Blue Valley North High School is a Division C team located in Overland Park, in the Northeast Region of Kansas. The current team was founded in October of 2016 — it officially registered with the state of Kansas on October 17, and hosted its first meeting on October 20. In their second season, they qualified for the 2018 National Tournament after winning the state tournament with a record score of 60 points. They again qualified for the 2019 National Tournament, winning state with 69 points. Later, in their 6th season, Blue Valley North qualified for the 2022 National Tournament.
Two middle schools feed into Blue Valley North: Leawood Middle School and Overland Trail Middle School.
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Blue Valley North also fielded a Science Olympiad team.
Background
Blue Valley North's Science Olympiad current team was founded by SOnerd during her sophomore year. The team was established in 2016 and since then has been entirely student-run. Membership at BVN has remained fairly constant during its 4 years of existence, typically hovering between 40 and 50 students.
Blue Valley North quickly became friendly rivals with Olathe North High School, an extension on the old rivalry between Leawood Middle School and California Trail Middle School. In the 2018 season, BVN claimed the state record with 60 points and ended Olathe North's 6-year long winning streak. Currently, their unofficial motto is "numquam mulge bovis in jovis", Latin for "never milk a cow on thursday".
Results
Official Tournament Results
| Season |
Regionals |
States |
Nationals
|
| 1999
|
|
21st (811) |
-
|
| 2000
|
|
15th (1261) |
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2003
|
|
13th (1441) |
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2005
|
4th |
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2017
|
1st (74) |
2nd (116) |
-
|
| 2018
|
1st (56) |
1st (60) |
33rd (752)
|
| 2019
|
2nd (74) |
1st (69) |
31st (773)
|
| 2020
|
3rd (114) |
Cancelled |
Cancelled
|
| 2021
|
2nd (83) |
2nd (102) |
-
|
| 2022
|
2nd (97)
|
1st (114)
|
34th (771)
|
- 1 - An old scoring system was still in place at the time
Invitational Results
| Season |
O-Town |
ThunderKat Klash |
Pembroke Hill |
Northland |
Warrensburg |
BEARSO |
SOLVI |
UChicago |
SOAPS |
BirdSO |
Dick Smith Memorial
|
| 2017
|
6th (209) |
- |
- |
4th (230) |
7th (214) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
| 2018
|
4th (115) |
5th (150) |
2nd (97) |
3rd (103) |
3rd (98) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
| 2019
|
3rd (110) |
3rd (101) |
5th (142) |
3rd (82) |
2nd (113) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
| 2020
|
5th (171) |
- |
4th (151) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
| 2021
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
100th (2393) |
33rd (669)/71st (1090) |
22nd (529)/82nd (1389) |
28th (630) |
23rd (697) |
-
|
| 2022
|
3rd (105) |
- |
3rd (109) |
- |
- |
- |
23rd (464) |
- |
- |
31st (1088) |
18th (624)/57th (988)
|
2016-2017 Season
On November 19, 2016, BVN competed at its first competition—the O-Town Throwdown—and finished 6th with a score of 209 points, winning 3 gold medals, 3 silver medals, and 3 bronze medals. At its next competition, the Northland invitational, BVN finished 4th with a score of 230 points. At the Warrensburg invitational, BVN finished 7th with a score of 214 points. At the NE KS Regional tournament, BVN finished 1st with a score of 74 points. At the Kansas State tournament, BVN finished 2nd overall with a score of 116 points.
2016-2017 Season Results
| Event |
O-Town |
Northland |
Warrensburg |
Regionals |
State
|
| Anatomy & Physiology
|
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3
|
| Astronomy
|
5 |
9 |
28 |
3 |
1
|
| Chemistry Lab
|
1 |
4 |
28 |
1 |
6
|
| Disease Detectives
|
11 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
3
|
| Dynamic Planet
|
16 |
14 |
13 |
4 |
8
|
| Ecology
|
5 |
11 |
11 |
6 |
5
|
| Electric Vehicle
|
26 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
11
|
| Experimental Design
|
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3
|
| Forensics
|
6 |
12 |
13 |
3 |
10
|
| Game On
|
12 |
9 |
7 |
6 |
8
|
| Helicopters
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2
|
| Hovercraft
|
3 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
3
|
| Hydrogeology
|
1 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
8
|
| Invasive Species
|
1 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
1
|
| Material Science
|
12 |
26 |
17 |
8 |
2
|
| Microbe Mission
|
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
7
|
| Optics
|
9 |
8 |
10 |
1 |
3
|
| Remote Sensing
|
10 |
11 |
1 |
4 |
3
|
| Robot Arm
|
26 |
26 |
4 |
7 |
8
|
| Rocks and Minerals
|
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1
|
| Towers
|
26 |
26 |
10 |
3 |
3
|
| Wind Power
|
26 |
4 |
28 |
2 |
3
|
| Write It Do It
|
25 |
12 |
22 |
7 |
14
|
| Overall |
6th (209) |
4th (230) |
7th (214) |
1st (74) |
2nd (116)
|
|
2017-2018 Season
The 2018 season started fairly strong, with promising performance leaning towards a better season than 2017. The program had also gained more traction within the school. BVN attended two more invitationals and placed better in all three that they returned to. At Regionals, the once again placed first. At State, Blue Valley North won overwhelmingly, beating the 2nd place team by 57 points and setting a new state record score of 60 points. Additionally, they placed in the top six (by Kansas standards, a medal/ribbon) in every event. At Nationals, BVN was in the middle of the pack at 33rd place. However, they did medal in one event, Herpetology (3rd Place).
2017-2018 Season Results
| Event |
O-Town |
ThunderKat Klash |
Pembroke Hill |
Northland |
Warrensburg |
Regionals |
State |
Nationals
|
| Anatomy & Physiology
|
6 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
42
|
| Astronomy
|
6 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
38
|
| Chemistry Lab
|
4 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
13 |
4 |
1 |
33
|
| Disease Detectives
|
7 |
8 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
26
|
| Dynamic Planet
|
3 |
10 |
11 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
28
|
| Ecology
|
3 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
25
|
| Experimental Design
|
3 |
9 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
25
|
| Fermi Questions
|
6 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
37
|
| Forensics
|
2 |
10 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
39
|
| Game On
|
12 |
8 |
7 |
10 |
2 |
X1 |
1 |
18
|
| Helicopters
|
3 |
No Entry |
3 |
3 |
9 |
1 |
1 |
23
|
| Herpetology
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3
|
| Hovercraft
|
5 |
10 |
8 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
45
|
| Material Science
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
33
|
| Microbe Mission
|
5 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
42
|
| Mission Possible
|
4 |
No Entry |
6 |
3 |
14 |
2 |
1 |
35
|
| Mousetrap Vehicle
|
5 |
5 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
5 |
47
|
| Optics
|
14 |
7 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
6 |
46
|
| Remote Sensing
|
10 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
29
|
| Rocks and Minerals
|
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
12
|
| Thermodynamics
|
2 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
53
|
| Towers
|
6 |
No Entry |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
18
|
| Write It Do It
|
15 |
14 |
6 |
14 |
4 |
12 |
6 |
55
|
| Overall |
4th (115) |
5th (150) |
2nd (97) |
3rd (103) |
3rd (98) |
1st (56) |
1st (60) |
33rd (752)
|
- 1 - Not counted towards final score.
|
2018-2019 Season
The 2019 season was much like the 2018 season—BVN attended five invitationals, ranking consistently in the top 5 places, and went on to claim first place at the State Tournament. Although they did not beat their previous season's record of 60 points, they placed 31st at Nationals, two ranks higher than 2018, albeit with 21 more points. Additionally, they had medalists in Herpetology (1st Place) and Dynamic Planet (6th Place).
2018-2019 Season Results
| Event |
O-Town |
ThunderKat Klash |
Northland |
Warrensburg |
Regionals |
Pembroke Hill |
State |
Nationals
|
| Anatomy & Physiology
|
3 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
13 |
2 |
45
|
| Astronomy
|
11 |
10 |
8 |
8 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
29
|
| Boomilever
|
6 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
24
|
| Chemistry Lab
|
4 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
33
|
| Circuit Lab
|
3 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
30
|
| Code Busters
|
2 |
7 |
3 |
10 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
43
|
| Designer Genes
|
12 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
No Entry |
1 |
24
|
| Disease Detectives
|
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
31
|
| Dynamic Planet
|
7 |
13 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
6
|
| Experimental Design
|
6 |
6 |
3 |
8 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
41
|
| Fermi Questions
|
5 |
12 |
4 |
11 |
4 |
12 |
3 |
53
|
| Forensics
|
7 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
21 |
6 |
1 |
38
|
| Fossils
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
13
|
| Geologic Mapping
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
22
|
| Herpetology
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1
|
| Mission Possible
|
6 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
28
|
| Mousetrap Vehicle
|
3 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
28
|
| Protein Modeling
|
12 |
7 |
9 |
7 |
3 |
12 |
3 |
42
|
| Sounds of Music
|
10 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
No Entry |
16 |
54
|
| Thermodynamics
|
4 |
3 |
11 |
18 |
5 |
10 |
3 |
53
|
| Water Quality
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
55
|
| Wright Stuff
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
2 |
22
|
| Write It Do It
|
9 |
8 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
11 |
7 |
58
|
| Overall |
3rd (110) |
3rd (101) |
3rd (82) |
2nd (113) |
2nd (74) |
5th (142) |
1st (69) |
31st (773)
|
- 1 - Not counted towards final score.
|
2019-2020 Season
The 2020 season was very sparse in regard to the number of tournaments. While BVN typically attends 5 invitationals per year, only two complete ones were successfully hosted—the O-Town Throwdown in November and Pembroke Hill Invitational in January. Additionally, the informal Eagles Mini-Tournament was held to make up for the lack of competition in the weeks leading up to Regionals.
The ThunderKat Klash and Warrensburg Invitational were unexpectedly cancelled this season, while the Northland Invitational snowed out twice (and ultimately cancelled). The State and National tournaments were also cancelled due to the 2019-20 Coronavirus outbreak.
2019-2020 Season Results
| Event |
O-Town |
Pembroke Hill |
Eagles Mini-Tournament |
Regionals
|
| Anatomy & Physiology
|
4 |
6 |
|
2
|
| Astronomy
|
7 |
5 |
|
3
|
| Boomilever
|
No Entry |
1 |
|
4
|
| Chemistry Lab
|
2 |
4 |
|
2
|
| Circuit Lab
|
3 |
7 |
|
8
|
| Codebusters
|
12 |
121 |
|
No Entry3
|
| Designer Genes
|
4 |
16 |
|
6
|
| Detector Building
|
9 |
5 |
|
2
|
| Disease Detectives
|
6 |
14 |
|
2
|
| Dynamic Planet
|
4 |
2 |
|
2
|
| Experimental Design
|
2 |
6 |
|
1
|
| Forensics
|
12 |
9 |
|
2
|
| Fossils
|
8 |
8 |
|
5
|
| Geologic Mapping
|
2 |
2 |
|
9
|
| Gravity Vehicle
|
No Entry |
4 |
|
52
|
| Machines
|
6 |
1 |
|
35
|
| Ornithology
|
3 |
6 |
|
1
|
| Ping Pong Parachute
|
4 |
4 |
|
7
|
| Protein Modeling
|
10 |
5 |
|
2
|
| Sounds of Music
|
13 |
10 |
Not Held |
4
|
| Water Quality
|
5 |
4 |
|
12
|
| Wright Stuff
|
1 |
7 |
Not Held |
2
|
| Write It Do It
|
2 |
13 |
|
194
|
| Overall |
5th (171) |
4th (151) |
|
3rd (114)5
|
- 1 - Was incorrectly recorded on the final results, should actually have been 11th place
- 2 - Was incorrectly presented at the Awards Ceremony
- 3 - Was recorded as Disqualified (+2) rather than No-Show (+1)
- 4 - The build was knocked over by the proctor before it could be scored
- 5 - Due to Machines being omitted from the original scoring, BVN was originally reported as ranking 4th
|
2020-2021 Season
For the 2021 season, Blue Valley North attended a number of invitationals out of state due to the freedom of the online format and the lack of local invitationals. BVN also began sending multiple teams to some competitions to satisfy the 15-member limit at invitationals. The team did reasonably well at these invitationals, considering some of the competition, and managed to regularly snag at least some medals.
2020-2021 Season Results
| Event |
BEARSO |
SOLVI |
UChicago |
SOAPS |
BirdSO |
Regionals |
State
|
| Anatomy & Physiology
|
18 |
21/40 |
19/55 |
9 |
23 |
1 |
2
|
| Astronomy
|
140 |
52/No Entry |
63/73 |
73 |
30 |
4 |
5
|
| Boomilever
|
1151 |
Not Held |
Not Held |
No Entry3 |
No Entry4 |
6 |
14
|
| Chemistry Lab
|
6 |
2/No Entry |
1/No Entry |
2 |
10 |
2 |
1
|
| Circuit Lab
|
65 |
22/18 |
18/No Entry |
13 |
19 |
1 |
3
|
| Codebusters
|
141 |
59/50 |
47/29 |
55 |
79 |
4 |
4
|
| Designer Genes
|
96 |
44/70 |
54/40 |
37 |
13 |
6 |
3
|
| Detector Building
|
86 |
30/No Entry |
22/No Entry |
33 |
23 |
2 |
1
|
| Disease Detectives
|
No Entry |
74/73 |
61/80 |
No Entry |
87 |
2 |
5
|
| Dynamic Planet
|
100 |
46/60 |
20/63 |
36 |
12 |
2 |
1
|
| Experimental Design
|
11 |
Not Held |
20/57 |
22 |
3 |
1 |
1
|
| Forensics
|
19 |
37/75 |
9/No Entry |
12 |
9 |
1 |
3
|
| Fossils
|
106 |
45/No Entry |
46/No Entry |
41 |
53 |
6 |
7
|
| Geologic Mapping
|
94 |
23/67 |
9/36 |
10 |
31 |
3 |
2
|
| Gravity Vehicle
|
No Entry1 |
Not Held |
Not Held |
No Entry3 |
114 |
6 |
1
|
| Machines
|
37 |
15/37 |
7/No Entry |
9 |
11 |
2 |
4
|
| Ornithology
|
109 |
30/24 |
12/35 |
8 |
12 |
2 |
1
|
| Ping Pong Parachute
|
1321 |
Not Held |
Not Held |
263 |
Not Held |
6 |
11
|
| Protein Modeling
|
148 |
51/No Entry |
64/No Entry |
60 |
42 |
2 |
4
|
| Sounds of Music
|
67 |
48/No Entry |
14/No Entry |
37 |
20 |
7 |
2
|
| Water Quality
|
97 |
70/72 |
34/No Entry |
49 |
46 |
4 |
2
|
| Wright Stuff
|
No Entry1 |
Not Held |
Not Held |
Not Held |
Not Held |
5 |
11
|
| Write It Do It
|
No Entry1 |
Not Held |
27/15 |
15 |
25 |
11 |
14
|
| Overall |
100th (2393) |
33rd (669)/71st (1090) |
23rd (529)/82nd (1389) |
28th (628)3 |
23rd (697) |
2nd (83) |
2nd (102)
|
- 1: BEARSO made the following changes to events: Boomilever was exchanged for Digital Structures, Experimental Design was modified into Experiment and Data Analysis, Gravity Vehicle was exchanged for Vehicle Design, Ping Pong Parachute was exchanged for Cybersecurity, Wright Stuff was exchanged for Helicopter, and Write It Do It was exchanged for Write It CAD It.
- 2: UChicago made the following changes to events: Write It Do It was exchanged for Write It CAD It and was not counted to the total score.
- 3: SOAPS made the following changes to events: Boomilever was exchanged for Digital Structures, Gravity Vehicle was exchanged for Vehicle Design, and Ping Pong Parachute was exchanged for Cybersecurity. The events Fermi Questions and Picture This were run as trials, the team placing 8th in the former and no-showing the latter. The bottom two scores were dropped from the final score.
- 4: BirdSO made the following changes to events: Boomilever was exchanged for Digital Structures, and Gravity Vehicle was set as a trial event. The event Cybersecurity was also run, placing 27th. The events Fermi Questions, Rocks and Minerals, Helicopters, and Science Quiz Bowl were also run as trials, placing 3rd, 40th, no-showing, and 34th, respectively.
|
2021-2022 Season
The 2022 season finally brought a semi-return to normalcy after the events of the COVID-19 pandemic. Invitationals, regionals, and states were once again held in person. BVN participated both this year in the local invitationals, yet also participated in three other national virtual invitationals. BVN once again managed to claim several medals at each of these virtual invites. In terms of the team composition, the 2022 season was a transition year for BVN. No seniors were part of the team and only a handful of students were returning with any experience in Science Olympiad. Nevertheless, BVN improved consistently during the season, steadily ranking higher at every local and official tournament, culminating with a third state championship for Blue Valley North.
2021-2022 Season Results
| Event |
O-Town |
Dick Smith |
Pembroke Hill |
SOLVI |
BirdSO (Sat.) |
Regionals |
State |
Nationals
|
| Anatomy & Physiology
|
2 |
2/37 |
1 |
8/46 |
42 |
2 |
4 |
|
| Astronomy
|
9 |
40/48 |
3 |
35/No Entry |
70 |
11 |
3 |
|
| Bridge
|
5 |
No Entry |
9 |
No Entry3 |
No Entry |
14 |
3 |
|
| Cell Biology
|
1 |
3/No Entry |
1 |
11/No Entry |
28 |
3 |
1 |
|
| Chemistry Lab
|
1 |
1/52 |
1 |
5/50 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
|
| Codebusters
|
1 |
7/19 |
4 |
33/41 |
12 |
1 |
1 |
|
| Detector Building
|
8 |
32/No Entry |
10 |
11/No Entry |
41 |
6 |
7 |
|
| Disease Detectives
|
3 |
22/34 |
3 |
16/34 |
53 |
1 |
4 |
|
| Dynamic Planet
|
3 |
14/43 |
2 |
20/29 |
58 |
4 |
9 |
|
| Environmental Chemistry
|
3 |
32/No Entry |
4 |
33/No Entry |
50 |
3 |
3 |
|
| Experimental Design
|
2 |
27/No Entry |
1 |
31/No Entry |
18 |
1 |
3 |
|
| Forensics
|
3 |
35/No Entry |
3 |
25/No Entry |
21 |
3 |
1 |
|
| Gravity Vehicle
|
4 |
No Entry/18 |
8 |
4/No Entry3 |
63 |
5 |
8 |
|
| Green Generation
|
1 |
5/No Entry |
5 |
23/No Entry |
17 |
6 |
11 |
|
| It's About Time
|
7 |
No Entry/48 |
7 |
No Entry/38 |
64 |
7 |
7 |
|
| Ornithology
|
2 |
4/64 |
7 |
No Entry/39 |
45 |
1 |
1 |
|
| Ping Pong Parachute
|
5 |
- |
7 |
No Entry/153 |
43 |
1 |
2 |
|
| Remote Sensing
|
3 |
20/27 |
1 |
23/25 |
35 |
3 |
4 |
|
| Rocks and Minerals
|
8 |
10/64 |
6 |
31/No Entry |
27 |
2 |
1 |
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| Trajectory
|
5 |
No Entry/9 |
1 |
9/No Entry3 |
58 |
3 |
11 |
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| WiFi Lab
|
6 |
No Entry/7 |
7 |
16/40 |
70 |
6 |
3 |
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| Wright Stuff
|
No Entry |
- |
2 |
No Entry/183 |
45 |
1 |
4 |
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| Write It Do It
|
2 |
No Entry/321, 2 |
16 |
25/No Entry3 |
444 |
12 |
22 |
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| Overall |
3rd (103) |
18th (624)/57th (988) |
3rd (109) |
23rd (464)/50th (873)3 |
31st (1088) |
2nd (97) |
1st (114) |
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- 1 - Write It CAD It was not counted towards the total score.
- 2 - DSM made the following changes to events: Write It Do It was exchanged for Write It CAD It.
- 3 - SOLVI made the following changes to events: Bridge was exchanged for Digital Structures, Write It Do It was exchanged for Write It CAD It, and the events Digital Structures, Gravity Vehicle, Lean Mean Meme Machine, Ping Pong Parachute, Trajectory, and Wright Stuff were run as trials.
- 4 - BirdSO made the following changes to events: Write It Do It was exchanged for Write It CAD It, and the events Bioinformatics, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Fermi Questions, Machine Learning, Materials Science, Run It Code It, Science Quiz Bowl, and Spreadsheet Scripting, placing 27th in RICI and no-showing the rest.
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Members
Current
- Firestarrocks (2020-2022) (Capt. 2021, 2022)
Former
- SOnerd (2017-2019) (Capt. 2017-2019)
- PikaPikaChu (2018-2020) (Capt. 2019, 2020)
- HugoTroop (2018-2021) (Capt. 2020, 2021)
- Brian.G (2019-2021)
Links
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