Communique 4 February 23rd, 2026

Rules Clarification
Please submit all rules clarifications to our website by 5 PM Monday (2/23). All clarifications will be answered and posted on the website by 5 PM on Tuesday (2/24).

ESUS
This is a friendly reminder that ESUS signups lock at 5pm this Wednesday (2/25). If you have trouble logging in, please let me know. Team Numbers If you have not done so already, please double check your team numbers in the download section below and click "Team Numbers" to look for your team name and number.

Communique 3 February 19th, 2026

Team Numbers
An erroneous email was sent out with incorrect team numbers to some teams. Please double check your team numbers on our website here. Please navigate to the download section at bottom of the page and click "Team Numbers" and look for your team name and number.

[Urgent] Parent Volunteer Assignments
Each team (not school) must provide an adult volunteer who will help assist our Event Supervisors for about two hours total. (The volunteer cannot be a competitor on the team and must be an adult, usually a parent or coach). The assignments are posted in the downloads section below. These adult volunteers will not require knowledge of the events and will be helping with tasks like timing, letting teams in, etc.. Please don't hesitate to let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

For all volunteers, make sure they complete the volunteer training program required by National Science Olympiad before tournament day.

Early Arrivals
Rio Hondo College will be open for teams starting at 6:30 AM. If your team arrives before that time, campus security will not let you in until 6:30 AM.

Team Check-in
Check-in will open at 7:15 AM and will be located below the breezeway between the S and A buildings on the A building side. Team rosters and release forms will be collected. Impound will also open at 7:15 AM, and devices will need to be impounded at their event locations by a competing student. Participants will not need wristbands to impound. It is National Science Olympiad's policy that only members of the 15 official member team can impound.

Parking
Parking is available ONLY in lots A, C, E, J, L and in the Terrace Parking Lots 1-6. Parking will be free and no parking passes are required.

Home Base
Our host has requested us to alert you to not place stakes for tents into the grass, especially in the lower quad area. Please instead weigh your tents down so that they do not blow away. If you decide to set up on the grass, please also take extra care to clean up after yourselves. Please help us make sure your team does not stake the grass so that we can continue to come back to Rio Hondo College in future years.

Schedule and Room Assignments
Room assignments for events for both divisions are now posted in the V1 schedule in the downloads section below.

ESUS Reminders
This is a friendly reminder that ESUS signups lock at 5pm on February 25th. If you are having trouble logging in, please let me know.

Engineering CAD C
Students competing in this event will need to bring their own laptop devices. To be better prepared, please have students fill out this form so they have access to the OnShape classroom.

Food
Rio Cafe will be open for business on Saturday starting around 7:30 AM till 3:30 PM. They are located below the Student Services building (SS on the map).

Arbitrations
If your team disagrees with an interpretation of the rules and needs to file an appeal, the head coach must submit an online appeal form. The link to this form was sent to their email on Feb 19th.

Minor Procedural Issues Contact number
On the day of the event, if there are quick procedural issues, Head Coaches can call (626) 277-9848. Please make this option a useful one and only use this number judiciously to make sure it helps facilitate the process and not negatively impact it. Quick procedural issues include: Event Supervisor is missing for an event; Event Supervisor is checking for student ID to let them in, Event Supervisors not allowing certain items that should be allowed, etc. In general, call this number to get something fixed quickly (not to appeal). Resolving procedural issues is not meant to replace the appeal process that's currently in place.

Photography
Do not photograph or take videos of another team's device without their permission.

Awards Ceremony
The Awards Ceremony for both Divisions will take place in the Gym starting at 5:30 PM.

Preliminary Scoreboard
The preliminary scoreboard for the tournament will be posted on Duosmium after the awards ceremony. Teams will have until 5:00PM Monday, March 2nd to submit any scoring inquiries. As a reminder, scoring inquiries must be submitted by the head coach and are only meant for any clerical issues on the scoreboard (e.g. a team that participated in an event was marked as no-show).

Communique 2 February 5th, 2026

Hi Coaches! Happy February! Thank you to all of the teams who have already submitted their principal verification, membership dues, and certificates of insurance. Please continue to do so if you haven't already. This email contains some important information for the tournament.

Team Numbers & Names
Team numbers are now assigned and can be viewed this form by February 20 at 5:00pm.
You may have previously received an email about your team number. We have made some modifications and those emails will be sent out today so keep a lookout for them. The new number should match with what is on the website linked above.

Map
The map of campus can be found on our webpage in the downloads section.

Schedule and Room Assignments
The updated schedule with locations for each event and the campus map will be posted in the next communique.

Team Check In
Head Coach check in will be under the bridge between the Science and Administration Buildings (where the red cross is on the map) from 7:15-8:15am on the morning of the tournament. Head Coaches will need to submit the following forms and pick up wristbands for their team members:
- Final team roster with the participants' names and grade levels
- Release form for all participants, non-participating students, guests of the school
If an event requires impound, the device must be impounded during the time stated in the schedule. Teams will not need wristbands to impound their devices since the impound period is the same as the period when the head coach checks in and receives wristbands. However, per the rules, all devices must still be impounded by one or more of the 15 official team members. Parents or other non-participants may not impound devices for their team, butthey may accompany the team members to help transport or carry things.

Helicopter B/C Venue Dimensions
Helicopter B/C will take place in S 223. The dimensions of the gym are 18' x 31' x 8' (8' height).

Engineering CAD C:
Students competing in this event will need to bring their own laptop devices.

Parent Volunteer Assignments
Each team (not school) must provide an adult volunteer who will help assist our Event Supervisors for three hours total. The volunteer cannot be a competitor on the team and is usually a parent or coach. Volunteers do not need technical knowledge and will be helping with timing, letting teams in, etc. Assignments will be posted in the next communique, please let me know if you foresee any challenges with this.
For all volunteers, make sure they complete the volunteer training program required by National Science Olympiad before tournament day.

Rules Clarifications
Please submit all rules clarification questions by filling out the form here. The only clarifications we will be following will be the ones posted on here by Monday Feb 23. All clarification questions we answer will be automatically posted on the web page, and also sent to the SoCal clarifications mailing list. Thank you all for joining us this year. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to let us know.

Communique 1 January 26th, 2026

Thank you all for your patience as we finalize some details about the venue and schedule for the season. This year, the Los Angeles Regional Science Olympiad tournament will take place at Rio Hondo College on Saturday February 28, 2026. Please find some details for this tournament below.

Registration Status
Thank you to all the teams who have already signed up online. As a reminder, participation at the tournament is not guaranteed until registration is complete (principal verification, certificate of insurance, and membership dues).

Certificate of Insurance
Required wording for the Certificate of Insurance can be found on our webpage in the downloads section.

Preliminary Schedule
The preliminary schedule for the tournament will soon be available on our webpage in the downloads section.

Self-Sign Up Events
We will be using the Event Sign Up System (ESUS), for the self-scheduled events sign ups. The link to access the self-schedule sign up is here.
Login information will be emailed to the head coaches of each team by 8AM Monday, February 9. If you do not receive the username and password by then, please contact us immediately because the self-scheduled event online sign up will open Wednesday, February 11, at 5:00PM, and will close on Wednesday, February 25, at 5:00 PM. You will NOT be able to sign up for these events after it closes. For technical issues, please contact esus@socalscioly.org.

Welcome to the 2025-2026 Season! September 2nd, 2025

Team Registration for Division B and C for the 2025-26 season is now open. The rules for Division B and C are available for free on the National Science Olympiad web page.

There is no limit on the number of teams per school. Each team from a school participating in an Invitational or Regional Tournament must be registered with the state. All teams are expected to compete at the Regional Tournament.