Illinois

History
The Science Olympiad started from the endeavors of Gerard Putz and Mr. Jack Cairns, who thought that Science Education could benefit from a multi school science competition - it has grown to be a nationwide competition with 49 states, but 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 competitiveness of their regionals and also they're placing at the previous years 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.

Invitationals
12/19/09: Boyceville WI Invitational (C div only)

1/30/10: Lisle Jr. High School Invitational (B div only)

1/30/10: Niles West Invite (C div only)

1/30/10: Crystal Lake Central Invite (C div only) 2/6/10: NSCD Invitational (B div only) 2/20/10: Loyola Academy Invitational (C div only)

Regional Competitions
There are a total of ten regional competitions.

2/13/10: Western Illinois University(B&C) Director: Don Powers (4 B teams and 5 C teams go to State.)

2/27/10: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville(B&C) Directors: Tom Foster, Pam Abbott, and Dawn Olive (2 B teams and 4 C teams go to State.)

2/27/10: Champaign Central High School(B&C) Director: Faith Sharp, Natasha Harroff, Natasha Capell (3 B teams and 3 C teams go to State.)

2/27/10: New Trier(B&C) Directors: Jim Gravagna(B), Elizabeth Ramsmeyer(C), and Jan Leonhardt(Site Coordinator) (6 B teams and 5 C teams go to State.)

3/7/09:	Rock Valley College(B&C) Directors: Evan McHugh, Fred Kunz, and Fred Trotter (4 B teams and 4 C teams go to State.)

3/14/09: College of DuPage(B&C) Director: Denise Kiesewetter (7 B teams and 7 C teams go to State.)

3/14/09: College of Lake County(B&C) Directors:	Ann Min and Ron Keller (7 B teams and 6 C teams go to State.)

3/21/09: Benedictine University(B&C) Directors:	Kathy Gabric, Sandy Bauer, and Krystal Kleinschmidt (4 B teams and 5 C teams go to State.)

4/4/09:	Wilbur Wright College(C only)(By invitation from CPS Only) Director: John Loehr (2 B teams and 2 C teams go to State.)

State Competition
April 25, 2009: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

There will be 39 B teams and 39 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.

Western Illinois University Region

 * Aledo Middle School
 * Farmington Middle School
 * Griggsville-Perry Middle School
 * Hamilton Middle School
 * Ingersoll Middle School
 * Lewistown Middle School
 * Macomb Middle School
 * PORTA Middle School
 * West Central Middle School

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Region

 * Dupo Middle School
 * Immaculate Conception School
 * Millstadt Consolidated School
 * Pontiac Junior High School
 * Roxana Middle School
 * Trinity Lutheran School

New Trier Region

 * Attea Middle School
 * Avery Coonley Middle School
 * British School of Chicago
 * Central Middle School
 * Chute Middle School
 * Hawthorne Middle School
 * Highland Middle School
 * King Lab Middle School
 * Latin Middle School
 * Marie Murphy Middle School
 * Old Orchard Middle School
 * Sacred Heart Middle School
 * Science and Arts Academy
 * Sears Middle School

College of Lake County Region

 * Aptakisic Junior High School
 * Beardsley Middle School
 * Bernotas Middle School
 * Carl Sandburg Middle School
 * Daniel Wright Junior High School
 * Frederick School
 * Grayslake Middle School
 * Hawthorn Middle School North
 * Highland Middle School
 * Lake Zurich Middle School South
 * Lundahl Middle School
 * North Prairie Junior High School
 * North Shore Country Day School
 * Our Lady of Perpetual Help School
 * Park Campus Round Lake Middle School
 * Park View School
 * St Gilbert Middle School

Western Illinois University Region

 * Bluffs High School
 * Canton High School
 * Farmington High School
 * Hamilton High School
 * Illini Central High School
 * Lewistown High School
 * Macomb High School
 * Monmouth-Roseville High School
 * PORTA High School
 * Rochester High School
 * West Prairie High School

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Region

 * Belleville High School West
 * Collinsville High School
 * Edwardsville High School
 * Highland High School
 * Lebanon High School
 * Mascoutah High School
 * Mt. Pulaski High School
 * O’Fallon Township High School
 * Roxana High School
 * Sacred Heart Griffin High School

New Trier Region

 * Evanston High School
 * Glenbrook South High School
 * John Hersey High School
 * Loyola High School
 * Maine South High School
 * Maine West High School
 * Naperville North High School
 * New Trier Winnetka High School
 * Niles North High School
 * North Lawndale High School
 * Palatine High School
 * University of Chicago Lab High School

College of Lake County Region

 * Barrington High School
 * Buffalo Grove High School
 * Cary Grove High School
 * Crystal Lake Central
 * Crystal Lake South
 * Grayslake Central High School
 * Grayslake North High School
 * Lake Forest High School
 * Niles West High School
 * North Shore Country Day School
 * Rolling Meadows High School
 * Stevenson High School