Kansas
The state of Kansas has been participating in Science Olympiad for the past 14 years. While its champions do not always fare well at nationals, the in-state competition is tremendous, and often the state tournament can be decided by several points.
Kansas | |
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General Information | |
Member of SO since | 1996 |
Total teams | 127 |
Division B Champion | Leawood Middle School |
Division C Champion | Olathe North High School |
State Tournament Location | Wichita State University |
Website | webs |
History
Kansas Science Olympiad began in 1996. Kansas has consistently sent two teams to the National Tournament from both divisions, and the highest placement from either division has been 7th, by Maize Middle School in the state's inaugural year.
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.
Year | Division B Champion | B Champ Nats Place | Division B Runner-up | B Runner-up Nats Place | Division C Champion | C Champ Nats Place | Division C Runner-up | C Runner-up Nats Place |
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1987 | Shawnee Mission South High School | 37 | N/A | |||||
1988 | N/A | |||||||
1989 | Salina High School | 47 | N/A | |||||
1990 | N/A | N/A | ||||||
1991 | ||||||||
1992 | St. Thomas Aquinas Middle School | 36 | N/A | Wichita High School North | 28 | N/A | ||
1993 | St. Thomas Aquinas Middle School | 49 | N/A | |||||
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1996 | Maize Middle School | 7 | Heights High School | 16 | Goddard High School | 33 | ||
1997 | Maize Middle School | 7 | St. Thomas Aquinas Middle School | N/A | Wichita Southeast High School | 28 | Maize High School | 20 |
1998 | Wichita Collegiate Middle School | St. Thomas Aquinas Middle School | Maize High School | 11 | Goddard High School | 35 | ||
1999 | Wilbur Middle School | 37 | St. Thomas Aquinas Middle School | N/A | Maize High School | 13 | Goddard High School | 43 |
2000 | Maize Middle School | 31 | St. Thomas Aquinas Middle School | 25 | Maize High School | 14 | Olathe South High School | 30 |
2001 | Maize Middle School | 29 | St. Thomas Aquinas Middle School | 20 | Maize High School | 24 | Olathe South High School | 31 |
2002 | St. Thomas Aquinas Middle School | 25 | Wilbur Middle School | 33 | Maize High School | 32 | Heights High School | 42 |
2003 | St. Thomas Aquinas Middle School | 28 | Oregon Trail Junior High School | 38 | Kapaun Mt Carmel Catholic High School | 28 | Maize High School | 34 |
2004 | California Trail Junior High School | 39 | Wilbur Middle School | 37 | Kapaun Mt Carmel Catholic High School | 17 | Wichita Collegiate | 38 |
2005 | Maize Middle School | 28 | California Trail Junior High School | 30 | Kapaun Mt Carmel Catholic High School | 24 | Shawnee Mission South | 32 |
2006 | California Trail Junior High School | 38 | Robinson Middle School | 42 | Kapaun Mt Carmel Catholic High School | 23 | Wichita Collegiate | 39 |
2007 | California Trail Junior High School | 32 | All Saints Catholic | 46 | Kapaun Mt Carmel Catholic High School | 19 | Wichita Collegiate | 34 |
2008 | California Trail Junior High School | 33 | All Saints Catholic | 34 | Wichita Collegiate Upper School | 41 | Kapaun Mt Carmel Catholic High School | 34 |
2009 | California Trail Junior High School (131) | 38 | All Saints Catholic (140) | 30 | Wichita Collegiate Upper School (176) | 45 | Kapaun Mt Carmel Catholic High (178) | 33 |
2010 | California Trail Junior High School (114) | 28 | Leawood Middle School (150) | 39 | St. James Academy (112) | 44 | Wichita Collegiate Upper School (154) | 47 |
2011 | California Trail Junior High School (97) | 37 | St. Thomas Aquinas Middle School (167) | 40 | Olathe East High School (109) | 35 | St. James Academy (121) | N/A |
2012 | Leawood Middle School (129) | 43 | California Trail Middle School (139) | N/A | Olathe North High School (107) | 30 | St. James Academy (112) | N/A |
Competitions
Invitationals
- Southland Invitational (Division B & C)
- St. James Academy Invitational (Division C only)
- Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School Invitational (Divsions B & C)
Regional Competitions
Division B
- Salina Regional - January 12, 2011
- Hays Regional - February 8, 2011
- Garden City Regional - February 11, 2011
- Wichita Regional - February 19, 2011
- Northeast Kansas Regional - February 26, 2011
Division C
- Salina Regional - January 12, 2011 (Won by Manhattan High School)
- Hays Regional - February 10, 2011
- Garden City Regional - February 10, 2011
- Wichita Regional - February 19, 2011 (Won by Maize High School)
- Northeast Kansas Region - February 26, 2011 (Won by St. James Academy)
State Competition
- 2011 location: Wichita State University - April 2, 2011
Teams
Division B
Garden City Region
- Greeley County Junior High School
- High Plains Home Educators
- Holcomb Middle School
- Scott City Middle School
- Sublette Middle School
Hays Region
- Bennington Junior High School
- Ell-Saline Middle School
- Longfellow Middle School
- Minneapolis Junior High School
- Phillipsburg Junior High School
- Ruppenthal Middle School
- Skyline Schools
- Sterling Grade School
Northeast Kansas Region
- Antioch Middle School
- Atchison Middle School USD 409
- Basehor-Linwood Middle School
- California Trail Junior High School
- Central Junior High School
- Chisholm Trail Junior High School
- Frontier Trail Junior High
- Holy Cross Catholic School
- Indian Trail Junior High School
- Indian Woods Middle School
- Jackson Heights Middle School
- John Paul II
- Leawood Middle School
- Mill Creek Middle School
- Nativity Parish School
- Oregon Trail Junior High School
- Ottawa Middle School
- Overland Trial Middle School
- Prince of Peace
- Santa Fe Trail Junior High
- Seaman Middle School
- St. Joseph Catholic School
- Tonganoxie Middle School
- Turner Middle School
- West Junior High School
Salina Region
- Canton Galva Middle School
- Chisholm Middle School
- Eisenhower Middle School
- Fairfield Middle School
- McPherson Middle School
- Nemaha Valley Junior High
- Prairie Hills Middle School
- Reno Valley Middle School
- Salina South Middle School
- Santa Fe Middle School
- St. Peter and Paul
- Sterling Junior High School
- Topeka Collegiate School
- Wamego Middle School
Wichita Region
- All Saints Catholic School
- Altoona-Midway Jr/Sr High School
- Andover Central Middle School
- Annoor Islamic School
- Augusta Middle School
- Blessed Sacrament Catholic School
- Central of Burden
- Circle Middle School
- Kingman Middle School
- Maize Middle School
- Maize South Middle School
- Pratt Liberty Middle School
- Resurrection Catholic School
- Robinson, Charles Middle School
- St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School
- St. Mark's Charter School
- St. Peter Catholic School
- St. Thomas Aquinas
- Stucky, Dean Ray Middle School
- Wichita Collegiate Middle School
- Wilbur Middle School
Division C
Garden City Region
- Dodge City High School
- Greeley County High School
- High Plains Home Educators
- Pratt High School
- Sublette High School
- Wichita County High School
Hays Region
- Ell-Saline High School
- Ellsworth High School
- Goodland High School
- Hays High School
- Hill City High School
- Lucas-Luray High School
- Lyons High School
- Minneapolis High School
- Phillipsburg High School
- Russell High School
- Skyline High School
- St. Francis Jr/Sr High School
- Trego Community High School
Northeast Kansas Region
- Basehor-Linwood High School
- Blue Valley High School
- Blue Valley Northwest
- Bonner Springs High School
- Lawrence Free State High School
- Leavenworth High School
- Mill Valley High School
- Olathe East High School
- Olathe North High School
- Olathe South High School
- Ottawa Senior High School
- Shawnee Mission East High School
- Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
- Shawnee Mission South
- Shawnee Mission West High School
- St. James Academy
- St. Thomas Aquinas High School
- Sumner Academy
- Tonganoxie High School
- Washburn Rural High School
Salina Region
- Bennington High School
- Buhler High School
- Canton-Galva High School
- Fairfield High School
- Haven High School
- Lincoln High School
- Manhattan High School
- McPherson High School
- Namaha Valley High School
- Nickerson High School
- Salina Central High School
- Salina High School South
- Smoky Valley High School
- Topeka High School
- Washington County High School
Wichita Region
- Andover Central High School
- Andover High School
- Bishop Carroll
- Caney Valley High School
- Central of Burden
- Circle High School
- Derby High School
- Dexter High School
- El Dorado High School
- Goddard High School
- Kapaun Mt Carmel Catholic High School
- Maize High School
- Newton High School
- Wichita Collegiate Upper School
- Wichita High School East
- Wichita Southeast