Important Information: Update March 5, 2025

Overall Schedule of Activities

Look for more details in the upcoming months regarding the state tournament including Friday STEM Expo, lodging, campus maps, Opening and Award Ceremonies, and other important information regarding the tournament on Saturday April 4-5, 2025.

General Info

• Visit the “Timeline, Checklist, and State Acceptance Form” page (button above) to ensure all deadlines are followed as you prepare for the state tournament. .

• Lunch pre-order links available for both Friday and Saturday. Please take advantage of this wonderful option for lunch both days.

Friday STEM, April 4th 2025

• Friday STEM:

  • Lunch pre-order link. Details on box lunch delivery/pick-up are found in the link.

  • 9:00 AM: Team check-in begins. 

  • 10:00 AM - 3:45 PM: Stout Expo (an engaging and immersive experience showcasing Wisconsin's Polytechnic University through interactive presentations, hands-on activities, and guided tours of the labs, studios, and campus) 

  • WSO Trial events: Duct Tape Challenge and Protein Modeling. More details coming soon.

  • 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM: Academic and Career Fair (an opportunity for participants to explore UW-Stout's diverse programs, gain insights into college life from students, and network with industry professionals) 

  • 4:00 PM: Opening Ceremony (Parade of Schools lineup starts at 3:45 PM.) 

  • 4:45 PM - 6:00 PM: Team Fusion Fest (a fun community-building event involving a team swap meet and collaborative games) 

Merchandise - Preorder and Booth Setup

• Please visit the link above to view the products that are available. They can be preordered and custom made with the photo or design of your choosing!

• The merchandise booth will be setup on tournament day (location TBD).

Tournament Information

• Lunch pre-order link. Details on box lunch delivery for Saturday April 5th are found in the link.

• Helicopter room dimensions: 90’x100’x30’

  • Practice time for flight:

• Air Trajectory ceiling height: 30’

Competitive Tournament Notes for Division B and C

Tournament Awards: Schools will be divided into large/small schools. Individual medals will be awarded for the top 4 places in each event in both large and small school groups. Exhibition (Junior Varsity) and Audit Teams will be provided duplicate place medals and pins. The top 4 Teams will be awarded Team trophies and coaches plaques. Overall team scores in each division (division B - middle school and division C - high school) will be used to determine the bid(s) to nationals.

Exhibition (Junior Varsity) Team: These Teams can be thought of as an "Open" Team. The individuals on these Teams are eligible for awards, but the Team score is not relevant. These Teams can have any combination and numbers of students at any grade level at a Team’s school.  Junior Varsity Teams will sign-up for "sign-up" events after the Varsity Team.

Multiple Teams from Schools Scheduling Note: All Teams from a school must compete in the same time-slot for events, with the exception of the following events:

Division B

Air Trajectory
Geocaching - After Varsity
Helicopter
Mission Possible
Robo Cross
Scrambler - After Varsity
Towers

Students may participate on only one team.

Selection of Events: Each Team must balance their chosen 23 events from the 5 Science Olympiad categories. Each Team must choose a minimum of 3 events from each category to reach a total of 23 events. 

Auditing of Events: Teams may choose to Audit events in which they are not competing.  These events are eligible for duplicate medals. Students beyond the standard Team of 15 may participate in Audit events.