Southern California State Tournament

The top Division B and C teams from each Regional Tournament compete for the coveted title of State Champion and the opportunity to represent Southern California at the National Tournament in May.

Location: Traditional In-Person
Date: April 8, 2023
Divisions: B, C

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Final Scores

The final scores for the 2023 Southern California State Science Olympiad: - Division B - Division C The Div B scores did not have any changes. In Division C, Forensics C and WiFi Lab C scores are updated due to the input errors.
Congratulations to Sierra Vista Middle School and Troy High School, who will be representing SoCal at the upcoming National Tournament!

Feedback

Please fill out this feedback form and ask your students to do so as well.

Pictures

Pictures from during the day and the awards ceremony can be viewed and downloaded here.

Seniors!

Please ask your seniors who are interested in volunteering next year to email Ryan Wong. They don't have to be attending Caltech or a local college next year - we can connect them to tournament officials in other states too.

Certificate of Excellence and Appreciation

The Certificate of Excellence and Appreciation has been emailed to the coaches for their use.

Summer Workshop

We'll be hosting the 9th Annual SoCal Summer Workshop on July 8th, 2023; to register, please go here.

Thank you again for all that you do for the students and the program, and we look forward to seeing you at the local tournaments next year!

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The preliminary results for the 2023 Southern California Science Olympiad State Tournament are posted on Duosmium.org.
- Division B - Division C Scores are subject to review. Head coaches have until Monday, April 8th at 5:00pm to submit any questions/concerns or issues regarding the Preliminary Scores by emailing Peter Hung. As a reminder, this period is only for tabulation questions (e.g. your team received a no show when your team was there). The scores will be considered finalized when they are posted on the State website following this review period.

2023 State Awards Ceremony Livestream

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As we approach this year's State Tournament, please remind your team (students, parents, and guests) of the following:

  • Do not park or arrive on campus until 7:00 AM. The Fire Marshal will be there, and the permit for the event does not start until 7:00 AM.
  • Please remind team members and guests to stay near the base camp. It is okay to enjoy the campus outdoors, but please do not wander around within buildings as research is taking place even on weekends. Because we are borrowing shared building spaces, please keep noise levels to a minimum to be respectful to those working and carrying out research in the other parts of the building.
  • Food and drinks are not allowed inside academic buildings. Food will be available for sale in Browne Dining Hall throughout the event.
  • Do not photograph or take videos of another team's device without their permission.
  • Follow the instructions from the Fire Marshal regarding tents. As a reminder, each 10'x10' tent requires 160lb of anchorage and there is absolutely no use of stakes because of electrical lines running under the grass. Please see these guidelines on tents.
  • Please use the flags on the field to help you find your team's home bases in either Beckman Mall or Bechtel Mall as denoted on this map
  • Review the Code of Conduct and here. The tournament map can be found at here.

    This is our first year back to an in-person tournament. We have marked the location of each building/event on the map. Please share this with your participants and guests to help them navigate the campus. Although the information in the app has been reviewed and updated to match the Preliminary Schedule, rooms and venues are subject to change.

    Parent Volunteer Assignments

    The parent volunteer assignments are now posted below in the downloads section. Teams must have 1 adult volunteer present for the entire duration listed for the given event. Coaches can either ask 1 parent volunteer to complete it or 2 parent volunteers to split up the 2 hours. Please make sure to let your parent volunteers know when and where they need to be on the day of the event. There are no cards or papers to sign. Parent Volunteers should report directly to the assignment (not check in table), they need to let the event supervisor(s) know which school they're representing and that they're a parent volunteer. If you have any questions regarding your assignment, please let us know.

    Restrooms

    Please note that restrooms are available in most buildings that we're using for the tournament, and are shown on the Tournament Map. From the home bases, the closest restroom to Beckman Lawn is Baxter. From Bechtel Mall, the closest restroom is in Bridge.

    Food Availability:

    • Red Door 7:00AM - 3:00PM - beverage service only
    • Red Door 3:00PM - 2:00AM - food and beverage service
    • Browne Dining Hall 9:00AM - 3:00PM - food and beverage service

    Parking

    Parking is free in any of the Caltech parking structures in the map above (North Wilson, South Wilson, California, and Holliston). Do not park or drop off in the surface lots or any 24-hour named/reserved spots. Surface lots will require parking passes. Street parking around Polytechnic School is either restricted to 1 hour or no parking. Please follow all traffic signage posts. Tickets will be issued for any violators.

    Check-In

    When the head coach arrives on the morning of the event, they should submit all of the following in an envelope at the check-in table on the south side of Beckman Auditorium:
    - Team Roster with the official team of 15 participants from the school
    - Release Forms for everyone affiliated with the team who will be on campus that day.

    Once the head coach has turned in these required forms, they will receive up to 15 participant wristbands for the official members of the team, up to 4 trial event member wristbands, and 15 additional awards ceremony wristbands. Please make sure to print out enough copies of the map and schedule for the team's use as there will be a limited number of maps and schedules available on the day of the event.

    Emergencies: (626) 395-5000

    In case of a medical emergency, dial 5000 from any campus telephone. Security can respond much quicker than Pasadena emergency services and will make this notification as necessary.

    Minor Procedural Issues: (909) 914-0553

    On the day of the event, this is the number for quick procedural issues (Event Supervisor missing for an event, Event Supervisor asking for student ID to let students 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).

    Arbitrations

    If your team needs to file an appeal, the head coach must submit an here. Please note that these are the only clarifications we will be utilizing at the tournament, in addition to the rules found in the rules manual.

    Keeping the Campus Clean

    We have provided you with a trash bag at check in. Please be courteous and help pick up any trash in your area as a way of thanking the school for their hospitality and help in hosting this year's program. The goal is to keep the grounds free of any debris and trash and restore it to its pre-event condition before our arrival. Thanks for your help and support in making this possible.

    Caltech Admissions Info Session

    Caltech Admissions will hold 2 informational sessions for students, parents, and coaches 10:30AM - 11:30AM in Beckman Institute 134 and 4:00PM - 5:00PM in East Bridge 201. A Caltech admissions officer will talk about opportunities and the admissions process, with plenty of time for Q&A.
    There will be a walking tour of campus at 11:30 following the 10:30 session.

    Awards Ceremony

    The Awards Ceremony will be separated by division: Div B 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM, Div C 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM. Doors will open at 4:45 PM for Div B Awards. All attendees of the awards ceremony will be required to show a wristband of their division. Each team will receive the following wristbands:

    • 15 wristbands for the 15 member official team members - will be seated in the front section of the auditorium
    • 4 wristbands for the trial event participants and 1 wristband for the coach - will be seated in the front section of the auditorium
    • 14 wristbands for other guests of the team - will be seated in the balcony section or the back of the first floor
    The 15 official team members, trial event members, and the head coach should line up in front of the south entrance to the auditorium and sit on the first floor toward the front of the auditorium to minimize time to get to the stage. Guests, friends, and family should sit in the balcony or at the rear of the first floor. We will have an official photographer again this year to take pictures of the students with their medals. Coaches and parents are not allowed to come to the front to take pictures.

    Livestream

    Due to the limited availability of seating in Beckman Auditorium, we will livestream the Awards Ceremony. The livestream may be viewed on the SoCal State SciOly website or in the Feynman Lecture Hall in East Bridge 201.

    Preliminary and Finalized Scores

    Preliminary scores will be posted for review on the State website by the end of Saturday, April 8th and they are subject to review. Head coaches have until Monday, April 10th at 5:00pm to submit any questions, concerns, or issues regarding the Preliminary Scores to Peter Hung. The scores will be considered finalized when they are posted following a review period.

    We look forward to seeing you and your team on April 8th at Caltech. We wish you a very successful visit, filled with enthusiasm, praiseworthy conduct, personal integrity, and a wonderful learning experience. We exhort your team to once again utilize and uphold the rich traditions embodied by the Science Olympiad program. Best wishes to you and all the members of your team and supporting community.

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[Urgent] Self-Scheduled Event Sign Up Opens tomorrow

Self-Schedule Event Sign Up opens Friday, March 24th at 5:00 PM. If the head coach of the team has not received the username and password by now, please contact us immediately at esus@socalscioly.org. Self-Scheduled Sign Up will close on Friday, March 31st at 5:00 PM.

Schedule Update:

Please note the following important updates to the schedule:

  • Microbe Mission B is now self-scheduled
  • Rocks & Minerals B/C moved to Baxter B119

COVID-19 Vaccination/Masking Requirements

Caltech has stated that "visitors/non-Caltech folks do not need proof of vaccination. Folks should wear a N95 mask in classroom settings."

Parent Volunteer Assignments

The parent volunteer assignments are now posted below in the downloads section. Teams must have 1 adult volunteer present for the entire duration listed for the given event. Coaches can either ask 1 parent volunteer to complete it or 2 parent volunteers to split up the 2 hours. Please make sure to let your parent volunteers know when and where they need to be on the day of the event. There are no cards or papers to sign. Parent Volunteers should report directly to the assignment (not check in table), they need to let the event supervisor(s) know which school they're representing and that they're a parent volunteer. If you have any questions regarding your assignment, please let us know.

Caltech Bookstore:

The Caltech Bookstore will be open from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM on the day of the tournament, with exclusive Caltech/Science Olympiad merchandise available for purchase (special discounts for tournament day!). The bookstore will have Science Olympiad sweatshirts, tees, tumblers, water bottles, posters, mugs, and backpacks. It is located in the new Hameetman Center.

Restrooms:

There are restrooms located within each building at Caltech and at the gym at Polytechnic. Many buildings at Caltech also have all-gendered restrooms including Baxter and Gates near the home bases.

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Congratulations and welcome to the 38th annual Southern California State Science Olympiad hosted on the campuses of the California Institute of Technology and the Polytechnic School in Pasadena, CA on Saturday, April 8th, 2023. Below, you will find some important and useful information about the upcoming program. Please be aware that some of these items are time sensitive and require immediate attention!

Online Registration (Time Sensitive):
The team registration form has been emailed to the head coach of each team. Please fill out the form to register your team by Thursday, March 23rd at 5pm. This is how we will confirm that you are receiving our emails and updates and are planning to attend the upcoming program. You can also add the contact information for one co-coach and one team email, so we have more than one way to contact your team since many of you will be on break. Please note that you do not need to submit the names of students, alternates, or parent volunteers during registration at this time, so please register ASAP. Only the first submission will be accepted, so please coordinate with any co-coaches

Spring Break Recess:
We understand that many of you will be on Spring Break in the upcoming weeks. Please note that any updates will be sent to both your email address and posted online. Please ask your students to check the web page here during their Spring Break, especially if you will not be able to relay relevant information to the team. You can also add the contact information for one co-coach and one team email in the online registration form.

Certificate of Liability Coverage (Urgent and Time Sensitive Follow-Up):
The Southern California Science Olympiad, the California Institute of Technology, and the Polytechnic School require that your school/district provide us with a "Certificate of Liability Insurance" or "Evidence of Coverage" Certificate in order to attend and participate in the April 8th, 2023 SoCal State Science Olympiad program being held on the campuses of the California Institute of Technology and the Polytechnic School in Pasadena, CA.

Please request the insurance coverage from your district/school/risk management office for your team's participation in the 2023 State Science Olympiad program.

Insurance Certificate Language: (Certificate of Liability Insurance or Evidence of Coverage Certificate)
Certificate Holder:
Southern California Science Olympiad and their directors, officers, agents, employees and volunteers.
Additional Insured:
The California Institute of Technology, its officers, agents, employees, and volunteers of each of them, the Polytechnic School, its officers, agents, employees, and volunteers of each of them, and the Southern California Science Olympiad, its officers, agents, employees, and volunteers of each of them.

If a district has more than one school participating in the upcoming program, one certificate for all the participating schools in a district can be issued providing all of the participating schools are named in the "Certificate of Liability" or "Evidence of Coverage" Certificate that is provided. Please contact Peter Hung at peterhung@socalscioly.org if there are questions.

Once completed, you or your school district must e-mail a pdf copy of the Certificate of Liability to peterhung@socalscioly.org
A hard copy can also be mailed to:
Southern California Science Olympiad
4321 W. 168th St.
Lawndale, CA 90260

Masking and Vaccination:
Masking and COVID-19 vaccination information will be provided soon.

Schedule and Team Numbers:
An updated preliminary schedule and team numbers have been posted in the download section below. While we do not expect any major changes to the schedule at this point, we will let you know if there are any updates to the schedule and send you a pre-final schedule a few days before the tournament. As we update the schedule, the one posted on this web page will also be updated. A final schedule will be provided on the day of the event for each team.

Please note that there are 2 trial events in each division this year; Cybersecurity C, Write It CAD It B/C rules are in the rules manual and Microbe Mission B rules can be found in the download section below. The trial events do not count toward the team total but medals will be awarded. Any students from your school, including but not limited to the 15 official members, may participate in these events. These students will not receive or need wristbands but they must fill out all the forms as required for the 15 member teams as well as be listed on the team roster.

15 Official Team Members Roster Requirement:
Our current practice at the Southern California State Science Olympiad is for the head coach of the team to bring and submit a final official roster of participating students (15 member team and students participating in the Trial Events) on the day of the tournament during the morning check-in time. The head coach needs to also submit any of the various release or code of ethics forms that are required. If there is a change in the composition of the team, this is simply recorded on the roster that you bring on the day of the event.

Wristbands will be provided for your team members upon check-in. You will receive up to fifteen (15) wristbands, depending on the size of your team. Please be aware that there is no maximum or minimum number of events that any student must compete in at the State Tournament. We are aware that teams may employ an organizational system that includes maximum or minimum numbers in order to manage the team and schedule, but that is not a requirement of the State Science Olympiad program. Please make sure you check the National Science Olympiad guidelines on who can be on your 15 member team.

We do not expect schools to substitute team members during the tournament. However, if an emergency should arise and a student on your team is unable to compete, you should discuss that situation with an Event Coordinator on the day of the event.

No Practicing at Polytechnic or Caltech
Please remind your parents and teams that practicing your devices on Polytechnic Campus and Caltech Campus is strictly prohibited prior to the tournament. Teams should arrive no earlier than 7 AM on Saturday, the time which we have received a city permit to host this event. We're grateful that Caltech and Polytechnic are willing to host the State Tournament and that they've committed to sharing their staff and selected facilities on Saturday, April 8th. Research and classes are still ongoing and it is not acceptable to come onto campus to practice in the gyms or other facilities. Please do not jeopardize the possibility of having Caltech and Polytechnic host this and other Science Olympiad events in the future and do not risk your team being penalized. Pictures of each event venue are available by clicking on the location of the event on the schedule.

Online Sign Up for Self-Scheduled Events:
We will be using the Event Sign Up System (ESUS), for the self-scheduled events sign ups.

Login information will be emailed to the head coaches of each team by 8AM Wednesday, March 22nd. If you do not receive the username and password by Thursday, March 23rd, please contact us immediately because the self-scheduled event online sign up will open Friday, March 24th at 5:00PM, and will close on Friday, March 31st 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.

Note: Sounds of Music B: This is a full-hour event. Division B teams should show up at the beginning of the timeblock that they signed up for. Teams showing up late will not have as much time for the test.

Parent Volunteer Assignments:
Each team must provide about 3.5 people-hours of volunteers on the day of the event. The assignments will not require technical knowledge of the events and may include: making sure the doors are shut for the flight events, helping with delivering lunches, checking in students, helping at the registration table, etc. Most assignments can be performed by just 1 adult volunteer for the duration of 3 hours and 30 minutes. Some assignments require having 3 adult volunteers simultaneously for 1 hour. If you can provide 3 adult volunteers 1 hour simultaneously, please let us know immediately.

Hosting Campus Location and Parking:
The physical addresses and maps of Caltech and Polytechnic School are listed below:
Caltech: 1200 E. California Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91125
Polytechnic School: 1030 E California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91106

Parking is free within Caltech in any of the parking structures:
Wilson Parking Structure: 341 S Wilson Ave, Pasadena, CA 91106
South Wilson Parking Structure: 405 S Wilson Ave, Pasadena, CA 91106
Holliston Parking Structure: 372 S Holliston Ave, Pasadena, CA 91106
California Underground Parking Structure: 1240 East California Boulevard, Pasadena, CA

Please follow all traffic signage posts and do not park in the surface lots or any 24-hour reserved spots. Please do NOT park in any of the remaining surface lots as they are reserved for Caltech staff and employees working on Saturday.

Check-In on the Day of the Tournament:
Head Coach Check-in is from 7:15 AM to 8:15 AM on April 8th, 2023, south of the Beckman Auditorium (big cylindrical white building). The city permit for this event does not begin until 7:00 AM. Please do not arrive on campus until 7:00 AM; there is no overnight camping on campus. The head coach of the team should go to check in and turn in the following material:
- 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, but they may accompany the team members to help transport or carry things.

Home Base Areas:
We're in the process of getting a permit from the City of Pasadena to use lawn spaces as home base areas. We hope to provide each team with a 25ft x 20ft area ; each team may bring up to two 10 ft x 10 ft tents (red squares on the maps), pending approval.

All shade canopies must be constructed from a flame retardant material and must be tagged indicating compliance. The Fire Marshal may check for these tags and may require that canopies not in compliance be removed. Per city regulations, there must be a minimum of 5 ft between neighboring tents, and each tent must have a total of 160 lbs anchorage distributed amongst the 4 legs. Stakes are NOT allowed to be used to hold the tents down due to electrical wiring underground. Please be respectful of neighboring teams. The sidewalks are fire lanes, so please keep the sidewalks clear (including extension cables). Please see this guidelines on tents.

On the day of the event, please follow the instructions from the Fire Marshal regarding tents.

Open Flames:
Cooking and any open flames are prohibited due to safety regulations. Under no circumstances should you cook or reheat food during the day.

Food Availability:
Food will be availability for sale at Caltech on tournament day. Specific hours and location of operations will be include in the next update.

Wheelchair Accessibility:
Please let us know if anyone on your team requires wheelchair access.

Emergency Contact Information:
In case of a medical emergency, please call (626) 395-5000 or the extension x5000 if you're using a campus phone. Messages can be emailed or texted to 5000@caltech.edu from your computer or phone. Campus security works with the city emergency services so that they can be directed to the correct location in the shortest possible time.

Science Olympiad Code of Ethics & General Rules:
Please review with your students and parents the Science Olympiad Code of Ethics & General Rules.

Photography on the Day of the Event:
We will have media and official photographers on the day of the tournament. If your student(s) wish not to be in photos/videos on the day of the event, they should be instructed to remove themselves from the photo, videos, and/or interview situation to avoid compromising the information for broadcasting and newscasts.

Please note that teams can only photograph or videotape a device if the device belongs to the photographer's affiliated school. In the case that a team wants to take pictures of another school's device(s), permission from the owner of the device(s) must be given. Please refer to the National Science Olympiad Media Recommendation. If your team has a unique design that you do not want other teams to use, please make sure you protect it by covering the device in some manner.

Awards Ceremony:
All attendees of the awards ceremony will be required to show a wristband of their division. During the morning check-in, head coaches will receive up to 15 wristbands of blue (Div B) or yellow (Div C) for each team depending on the number of students they have. They will also receive in their packet 19 additional wristbands for up to 4 students competing in the Trial Events, the head coach, and 14 guests of the team . Only those with the proper wristband will be admitted into the ceremony for the respective division. In order to make sure those who are not able to get into the awards ceremony still have the opportunity to share the experience of the awards ceremony, the ceremony will also be livestreamed on the SoCal state webpage. This livestream will be displayed in the Feynman Lecture Hall in Bridge 201.

Event Clarifications:
Please submit all rules clarification questions by filling out this form. The only clarifications we will be following will be the ones posted on the SoCal State web page. All clarification questions we answer will be automatically posted on the web page, and also sent to the SoCal clarifications mailing list.

The deadline to submit clarification questions is Wednesday, March 29th, 5:00pm. Any questions submitted after that time will not be answered. All clarifications will be final on Monday, April 4th, 11:59 PM, after which there will not be any more clarifications posted.

Flight B/C Venue Dimensions:
Flight B/C will take place in Polytechnic School - Scott Gym and the dimensions are: 25 m x 32 m x 9 m (29.5 ft.) high.



Downloads & Links

SoCal Event Rules

Tournament Results

2023 Division B Preliminary Scores
Last Updated: April 8th, 2023
2023 Division C Preliminary Scores
Last Updated: April 8th, 2023
2022 Division B Final Scores
Last Updated: April 12th, 2022
2022 Division C Final Scores
Last Updated: April 12th, 2022
2019 Div B Final Scores
Last Updated: Apr 09, 2019
2019 Div C Final Scores
Last Updated: Apr 09, 2019
2018 Div B Final Scores
Last Updated: Apr 11, 2018
2018 Div C Final Scores
Last Updated: Apr 11, 2018
2017 Div B Final Scores
Last Updated: Apr 11, 2017
2017 Div C Final Scores
Last Updated: Apr 11, 2017
2016 Div B Final Scores
Last Updated: Apr 10, 2016
2016 Div C Final Scores
Last Updated: Apr 10, 2016
2015 Div B Final Scores
Last Updated: Apr 21, 2015
2015 Div C Final Scores
Last Updated: Apr 21, 2015
2014 Div B Final Scores
Last Updated: Apr 15, 2014
2014 Div C Final Scores
Last Updated: Apr 15, 2014
2013 Div B Final Scores
Last Updated: Apr 11, 2013
2013 Div C Final Scores
Last Updated: Apr 11, 2013
2012 Div B Final Scores
Last Updated: Apr 20, 2012
2012 Div C Final Scores
Last Updated: Apr 20, 2012
2011 Div B Final Scores
Last Updated: Apr 23, 2011
2011 Div C Final Scores
Last Updated: Apr 23, 2011
2010 Div B Final Scores
Last Updated: May 06, 2011
2010 Div C Final Scores
Last Updated: May 06, 2011
2009 Div B Final Scores
Last Updated: May 02, 2009
2009 Div C Final Scores
Last Updated: May 04, 2009
2008 Div B Final Scores
Last Updated: May 21, 2008
2008 Div C Final Scores
Last Updated: May 21, 2008
2007 Div B Final Scores
Last Updated: May 01, 2008
2007 Div C Final Scores
Last Updated: May 01, 2008
2006 Div B Final Scores
Last Updated: May 01, 2008
2006 Div C Final Scores
Last Updated: May 01, 2008
2005 Div B Final Scores
Last Updated: May 01, 2008
2005 Div C Final Scores
Last Updated: May 01, 2008
2004 Div C Final Scores
Last Updated: May 01, 2008
2002 Div C Final Scores
Last Updated: May 01, 2017

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