Registration Open NOW! 

Key Deadline Dates for Tournament 2026

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Event Rules Release date
Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Registration Opens for South Dakota Science Olympiad
Monday, October 6, 2025

Final Online Registration deadline for the 2026 South Dakota Science Olympiad State Tournament is
Friday, February 27, 2026.

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Team preliminary rosters with their expected events are due
 Friday, March 6, 2026.

The 42nd Annual South Dakota Science Olympiad State Tournament will be held on
Saturday, March 28, 2026
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