Considering starting a team? Check out this short video, and then scroll down and consider signing up to attend our upcoming zoom workshop on how to run a team!

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Coach's Workshop: 
Starting & Running Your Sci-Oly Team!

We are planning a workshop for new and first-year team coaches, as-yet uncommitted teams, and coaches looking to enhance your team's experience!

FORMAT:        Coach-Led Team Development Workshop
DATE:             Tuesday, September 15, 2026
TIME:              4 - 6 pm CST
DURATION:    1.5 - 2 Hours (total)
LOCATION:     Zoom (recorded) {Link to be shared}

​Click here or the thumbnail to sign up and for more details!

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Welcome! 
Our 2026 state tournament has concluded!

​Congratulations to the State Champs!

Click the videos here to re-live the 2026 Tournament experience! 

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Key Deadline Dates for Tournament 2027

2027 EVENT SLATE NOW AVAILABLE!! Navigate to our Events Page or click here to see the events for the 2027 Season!

Event Rules Release date
Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Registration Opens for South Dakota Science Olympiad
Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Final Online Registration deadline for the 2026 South Dakota Science Olympiad State Tournament is
Friday, March 5, 2027.

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Team roster Numbers with their expected events are due
 Friday, March 12, 2027.

The 43rd Annual South Dakota Science Olympiad State Tournament will be held on
Saturday, April 3, 2027
at the campus of
The University of South Dakota.

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Visit the National Science Olympiad's Youtube channel for tips on Events and Rules changes from the Event writers themselves!

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CONGRATULATIONS to the 2025 State Tournament Division Champs!

Div B - YANKTON MIDDLE SCHOOL

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​Div C - YANKTON HIGH SCHOOL

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Message from the State Director & Exec Team​

MESSAGE FROM THE STATE DIRECTOR

Dear Science Olympiad Coach/Coaches, Mentors, 

Happy 42nd Science Olympiad Tournament Season! SD Science Olympiad (or "SD Sci-Oly" for short) is one of the founding state programs to compete in the first national Science Olympiad way back in 1984!

My name is James Tracy, State Director of the South Dakota Science Olympiad. Let me first offer you a warm welcome to the SD Sci-Oly! If you represent a returning team, welcome back! If this is your first time with the SD Science Olympiad, welcome aboard! We have introduced a new Startup Team program; please see our "Getting Started" page for details.

The 2026 South Dakota Science Olympiad State Tournament is scheduled to be held on the campus of the University of South Dakota in Vermillion on Saturday, March 28, 2026. 

​We would like to invite your school to register to compete at the South Dakota Science Olympiad State Tournament You can use the link above or navigate to our Getting Started page. There are 23 Events which span the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics disciplines, with various levels of competitive challenge for students!  

We also invite you and your team's families to follow us on our social media pages with Facebook, Youtube, Instagram, and Twitter ("X"). 

Get started today and register your school's team for membership in our state tournament, and join a great tradition of STEM competition in South Dakota!

- James Tracy & SDSciOly Exec Team

South Dakota Science Olympiad Sponsors