Maine

Maine is a state with a long, steady history of participation in Science Olympiad's Division C. Division B had a long pause from 2002 to around 2008. Recently, rather than letting Division B end in Maine again, the University of Maine stepped in as site sponsor and organizer of Division B's state tournament in 2011, and site sponsor and organizer of Division C's state tournament in 2014. However, the State Director no longer desires support from the University level, in spite of the fact that the past two State Directors have both been coaches of teams that regularly win Division C. The current State Director serves as the registrar for both divisions, and posts information and updates at https://sites.google.com/a/waynflete.org/maine-science-olympiad/.

History
Maine has been part of Science Olympiad since the first years of national competition. Division C has always had a statewide tournament. After a long trend of Oxford Hills High School of winning back-to-back competitions or alternating up to 1995, Waterville Senior High School began an even longer streak that went for fifteen years. However, especially in the past few years, their margin of victory had been very small: and with more than 20 teams competing at the state event, extending their streak was quite a challenge. In 2011, their epic streak came to an end with Mt. Ararat High School's Blue team, a frequent runner-up, surging past the competition, with Belfast Area High School in a close second, closely followed by Waynflete School's Green team in third. 2012 expected a continuation of the competitiveness around the state with new schools joining competition, and didn't fail to provide that. Waterville Senior High School with much effort overcame tight competition to return itself to the top spot in a close race with Waynflete School Green, Cape Elizabeth High School, and last year's champion Mt. Ararat High School Blue.

2013 saw a clear victory for Waynflete's Green team which had been in the top 3 for many years. However, 2nd through 6th place was separated by only eight points, one of the most competitive years yet.

2014 brought a move for the C tournament up to city of Orono at the University of Maine, which would have allowed in future years for more teams to participate. However, due to the desire of the high school coaches to keep total control of the state operation, the tournament has now left the University of Maine.

In the 2014 all-day struggle, Waynflete's Green team came in first with 70 points, followed by Waterville in second with 81 points.

Past State Champions
This is a record of the past state champions and runners up (where known), and their respective places at the national competition: Z indicates did not travel, X represents teams not qualifying for nationals. (Maine has yet to reach the threshold of a second team invite.) Scores at the state competition are not made available with tournament results--only rankings. The location of the National Tournament each year is included in the table to note the great distances which teams from Maine have travelled. Although a smaller population state, with a lower number of participating teams, Maine has always been represented in Division C at the national.

* Won National Tournament Division B Spirit Award

Competitions
Maine does not have regional competitions. It only has state competitions. The competition is separated in B and C by date and location.

Invitationals

 * Northern New England Invitational: February 8th, 2014 at Merrimack High School

Division B

 * 2015 - : Defunct
 * 2011 - 2014: University of Maine, Department of Physics & Astronomy (Orono, Maine)
 * 2014 March 1, 2014
 * 2013 March 16, 2013
 * 2012 March 10, 2012
 * 2011 March 12, 2011
 * 2008 - 2010 : Waynflete School (Portland, Maine)
 * 2010 March 6, 2010
 * 2009 March 7, 2009
 * 2008 March 15, 2008
 * 2002? - 2007: not held
 * 1985 - 2001?: ? various locations

Division C

 * 2015: University of Southern Maine (Gorham, Maine)
 * 2015


 * 2014: University of Maine (Orono, Maine)
 * 2014 March 29, 2014


 * 2007 - 2013: University of Southern Maine (Gorham, Maine)
 * 2013 April 6, 2013
 * 2012 March 31, 2012
 * 2011 April 9, 2011
 * 2010 April 3, 2010
 * 2009 March 28, 2009
 * 2008 April 5, 2008
 * 2007 March 31, 2007


 * 1985 - 2006 : Various locations, mostly MCI, Waterville Sr HS, Mt. Ararat HS, and Windham HS of which these are certain:
 * 1997 Maine School of Science and Mathematics "MSSM" (Limestone, ME)
 * 1996 Mt. Ararat High School (Topsham, ME)
 * 1990 Maine Central Institute "MCI" (Pittsfield, ME)

Teams
Division B


 * Bonny Eagle Middle School, Buxton, ME: Alpha Team, Beta Team
 * Medomak Middle School, Waldoboro, ME:  Riverhawks  Team, Team 2
 * Searsport Middle School, Searsport, ME
 * Troy Howard Middle School, Belfast, ME: Science  M a  i  n  e  i  a  c  s Team, Red Team
 * Wagner Middle School, Winterport, ME
 * Waynflete School, Portland, ME (Inactive)
 * Whittier Middle School, Poland, ME

Division C


 * Bangor High School, Bangor, ME (Inactive)
 * Belfast Area High School, Belfast, ME
 * Cape Elizabeth High School, Cape Elizabeth, ME
 * Falmouth High School, Falmouth, ME: Blue Team, Gold Team
 * Freeport High School, Freeport, ME
 * Lincoln Academy, Newcastle, ME
 * Lisbon High School, Lisbon, ME: Red Team, Black Team
 * Maine Central Institute "MCI", Pittsfield, ME (Inactive)
 * Maine School of Science and Mathematics "MSSM", Limestone, ME (Inactive)
 * Massabesic High School, Waterboro, ME
 * Medomak Valley High School, Waldoboro, ME
 * Mt. Ararat High School, Topsham, ME: Blue Team, Red Team
 * Old Town High School, Old Town, ME (Inactive)
 * Oxford Hills High School, South Paris, ME (Inactive)
 * Searsport District High School, Searsport, ME
 * Thornton Academy, Saco, ME
 * Waterville Senior High School, Waterville, ME
 * Waynflete School, Portland, ME: Green Team,  White  Team
 * Windham High School, Windham, ME: Alpha Team, Beta Team
 * Yarmouth High School, Yarmouth, ME:  White  Team, Blue Team