Solon Middle School

Template:TeamInfoBox Solon Middle School, located in Ohio, is one of the most successful teams in the nation. They have placed consistently at the regional, state, and national level. Solon Middle School holds the record for the most consecutive national titles in Division B and in all of Science Olympiad, winning 6 titles from 2008 through 2013. The Solon Middle School website can be accessed here.

History

They placed first at the national tournament held at George Washington University ahead of White Pines Middle School by one point. They also won the 2009 National Tournament at Augusta State University over ExCEL Homeschoolers by over 100 points. In 2010, Solon Middle School won the National Tournament at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign over Arden Middle School by slightly over 20 points. In 2011, Solon Middle School, along with Solon High School, placed first in the nation at University of Wisconsin with 244 points. In 2012, Solon Middle School, along with Solon High School, placed first in the nation at University of Central Florida with 200 points. In 2013, Solon Middle School, along with Solon High School, placed first in the nation at Wright State University with a record 167 points. This was the first time in Science Olympiad history that the same school district has won both the Division B & Division C Science Olympiad National Tournaments for three consecutive years.

Solon Middle School has also placed 5th with 312 points at Juniata College in 2004 and with 253 points at University of Central Florida, 4th with 349 points at University of Illinois in 2005, and 3rd with 305 points at Indiana University in 2006.

Currently, Solon Middle School holds the record for lowest points scored at a National Tournament (152 pts) and the record for lowest points scored at Ohio's State Tournament (51 pts). For the success of Solon's Science Olympiad students and the thriving online business community throughout the city, Google Inc. named the city of Solon the digital capital of Ohio and conferred the 2013 eCITY award to Solon.

Solon Middle School feeds into Solon High School, which has a highly successful team as well. The middle school and high school teams interact on a consistent basis, maintaining close relations and supporting each other in terms of resources and motivation.

Team Setup

In order to become a part of the middle school team, one must take a tryout test. Most years, 30 students qualify with around 5-7 alternates. There have been some years where the team has allowed 45 students (3 teams) and some that had 31-32 students with no alternates, but instead used a rotation between the students to decide who was competing. Solon usually takes two teams to Regionals and most Invitational competitions. Eventually, that number is cut to 15 plus 4-9 alternates, as only one team from a school can be taken to states.

Contrary to popular belief, Solon Middle School does not have a class for Science Olympiad. The middle school has only one practice a week for two hours long. Students are encouraged to study on their own time, since students only officially meet once a week.

Solon Invitational

Part of Solon Middle School's success is due to the many invitationals it participates in. Annually, Solon holds their own invitational on the first Saturday of February. The Solon Invitational has been able to attract many powerhouse schools, including (highest placing at nationals in parentheses):

• J.C. Booth Middle School, GA (1st)
• Daniel Wright Junior High School, IL (1st)
• Marie Murphy Middle School, IL (2nd)
• Shady Side Academy Middle School, PA (3rd)
• Magsig Middle School, OH (3rd)
• Meads Mill Middle School, MI (3rd)
• Piedmont Middle School, NC (4th)
• Bala Cynwyd Middle School, PA (4th)
• Chardon Middle School, OH (5th)
• Piqua Junior High School, OH (6th) - Discontinued
• Sewickley Academy, PA (6th) - Discontinued

In the past, some considered the competition at Solon Invitational as the second most difficult tournament, only behind the National Tournament.

Results History

Since 2004, Solon has faield to qualify for Nationals only once.

Official Tournament Results

Year	National	Points	State	Points	Regional	Points
2017	3rd	201	2nd	106	1st
2016	5th	228	1st	109	1st
2015	1st	1521	1st	64	1st	63
2014	5th	253	1st	86	1st
2013	1st	167	1st	512	1st	73
2012	1st	200	1st	82	1st/2nd	464
2011	1st	244	1st	693	1st/4th	52
2010	1st	246	1st	88	1st/2nd	38
2009	1st	242	1st	73	1st/2nd	77
2008	1st	249	2nd	128	1st/3rd	63
2007	-	-	3rd	113	2nd/3rd	75
2006	3rd	305	1st	130	1st/2nd
2005	4th	349	2nd		1st
2004	5th	312	1st		1st
2003	-	-
2002	-	-
2001	-	-
2000	-	-
1999	11th		2nd
1998	-	-
1997	26th		1st

¹ National Record for lowest points ever scored at the National Tournament.

² State Record for lowest points ever scored in the state of Ohio.

³ Towers was excluded from scoring at the State Tournament.

⁴ Storm the Castle was excluded from scoring at the Regional Tournament.

Invitational Results

Year	Piqua	Northmont	Kenston	Magsig	Solon	InVIEW	Mentor	Roseville	WL-S	Wright State	New Albany	Lisle	Booth	Westlake
2014	-	-	-	1st/2nd	1st/6th	-	1st/?	-	1st/?	2nd/4th	1st/?	-	-	1st/?
2013	-	1st/3rd	1st	1st	3rd/6th	-	1st/?	-	1st/?	2nd/?	1st	-	1st/4th	-
2012	-	1st/2nd	1st/2nd	1st/2rd	1st/3rd	-	1st/2nd	-	1st/2nd	1st/4th	1st/2nd	-	-	-
2011	-	1st/2nd	1st/2nd	1st/3rd	1st/4rd	-	1st/2nd	-	1st/2nd	-	-	-	-	-
2010	-	1st/2nd	1st/2nd	1st/	1st/	-	1st/2nd	-	1st/	-	-	1st	-	-
2009	-	1st/2nd	1st/2nd	1st/2nd	1st/3rd	1st	1st	-	1st/3rd	-	-	-	-	-
2008	1st/3rd	1st/4th	-	1st/2nd	1st/3rd	1st	1st	1st	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	1st/2nd	2nd/3rd	-	1st/2nd	1st/5th	1st	2nd	1st	-	-	-	-	-	-