Event Schedules / Clarifications / Results
Teams will earn a spot in the Ohio Science Olympiad State Tournament hosted by The Ohio State University. The 2024 tournament is scheduled for Saturday, April 27th, 2024.
The Ohio State University will not take custodial responsibility for minors while participating in the Ohio Science Olympiad Program. Custodial responsibility will remain with teachers, parents, legal guardians, and chaperones. Minors must be properly supervised at all times.
Event Schedules
The 2024 Ohio Science Olympiad State Tournament Schedules
Event Locations
Event Room Assignments
| Assigned Event Locations | |||
| Building | Room Number | Event Name | Division |
| Baker Systems Engineering | 120 | Optics | B |
| Baker Systems Engineering | 130 | Optics | C |
| Baker Systems Engineering | 136 | Wind Power | B |
| Baker Systems Engineering | 140 | Wind Power | C |
| Baker Systems Engineering | 144 | Code Busters | B |
| Baker Systems Engineering | 148 | Code Busters | C |
| Baker Systems Engineering | 180 | Experimental Design | B |
| Baker Systems Engineering | 184 | Experimental Design | C |
| Baker Systems Engineering | 198 | Agricultural Science (Trial Event) | B |
| Baker Systems Engineering | 260 | Geological Mapping | C |
| Baker Systems Engineering | 394 | Baker Systems Event Supervisor Room | |
| Caldwell Laboratory | 133 | Detector Building | C |
| Caldwell Laboratory | 137 | Road Scholar | B |
| Caldwell Laboratory | 171 | Meteorology | B |
| Caldwell Laboratory | 177 | Cadwell Laboratory Event Supervisor Room | |
| Caldwell Laboratory | 220 | Forestry | B |
| Caldwell Laboratory | 277 | Forestry | C |
| Celeste Laboratory | 220 | Crime Busters | B |
| Celeste Laboratory | 250 | Chem Lab | C |
| Celeste Laboratory | 230 | Forensics | C |
| Celeste Laboratory | 210 | Can't Judge a Powder | B |
| Celeste Laboratory | 170 | Celeste Laboratory Event Supervisor Room | |
| Cunz Hall | 140 | Write It Do It | B |
| Cunz Hall | 150 | Write It Do It | C |
| Cunz Hall | 160 | Fast Facts | B |
| Cunz Hall | 180 | Fermi Questions | C |
| Cunz Hall | 330 | Cunz Hall Event Supervisor Room | |
| Dreese Laboratory | 264 | Disease Detectives | B |
| Dreese Laboratory | 266 | Disease Detectives | C |
| Dreese Laboratory | 305 | Ecology | B |
| Dreese Laboratory | 317 | Ecology | C |
Dreese Laboratory | 357 | Dreese Laboratory Event Supervisor Room | |
| McPherson Chemical Laboratory | 2047 | Cybersecurity (Trial Event) | C |
| Orton Hall | 110 | Fossils | B/C |
| Physical Activity and Education Services - PAES | 103 | Roller Coaster | B |
| Physical Activity and Education Services - PAES | 105 | Roller Coaster | B |
| Physical Activity and Education Services - PAES | 109 | Roller Coaster Impound | B |
| Physical Activity and Education Services - PAES | 111 | PAES Event Supervisor Room | |
| Scott Laboratory | 125 | Anatomy & Phyiology | B |
| Scott Laboratory | 48 | Anatomy & Phyiology | C |
| Scott Laboratory | 50 | Scott Laboratory Event Supervisor Room | |
| Smith Laboratory | 1042 | Dynamic Planet | B |
| Smith Laboratory | 1048 | Dynamic Planet | C |
| Smith Laboratory | 1064 | Reach for the Stars | B |
| Smith Laboratory | 1076 | Astronomy | C |
| Smith Laboratory | 1138 | Microbe Mission | B |
| Smith Laboratory | 1180 | Microbe Mission | C |
| Smith Laboratory | 2006 | Botany (Trial Event) | B |
| Smith Laboratory | 2144 | Botany (Trial Event) | C |
| Smith Laboratory | 2150 | Smith Laboratory Event Supervisor Room | |
| RPAC | South Gym | Flight | B |
| RPAC | South Gym | Flight | C |
| RPAC | Tom W. Davis Gym | Robot Tour | C |
| RPAC | Lounge Space | Tower | B |
| RPAC | Lounge Space | Tower | C |
| RPAC | Tom W. Davis Gym | Air Trajectory | B |
| RPAC | Tom W. Davis Gym | Air Trajectory | C |
| RPAC | Tom W. Davis Gym | Scrambler | C |
| RPAC | Tom W. Davis Gym | Wheeled Vehicle | B |
RPAC Event Locations
RPAC South Gym Photos & Dimensions
UPDATE: Gym height is 33-35 feet. Basketball hoops will be lowered per Event Supervisor request.
Homeroom Locations
Homerooms must be kept clean and must be left in the same condition as you found them. If the Ohio Science Olympiad state office is contacted by an Ohio State building coordinator regarding the cleanliness of your room, your team will be placed on probation should they return next year. Please take all of your trash with you instead of leaving it in the room or hallway.
Help Ohio Science Olympiad remain in good standing with the university!
2024 Homeroom List
| OHSO 2024 State Tournament Homeroom Room Assignments | ||
| Alexander Jr/Sr HS (Div B) | Bolz Hall | 116 |
| Alexander Jr/Sr HS (Div C) | Bolz Hall | 118 |
| Alter HS | Cockins Hall | 312 |
| Anna MS | Caldwell Laboratory | 120 |
| Anthony Wayne HS | Dreese Laboratory | 369 |
| Arbor Hills Junior High | Enarson Classroom Building | 222 |
| Aurora HS | Enarson Classroom Building | 243 |
| Beachwood HS | Enarson Classroom Building | 246 |
| Beachwood MS | Enarson Classroom Building | 245 |
| Buckeye Junior High | Enarson Classroom Building | 18 |
| Canal Winchester HS | Enarson Classroom Building | 15 |
| Canal Winchester MS | Enarson Classroom Building | 14 |
| Centerville HS | Cockins Hall | 240 |
| Chardon HS | Enarson Classroom Building | 258 |
| Chardon MS | Enarson Classroom Building | 254 |
| Cincinnati Country Day School | Cockins Hall | 218 |
| Claggett MS | Denney Hall | 238 |
| Copley HS | Cockins Hall | 232 |
| Copley MS | Cockins Hall | 228 |
| Dublin Coffman HS | Denney Hall | 245 |
| Eastern Local MS | Denney Hall | 250 |
| Fort Frye MS | Denney Hall | 253 |
| Grandview Heights Larson MS | Bolz Hall | 311 |
| Granville HS | Bolz Hall | 124 |
| Granville MS | Bolz Hall | 120 |
| Hadley E. Watts MS | Smith Laboratory | 2180 |
| Hawkin Upper School | University Hall | 38 |
| Hudson HS | Denney Hall | 214 |
| Hudson MS | Denney Hall | 213 |
| Incarnate Word Academy | Bolz Hall | 313 |
| Kenston HS | Journalism Building | 274 |
| Kenston MS | Journalism Building | 270 |
| Magsig MS | Bolz Hall | 314 |
| Mars Hill Academy | Bolz Hall | 316 |
| Mason MS | Enarson Classroom Building | 326 |
| Mayfield HS | Bolz Hall | 318 |
| McCord MS | Enarson Classroom Building | 226 |
| Mentor HS | Jennings Hall | 40 |
| Mentor Memorial MS | Jennings Hall | 60 |
| Monroe Central HS | Derby Hall | 24 |
| New Albany HS | Derby Hall | 30 |
| New Albany MS | Derby Hall | 29 |
| New Philadelphia HS | Derby Hall | 49 |
| Nordonia MS | Derby Hall | 80 |
| Northmont HS | Derby Hall | 48 |
| Northmont MS | Derby Hall | 47 |
| Northview HS | Enarson Classroom Building | 214 |
| Oak Harbor HS | Enarson Classroom Building | 311 |
| Olentangy Liberty HS | Enarson Classroom Building | 354 |
| Olentangy Orange HS | Enarson Classroom Building | 322 |
| Orrville MS | Mendenhall Laboratory | 191 |
| Patterson Park Homeschoolers | Knowlton Hall | 190 |
| Rocky RIver HS | Derby Hall | 62 |
| Rocky RIver MS | Derby Hall | 60 |
| Seton Catholic | Enarson Classroom Building | 358 |
| Shawnee HS | Denney Hall | 206 |
| Solon HS | University Hall | 90 |
| Solon MS | University Hall | 86 |
| Springfield HS | Jennings Hall | 160 |
| Springfield Local Schools | Jennings Hall | 140 |
| St. Barnabas School | Denney Hall | 207 |
| St. Charles Borromeo | Mendenhall Laboratory | 115 |
| St. Edward HS | Journalism Building | 139 |
| St. Ignatius HS | Journalism Building | 143 |
| St. Xavier | Journalism Building | 251 |
| Sycamore HS | Journalism Building | 239 |
| Sylvania Southview HS | Enarson Classroom Building | 218 |
| The Seven Hills School | Journalism Building | 221 |
| Timberstone Junior High | Enarson Classroom Building | 230 |
| Tower Heights MS | Journalism Building | 304 |
| Upper Arlington HS | Journalism Building | 353 |
| Van Buren MS | Bolz Hall | 317 |
| Warren HS | University Hall | 56 |
| Warren MS | University Hall | 51 |
| West Liberty Salem HS | University Hall | 47 |
| West Liberty Salem MS | University Hall | 43 |
| Westlake HS | Journalism Building | 375 |
| Westlake Lee Burneson MS | Journalism Building | 371 |
| William Mason HS | Enarson Classroom Building | 330 |
| Wyoming MS | University Hall | 82 |
Tournament Clarifications
Agricultural Science Trial Event Clarifications
Section 3.b.i.: Part A - Students will be tested on their knowledge of agricultural science. All Year 1 topics will be tested, with the addition of the following Year 2 topics: pest and animal pathogen management, measuring animal yield (meat and milk production), classical animal breeding. Year one…
Section 3.b.ii.: Prior to the tournament, teams must perform an agricultural experiment on one or more plants. Agricultural experiments should (1) utilize a quick-germinating and container-friendly seed such as radish, bean, pea, or lettuce, and (2) tie to agricultural concerns such as: soil composition, soil pH, soil salinity, soil nutrient availability or ratio, water availability, plant competition. Students will impound…
Cybersecurity Trial Event Clarifications
For Part II: Hands-On Tasks, students will be provided with:
- a computer and browser, and any required credentials
- access to an initial project folder with a README file that will detail the specifics of the problems
- access to an online IDE and run environment based on vscode that supports 60 programming languages (onecompiler.com)
- sample input and expected output data files
Permitted Resources:
- access to the assigned problems
- access to the coding IDE
- access to the primary documentation for the programming language(s) the team chooses to use
Not permitted:
- access to Google or StackOverflow or similar general programming help resources
- access to any AI-assisted coding tool
- access to any pre-written code that is not in the primary language documentation, including pre-written student code
In addition to writing one or more programs, students will be expected to provide basicdocumentation of their work in a README (markdown) file, including their team number, school, student names, and for each problem, instructions on how to run the corresponding code. Code submitted for credit must be in human-readable form; students using a compiled language should provide a make file and/or build instructions, as projects that cannot be built will not receive credit.
The Event Supervisor will permit students to bring their own keyboard and/or mouse, but cannot guarantee that it will be possible to use them, as we will all have to work with the available resources on competition day.
Students Below Grade Level Designations
Our tournament acknowledges the national policy stating that "schools with grade levels lower than those stated in a Division are permitted to invite members below the grade level designations". In alignment with this policy, our tournament has implemented the following process for any such students.
The student's parent or guardian, Head Coach, and Principal or Assistant Principal must review the event rules and jointly discuss which event(s) are age-appropriate and safe for the individual student. The Principal or Assistant Principal must then submit a written request containing the following information at least two weeks prior to the tournament:
- The student's name, age, and grade level
- Certification that the student is in good standing without active behavior or discipline concerns
- The list of specific event(s) in which the student would like to participate
- Confirmation that the student's parent or guardian, Head Coach, and Principal or Assistant Principal have each reviewed the event rules and unanimously agreed that each event is age-appropriate and safe for the individual student
Within one week of receipt, the Tournament Director(s) will review requests and communicate back a final decision on both the student's overall participation and their participation in each specific event. Decisions will be made with consideration of student safety and district policies.
To Submit a Question or Review Answers to Previously Asked Questions
2024 National Rules
Results
Results will be posted here following the completion of the Awards Ceremony.