Temple City High School is a public high school in Temple City, California. They are a Division C team that competes in the Los Angeles region in Southern California. They have qualified for the State tournament every year since 2013 and have placed every year since 2021. Their feeder school is Oak Avenue Intermediate School.
Notable History
2022 - 2023 Season
On January 28, Temple City High School hosted the in-person Division C BirdSO Invitational Tournament. With 77 teams in attendance, it was— and still is— the largest ever in-person tournament.
On February 12, the Science Olympiad team competed in their first ever out-of-state tournament at the Golden Gate Science Olympiad Invitational Tournament hosted at UC Berkeley.
Following the season, Temple City High School hosted the Division A Los Angeles Regional Tournament on April 22, which 47 elementary school teams attended.
2023 - 2024 Season
Temple City High School hosted the Southern California Science Olympiad build workshops in the summer prior to the start of the season.
Results
| Year |
State |
Points |
Regional |
Points
|
| 2023
|
4th
|
201
|
3rd
|
94
|
| 2022
|
6th*
|
188
|
2nd
|
125
|
| 2021
|
6th
|
222
|
7th
|
260
|
| 2020
|
Cancelled |
2nd |
75
|
| 2019
|
9th
|
263 |
6th |
182
|
| 2018
|
14th |
360 |
6th |
178
|
| 2017
|
17th |
364 |
7th |
216
|
| 2016
|
17th |
381 |
7th |
253
|
| 2015
|
15th |
347 |
5th |
216
|
| 2014
|
23rd |
461 |
8th |
278
|
| 2013
|
19th |
406 |
5th |
265
|
| 2012
|
- |
- |
11th |
278
|
| 2011
|
- |
- |
10th |
272
|
| 2010
|
- |
- |
13th |
-
|
| 2009
|
- |
- |
20th |
-
|
| 2008
|
- |
- |
21st |
-
|
| 2007
|
- |
- |
20th |
-
|
| 2006
|
- |
- |
23rd |
-
|
| 2005
|
- |
- |
19th |
-
|
| 2004
|
-
|
-
|
15th
|
-
|
| 2003
|
-
|
-
|
27th
|
-
|
*Arcadia High School also scored 188 points at the 2022 Southern California State Tournament, but won the tiebreaker, taking 5th place.
Invitational Results
| Year |
Polytechnic |
Great Oak
|
BEARSO
|
UT Austin
|
MIT
|
BirdSO
|
SONI
|
San Marino
|
Mason
|
GGSO
|
| 2017
|
6th (133) |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
| 2018
|
2nd (192) |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
| 2019
|
1st (108) |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
| 2020
|
2nd (135) |
3rd (136)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
| 2021
|
-
|
-
|
16th (243)*
|
16th (357)*
|
32nd (730)*
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
| 2022
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
32nd (883)*
|
13th (792)*
|
1st (40)
|
5th (274)*
|
|
| 2023
|
|
2nd (120)✝
|
|
|
|
6th (395)
|
|
|
|
5th (247)
|
| 2024
|
|
2nd (135)✝
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
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*online due to COVID-19 Pandemic
✝A second team from Troy High School placed 2nd, meaning TCHS technically placed 3rd.
Trophies
States
| 4th
|
Temple City High School received a 4th place trophy at the 2023 Southern California State Tournament.
|
| 6th
|
Temple City High School received a 6th place trophy at the 2022 Southern California State Tournament.
|
| 6th
|
Temple City High School received a 6th place trophy at the 2021 Southern California State Tournament.
|
Regionals
| 3rd
|
Temple City High School received a 3rd place trophy at the 2023 Los Angeles Regional Tournament at Rio Hondo College.
|
| 2nd
|
Temple City High School received a 2nd place trophy at the 2022 Los Angeles and Santa Barbara Joint Regional Tournament.
|
| 7th
|
Temple City High School received a 7th place trophy at the 2021 Los Angeles and Santa Barbara Joint Regional Tournament.
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| 2nd
|
Temple City High School received a 2nd place trophy at the 2020 Los Angeles Regional Tournament at Rio Hondo College.
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| 6th
|
Temple City High School received a 6th place trophy at the 2019 Los Angeles Regional Tournament at Rio Hondo College.
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| 6th
|
Temple City High School received a 6th place trophy at the 2018 Los Angeles Regional Tournament at Rio Hondo College.
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| 5th
|
Temple City High School received a 5th place trophy at the 2015 Los Angeles Regional Tournament at Occidental College.
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| 5th
|
Temple City High School received a 5th place trophy at the 2013 Los Angeles Regional Tournament at Occidental College.
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Invitationals
| 2nd
|
Temple City High School received a 2nd place trophy at the 2024 Great Oak Invitational.
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| 5th
|
Temple City High School received a 5th place trophy at the 2023 Golden Gate Science Olympiad Invitational.
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| 6th
|
Temple City High School received a 6th place trophy at the 2023 BirdSO Invitational.
|
| 2nd
|
Temple City High School received a 2nd place trophy at the 2022 Great Oak Invitational.
|
| 5th
|
Temple City High School received a 5th place trophy at the 2022 Mason Invitational.
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| 1st
|
Temple City High School received a 1st place trophy at the 2022 San Marino Invitational.
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| 12th
|
Temple City High School received a 12th place trophy at the 2022 SO National Invitational (SONI).
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| 2nd
|
Temple City High School received a 2nd place trophy at the 2020 Polytechnic Invitational.
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| 3rd
|
Temple City High School received a 3rd place trophy at the 2020 Great Oak Invitational.
|
| 1st
|
Temple City High School received a 1st place trophy at the 2019 Polytechnic Invitational.
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| 2nd
|
Temple City High School received a 2nd place trophy at the 2018 Polytechnic Invitational.
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| 6th
|
Temple City High School received a 6th place trophy at the 2017 Polytechnic Invitational.
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