Maine
Maine is a state with a long steady history of participation in Science Olympiad's Division C. Division B had a long pause in the late 1990's to the mid-Aughts. Recently, rather than letting Division B end in Maine again, the University of Maine stepped in as a site sponsor and organizer of Division B's state tournament. Maine's Director serves as the registrar for both divisions, and site sponsor and organizer for Division C tournament and posts information and updates at http://mainescienceolympiad.blogspot.com/
Maine holds Science Olympiad tournaments that are fun for the participants, and encourages new schools and teams to join in.
| Maine | |
|---|---|
| General Information | |
| Member of SO since | 1985 |
| Division B Champion | Troy A. Howard Middle School (Belfast) |
| Division C Champion | Waterville Senior High School (Waterville) |
| State Tournament Location | Division B, University of Maine
Division C, University of Southern Maine, Gorham |
| Website | mainescienceolympiad |
History
Maine has been part of Science Olympiad since the first years of national competition. Division C has always had a statewide tournament. After a long trend of Oxford Hills High School of winning back-to-back competitions or alternating up to 1995, Waterville Senior High School began an even longer streak that went for fifteen years. However, especially in the past few years, their margin of victory had been very small: and with more than 20 teams competing at the state event, extending their streak was quite a challenge. In 2011, their epic streak came to an end with Mt. Ararat High School's Blue team, a frequent runner-up, surging past the competition, with Belfast Area High School in a close second, closely followed by Waynflete School's Green team in third. 2012 expected a continuation of the competitiveness around the state with new schools joining competition, and didn't fail to provide that. Waterville Senior High School with much effort overcame tight competition to return itself to the top spot in a close race with Waynflete School Green, Cape Elizabeth High School, and last year's champion Mt. Ararat High School Blue.
Past State Champions
This is a record of the past state champions and runners up (where known), and their respective places at the national competition: Z indicates did not travel, X represents teams not qualifying for nationals. (Maine has yet to reach the threshold of a second team invite.) Scores at the state competition are not made available with tournament results--only rankings. The location of the National Tournament each year is included in the table to note the great distances which teams from Maine have travelled. Although a smaller population state, with a lower number of participating teams, Maine has always been represented in Division C at the national.
| Year | B Champion | Natl | 2d Place | Natl | C Champion | Natl | 2d Place | Natl | SONT site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Yarmouth JHS | Z | Yarmouth HS | 8 | Mich St | ||||
| 1986 | Yarmouth JHS | 10 | Old Town HS | 16 | Mich St (2) | ||||
| 1987 | Yarmouth JHS | 31 | Bangor HS | 17 | Ohio St | ||||
| 1988 | Jay JHS | 33 | Waynflete | 27 | Del St | ||||
| 1989 | Jay JHS | 35 | Oxford Hills HS | 30 | Colorado | ||||
| 1990 | Jay JHS | 45 | Oxford Hills HS | 36 | Clarion | ||||
| 1991 | Jay JHS | 48 | Oxford Hills HS | 42 | Penn Valley CC | ||||
| 1992 | Jay JHS | 42 | Oxford Hills HS | 32 | Auburn | ||||
| 1993 | Jay JHS | 37 | Oxford Hills HS | 44 | Waterville Sr HS | X | So Colorado | ||
| 1994 | Jay MS | 44 | Maine Central Institute | 39 | Arizona | ||||
| 1995 | Jay MS | 48 | Oxford Hills HS | 38 | Indiana | ||||
| 1996 | ?Jay MS | ? | Waterville Sr HS | 48 | Ga Tech (C only) | ||||
| 1997 | Jay MS | 50 | Waterville Sr HS | 46 | NC St | ||||
| 1998 | Jay MS | 35 | Waterville Sr HS | 38 | Grand Valley St | ||||
| 1999 | Jay MS | 51 | Waterville Sr HS | 44 | Chicago | ||||
| 2000 | Maranacook | 50 | Waterville Sr HS | 33 | E Washington | ||||
| 2001 | Jay MS | 53 | Waterville Sr HS | 38 | Colorado-Colo Sprgs | ||||
| 2002 | Z | Waterville Sr HS | 36 | Delaware | |||||
| 2003 | Z | Waterville Sr HS | 35 | Ohio St (2) | |||||
| 2004 | Z | Waterville Sr HS | 27 | Juniata | |||||
| 2005 | Z | Waterville Sr HS | 47 | Illinois | |||||
| 2006 | Z | Waterville Sr HS | 52 | Indiana (2) | |||||
| 2007 | Z | Waterville Sr HS | 37 | Mt. Ararat HS Blue | X | Wichita St | |||
| 2008 | Troy Howard MS | 56 | Waterville Sr HS | 44 | Mt. Ararat HS | X | Geo. Washington | ||
| 2009 | Troy Howard MS | 54 | Waynflete | X | Waterville Sr HS | 47 | Mt. Ararat HS Blue | X | Augusta St |
| 2010 | Bonny Eagle MS | 60 | Waterville Sr HS | 58 | Illinois (2) | ||||
| 2011 | Troy Howard MS | 59 | Medomak MS | X | Mt. Ararat HS Blue | 55 | Belfast Area HS | X | Wisconsin |
| 2012 | Troy Howard MS Science Maineiacs | TBD | Medomak MS | X | Waterville Sr HS | TBD | Waynflete Green | X | Central Florida |
| 2013 | Wright St | ||||||||
| 2014 | Illinois (3)? | ||||||||
| 2015 | Nebraska |
Competitions
Maine does not have regional competitions. It only has state competitions. The competition is separated in B and C by date and location.
Invitationals
- Northern New England Invitational: in planning for Fall 2013 or 2014
State Competition
Division B
- 2011 - current location: University of Maine, Department of Physics & Astronomy (Orono, Maine)
- 2014 March 15, 2014 (likely)
- 2013 March 16, 2013 (likely)
- 2012 March 10, 2012
- 2011 March 12, 2011
- 2008 - 2010 location: Waynflete School (Portland, Maine)
- 2010 March 6, 2010
- 2009 March 7, 2009
- 2008 March 15, 2008
- 2002? - 2007: not held
- 1985 - 2001?: ? various locations
Division C
- 2007 - current location: University of Southern Maine (Gorham, Maine)
- 2013 March, 2013 (TBD)
- 2012 March 31, 2012
- 2011 April 9, 2011
- 2010 April 3, 2010
- 2009 March 28, 2009
- 2008 April 5, 2008
- 2007 March 31, 2007
- 1985 - 2006: Various locations, mostly MCI, Waterville Sr HS, Mt. Ararat HS, and Windham HS.
- 1997 Maine School of Science and Mathematics "MSSM" (Limestone, ME)
- 1996 Mt. Ararat High School (Topsham, ME)
- 1990 Maine Central Institute "MCI" (Pittsfield, ME)
Teams
Division B
- Bonny Eagle Middle School, Buxton, ME: Alpha Team, Beta Team
- Medomak Middle School, Waldoboro, ME
- Searsport Middle School, Searsport, ME
- Troy Howard Middle School, Belfast, ME: Science Maineiacs Team, Red Team
- Waynflete School, Portland, ME (Inactive)
Division C
- Bangor High School, Bangor, ME (Inactive)
- Belfast Area High School, Belfast, ME
- Cape Elizabeth High School, Cape Elizabeth, ME
- Falmouth High School, Falmouth, ME: Blue Team, Gold Team
- Freeport High School, Freeport, ME
- Lincoln Academy, Newcastle, ME
- Lisbon High School, Lisbon, ME: Red Team, Black Team
- Maine Central Institute "MCI", Pittsfield, ME (Inactive)
- Maine School of Science and Mathematics "MSSM", Limestone, ME (Inactive)
- Mt. Ararat High School, Topsham, ME: Blue Team, Red Team
- Old Town High School, Old Town, ME (Inactive)
- Oxford Hills High School, South Paris, ME (Inactive)
- Searsport District High School, Searsport, ME
- Thornton Academy, Saco, ME
- Waterville Senior High School, Waterville, ME
- Waynflete School, Portland, ME: Green Team, White Team
- Windham High School, Windham, ME: Alpha Team, Beta Team
- Yarmouth High School, Yarmouth, ME: White Team, Blue Team