Los Altos High Science Olympiad

Member Handbook

2026-2027 Competitions

Highlands Satellite Invitational (10/3/26 - 10/10/26)

Mock Competiton #1 @ Mountain View Teen Center (10/7/26)

LASSO Satellite Invitational (10/17/26 - 10/31/26)

Rickards Satellite Invitational (10/31/26 - 11/7/26)

Mason Satellite Invitational (11/13/26 - 11/19/26)

Los Altos Satellite Invitational (1/9/27 - 1/16/27)

Golden Gate Invitational @ UC Berkeley (1/31/27)

Stanford Invitational @ Stanford University (2/6/27)

Travel Tournament (Tentative)

Santa Clara County Regionals @ Milpitas HS (3/13/27)

NorCal States @ California State University, East Bay (TBD)

Lexington Satellite Invitational (TBD)

Nationals @ Ohio State University (TBD)

Achievements

2027 Highlands: 1st Boomilever (Matthew K & Ben S), 1st Circuit Lab (Caleb S & Jay R), 2nd Codebusters (Jay R, Lior B, Molly Z), 3rd Thermodynamics (Caleb S & Matthew K)

2026 Season: 10th school in SCC region

2026 LexSO: 2nd Boomilever (Matthew K & Lewis H), 4th Bungee Drop (Emma L & Lydia C), 4th Machines (Caleb S & Matthew K)

2026 SCC Regionals: 6th Boomilever (Matthew K & Ben S), 6th Robot Tour (Ben S & Matthew K)

2025 Season: 20th school in SCC region

2025 SCC Regionals: 4th Air Trajectory (Matthew K & Jay R)

2026-2027 Sponsors:

Interested in sponsoring? Check out our sponsorship packet and send us an email!

About Us

Science Olympiad, often shortened to SciOly, is a prestigious nationwide STEM competition for middle and high school students.

Each year, students compete in 23 unique events covering subjects such as Earth Science, Engineering, Scientific Inquiry, Life Science, Physics, and Chemistry. Events take several forms, including written tests, laboratory challenges, and hands-on building competitions.

Each Science Olympiad team may include up to 15 students. Los Altos High School fields two teams, for a total of 30 competitors. Most students participate in three to four events, working with one or two teammates in each event.

Throughout the year, team members study, design, build, experiment, and collaborate to prepare for competitions that challenge both their scientific knowledge and creativity.

Proud partners with Stanford SciOly

Practice

We host regular study sessions led by captains and coaches where team members come together to deepen their understanding of the event topics.

Compete

We compete in tournaments frequently throughout the year, including Regionals, Golden Gate SO, Stanford SO, and plenty of virtual tournaments.

Play

Team bonding activities are a big part of our club. After big tournaments, we like to hang out over potlucks and celebrate the hard work.

Our Impact

Our goals go beyond medals and rankings. We want to build a science community that grows through curiosity, teamwork, and problem-solving. That includes supporting fellow teammates while also giving back to the larger science community.

One way we do that is through our summer training program and coaching for Bullis Charter School and Egan Junior High School. Los Altos High students lead sessions in study events, lab skills, and build events, giving younger students the chance to experience SciOly. Throughout the year, we were able to reach over 100 middle school students!

We also host an annual invitational tournament organized by our team members. Last year, we brought together more than 50 schools from across the country. Running these events takes a lot of work, from setup and test writing to proctoring and grading, but it gives teams the chance to compete on high-quality tests and builds before regionals and states.

Through Science Olympiad, Los Altos High students not only gain meaningful experience in their scientific interests, but also grow as individuals, building character and surrounding themselves with equally motivated peers.

Page updated

Google Sites

Report abuse