Dodgen-Walton Invitational

TOURNAMENT November 15, 2025

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED

We are hosting two "B" Middle School Invitational Tournaments.  There will be an In Person tournament held at Walton High School, Marietta, GA and a Satellite tournament.

If you are looking for information for the SATELLITE (Remote) tournament, then go to https://scilympiad.com/dw-satellite 

Make sure you have checked all the links below for this tournament.

	In Person Tournament
Tournament Type	In Person:  This is the gold-standard, single location tournament.  All participants test their builds and take tests at the location.
Time	November 15, 2025 8AM-3PM ET  Awards at 5PM (or earlier) Address: Walton High School, 1590 Bill Murdock Rd, Marietta, GA 30062 Maximum 45 Teams
Manual	Here is the TOURNAMENT DOCUMENT with all information for rules, events, modifications, schedule, and updates.
Events	Includes all B division (Middle School) events. Event and awards information is here.  Helicopter and other build information have been posted.
Schedule	In Person Schedule is here. The invitational follows the National Tournament Schedule.  All teams will be assigned a team number and they will rotate through blocks.  Teams will have to sign up for builds. Build signups will be open on scilympiad site on October 18 at 3PM (ET).
Test Format	Students will take tests on paper.  Real examples will be used for Entomology and Rocks and Minerals.  Lab events will be run with lab portion.  All builds and build parts of hybrid events will be tested.
Notes	News and updates will be posted here and emailed to all registered coaches.
Event Supervisors and Test Writers	Event Supervisor List for In Person and Satellite Tournament

Tournament questions / help - Email Doug Wolfe at douglas.wolfe@cobbk12.org

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Coach information

• State Registration *** Each competing team must also be registered (and paid up) with your own state’s Science Olympiad program by November 1st (>1 week prior to the Invitational). No refunds of the Dodgen-Walton Invitational Fee will be provided past October 13th, so please complete your State registration on time. Paying the State dues is a national requirement for participating in Science Olympiad Invitationals ***

• Coach Round Table - Saturday, November 15, 10:15 - 10:55 AM.  If you have any questions about Science Olympiad, ask some experienced coaches.  If you are experienced, share your knowledge at this round table. 

Email Doug Wolfe at douglas.wolfe@cobbk12.org  if you would like to learn more about our tournament. 

Registration is closed! If you would still like to register, contact the tournament director to see if there is any space remaining. douglas.wolfe@cobbk12.org 

To complete registration, please follow the directions below:

1. Complete this google form: https://forms.gle/HT3n76FWFdDLo5o99 
2. Sign in and complete the registration on our scilympiad site. Complete registration for the in person at https://scilympiad.com/dodgen-walton and complete registration for the satellite tournament at https://scilympiad.com/dw-satellite . Register the total number of teams that will be competing in the in-person, satellite or both. The in person cost is $100for the first team from each school and $150 for each additional team competing from each school.
3. Create an invoice on the scilympiad site for each respective tournament. Go to Coaches->Head Coach Dashboard->Registration Fees->Pay by Check.
4. Send a check or pay via Zelle using the information on the scilympiad site. You may pay for both the in person and satellite in one payment. Payments are due October 14. Late payments will incur an additional charge.
5. Also, complete the food order form (In-Person only) and send in your payment: https://forms.gle/gDbPgGmBStQu6d2h7  

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