2023 San Diego Regional Updates @ San Diego Miramar College
Regional competition will go on rain or shine. Come prepared.
Appeal Procedures
In cases of event-related dispute, these steps should be taken in the following order:
Code of Ethics
National Science Olympiad Code of Ethics & General Rules
Head Coach Check-in starting 7:00 AM
Participant and head coach wristbands will be available for pick up at Check-in, provided that head coaches completed all of the tasks listed on the Head Coach Checklist
Participant wristband is required for testing; however, it is not required for impound
Color coded wristbands:
- Division B - Green
- Division C - Blue
- Head Coach - Red
- School Event Proctor - Yellow
San Diego SO Practice website
Note: Since San Diego SO Practice website is different from San Diego Regional website, registration is required in order to participate. Registration opens Feb. 20, 2023 10:00 AM
Rules Clarifications
Rules Clarifications are made to correct the rules in the Science Olympiad Rules Manuals or to clarify the meaning of the rules. San Diego Regional will follow the Southern California Rules Clarifications. Click here to view clarifications and to subscribe to updates
The last day to request a rules clarification is Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, 11:59 PM
Only clarifications posted by Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, 5:00 PM be applied to San Diego Regional Tournament
Final Schedule of Events
Final Competition Map
No Walk-In - Event signups are Required
Event assignments and self-scheduled event signups will be used as attendance rosters. If students/teams are not listed on the event attendance rosters, they will not be allowed to compete. Event supervisors will turn them away. Students have to compete within their scheduled time blocks.
Team Headquarters/Camps Info and Suggested Packing List
- Team Headquarters/Camps at Compass Point - first come, first serve
- Teams are welcome to start staging at approximately 6:30 AM
- At least 1 adult must be present at your Team HQ throughout the day
- Schools are responsible for cleaning up their camp areas at the end of the day (trash, equipment, supplies), and all trash must be in trash cans or in contained zones near a trash can.
- It is the responsibility of the head coaches to ensure their students’ safety while on campus. Students should remain in designated open areas and respect the school property at all times.
- Outdoor canopies must be weighted at all times. Weights must be fully attached to all the canopy poles and be at least 40 lbs in weight, per pole. If sandbags are used, they must be taped or tied to the pole; two one-gallon milk jugs (per pole) filled with water may be used as long as they are fully attached to the poles. Use of hard objects for weights is not recommended as they can cause other injuries if run into
- Extra batteries, sunblock, tables, chairs, first aid kit, sanitizers, wipes, paper towels
- Breakfast, lunch, snacks, water, tables, chairs, table covers, paper plates
- School banner, notepads, pens, pencils, event campus map, team competition schedule, schedule of events
- Study guides, cheat sheets, goggles, Chemistry Recommended lab equipment, calculators, etc.
- Don't be late. You must impound devices within the stated timeframe
- Devices must be impounded by one or more team members from the same team. Participants impounding devices may not necessarily be the competitors, requirement is from the same team.
- Students do not need wristbands to impound their devices and related materials.
- Students may use rolling carts for the delivery of their devices. After the devices are put into impound, the rolling carts should be taken to the Team HQ.
- Impound lines are reserved for participants only. NO head coach, event coaches, parents, or guests.
- High volume and short impound timeframe…please kindly stay clear of impound lines and areas for competitors.
- It's About Time C @ S5-107 & S5-108
- WiFi Lab C @ L-309 & L-310
- Roller Coaster B @ K1-2nd Floor Student Lounge
- Scrambler C @ K1-Lunch Area
- Storm the Castle B @ K1-Lunch Area
- Trajectory C @ K1-Lunch Area
- Wheeled Vehicle B @ J1-Hourglass Field House (college side)
Approximate ceiling height for Storm the Castle B: 3.048 meters
K1-Lunch Area approximate dimensions
Elevator is located in the foyer of K1 building for Roller Coaster B
Flight B/C @ J-1 Hourglass Field House (college side)
- Practice Time 7:00 AM - 7:20 AM only. No practice during the day
- Device retrieval will be at the end of the day. Only participants or head coaches can claim their devices
- Hourglass Gym Measurements
- NOTE: No practice at Hourglass Gym (both Miramar and City sections) or K1-Lunch area. Please don't jeopardize our relationship with Miramar College
- HVAC is off on college side; however, HVAC on the city side will be on and their doors will be opened
Spectator Events:
- Reminder 1: Once participants enter the competition area, they must not leave without event supervisor's approval and must not receive outside assistance, materials, or communication until they are finished competing
- Reminder 2: Please DO NOT take pictures or record other teams, their devices and competition runs
- Spectator events will be opened to spectators once testing has begun
- Bridge B/C @ I-101 A/B
- Flight B/C @ J-1 Hourglass Field House (college side)
- Roller Coaster B @ K1- 2nd Floor Student Lounge
- Scrambler C @ K1-Lunch Area
- Storm the Castle B @ K1-Lunch Area
- Trajectory C @ K1-Lunch Area
- Wheeled Vehicle B @ J1-Hourglass Field House (college side)
Event Medals: the top 10 teams per event per division
Team Trophies: the top 6 schools in each division. The team with the lowest overall points ranks 1st. School's placement is based on the best performing team within that school
# of Teams Advancing to State: Division B: 9 teams and Division C: 7 teams
The first-place finishers in Division B and Division C at the state tournament will represent Southern California at National Science Olympiad tournament
Scoring Guidelines
Click here to be directed to National Scoring Guidelines
2023 Rules Manuals
To download, click here
Resources - The official rules in the current Rules Manual take precedence
- San Diego Regional SO website -> Resources
- 2023 Division B Events
- 2023 Division C Events
- Please read event rules carefully and make sure your students have the required and recommended equipment and items. Depending on the items, teams may not be able to compete or be at a disadvantage if they do not have the recommended items. Example 1, Crave the Wave B allows each team to bring protractors, rulers and two stand-alone calculators of any type for use during any part of the event. Bring them. Example 2, Chemistry Recommended Lab Equipment, bring them
- Important documents in Rules Manual for coaches and students to read: Chemistry Recommended Lab Equipment, Calculator Class Descriptions, Calculator & Event Matrix and Eye Protection Guide
- San Diego Regional recommends Writers in Write It Do It B/C to bring clipboards (Regional will have clipboards available for students to use if they forget to bring their own. Providing clipboards to Writers in Write It Do It B/C is an exception to the general rules of "Event Supervisors will not provide required and recommended items"
- Students are recommended to bring pencils to use for most written tests. Reminder, penmanship counts for paper written tests. If event supervisors can't read what you're writing, then you will not receive credits for the illegible parts.
- National General Rules: Actions and items (e.g., tools, notes, resources, supplies, electronics, etc.) are permitted, unless they are explicitly excluded in the rules, are unsafe, or violate the spirit of the problem.
2023 Official Science Olympiad National Tree List, NO state or regional tree list will be issued
2023 Rocks & Minerals List, NO additional specimens will be used
Online and Paper Event Tests
The following are scheduled to be online: Codebusters B, Codebusters C, Green Generation B, Green Generation C and Anatomy and Physiology B
We have computers for teams to use in these mentioned events. Teams are not to bring their own computers. There are enough computers for each student to use at this point. However, there are circumstances that are beyond our control such as power outrages or computers sent to services unexpectedly. Regional will respond to any unexpected circumstance accordingly.
The remaining events will be paper tests
Event supervisors will provide: Codebusters resource sheet
Team Numbers Assigned 12/13/2022
Log in -> Coaches -> Head Coach Dashboard -> Register/Update Teams and the Team number is in the first column
Coach Checklist - Due 2/24/2023
- Add students to the roster pool: Head Coach dashboard -> Submit Student/Team Roster -> Enter names and grades. Important: Student Roster pool is universal within Scilympiad. If you have created a student roster from previous tournaments, the information will carry forward to future tournaments. Please do not delete students or they will not have accessed to their past test results. Only delete if you know for sure that your students have yet competed and will no longer be part of your program.
- Assign students to the team (required even if your school has only 1 team)
- Assign students to their events (assign to event)
- Self-Scheduled Event Signup (see above for date and time) Head Coach Dashboard -> Self-Scheduled Event Signup
- Verify no conflicts/overlapping of students scheduled and self-scheduled events
- Release: The Release should be signed by the parents/legal guardians of the students and not the students themselves, unless the student is 18 years old or older. Head Coach Dashboard -> Release Forms and provide the link to parents/guardians/participants of at least 18 years old on the date of signing, volunteers, proctors and guests attending the Regional competition. Please note that each school has a different link. Parents/legal guardians/attendees/volunteers/proctors click the school-specific link then the system will direct to the login page. Parent/signer log in or create an account after clicking on the release link and not to log in using the Log in link in the upper right corner of the homepage. To see the list of participants from your teams with completed releases Head Coach Dashboard -> Verifications/Checklist -> Releases. If the parents/legal guardians spell their student’s name the same way you did, the system will automatically put a checkmark for “Release Submitted” on the students/team roster. However, if they are different (e.g. Bob vs Bobby), you can still manually check the box under “Release Submitted” on the students/team roster. Alternatively, signers have the option to use 2023 Release pdf and coaches are to upload to Release folder (Head Coach Dashboard -> Upload Documents -> Document Type “Releases”)
- Provide one adult proctor per team, except for schools sending at least 5 teams. Schools sending at least 5 teams will be required to provide 8 adult proctors. Proctors must be available the entire day. Volunteers may not leave from the time shift starts to the end of the competition. We cannot break assignments into shifts because volunteers will be trained prior to the start of testing and it would be time consuming and disruptive if we institute shift changes. Lunch will be provided to school volunteers. Online Volunteer Signup locates at Volunteer Tab -> Volunteer Opportunities Schools new to Science Olympiad and schools with one team of 6 participants or less are exempted from providing volunteer proctors
- Provide students their assigned events
- Provide students their Login ID
- Confirm students have logged in to the Student Dashboard and confirm their assigned events.
- Team Names - no school name under Team Name column. Awards PowerPoint automatically includes school names: Head Coach Dashboard -> Register/Update Teams
- Complete Head Coach Roster
- Principal Certification: Head Coach Dashboard -> Student/Team/Event Assignment -> Principal Certification
- Head Coach Certification
- Click on School Volunteer Signup
- Click on "Sign in" link above the volunteer spots. DO NOT click on Login link in the upper right corner of the homepage
- Enter Email, First Name, Last Name then hit Submit
- Select School Affiliation from the dropdown (if prompted)
- Click on the “Take this Spot” link of the preferred spot. Note, only one proctor spot per volunteer (email)
- Confirmation email will be sent upon signup or cancellation; therefore, email must be accurate
No event coaches have volunteered to run trial events; therefore, no trial events at San Diego Regional
Invitational Tournaments
Invitationals are tournaments that do not count towards Regional or State rankings or qualifications. They are typically used by teams to practice for their Regional, State, and National tournaments, or as tryouts for team members. For listing, click here
Scilympiad Reference Guides (Note: Certain functions may not be available for in-person tournament)
Student Reference Guide
Head Coach Reference Guide
Student Login Instructions
- Click on "Student Login Tab
- Click on "Take online tests using Login ID" under Competition Day heading. Ask your coach for your Login ID if you have yet received it.
- If this is your first time log in to Scilympiad, after entering your Login ID and as you move to the password box, the first name and last name boxes will automatically appear. Fill in your first and last name exactly as submitted by your coach on the student roster, enter your own created password then click Sign in. You only have to submit your name once. Thereafter, log in using your Login ID and your newly created password. If you forget your password, contact your head coach immediately. They will be able to reset your password. (Head Coach Dashboard -> Submit Student -> Team Roster)
Students previously competed in tournaments using Scilympiad platform may use the same Login IDs and passwords for all tournaments. Login IDs and passwords stay the same throughout the season. Students must login using Login IDs in order to access event tests
- Partners take the same test from their own computers
- Partners see each other's answers as they work on a single test
- Built-in text-based chat for partners to discuss their answers
- Built-in text-based chat for students to ask event supervisor questions
- Built-in timers for specific test time period
- Answers automatically submitted once the allotted time or the time period has expired