Division C Tournament
March 6, 2010
Glendale Community College
Glendale, Arizona
Wondering is
the seed of science
Arizona Science Olympiad
Welcome to our official web site. Here you will find information and resources relating to tournaments, events, and winners.
Our Sponsors
Follow this link to see our sponsors.
Our Goals
The Science Olympiad is devoted to improving the quality of science/math education, increasing student interest in science/math and providing recognition for outstanding achievement in science/math education by both students and teachers. We hope to achieve these goals through participation in Science Olympiad tournaments, classroom activities and summer training institutes for teachers. We also hope that our efforts can bring academic competition to the same level of recognition and praise normally reserved for athletic competitions in this country.
Click here to access a downloadable color brochure about the Science Olympiad program.
The Tournament
Science Olympiad tournaments are held on local, state and national levels. These interscholastic competitions consist of a series of individual and team events that encourage learning in biology, earth science, chemistry, physics, problem solving and technology.
Click here to watch a short video on the Arizona State Tournament.
History of the Arizona Science Olympiad
In the spring of 1982 Hugh Forshier, science teacher at Shadow Mountain High School of the Paradise Valley District with help of fellow teachers, Lois Blondeau and Dick Dutton conducted a Science Olympiad Contest utilizing the basic sciences – Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics. Awards of plaques and trophies were presented courtesy of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science.
In the summer of 1988, Dr. Charles Y. Hoyt, started the High School Division C Science Olympiad program. The Arizona Alliance for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education has sponsored the Science Olympiad program from the beginning until 2004.
In April of 2005 after the dissolution of the AZA the Arizona Science Olympiad Division C became an affiliated organization of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science.
| 1986-1992 | State Director | Dr. Charles Y. Hoyt | ||
| 1993-2005 | State Coordinator | Dr. Charles Y. Hoyt | ||
| 1988-1998 | Site Director | Dr. Bud Ellis | ||
| 1993-1995 | State Director | Dr. Jeff Pommerville | ||
| 1996 | State Director | Dr. Stan Celestian | ||
| 1997-2002 | State Director | Dr. Stephen R. Williams | ||
| 1999-Present | Site Director | Dr. Karen Conzelman | ||
| 2003-2004 | State Director | Dr. Karen Conzelman | ||
| 2004-2007 | State Director | Mrs. Agripina Paluch | ||
| 2007-2008 | State Director | Mr. Hal Eastin | ||
| 2009 | State Co-directors | Mr. Hal Eastin and Mrs. Agripina Paluch |
| 1993 | Salt River Project became the first Presenting Sponsor of the Arizona Science Olympiad Program |
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