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Science Olympiad

Science Olympiad is a nationwide organization dedicated to promoting science education through conducting competitive science tournaments. As part of the Science Olympiad organization, Arkansas Science Olympiad is dedicated to inspiring a passion for science by providing hands-on activities, stimulating a creative atmosphere for science and technology education, and hosting tournaments in which student can showcase their skills.


Mission Statement: Arkansas Science Olympiad is a nonprofit organization incorporated within the state of Arkansas. The mission of Arkansas Science Olympiad is to improve the quality of K-12 science education in the state of Arkansas. Arkansas Science Olympiad will increase the interest in science and engineering among male, female, and minority students and provide recognition for outstanding achievement by both student and faculty members. Arkansas Science Olympiad is devoted to expending the knowledge-based workforce in Arkansas. These goals are accomplished by fostering competition and sportsmanship via Science Olympiad tournaments, incorporating Science Olympiad into classroom curriculum, faculty workshops, scholarships and by stressing the fun and amazement of discovery.

Tournament Details: The 2026-2027 National slate of events are listed below. The slate of events for the state tournament for the Arkansas Science Olympiad will be announced in December.

Division B Events
Division C Events
  • Anatomy and Physiology
  • Boomilever
  • Botany
  • Circuit Lab
  • Codebusters
  • Crime Busters
  • Disease Detectives
  • Dynamic Planet
  • Elastic Launched Gliders
  • Experimental Design
  • Food Science
  • Heredity
  • Hovercraft
  • Meteorology
  • Ping-Pong Parachute
  • Remote Sensing
  • Rocks and Minerals
  • Roller Coaster
  • Scrambler
  • Solar System
  • Thermodynamics
  • Water Quality
  • Write It Do It
  • Anatomy & Physiology
  • Astronomy
  • Boomilever
  • Botany
  • Chemistry Lab
  • Circuit Lab
  • Codebusters
  • Designer Genes
  • Disease Detectives
  • Dynamic Planet
  • Electric Vehicle
  • Engineering CAD
  • Experimental Design
  • Forensics
  • Hovercraft
  • Mission Possible
  • Ping-Pong Parachute
  • Protein Modeling
  • Remote Sensing
  • Rocks and Minerals
  • Thermodynamics
  • Water Quality
  • Wright Stuff

Upcoming Dates


09/08/2026 Registration opens

10/24/2026 Coaches workshop at UA Little Rock 9:00 am-3:00 pm

TBD Coaches workshop at ASU-Newport 10:00 am-4:00 pm

TBD Coaches workshop at NWACC 9:00 am-3:00 pm

12/18/2025 Registration closes

01/23/2027 Event Supervisor Workshop
UA Little Rock

TBA Backup Event Supervisor Workshop if necessary
UA Little Rock

Tournaments

Regional Tournaments
  • Where: NWACC
    Date: Saturday, TBD with backup date of TBD
  • Where: ASU-Newport
    Date: Saturday, February 20, 2027
    Backup date: Saturday March 13, 2027

Note: Backup dates are given in case the tournament must be cancelled on the scheduled date


State Tournament

Where: UA Little Rock

Date: Saturday, April 3, 2027


Announcements


Registration: Welcome to the 2026-2027 Science Olympiad season. Team registration for divisions B and C beings on Tuesday September 8, 2026, 8:00am and ends on Friday December 18, 2026, 8:00pm.


Virtual Protocol: If circumstances arise that prevent us from hosting a face-to-face tournament, we will switch to a Mini SO format and send an announcement out to all registered teams.


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Gold ($2,000-$3,999)



Silver ($1,000-$1,999)

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Bronze ($500-$999)

  • Guofeng Xie and Yiwen Jia

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