencoe Central
 * North Park Elementary School
 * North Shore Country Day School
 * St. Gilbert School
 * Park Campus

College of DuPage Region

 * Bryan Middle School
 * Butler Junior High
 * Churchville Middle School
 * Clarence E. Culver School
 * Jefferson Junior High School
 * Kennedy Junior High School
 * Latin School
 * Solar Powered Homeschoolers
 * Plank
 * St. Petronille
 * Ss. Peter and Paul
 * Washington Middle School
 * Wredling Middle School
 * Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Oakton Region

 * Attea Middle School
 * Marie Murphy School
 * Mead Junior High
 * Old Orchard Junior High
 * Park View School
 * Sacred Heart Schools
 * Thomas Middle School
 * Carleton Washburne Middle School
 * Chippewa Middle School
 * Joseph Sears School
 * Lake Zurich Middle School South
 * Pope John XXIII School
 * Haven Middle School
 * St. Joan of Arc

Rockford Valley College Region

 * Durand Junior High School
 * McCracken Middle School
 * Rockford Christian Middle School
 * Roscoe Middle School
 * Stephen Mack Middle School
 * Harlem Middle School
 * Eisenhower Middle School
 * Hawthorn Middle School North
 * Westminster Christian Middle School

Western Illinois University Region

 * Canton High School
 * Farmington Central High School
 * Hamilton High School
 * Lewistown High School
 * Macomb High School
 * Mercer County High School
 * Payson Seymour High School
 * West Prairie HS

Lindenwood University-Belleville Region

 * Belleville East High School
 * Belleville West High School
 * Carbondale High School
 * Collinsville High School
 * Dupo High School
 * Edwardsville High School
 * Father McGivney High School
 * Lebanon High School
 * Mascoutah High School
 * North Mac High School
 * Rochester High School
 * Roxana High School
 * Sacred Heart Griffin High School
 * Valmeyer High School

IMSA Region

 * Addison Trail High School
 * IMSA
 * Libertyville High School
 * Lyons Township High School
 * Metea Valley High School
 * Neuqua Valley High School
 * Waubonsie Valley High School
 * Lake Park High School
 * British School of Chicago High School
 * Francis W. Parker School
 * Homewood Flossmoor
 * Learning Vine
 * Lisle Senior High School
 * Oswego East High School

Malcolm X CPS Region

 * Alcott High School
 * Hancock High School
 * Lane Tech High School
 * Jones High School
 * Kelvyn Park
 * Odgen HS
 * Senn High School
 * Solorio Academy
 * Spry/Community Links
 * Sullivan High School
 * Von Steuben High School
 * Walter Payton College Prep
 * Westinghouse
 * Whitney Young Magnet School
 * DeVry Advantage Academy HS

Parkland

 * Champaign Central High School
 * Mahomet Seymour High School
 * Neoga Senior High School
 * St. Thomas More High School
 * Tuscola Community High School
 * Unity High School
 * Urbana High School
 * Centennial High School

College of Lake County Region

 * Barrington High School
 * Buffalo Grove High School
 * Cary Grove High School
 * Crystal Lake Central High School
 * Crystal Lake South High School
 * Grayslake Central High School
 * Grayslake North High School
 * Stevenson High School
 * East Leyden
 * Lake Forest
 * Huntley High School
 * St. Ignatius College Prep
 * Prairie Ridge High School

College of DuPage Region

 * Hinsdale Central High School
 * Hinsdale South High School
 * Naperville Central High School
 * Naperville North High School
 * New Trier-Northfield High School
 * Willowbrook High School
 * York Community High School
 * Benet Academy
 * Conant High School
 * Glenbard East High School
 * Glenbard South High School
 * Glenbard West High School
 * St. Charles East High School
 * West Leyden
 * U of C Lab School

Oakton Region

 * Maine South High School
 * Niles North High School
 * Niles West High School
 * Palatine High School
 * New Trier Winetka
 * Glenbrook South High School
 * Evanston Township High School
 * John Hersey High School
 * Loyola Academy
 * Maine West High School
 * Prospect High School
 * Rolling Meadows High School
 * Highland Park High School
 * Beacon Academy

Rockford Valley Region

 * Belvidere High School
 * Belvidere North High School
 * Boylan Catholic High School
 * Durand High School
 * Harlem High School
 * Hononegah High School
 * North Boone High School
 * Rockford Auburn High School
 * Rockford Christian High School
 * Westminster Christian School
 * Woodstock North High School
 * HD Jacobs High School
 * Rockford East High School