The Science Olympiad is a nationwide competition. Students compete in 23 events that include earth science, biology, chemistry, physics, and engineering. The Science Olympiad is designed to increase students' interest in STEM fields and provide recognition for outstanding
achievement in team events. Students compete in the Science Olympiad, with the top teams advancing from Regional to State to National levels.
Welcome to the Kansas Science Olympiad website !!!
KSO has its own email: kansassscienceolympiad@wichita.edu
Registration and Fees Deadline 12/31/26-Please note if you are participating in an Invitational before the deadline, your team's fees must be paid before the invitational.
Coaches information under coaches documents -Coaches meeting 9/12/26. Please note I have added a few clarifications in a separate document
Digital Copy of the Forms for 2027: LINK - Please make a copy if you would like to fill them in digitally. The documents are all in one file with 5 different tabs. Be sure to open the tabs button on the left side of the document under the toolbar to see all 5 files.
11/07/26 - Pioneer Trail Invitational, Division B, Pioneer Trail Middle School (Olathe,-Michelle Sullivan <msullivanpt@olatheschools.org
11/14/26 - O-Town Throwdown, Division C, Olathe Northwest High School-Kristen White <kmwhite@olatheschools.org>
12/05/26 - Schrodinger's Invitational, Division C, De Soto High School (De Soto, KS)-Laura Sixta <LSixta@usd232.org> Schrödinger's Invitational Registration
01/16/27 - Mill Creek Middle School Invitational, Division B, Mill Creek Middle School (Lenexa, KS)-cbrown@usd232.org
01/23/27 - Wilbur Invitational, Division B, Wilbur Middle School (Wichita, KS)-Timothy Elsen <telsen@wichitapublicschools.org>
01/30/27 - Wichita Heights HS Invitational, Division C, Wichita Heights High School (Wichita, KS)-Heather Kincaid <hkincaid@wichitapublicschools.org>
Upcoming Webinars: check out this link;https://www.soinc.org/learn/webinars
Upcoming Workshops:
October - Octiber 31'2026 10:00am-12 :00pm est Virtual Q&A and Food Science information; contact Susan McCoy for information -spritchardmccoy@gmail.com-
link : https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/277267674307912?p=JM8psLr7W5DOSe6jql
November- November- November 21'2026- Possible topics - Crime Busters, Forensics, Chem lab, food science - In-person workshop
December- December- December 12'2026- Possible topics: water quality, thermodynamics, Ping pong, elastic launcher, protein modeling
Js://give.wichita.edu/schools/WichitaStateUniversity/founders-day/pages/specialized-support/kansas-science-olympiad/?a=1Kansas Science Olympiad is sponsored by the following :
Wichita Heights High School- USD 259bur Middle School -USD 259
Andover Central High School-USD 385
Andover High School -USD 385
Andover Middle School -USD 385
Department of Mathematics Fort Hays State University
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Wichita State University
Johnson County Community College
Andover Booster Club -
Questions about the Kansas Science Olympiad can be directed to Susan McCoy at kansassscienceolympiad@wichita.edu.