Park Forest Middle School
| Park Forest Middle School | |
|---|---|
| State |  Pennsylvania
|
| Map |   Park Forest Middle School |
| Information | |
| Member of SO since | 2000 |
| Teams | 1 |
| Feeds to | State College Area High School |
| Results History | |
| Best regional | 1st, 2001-2002, 2010-2011 |
| Best state | 4th, 2012 |
| Best nationals | N/A |
Park Forest Middle School is the home of a Pennsylvania Division B Science Olympiad team in the State College School District. They currently compete in the Central region of Pennsylvania, although they have competed in the Central East region, Northwest region, and Northeast region in their history.
Park Forest had a period of success during the 2010s, consistently placing in the top 10 in the state. Park Forest finished in 7th place at the state tournament every from 2014 to 2017, colloquially referred to as "the S7reak".
School Info
Park Forest has a rivalry with Mount Nittany Middle School, since both schools are located in State College. They both feed into State College Area High School. They are also the two schools that resulted from the split of State College Junior High School, which was a nationally-prominent team that won two national titles. Park Forest occupies the same school building as the old State College Junior High.
Results
| Year | Regionals | States |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1st | |
| 2002 | 1st | 5th (239) |
| 2003 | - | |
| 2004 | ||
| 2005 | 5th | 8th (356) |
| 2006 | 2nd | 25th (490) |
| 2007 | ||
| 2008 * | 3rd | 28th (511) |
| 2009 * | 2nd | 17th (415) |
| 2010 * | 1st (92) | 20th (438) |
| 2011 * | 1st (87) | 8th (335) |
| 2012 # | 3rd (164) | 4th (234) |
| 2013 + | 2nd (86) | 10th (306) |
| 2014 # | 3rd (134) | 7th (307) |
| 2015 # | 2nd (124) | 7th (260) |
| 2016 # | 3rd (135) | 7th (265) |
| 2017 | 2nd (108) | 7th (310) |
| 2018 | 3rd (150) | 13th (371) |
| 2019 | 3rd (145) | 18th (450) |
| 2020 | 5th (158) | N/A |
| 2021 % | 20th (319) | - |
| 2022 | 14th (243) | - |
| 2023 | 6th (194) | 17th (423) |
| 2024 | 9th (200) | - |
- * - Competed in the Northwest region.
- # - Competed in the Northeast region.
- + - Competed in the Central East region.
- % - Competed in the combined West region.