South Dakota

South Dakota has been a member of Science Olympaid since the very beginning. Even though there are not many teams, South Dakota is a competitive state on the national level. Yankton school district has dominated South Dakota, winning all but two competitions since 1988.

History
South Dakota was one of the original Science Olympaid states. Yankton Middle School has won every state competition in B division, and Yankton High School has won all but two; and before 2013, their last second place was all the way back in 1988.

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: Brookings Middle School attended the 1985 National Tournament, where they earned an 8th place finish.

Competitions
Because there are so few teams in South Dakota, there are no regional competitons.

State Competition

 * 2015 location: The University of South Dakota in Vermillion - March 21, 2015

Division B

 * Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School
 * Gayville-Volin Middle School
 * Mickelson Middle School
 * Mitchell Middle School
 * Sacred Heart Middle School
 * Spearfish Middle School
 * Timber Lake Middle School
 * Vermillion Middle School
 * Yankton Middle School

Division C

 * Brookings High School
 * Gayville-Volin High School
 * Great Plains Lutheran High School
 * Madison High School
 * Mitchell High School
 * Spearfish High School
 * Todd County High School
 * Yankton High School