South Dakota

South Dakota has been a member of Science Olympaid since the very beginning. Even though there are not many teams, South Dakota is a competitive state on the national level. Yankton school district has dominated South Dakota, winning all but one competition since 1988.


South Dakota At a Glance
Total teams	19
B Champion	Yankton Middle School
C Champion	Yankton High School
States location	University of South Dakota in Vermillion
State website	http://orgs.usd.edu/~sdscioly/

History

South Dakota was one of the original Science Olympaid states. Yankton Middle School has won every state competition in B division, and Yankton High School has won all but one; and that was all the way back in 1988.

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	B Runner-up Nats Place	Division C Champion	C Champ Nats Place	C Runner-up Nats Place
1988	Yankton Middle School	15	N/A	Rapid City Central High School	40	N/A
1989	Yankton Middle School	6	N/A	Yankton High School	24	N/A
1990	Yankton Middle School	24	N/A	Yankton High School	37	N/A
1991	Yankton Middle School	28	N/A	Yankton High School	44	N/A
1992	Yankton Middle School	17	N/A	Yankton High School	31	N/A
1993	Yankton Middle School	35	N/A	Yankton High School	23	N/A
1994	Yankton Middle School	46	N/A	Yankton High School	42	N/A
1995	Yankton Middle School			Yankton High School	44	N/A
1996	Yankton Middle School			Yankton High School	34	N/A
1997	Yankton Middle School	39	N/A	Yankton High School	40	N/A
1998	Yankton Middle School	44	N/A	Yankton High School	45	N/A
1999	Yankton Middle School	16	N/A	Yankton High School	40	N/A
2000	Yankton Middle School	31	N/A	Yankton High School	34	N/A
2001	Yankton Middle School	23	N/A	Yankton High School	22	N/A
2002	Yankton Middle School	31	N/A	Yankton High School	38	N/A
2003	Yankton Middle School	21	N/A	Yankton High School	38	N/A
2004	Yankton Middle School	22	N/A	Yankton High School	36	N/A
2005	Yankton Middle School	34	N/A	Yankton High School	45	N/A
2006	Yankton Middle School	41	N/A	Yankton High School	27	N/A
2007	Yankton Middle School	40	N/A	Yankton High School	41	N/A
2008	Yankton Middle School	41	N/A	Yankton High School	37	N/A
2009	Yankton Middle School	47	N/A	Yankton High School	42	N/A
2010	Yankton Middle School	46	N/A	Yankton High School	60	N/A
2011	Yankton Middle School	45	N/A	Yankton High School	58	N/A