Below are some guidelines for starting a team.
- Visit the Arkansas Science Olympiad website and the National Science Olympiad website (http://soinc.org).
- Learn about the events offered
- Read about organizing a team
- Find out about the history and value of Science Olympiad
- Talk to teachers at other schools who have already participated in a Science Olympiad
- Form your team
- Determine which Division you belong in. Division B is Middle School (Grades 6 – 9) and Division C is High School (Grades 9 – 12)
- You can have as few as 2 student to as many as 15 students on a team
- For Division B teams, you can have at most five 9th graders
- For Division C teams, you can have at most seven 12th grader
- Join the Science Olympiad Organization
- Fill out the membership form
- The cost is $150 ($75 for the national fee, $40 for the state fee, and $35 for the regional fee) per team
- A coaches manual will be sent to you after you have registered your team
- Select the events
- You may want to limit the number of events you will compete in your first year
- Have regular team meetings for practice
- Put together a list of supplies that you will need
- get your supplies and organize them in a bin
- Have fun while learning (the most important part!)
- Stress safety at all times
- Get help from other people
- Parents, alumni, other teachers and friends of the school are great resources
- Attend the competition
- Arrive on time
- Take pictures!! (and send us some too!)
