Arkansas

Arkansas is relatively new at Science Olympiad.

History
2011 was the first year since 1999 that Arkansas submitted a team to the National Tournament. At the 2017 state tournament, 20 of the 23 official events were held in Division B and Division C.

Past State Champions
1In 2015, County Line High School represented Arkansas at the National Tournament instead of Little Rock Central High School.

Invitationals
The invitationals hosted at Northwest Arkansas Community College and Arkansas State University in 2017 were expanded to regional tournaments in 2018. As of 2018, there were no invitational tournaments scheduled in Arkansas.

Regional Competitions
Arkansas began hosting regional tournaments in the 2018 season.

Northwest Regional - Northwest Arkansas Community College, February 24, 2018  Northeast Regional - Arkansas State University Newport, March 10, 2018
 * NWACC only hosted 6 events (Anatomy, Battery Buggy, Herpetology, Rocks and Minerals, Towers, and WIDI) for Division B and 6 events (Anatomy, Astronomy, Mousetrap Vehicle, Rocks and Minerals, Towers, and WIDI) for Division C.
 * ASU Newport only ran Anatomy B/C, Microbe Mission B/C, Fermi Questions, Herpetology B/C, Towers B/C, and Potions and Poisons.

State Competition

 * 2017 Date and Location: April 15, 2017 at University of Arkansas-Little Rock

Division B

 * Beebe Junior High School
 * Benton Junior High School
 * Foreman High School
 * Horace Mann Arts and Science Magnet Middle School
 * LISA Academy North Middle School
 * LISA Academy West Middle School
 * County Line Junior High School

Division C

 * Benton High School
 * Central Arkansas Christian School
 * Foreman High School
 * Haas Hall Academy
 * Nettleton High School
 * LISA Academy West High School
 * LISA Academy North High School
 * Little Rock Central High School
 * Parkview Arts and Science Magnet High School
 * County Line High School