South Carolina Science Olympiad
The South Carolina Science Olympiad Competition, often abbreviated as SCSO, is an annual Science Olympiad competition comprising middle school and high school teams across South Carolina. The competition was first held in the C Division in 1985, with the inaugural state champions being Irmo High School from Irmo. Bell Street Middle School from Clinton won the first B Division state championship a year later. The winners of the tournament represent South Carolina at the Science Olympiad National Tournament, held in May at various universities across the nation.
The current state champions are Clinton Middle School and Academic Magnet High School, who won their 19th and 2nd state championships, respectively, on March 16, 2019.
Dr. Jennifer Albert assumed the position of State Director for the 2019 season; she replaced Dr. Bret Clark.
History
The competition has been held every year since 1985 for Division C and since 1986 for Division B.| Year | Division B Champions | Division C Champions | Host |
| 1985 | Irmo | Newberry College Newberry, SC | |
| 1986 | Bell Street | Irmo | Newberry College Newberry, SC |
| 1987 | Bell Street | Irmo | Newberry College Newberry, SC |
| 1988 | Irmo | Irmo | Newberry College Newberry, SC |
| 1989 | Irmo | Irmo | Newberry College Newberry, SC |
| 1990 | Irmo | Irmo | Newberry College Newberry, SC |
| 1991 | Irmo | Irmo | Newberry College Newberry, SC |
| 1992 | Irmo | Irmo | Newberry College Newberry, SC |
| 1993 | Irmo | Irmo | Newberry College Newberry, SC |
| 1994 | Irmo | Irmo | Newberry College Newberry, SC |
| 1995 | Irmo | Irmo | Newberry College Newberry, SC |
| 1996 | Irmo | Dutch Fork | Newberry College Newberry, SC |
| 1997 | Irmo | Dutch Fork | Newberry College Newberry, SC |
| 1998 | Irmo | Dutch Fork | Newberry College Newberry, SC |
| 1999 | Dutch Fork | Irmo | Newberry College Newberry, SC |
| 2000 | Dutch Fork | Irmo | Newberry College Newberry, SC |
| 2001 | Dutch Fork | Dutch Fork | Newberry College Newberry, SC |
| 2002 | Dutch Fork | Irmo | Newberry College Newberry, SC |
| 2003 | Bell Street | Irmo | Newberry College Newberry, SC |
| 2004 | Bell Street | Irmo | Newberry College Newberry, SC |
| 2005 | Bell Street | Irmo | Newberry College Newberry, SC |
| 2006 | Bell Street | Irmo | Newberry College Newberry, SC |
| 2007 | Bell Street | Irmo | Newberry College Newberry, SC |
| 2008 | Bell Street | Irmo | Newberry College Newberry, SC |
| 2009 | Bell Street | Clinton | Newberry College Newberry, SC |
| 2010 | Bell Street | Clinton | Newberry College Newberry, SC |
| 2011 | Bell Street | Clinton | Newberry College Newberry, SC |
| 2012 | Bell Street | Clinton | Newberry College Newberry, SC |
| 2013 | Bell Street | Clinton | Newberry College Newberry, SC |
| 2014 | Bell Street | Clinton | Newberry College Newberry, SC |
| 2015 | Bell Street | Academic Magnet | Newberry College Newberry, SC |
| 2016 | Clinton | Clinton | Newberry College Newberry, SC |
| 2017 | Clinton | Clinton | Newberry College Newberry, SC |
| 2018 | Clinton | Clinton | Newberry College Newberry, SC |
| 2019 | Clinton | Academic Magnet | The Citadel Charleston, SC |
Indicates team won the national tournament.
Statistics
State Championships by School| Rank | School | Years | |
| 1 | Bell Street M.S./Clinton M.S. | 19 | |
| 2 | Irmo M.S. | 11 | |
| 3 | Dutch Fork M.S. | 4 | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 |
| Rank | School | Years | |
| 1 | Irmo H.S. | 20 | |
| 2 | Clinton H.S. | 9 | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| 3 | Dutch Fork H.S. | 4 | 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001 |
| 4 | Academic Magnet H.S. | 2 | 2015, 2019 |
BOLD denotes a national championship.
Results
- Score is calculated by giving 1 point for a first-place finish, 2 points for a second-place finish, etc.
- In final events standings, ' denotes the champions for that year, ' denotes defending champions.
2019 competition