Illinois

Illinois
General Information
Total teams	263 ( 1.54% 2021 to 2022)
Division B Champion	Daniel Wright Junior High School (Lincolnshire, IL)
Division C Champion	Adlai E. Stevenson High School
State Tournament Location	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Website	www.illinoisolympiad.org

The state of Illinois has a history of being competitive on the national level. Illinois can claim two national titles, both won by Daniel Wright Junior High School (2016, 2017), and has hosted the national tournament several times, most recently in 2010.

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.

Season	Division B					Division C
	Champion		Runner-Up		Third Place	Champion		Runner-Up		Third Place
	Team	Nats Place	Team	Nats Place	Team	Team	Nats Place	Team	Nats Place	Team
1986						Buffalo Grove High School	28th		N/A
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991	Plum Grove Junior High	22nd	South Middle School	21st		Illinois Math and Science Academy	22nd	Buffalo Grove High School	26th
1992						Illinois Math and Science Academy	8th		N/A
1993						Illinois Math and Science Academy	5th		N/A
1994	South Middle School	9th	Grayslake Middle School	22nd		New Trier High School	22nd	Illinois Math and Science Academy	N/A
1995						Maine South High School	16th	Illinois Math and Science Academy	N/A
1996	South Middle School	10th				Prospect High School	27th		N/A
1997	Park View School	6th	South Middle School	17th		Libertyville High School	27th		N/A
1998	South Middle School	4th				Prospect High School	13th	Niles West High School	N/A
1999	Park View School	7th	South Middle School	17th		Niles West High School	7th	Prospect High School	N/A
2000	South Middle School	7th	Parker Junior High	29th		Prospect High School	12th	Niles West High School	28th
2001	South Middle School	8th	Park View Middle School	12th		Prospect High School	12th	Niles West High School	26th
2002	Park View School	6th	South Middle School	11th		New Trier High School	10th	Prospect High School	7th
2003	Park View School	13th	South Middle School	15th		New Trier High School	9th	Prospect High School	8th
2004	Park View School	14th	South Middle School	10th		New Trier High School	9th	Prospect High School	26th
2005	South Middle School	8th	Marie Murphy Middle School	16th		New Trier High School	6th	Prospect High School	27th
2006	Marie Murphy Middle School	8th	South Middle School	28th		New Trier High School	16th	Niles West High School	19th
2007	Marie Murphy Middle School	19th	South Middle School	38th		New Trier High School	13th	Naperville Central High School	17th
2008	South Middle School	18th	Kennedy Junior High School	22th		New Trier High School	13th	Naperville Central High School	29th
2009	Marie Murphy Middle School	12th	South Middle School	17th		New Trier High School	9th	Adlai E. Stevenson High School	23rd
2010	Marie Murphy Middle School	5th	South Middle School	12th		New Trier High School	6th	Adlai E. Stevenson High School	11th
2011	Daniel Wright Junior High School	15th	Marie Murphy Middle School	2nd		New Trier High School	7th	Adlai E. Stevenson High School	16th
2012	Daniel Wright Junior High School	6th	Marie Murphy Middle School	2nd		New Trier High School	5th	Adlai E. Stevenson High School	17th
2013	Daniel Wright Junior High School (97)	2nd	Marie Murphy Middle School (100)	3rd		Adlai E. Stevenson High School (72)	9th	New Trier High School (100)	10th
2014	Daniel Wright Junior High School (82)	3rd	Science and Arts Academy (170)	14th1	Marie Murphy Middle School (170)	New Trier High School (89)	13th	Adlai E. Stevenson High School (112)	11th	Lyons Township High School (258)
2015	Daniel Wright Junior High School	5th	Marie Murphy Middle School	6th		Adlai E. Stevenson High School (105)	10th	New Trier High School (144)	17th	Hinsdale Central High School (221)
2016	Daniel Wright Junior High School (93)	1st	Marie Murphy Middle School (100)	8th		Adlai E. Stevenson High School (99)	6th	New Trier High School (129)	14th	Hinsdale Central High School (189)
2017	Daniel Wright Junior High School (49)	1st	Marie Murphy Middle School (105)	8th		New Trier High School (92)	9th	Adlai E. Stevenson High School (104)	10th	Neuqua Valley High School (253)
2018	Daniel Wright Junior High School	2nd	Science and Arts Academy	18th		New Trier High School (132)	18th	Adlai E. Stevenson High School (156)	14th	Naperville North High School (195)
2019	Daniel Wright Junior High School (82)	5th	Marie Murphy Middle School (111)	12th		Adlai E. Stevenson High School (84)	6th	New Trier High School (89)	8th	Naperville North High School (113)
2020	Cancelled due to the 2019-20 Coronavirus outbreak
2021	Daniel Wright Junior High School (23)	5th	Science and Arts Academy (104)	28th	Hawthorn Middle School North (145)	Adlai E. Stevenson High School (49/53)	10th	New Trier High School (73/78)	12th	Naperville North High School (77/86)
2022	Daniel Wright Junior High School (60)2	6th	Marie Murphy Middle School (74)	12th	Science and Arts Academy (172)	Adlai E. Stevenson High School (58/72)	6th	New Trier High School (74/90)	8th	University of Chicago Lab School (136/160)
2023	Daniel Wright Junior High School (47)	3rd	Marie Murphy Middle School (59)	6th	Science and Arts Academy (164)	Adlai E. Stevenson High School (50/50)	1st	New Trier High School (63/78)	9th	Naperville North High School (132/169)

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.

² 2022 Illinois states ran with 2 groups (A and AA). The official scores (and the points shown) have each group separate. However, if the groups are combined, Marie Murphy wins over Daniel Wright 81 to 83. This is primarily due to Daniel Wright getting 41st in WIDI in the combined groups.

Competitions

Name	Type	Date	Division	Format
Palatine Invitational	Invitational	2023-11-18	C	In person
Harlem Invitational	Invitational	2023-12-02	C	In person
University of Chicago Invitational	Invitational	2024-01-20	B	In person
Libertyville Invitational	Invitational	2024-01-20	C	In person
Rockford Christian Invitational	Invitational	2024-01-27	B	In person
Crystal Lake Central Invitational	Invitational	2024-01-27	C	In person
Kild-Mas Founders Invitational	Invitational	2024-02-03	B	In person
University of Chicago Invitational	Invitational	2024-02-03	C	In person
Loyola Invitational	Invitational	2024-02-10	C	In person
LISI's Invitational	Invitational	2024-02-10	C	In person
Thorndeer North	Invitational	2024-02-17	B	In person
Northwestern University Invitational	Invitational	2024-02-24	C	In person
Western Illinois University Regional	Regional	2024-02-17	B/C	In person
Waubonsie Valley Regional	Regional	2024-02-24	B/C	In person
Chicago Public Schools Regional	Regional	2024-02-24	B/C	In person
Parkland College Regional	Regional	2024-03-02	B/C	In person
Southwestern Illinois Regional	Regional	2024-03-02	B/C	In person
College of Lake County Regional	Regional	2024-03-02	B/C	In person
Harper College Regional	Regional	2024-03-09	B/C	In person
College of DuPage Regional	Regional	2024-03-09	B/C	In person
Oakton Community College Regional	Regional	2024-03-09	B/C	In person
McHenry County College Regional	Regional	2024-03-16	B/C	In person
Rock Valley College/U-46 Regional	Regional	2024-03-16	B/C	In person
2024 Illinois Individual State Tournament	State	2024-04-20	B/C	In person
2024 Illinois State Tournament	State	2024-04-20	B/C	In person

State Competition

April 20, 2024: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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.

For the 2024 season, ISO created a new tournament dedicated to individuals who medaled at their regional but did not earn a bid for State. The tournament is namely the Illinois Individual State Tournament. After a regional has concluded, coaches from that regional will be informed which events the students are allowed to participate in. The tournament is currently set to take place on April 20, 2024, at McHenry County College hosted by Liebman Institute for Science Innovation (LISI).

Trial Events

Division B

Agricultural Science

Bottle Rocket

Entomology

Pentathlon

Solar Power

Division C

Agricultural Science

Bottle Rocket

Entomology

Geocaching

Solar Power

Past Results

While Illinois Science Olympiad (ISO) does not have record of state results prior to 2013, a handful of state results have been reluctantly archived:

2005 B 2005 C

Until 2013, ISO did not release their full score sheets to the general public.

2013 B&C

2014 B&C

2015 C

2016 C

2017 C

2018 C

2019 B/2019 C

2021 B/2021 C

2022 B/2022 C

2023 B/2023 C

Teams

Division B

Western Illinois University Region

Western Illinois University Farmington Central Junior High School 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

Lindenwood University-Belleville 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

IMSA 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

Chicago Public Schools Region

CPS Amelia Earhart Elementary School* Bell Elementary School Brenneman Middle School* Coles Language Academy* Coonley Elementary School Decatur Classical Elementary School* Dulles Elementary School* Edison Regional Gifted Center George Washington Elementary School Hanson Park Elementary School* Lane Tech Academic Center Mitchell Elementary School* Nash Elementary School* Ogden International Middle School* Oriole Park Elementary School Spry Elementary Community School* Taft Academic Center Thorp Elementary Scholastic Academy Whitney Young Academic Center

*These teams are defunct and did not compete in the most recent season.

Parkland Region

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

College of Lake County Region

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

College of DuPage Region

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

Oakton Region

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

Rockford Valley College Region

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

Division C

Western Illinois University Region

Western Illinois University 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

Lindenwood University-Belleville Belleville East High School Belleville West High School Carbondale Community 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

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

Chicago Public Schools Region

CPS Alcott College Prep High School DeVry University Advantage Academy George Washington High School Gwendolyn Brooks High School Hancock College Prep High School Jones College Prep High School Kelvyn Park High School Lane Tech High School Northside College Prep High School Odgen International High School Senn High School Solorio Academy High School Spry Community Links High School Sullivan High School Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center Walter Payton College Prep High School Westinghouse College Prep High School Whitney Young Magnet High School

Parkland

Parkland Academy High Argenta-Oreana High School Centennial High School Champaign Central High School Mahomet Seymour High School Mount Pulaski High School Neoga Senior High School St. Thomas More High School Tuscola Community High School Unity High School University Laboratory High School Urbana High School

College of Lake County Region

College of Lake County Adlai E. Stevenson High School (Illinois) Barrington High School Buffalo Grove High School Cary Grove High School Crystal Lake Central High School Crystal Lake South High School East Leyden Grayslake Central High School Grayslake North High School Huntley High School Lake Forest Prairie Ridge High School St. Ignatius College Prep Vernon Hills High School

College of DuPage Region

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

Oakton Region

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

Rockford Valley Region

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