Abbreviation SCSO Founded at Newberry, SC State Director Bret Clark | Formation 1985 Type Science competition | |
Headquarters Newberry College, Newberry, South Carolina | ||
The South Carolina Science Olympiad Competition, often abbreviated as SCSO, is an annual Science Olympiad competition comprising middle school and high school teams across South Carolina.
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The competition was first held in the C Division (grades 9-12) in 1985, with the inaugural state champions being Irmo High School from Irmo.
Bell Street Middle School from Clinton won the first B Division (grades 6-9) state championship a year later.
The winners of the tournament represent South Carolina at the Science Olympiad National Tournament, held in May at various universities across the nation.
The current state champions are Clinton Middle School, who won their 15th consecutive state championship on February 18, 2017, and Clinton High School, who won their eighth title on March 25, 2017.
History
The competition has been held every year since 1985 for Division C and since 1986 for Division B.
Indicates team won the national tournament.
1Changed name from Bell Street to Clinton before 2016 tournament.
Statistics
State Championships by School
Division B
Division C
BOLD denotes a national championship.
Individual Event Placement
Division B
Winning team
Final Standings
Both winners will represent South Carolina at the 2017 Science Olympiad National Tournament, held at the Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. Competition will take place in May 2017.
Division B
Individual Event Placement
Division B
Winning team
Division C
Winning team
Final Standings
Both winners represented South Carolina at the 2016 Science Olympiad National Tournament, held at the University of Wisconsin–Stout in Menomonie, Wisconsin. Competition took place on Saturday, May 21, 2016.
Division B
3Score is calculated by giving 1 point for a first-place finish, 2 points for a second-place finish, etc.
Division C
(C) denotes 2016 champions. (D) denotes defending champions.
Individual Event Placement
Division B
Winning team
Division C
Winning team
Final Standings
Both winners represented South Carolina at the 2015 Science Olympiad National Tournament, held at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Competition took place on May 15–16, 2015.
Division B
Division C
Individual Event Placement
Division B
Winning team
Division C
Winning team