Invitational

Background

An invitational tournament is a friendly, no-stakes competition that allows for Science Olympiad teams to practice for events. They are a way of practicing for qualifying tournaments such as regionals, states or nationals. These are often organized by individual schools, and they generally are during January and February.

Most invitational tournaments mimic a real competitive tournament, and they hand out awards for individuals and teams. Some invitationals will hold all 23 events, while other invitationals may choose not to hold events. Invitationals also can hold alternate events as well.

Team Setup

Typically, schools are allowed to bring up to two teams of 15 people each. Trophies are generally presented to the top schools, not the top teams. Medals are typically awarded for the top 3 places. Ribbons are sometimes awarded to 4th place to 6th place; some invitationals even award 7th and 8th place.

In some states, such as Illinois, there are "Junior Varsity" and "Varsity" divisions, which allow for schools to bring less experienced students to be placed in an easier competition to get awards.

List of Invitationals

2012-2013 Season

Region	State	Host	Date	Champion (B)	Runner-Up (B)	Champion (C)	Runner-Up (C)	B/C	# of Teams
Midwest	KS	Shawnee Mission South HS (Southland)	11/10/12			St. James Academy (75)	Pembroke Hill (82)	B/C
Midwest	KS	St. James Academy (Thunder)	1/19/13					C
Midwest	KS	Kapaun Kapaun Mt. Carmel HS	2/9/13					C
Midwest	MO	Excelsior Springs HS	12/16/12			St. James Academy (61)	Pembroke Hill (69)	C
Midwest	MO	Staley HS (Northland)	2/2/13*					C
Midwest	OH	Sylvania Northview	12/15/12			Solon (96)	Mentor (159)	C	27
Midwest	OH	Northmont	1/5/13	Solon	Magsig	Solon (103)	Centerville (144)	B/C
Midwest	OH	Wright State	1/12/13	Solon	Booth	Solon (132)	Centerville (186)	B/C
Midwest	OH	Kenston	1/19/13	Solon	Chardon	Mentor	Revere	B/C
Midwest	OH	Magsig	1/19/13	Solon	Chardon			B
Midwest	OH	Clearview	1/26/13			Solon (83)	Centerville	C
Midwest	OH	Solon	2/2/13	Solon	Booth	Harriton (200)	Mentor (245)	B/C
Midwest	OH	Solon	2/2/13	Solon	Booth	Harriton (200)	Mentor (245)	B/C
Midwest	OH	Mentor	2/16/13	Solon	Chardon	Solon (87)	Fayetteville-Manlius (113)	B/C
Midwest	OH	New Albany	2/23/13	Solon	Magsig			B/C
Midwest	OH	West Liberty-Salem	3/2/13	Solon	Magsig	Solon (76)	Centerville (108)	B/C
Midwest	WI	Boyceville	12/15/12	Boyceville (104)	Medford (119)	New Trier (61)	Mounds View (108)	B/C	22/51
Midwest	WI	UW-River Falls	1/19/13			Mounds View (81)	Menomonie (94)	C	39
East	PA	Conestoga (Battle at Valley Forge)	1/12/13					C	36
East	PA	Athens (Twin Tiers)	1/19/13					C	36
East	PA	Rustin	1/26/13					B	33
East	PA	Northwestern Lehigh (Tiger)	2/9/13			West-Windsor Plainsboro South	West-Windsor Plainsboro North	C
East	PA	Abington Heights (Comet)	2/9/13					B
East	VA	Fairfax High School	1/26/13					B	30
South	TX	Cypress Falls HS	11/10/12	Beckendorff JHS(85)	Riverwood(97)	Seven Lakes HS(99)	Liberal Arts and Science Academy (LASA)(162)	B/C	27/42
South	TX	Greenhill School	12/8/12	Beckendorff JHS (66)	St. John Berchman's Catholic (126)	Seven Lakes HS (84)	Liberal Arts and Science Academy (LASA)(148)	B/C	25/37
South	TX	Hopper MS	1/12/13					B	40
South	TX	Harmony School of Innovation Fort Worth	1/12/13					B/C
South	TX	Langham Creek HS	1/19/13					C
South	TX	Hendrickson HS	1/19/13					C
West	CA (N)	Churchill	12/8/12	Churchill (83)	Muscatel (102)			B	18
West	CA (S)	Muscatel	1/26/13	Muscatel	Churchill			B	22
West	CA (S)	Troy	2/9/13					C	12
West	OR	Seven Oak MS (Williamette Valley)	1/31/13					B/C
West	WA	Clark College (SW Region A)	11/10/12					A
West	WA	Camas HS (SW Region B)	12/8/12					B
West	WA	Camas HS (SW Region C)	1/12/13					C
West	WA	Canyon Park JHS (NW Region B)	1/26/13					B
West	WA	Aviation HS (NW Region C)	2/2/13					C

*Tentative Dates