Illinois
Illinois | |
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General Information | |
Total teams | 374 |
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 |
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 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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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 Mathematics and Science Academy | N/A | ||
1995 | Maine South High School | 16th | Illinois Mathematics 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 | New Trier High School (89) | 13th | Adlai E. Stevenson High School (112) | 11th | ||
2015 | Daniel Wright Junior High School | 5th | Marie Murphy Middle School | 6th | Adlai E. Stevenson High School | 10th | New Trier High School | 17th | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
2020 | Cancelled due to the 2019-20 Coronavirus outbreak |
- 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.
Competitions
Invitationals
Division B
- Neuqua Valley Invitational - 12/7/2019
- Marie Murphy Invitational - 12/14/2019
- British International Invitational - 1/11/2020
- Rockford Christian Invitational - 1/11/2020
- University of Chicago Invitational - 1/18/2020
- Kildeer Countryside Invitational - 2/8/2020
- Chicago Public Schools Invitational - 2/8/2020
Division C
- Palatine Invitational - 11/23/2019
- Conant Invitational - 12/7/2019
- Harlem Invitational - 12/14/2019
- University of Chicago Invitational - 1/11/2020
- Rockford Auburn Invitational - 1/18/2020
- Crystal Lake Central Invitational - 1/25/2020
- Libertyville Invitational - 1/25/2020
- Huntley Invitational - 2/1/2020
- Chicago Public Schools Invitational - 2/8/2020
- Evanston Invitational- 2/8/2020
- Joliet West Invitational - 2/15/2020
- Loyola Invitational - 2/15/2020
Regional Competitions
- Western Illinois University Regional - 2/22/2020
- Neuqua Valley Regional - 2/29/2020
- Oakton Community College Regional - 2/29/2020
- College of Lake County Regional - 3/7/2020
- Harper College Regional - 3/7/2020
- Parkland College Regional - 3/7/2020
- Chicago Public Schools (at IIT) Regional - 3/14/2020 CANCELLED
- College of DuPage Regional - 3/14/2020 CANCELLED
- Lindenwood University - 3/14/2020 CANCELLED
- Rock Valley College/ U46 Regional - 3/21/2020 CANCELLED
State Competition
April 18, 2020: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign CANCELLED
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.
Trial Events
Div B
Div C
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:
Until 2013, ISO did not release their full score sheets to the general public.
Teams
Division B
Western Illinois University Region
Lindenwood University-Belleville Region
IMSA Region
Chicago Public Schools Region
(*These schools no longer compete in Science Olympiad)
Parkland Region
College of Lake County Region
College of DuPage Region
Oakton Region
Rockford Valley College Region