School Coaches and Teams
State Tournament · Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Checklist for Coaches and Teams
- First Year Coach? Visit our Get Started page for additional resources
- Subscribe to the Coaches' Corner Newsletter HERE
- Download the 2025 Science Olympiad Rules Manuals
- View the 2025 Montana Events HERE
- Coaches' Kickoff : Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. Watch the recording HERE!
- Coaches' Office Hours · virtual workshops to answer questions and share updates
- FAQ page · find answers to the most frequently asked questions
- Student Webinar Series· Virtual 50-minute Q&A for students with Event Supervisors
- Rules for Team Registration
- Registration Forms · Register your teams today!
- Team Fees
- Credit Card Portal HERE
- Hotel Room Blocks
- Museum of the Rockies STEM Night · Coming Soon!
- 2024 Team Numbers for Div B (middle school) · check back closer to tournament day!
- 2024 Team Numbers for Div C (high school)· check back closer to tournament day!
- Scilympiad Software
- Block Schedule· check back closer to tournament day!
- Prepare your Team for Tournament Day - a video from the National Science Olympiad
- Parking
- Past Newsletters
Coaches' Kickoff · Virtual Orientation
New, potential, and returning coaches are encouraged to register for the Coaches's Kickoff, an online orientation in late fall each year. Participants will meet the Science Olympiad staff, learn this year's events, gain access to resources, and learn tips shared by veteran coaches. The online orientation is free, but registration is required.
Coaches' Kickoff recording HERE!
Questions? Contact us at mtscioly@montana.edu or (406) 994-7476
Coaches' Office Hours
Coaches' office hours will begin in January 2025. Dates and times will be posted
here.
Questions? Contact us at mtscioly@montana.edu or (406) 994-7476
FAQs
Answers to the most common questions can be found on our Frequently Asked Questions
page. Check back frequently as we update it with tournament information throughout
the season. You can find answers to your FAQs HERE.
Don't see your question? Email us and we'll get the information you need.
Student Webinar Series
Students are invited to attend virtual 50-minute Q&A sessions with an Event Supervisor to learn about the event, ask questions about the competition, and clarify rules from the rules manuals. Please RSVP. Student webinars are recorded and shared through the Coaches' Corner newsletter.
Events, dates, and times will be posted here in December 2024
Watch recordings from the 2024 season:
- Experimental Design with Mike Giroux
- Tower with Kirsten Matteson
- Wind Power with Kayce Williams
- Tournament Wisdom with the MSU Science Olympiad Student Club
Rules for Team Registration
Review these rules to ensure proper registration of your teams and students. You will be asked on the registation form to acknowledge your review, understanding, and compliance of these rules. Accurate registration ensures compliance with the national rules for Science Olympiad.
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- Register a Varsity team first (11-15 students or <11 students)
- JV team(s) are registered seperately by filling out the registration form subsequent times for each JV team
- JV teams may have up to 15 students
- Students may not compete on a Varsity team in some events and a JV team in other events
- Division B teams may have up to FIVE of last year's 8th graders competing on a team
- Division C teams may have up to SEVEN 12th grade students competing on a team
Questions? Contact us at mtscioly@montana.edu or (406) 994-7476
Team Registration
Please review the 'Rules for Team Registration' above. You will be asked on the registration
form to acknowledge your review, understanding, and compliance with these national
rules.
Please complete the registration form for individual teams. For example, if you have
a high school Varsity team and JV team, you will complete the Division C (high school)
form twice. If you have a middle school Varsity team and 2 JV teams, you will complete
the Division B (middle school) form three times.
Questions? Contact the Science Olympiad staff at mtscioly@montana.edu or (406) 994-7476.
Registration Due: January 31, 2025
Register Div B (Middle School) HERE
Register Div C (High School) HERE
Team Fees
Complete the Registration Form above for each team (Varsity, JV). Calculate Registration fees as follows:
- Varsity Team (11-15 students): $325
- Varsity Team (10 students or less): $275
- JV Team (up to 15 students): $200
Payment Information and Credit Card Portal
Fees are paid by check or credit card. If paying by check, coaches will receive an
invoice via email. Mail checks to: MSU Science Math Resource Center, PO Box 172804,
Bozeman, MT 59717. Use the link below to pay by credit card.
Refund Policy: If a team is unable to participate, a 50% refund of the registration fee is issued
when the team withdraws prior to Friday, February 7, 5pm. No refunds after February 7, 2025.
Registration Fees Deadline: February 7, 2025
Pay By Credit Card HERE
Hotel Room Blocks
Discounted room blocks will be available for the 2025 tournament.
Comfort Suites · $137 + taxes and fees · Book online HERE
Country Inn and Suites · $145 + taxes and fees · Book online HERE
Days Inn · $115 + tax and fees · Call 1 (406) 587-5251 · Room block code coming soon!
Check back here for more hotel rates and reservation instructions from Courtyard by
Marriot, Lewis and Clark Motel, Quality Inn, and Springhill Suites by Marriot and
more!
Museum of the Rockies STEM Night!
Monday · March 3 · 5:30-8:30pm
Students and coaches alike tell us a highlight of their Science Olympiad experience
is the Museum of the Rockies STEM Night on the evening before the tournament. Students
and coaches receive FREE admission to the museum, private access to exhibits, and
planetarium shows. Local STEM organizations and Montana State University departments
and student clubs host interactive exhibits. It's a fun, immersive, exciting night
of STEM!
Coaches, please RSVP on behalf of your team, not as individual attendees. Questions?
Email us or call us at: (406) 994-7476.
Registration Deadline: February 14, 2025
Register for MoR STEM Night · Coming Soon!
Team Numbers · Div B (middle school)
Coaches are encouraged to review the team names and numbers and contact us if you see an error or omission.
Team numbers will be announced in early February
Team Numbers · Div C (high school)
Coaches are encouraged to review the team names and numbers and contact us if you see an error or omission.
Team numbers will be announced in early February
Scilympiad Software
We are using the Scilympiad software for scoring of this year's tournament.
Please visit the directions to register and add students on Scilympiad page.
Block Schedule
Block schedules indicate the times your team are scheduled to compete based on team numbers. Block schedules are announced several weeks prior to tournament day. Once posted, please contact us if you see event conflicts, and we will work with you to ensure your teams participate.
Block Schedules will be posted in mid-February
Prepare your Team for Tournament Day
Hear from Dr. John Loehr and National Program Director Dan Nichols from National Science Olympiad about best practices for preparing your Science Olympiad team to compete in a tournament and what to do on competition day! Watch the presentation HERE
Parking
Instructions for bus, van, and private vehicle parking will be posted here closer to tournament day.
Coach Newsletters
Coaches'Corner Newsletter · Subscribe HERE!
Please add mtscioly@montana.edu to your contacts to ensure the newsletter lands in your inbox. Feel free to share the newsletter with prospective coaches and STEM enthusiasts!
Archived Newsletters
Previous years newsletters may be helpful for general information. Please recognize that some information is specific to the year and tournament and may not apply to this year's tournament.