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Unless otherwise noted, all resources listed here are on the school teams and coaches page of the Montana Science Olympiad website.
Hotel blocks
If you're looking for lodging in Bozeman, note that some of our hotel blocks expire soon.
MoR STEM Night deadline April 10
April 10 is the deadline to register for Museum of the Rockies STEM night -- free for all teams on the night before the tournament (April 18).
Talks and Tours registration will open April 8
Talks and Tours registration will open on Monday, April 8 -- watch for these exciting opportunities to tour MSU labs and studios; meet professors and students, and learn about cool research projects in the 1pm to 2pm time slot after competitions have ended and before the awards ceremony begins.
Ag Sciences Trial Event
Just a reminder that we are running the Trial Event called Ag Sciences (Plants) for both Division B and C this year. While points do not count toward the team trophy, students can still earn a medal for first, second and third place. Note that this event requires students to do an experiment ahead of time and share their notes and observations with the judges during the tournament. Read the Division B or C Manual for the full description.
Block schedule (first draft) with room assignments / conflict information
We will be sending out the first draft of the "block schedule" this week. Please note that this MAY NOT be the final schedule as we discover conflicts with room reservations on campus or with our event supervisors. However, it will give you a general sense of when your students may be competing in their events. We anticipate that any future versions will have small changes, not major changes.
Additionally, we are committed to accommodating any event conflicts -- we will make sure your students can compete! Next week when we send an updated schedule (if any changes) we will also share a Google Form link where you can share any event conflicts so we can try to solve them ahead of time.
The overall tournament day schedule is listed on the Competition Day Materials page and is similar to last year's schedule.
Any accommodations needed for students?
Hi -- if your students need any accommodations in order to participate fully in Science Olympiad, please email mtscioly@montana.edu ASAP. Please note that one of our events is currently scheduled for an upper floor of a building that does not have an elevator. If any of your students will be unable to participate please contact us immediately!
Sciympiad
Scilympiad is our scoring software and also the place where you register your team, add your students' names, and then assign them to the events they will do. This is flexible, so you can move students around as needed, but we need you to be in Scilympiad and actively taking on these tasks. All the instructions are here.
By now, you should have
- Made a new account or logged into your existing account
- Registered your team
- At this point, WE need to manually verify your team. You will not be able to proceed until we have done this. We try to go as fast as we can, but please be patient.
Once we have verified your team, you can:
- Add all your student's names
- Start assigning students to events
- Ask your students to sign the Science Olympiad code of ethics and photo release. You do not need to get a principal's signature, although Scilympiad will indicate that you need to.
Any questions? Email mtscioly@montana.edu
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