Tournament Information

News & Announcements

You can still order a DVD of the tournament!
The commemorative DVD will include the Opening Ceremony and the Closing Ceremony. Please specify which Division you are ordering (Division B or Division C). Cost: $30.00 (includes shipping). We can no longer accept DVD orders online - to order, please send an email to jbowie@indiana.edu specifiying the number of DVDs and the division. Please include a complete and accurate mailing address. Deadline to order DVDs is June 1, 2006. Payment must be made by check; please make your check payable to Indiana University and mail to Jocelyn Bowie, Science Olympiad National Tournament, Kirkwood Hall 207, 130 South Woodlawn Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405. DVD orders will only be shipped after payment is received.

View Final Scores for the National Science Olympiad Tournament
Division B
Division C

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One of the moms who traveled o Bloomington with the Science Olympiad lost a precious diamond bracelet on campus. PLEASE if you find it or have any information about it, contact Jocelyn Bowie, Tournament co-director, at 1-800-563-8284.

Results from the 2006 National Science Olympiad Tournament, May 20, 2006:
1st through 10th place, Division B:
1 Booth Middle School: Georgia
2 White Pines Middle School: Michigan
3 Solon Middle School: Ohio
4 Arden Middle School: California
5 Chardon Middle School: Ohio
6 Paul J. Gelinas Jr. High School: New York
7 Lakeshore Middle School: Michigan
8 Marie Murphy School: Illinois
9 A.W. Coolidge Middle School: Mass.
10 Thomas Jefferson Middle School: Indiana
1st through 10th place, Division C:
1 Troy High School: California
2 Grand Haven High School: Michigan
3 Centerville High School: Ohio
4 Fayette-Manlius High School: New York
5 Penncrest High School: Pennsylvania
6 Mira Loma High School: California
7 Maine-Endwell High School: New York
8 Solon High School: Ohio
9 Harriton High School: Pennsylvania
10 Prairie High School: Washington

IU ISTEME announced by Interim Provost Michael McRobbie
At the Olympiad opening ceremony, IU Provost Michael McRobbie announces IU Institute for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education to enhance K-12 education.

Home Room Assignments| Posted: May 8, 2006
Division B and Division C home rooms are now available.

Bus Parking
Buses may park free of charge in the IU Stadium Parking Lots located on 17th Street between Dunn and Fee Lane. Buses may pull up in front of the Residence Halls for unloading, or behind McNutt Center for Team Check-In. Buses may come down Seventh Street to the central campus to drop off students, but they may NOT park anywhere other than the IU Stadium Lots. Buses may NOT come past the guard house on Seventh in front of the IMU.

Car Parking:
Parking is free at the IU Stadium (located very closely to McNutt & Foster Residence Halls). From the stadium, you may ride a campus bus to your competition. If you are registered to accompany a team, your name Badge will allow you to ride campus buses at no charge.

If you want to park in the Residence Halls parking lots, you will need to purchase parking permits ($5/day) from the Center Desk at McNutt Center.

For the central part of campus, there are two “fee” parking lots located next to the Indiana Memorial Union. In addition, the Atwater Garage is located on Faculty Drive between Third Street and Atwater Avenue and the Poplars Garage is located off Sixth Street between Grant Avenue and Dunn Avenue. Rates for the parking garages and fee lots begin at $1.00/ half-hour with a maximum daily rate of $20.00.

Other campus parking lots are designated by A’s, C’s, or E’s. The “holy grail” of campus parking is an A Permit. With this, you may park in any A, C or E spot. For more information on purchasing A permits, email Rob DeCleene at the Bloomington Visitors’ Center (rob@visitbloomington.com).

Qualifying Teams| Posted: May 3, 2006
Congratulations to all qualifying teams!

Steps to Success Passports | Posted: April 24, 2006
We are pleased to announce the creation of the Steps to Success Passport. All student travelers attending the National Science Olympiad will receive a “Steps to Success” Passport to carry with them on their journey though the Open Houses, tours, special demonstration and workshops the Indiana University/Bloomington family is preparing - check out the Master Schedule for a complete list of activities. Students will win stickers (seals) at each activity they attend on Thursday and Friday. Then, on Friday afternoon at the Hoosier Jubilee, students will win prizes based on the number of stickers in their Passports.

NSO Tournament Website Wins Award | Updated: April 19, 2006
The 2006 National Science Olympiad tournament web site is named an official honoree in the Webby Awards. The Webbys are the Oscars of the Web world.

Junkyard Challenges | Updated: April 12, 2006
The Challenges for Junkyard Challenge are now posted. Please go to "Competition Notes" for details.

NSO Tournament Campus Maps | Updated: April 9, 2006
Now posted are campus maps created specifically for the NSO tournament. Check them out on the campus maps link.

Communication | Updated: April 6, 2006
To help us serve you in a more timely manner, be sure to include your team number and name in every email and phone message. Thank you.

Competition Notes Link | Updated: April 6, 2006
We will post pertinent information that every team will need to know prior to competing on Saturday, May 20.

Mission Possible Transfer List Procedures Posted | Updated: April 6, 2006
Please go to "Competition Notes" for details.

Disease Detectives Topics | Updated: March 14, 2006
To be put up on EXCITE spotlight. The National Disease Detectives events for both Division B and Division C will focus on influenza and diabetes. In addition to the information on www.cdc.gov/excite, participants should review material at www.cdc.gov/flu (including avian, pandemic and seasonal flu) and on www.cdc.gov/diabetes.

Team Numbers | Updated: March 8, 2006
Team number assignments are now available. If you are a state that qualifies to send two teams to the National tournament. Your first place team will use the lower number posted.

Tournament Schedules | Updated: March 13, 2006
Schedules now have locations listed. Please keep in mind that these schedules will not be FINAL until May 2006.

Housing & food packages | Updated: January 10, 2006
The on campus housing & food packages are now posted. Online registration will be available soon. Click here for more information.

IU Will Award Scholarships | Posted December 2005
Indiana University in Bloomington offers the following scholarships for 2006 National Science Olympiad Division C participants who choose to attend IU in Bloomington beginning in the freshman year.

For the following categories:

Gold Medalists in non-trial categories, Division C
National Championship team members – Science Olympiad official team members competing in non-trial events, Division C

IUB offers awards at the maximum Faculty Award amount for non-residents of Indiana, and maximum Deans Scholarship amount for residents of Indiana. Recipients must be admissible to Indiana University (see our admissions standards). These are four-year, renewable scholarships and are only offered to incoming freshmen. In order to accept a scholarship, you must submit an enrollment deposit to IU by May 1 of the year you plan to enter IU. After the freshman year, recipients must meet regular IU criteria for scholarship renewal to remain eligible to receive the scholarships. Please note the scholarship offer is for IU’s Bloomington campus.

Trial & Pilot Events | Posted October 2005
Division B: Balloon Launched Glider, Junkyard Challenge, and Mousetrap Out and Back. Division C: Birds and Bees, Junkyard Challenge, and Quantum Quandries. Schedules for these events will be posted soon. Please note that a couple of these may run on Friday, May 19.

Registration Checklist Now Online | Posted August 2005
The official registration checklist is now available. All of the online forms are under construction and will be available by January 20, 2006.

Volunteer Registration Forms Now Online | Posted August 2005
If you would like to volunteer at the 2006 NSO tournament, please fill-out the online volunteer registration form.

Hotel Information | Available January 12, 2006
All hotel blocks will be posted and available on or before January 12, 2006.