California (South)

California (South)
General Information
Member of SO since	1985
Total teams	315
Division B Champion	Jeffrey Trail Middle School
Division C Champion	Troy High School
State Tournament Location	Caltech
Website	www.socalscioly.org

California (South), colloquially known as SoCal, governs the southern half of California. See California (North) for the northern half. It holds a separate tournament due to distance issues.

History

The state has participated in Science Olympiad since 1986. It can claim 16 national titles, the most of any state, and 15 of them from Division C (with Ohio the runner-up at 6): one from Gompers Secondary School (Division B), two from La Jolla High School (Division C), and thirteen from Troy High School (Division C). Troy High School won the last 24 state tournaments in Division C while Division B has been a toss-up between Jeffrey Trail Middle School, Oak Valley Middle School, and Kraemer Middle School ever since Muscatel Middle School ended their program in 2016. In 2020, due to concerns about the 2019-20 Coronavirus outbreak, the state tournament was cancelled for the first time in state history and its bids to Nationals for the year were given up.

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. Past national champions are bolded. (*In 2014 two events were not included in the final scores)

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	Gompers Secondary School	5th				Gompers Secondary School	6th
1987	Gompers Secondary School	1st				Gompers Secondary School	2nd
1988	Gompers Secondary School	3rd				Gompers Secondary School	3rd
1989	Gompers Secondary School	7th				La Jolla High School	5th
1990	Gompers Secondary School	10th				La Jolla High School	2nd
1991	Bell Junior High School	4th				La Jolla High School	1st
1992	Bell Junior High School	2nd				La Jolla High School	1st
1993	Bell Junior High School	2nd				La Jolla High School	4th	Troy High School
1994	Muirlands Middle School	26th				Troy High School	4th
1995	Muirlands Middle School	8th				La Jolla High School	2nd	Troy High School
1996	Muirlands Middle School	7th				Troy High School	1st
1997	El Rancho Charter Middle School	12th				Troy High School	2nd
1998	El Rancho Charter Middle School	3rd				Troy High School	3rd
1999	El Rancho Charter Middle School	2nd				Troy High School	1st
2000	El Rancho Charter Middle School	11th				Troy High School	1st
2001	El Rancho Charter Middle School	17th				Troy High School	2nd
2002	El Rancho Charter Middle School	14th				Troy High School	1st	Torrey Pines High School
2003	El Rancho Charter Middle School	3rd	Ladera Vista Junior High School			Troy High School	1st
2004	El Rancho Charter Middle School	6th	Black Mountain Middle School			Troy High School	4th	Torrey Pines High School
2005	El Rancho Charter Middle School	3rd	Muscatel Middle School			Troy High School	2nd	Torrey Pines High School
2006	Muscatel Middle School	16th	Carmel Valley Middle School			Troy High School	1st	University High School
2007	El Rancho Charter Middle School	12th	Carmel Valley Middle School			Troy High School	1st	North Hollywood High School
2008	El Rancho Charter Middle School (95)	8th	Muscatel Middle School (120)			Troy High School (86)	1st	North Hollywood High School (140)
2009	Muscatel Middle School (105)	6th	El Rancho Charter Middle School (145)			Troy High School (81)	3rd	North Hollywood High School (192)
2010	Muscatel Middle School (129)	15th	Carmel Valley Middle School (138)			Troy High School (102)	5th	North Hollywood High School (112)
2011	Muscatel Middle School (123)	4th	Carmel Valley Middle School (134)			Troy High School (61)	4th	North Hollywood High School (120)
2012	Muscatel Middle School (52)	10th	Mesa Verde Middle School (138)			Troy High School (129)	2nd	Canyon Crest Academy High School (168)
2013	Muscatel Middle School (125)	9th	Carmel Valley Middle School (134)			Troy High School (70)	3rd	Canyon Crest Academy High School (99)
2014	Muscatel Middle School (90*)	6th	Carmel Valley Middle School (126*)			Troy High School (101)	1st	Canyon Crest Academy High School (188)
2015	Muscatel Middle School (74)	8th	Carmel Valley Middle School (135)			Troy High School (70)	1st	Canyon Crest Academy High School (188)
2016	Muscatel Middle School (106)	9th	Kraemer Middle School (136)			Troy High School (102)	4th	Canyon Crest Academy High School (170)
2017	Oak Valley Middle School (134)	16th	Kraemer Middle School (149)			Troy High School (107)	1st	Canyon Crest Academy High School (185)
2018	Jeffrey Trail Middle School (135)	9th	Kraemer Middle School (136)			Troy High School (75)	1st	Northwood High School (181)
2019	Kraemer Middle School (106)	6th	Jeffrey Trail Middle School (146)			Troy High School (75)	1st	Canyon Crest Academy (194)
2020	Cancelled due to the 2019-20 Coronavirus outbreak
2021	Jeffrey Trail Middle School (71)	N/A	Sierra Vista Middle School (90)			Troy High School (88)	N/A	North Hollywood High School (166)

Tournaments

Name	Type	Date	Division	Format
Inland Empire Regional (Division A)	Regional	TBD	A	Mini SO
Inland Empire Regional	Regional	2021-02-27	B/C	Mini SO
Los Angeles Regional (Division A)	Regional	TBD	A	Mini SO
Los Angeles Regional (North)	Regional	2021-02-13	B/C	Mini SO
Los Angeles Regional (South)	Regional	2021-02-27	B/C	Mini SO
Orange County Regional (Division A)	Regional	TBD	A	Mini SO
Orange County Regional	Regional	2021-02-27	B/C	Mini SO
San Diego Regional (Tournament 1)	Regional	2021-02-13	B/C	Mini SO
San Diego Regional (Tournament 2)	Regional	2021-02-27	B/C	Mini SO
Santa Barbara Regional	Regional	2021-02-27	B/C	Mini SO

State Tournament

2002 location: California State Long Beach April 13, 2002

2004 location: California State Polytechnic University, Pomona May 1, 2004

2005 location: Long Beach City College April 16, 2005

2006 location: Tesoro High School, Rancho Santa Margarita April 1, 2006

2007 location: California State Long Beach April 14, 2007

2008 location: California State Long Beach April 12, 2008

2009 location: California State Long Beach April 18, 2009

2010 location: Valencia High School, Placentia April 10, 2010

2011 location: Canyon High School, Anaheim April 9, 2011

2012 location: Canyon High School, Anaheim April 14, 2012

2013 location: Canyon High School, Anaheim April 6, 2013

2014 location: Canyon High School, Anaheim April 5, 2014

2015 location: Canyon High School, Anaheim April 4, 2015

2016 location: California Institute of Technology (Caltech), April 2, 2016

2017 location: California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and Polytechnic School, April 8, 2017

2018 location: California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and Polytechnic School, April 7, 2018

2019 location: California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and Polytechnic School, April 6, 2019

2020 location: California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and Polytechnic School, April 4, 2020 (Cancelled)

2021 location: Online, April 3, 2021 (through the Mini SO model)

Results

2008 B/C

Available results newer than 2010 can be found at the State Tournament Results page.

Teams

Division B

Inland Empire Regional

List Teams Amelia Earhart Middle School Bella Vista Middle School Canyon Hills Junior High School Central Middle School Cucamonga Middle School Erle Stanley Gardner Middle School Frank Augustus Miller Middle School James L. Day Middle School Magnolia Science Academy 2 Margarita Middle School Matthew Gage Middle School Moore Middle School Quail Valley Middle School Riverside STEM Academy Upland Junior High School Vail Ranch Middle School Van Avery Preparatory Academy Western Center Academy

Los Angeles Regional

List Teams Alvarado Intermediate School Andrews Elementary School Arroyo Seco Junior High School Beverly Vista Middle School Carmenita Middle School Cedarlane Academy Chaparral Middle School Dana Middle School David G. Millen Intermediate School Dean L. Shively Middle School Desert Willow Middle School Dos Caminos Elementary School Edgewood IB Middle School El Rodeo School Fairgrove Academy Fedde Middle School Fulton & Alsbury Academy Gage Middle School Garvey Intermediate School Giano Intermediate School Gidley Elementary School Grandview Prep Gretchen Whitney High School Hawthorne Middle School Hermosa Valley Middle School High Desert School Hillview Middle School Hollenbeck Middle School Horace Mann School Huntington Middle School Jacobsen Middle School Joe Walker Middle School Katherine Edwards Middle School La Canada High School La Merced Intermediate School La Mesa Junior High School Lakeside Middle School Lassalette School Lincoln Elementary School Lone Hill Middle School Los Amigos Dual Immersion School Los Nietos Middle School Madrona Middle School Magnolia Science Academy 1 Manhattan Beach Middle School Matthew Gage Middle School Mesa Robles Middle School Millikan Middle School Montebello Intermediate School Muscatel Middle School Newton Middle School Oak Avenue Intermediate School Orange Grove Middle School Orville Wright Middle School Oswalt Academy Palmdale Learning Plaza Polytechnic School Ramona Middle School Rancho Pico Junior High School Rancho Starbuck Intermediate School Ridgecrest Intermediate School Rio Norte Junior High School Sacred Heart School Sage Academy Santa Fe Middle School Sierra Madre Middle School Sierra Vista Middle School (Los Angeles) South Pasadena Middle School South Pointe Middle School Sparks Middle School Suzanne Middle School Telesis Academy Temple Intermediate School The Buckley School The Science Academy STEM Magnet Valinda School of Academics Viewpoint School Westridge School for Girls Will Rogers Middle School

Orange County Regional

List Teams Beacon Park School Beechwood School Brea Junior High School Cerro Villa Middle School Corona Del Mar High School El Rancho Charter Middle School Jeffrey Trail Middle School Kraemer Middle School Ladera Ranch Middle School Ladera Vista Junior High School Lakeside Middle School Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana Marco Forster Middle School McAuliffe Middle School McPherson Magnet School Oak Middle School Orange County School of the Arts Oxford Academy Pioneer Middle School Rancho San Joaquin Middle School Red Hill Lutheran School Robert C. Fisler School Santiago Charter Middle School Sierra Vista Middle School Tarbut V'Torah Community Day School Thurston Middle School Utt Middle School Venado Middle School Vineyard Christian School Vista Verde School Warner Middle School

San Diego Regional

List Teams Albert Einstein Academy Aviara Oaks Middle School Bear Valley Middle School Bell Middle School Bell Mountain Middle School Bernardo Heights Middle School Black Mountain Middle School Calavera Hills Middle School Carmel Del Mar Elementary School Carmel Valley Middle School Christian Family Schools Poway Del Mar Hills Academy Design39Campus Earl Warren Middle School Francis Parker Middle School Grant School Health Sciences High School Hilltop Middle School Lewis Middle School Marshall Middle School Meadowbrook Middle School Mesa Verde Middle School Millenial Tech Middle School Muirlands Middle School Nativity Prep Academy Notre Dame Academy Oak Valley Middle School Ocean Air Elementary School Pacific Ridge School Pacific Trails Middle School Preuss School Sage Canyon Elementary School Saint Vincent de Paul School San Elijo Middle School Santa Fe Christian Schools Solana Pacific Elementary School Solana Ranch Elementary School Spencer Valley Elementary School Spring Valley Middle School Standley Middle School Sycamore Ridge Elementary School Torrey Hills Elementary School Twin Peaks Middle School Valley Middle School Warren-Walker School

Santa Barbara Regional

List Teams Fesler Junior High School Medea Creek Middle School

Division C

Inland Empire Regional

List Teams Apple Valley High School Centennial High School Chaffey High School Chaparral High School Eleanor Roosevelt High School Etiwanda High School Great Oak High School Hesperia High School John F. Kennedy Middle College High School John W. North High School Los Osos High School Magnolia Science Academy 2 Martin Luther King High School Montclair High School Murrieta Valley High School Palm Springs High School Ramona High School Rancho Cucamonga High School Redlands East Valley High School Rim of the World High School Riverside Polytechnic High School Riverside STEM Academy Ruben S. Ayala High School Sultana High School Temecula Valley High School Vista Murrieta High School Western Center Academy

Los Angeles Regional

List Teams Academy of the Canyons Middle College High School Agoura High School Ahambra High School Alhambra High School Applied Technology Center High School Arcadia High School Arroyo High School Arroyo High School Baldwin Park High School Bell Gardens High School Beverly Hills High School Bishop Montgomery High School Brentwood High School Calabasas High School California Academy of Math and Science Cerritos High School Cesar Chavez Learning Academies Chadwick School Charter Oak High School Claremont High School Claremont High School Damien High School Desert High School Diamond Bar High School Don Bosco Technical Institute Edgewood IB High School El Monte High School Ellen Ochoa Preparatory Academy Flintridge Preparatory School Francisco Bravo High School Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School Fusion Academy Gabrielino High School Glen A. Wilson High School Golden Valley High School Granada Hills Charter High School Gretchen Whitney High School John F. Kennedy Senior High School John Marshall High School La Canada High School La Puente High School Larchmont Charter School Los Altos High School Loyola High School Magnolia Science Academy 4 Maranatha High School Mark Keppel High School Marlborough School Mira Costa High School Montebello High School New Designs Charter School North Hollywood High School Pacifica Christian High School Palmdale Aerospace Academy Palos Verdes High School Palos Verdes Peninsula High School Paraclete High School Pasadena High School Pete Knight High School Pioneer High School Polytechnic School Port of Los Angeles High School Quartz Hill High School Quartz Hill High School Ramona Convent High School Ramona Convent Secondary School Redondo Union High School Rosemead High School Rowland High School Royal High School Roybal Learning Center San Dimas High School San Gabriel High School San Marino High School San Pedro High School Santa Monica High School Saugus High School Schurr High School SOAR High School South Hills High School South Pasadena High School South Torrance High School St. Lucy's Priory High School St. Lucy's Priory High School Temple City High School The Science Academy STEM Magnet Valencia High School (Valencia) Valley Christian High School Van Nuys High School Venice High School Viewpoint High School Walnut High School West Ranch High School Westridge School for Girls Workman High School

Orange County Regional

List Teams Aliso Niguel High School Arnold O. Beckman High School Brea Olinda High School Canyon High School (Anaheim) Capistrano Vallley High School Corona Del Mar High School Cypress High School El Dorado High School Foothill High School Fountain Valley High School Garden Grove High School Huntington Beach High School Irvine High School La Habra High School Los Alamitos High School Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana Mission Viejo High School Northwood High School Orange County School of the Arts Oxford Academy Portola High School San Juan Hills High School Sonora High School Sunny Hills High School Tarbut V'Torah Community Day School Tesoro High School Trabuco Hills High School Troy High School Tustin High School University High School Valencia High School (Placentia) Villa Park High School Woodbridge High School Yorba Linda High School

San Diego Regional

List Teams Academy of Our Lady of Peace Canyon Crest Academy High School Carlsbad High School Del Norte High School Francis Parker School High Tech High North County La Costa Canyon High School La Jolla Country Day School La Jolla High School Mira Mesa High School Mount Carmel High School Pacific Ridge School Poway High School Rancho Bernardo High School Rancho Buena Vista High School Sage Creek High School San Dieguito Academy San Marcos High School San Pasqual High School Santa Fe Christian Schools Scripps Ranch High School St. Augustine High School Steele Canyon High School The Bishops School The Grauer School Torrey Pines High School University City High School Westview High School

Santa Barbara Regional

List Teams Canyon High School (Santa Clarita) Dos Pueblos High School Newbury Park High School Oak Park High School Rio Mesa High School Westlake High School

External Links

Southern California Science Olympiad

Inland Empire Science Olympiad

Los Angeles County Science Olympiad

Orange County Science Olympiad

San Diego Science Olympiad