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| Georgia | |
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| General Information | |
| Member of SO since | 1985 |
| Total teams | 152 ( 49.02% 2021 to 2022)
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| Division B Champion | Fulton Science Academy |
| Division C Champion | Brookwood High School |
| State Tournament Location | Emory University (Division B)
Georgia Institute of Technology (Division C) |
| Date | March 30, 2022 (Division B)
April 9, 2022 (Division C) |
| Website | georgiascioly |
Georgia is a member state of Science Olympiad in the southeast United States. Georgia was an early contender in Science Olympiad, with its first state tournament being in 1985, one year after the program was founded. Since then, the number of participating teams in the state has continued to grow—at one point, the state had the program with the highest number of teams at 247 teams. A numerous amount of invitationals and regionals are, or have been, hosted in the state.
Several invitationals have been run in the state, with most being hosted by high schools and some colleges. These tournaments tend to attract teams from mostly Georgia or the surrounding states, although teams from other states are frequently spotted. Most of the invitationals hosted in the state are now defunct, though several invitationals still run. Likewise, a large number of regionals are run in the state hosted at various high schools and universities. Some regional locations frequently change in the state, with some regionals lasting ten or more years before being shut down, while others last only one year.
The state tournament has historically been hosted by Emory University in urban Atlanta in Division C, but the states location for Division B has shifted multiple times. In Division B, J.C. Booth Middle School, Fulton Science Academy, and Dodgen Middle School have commonly placed first and second, advancing to the national tournament. In Division C, Brookwood High School and Chattahoochee High School frequently place first and second. Georgia consistently receives two bids to the national tournament in both divisions.
History
In the very early years, Georgia had some turnover in national representatives, but quickly certain teams took hold of the top spot. J.C. Booth Middle School started winning titles as early as 1992 and won almost every year from then until 2014. During their time as state champion, many other teams competed for second place. In the late 1990s, when Georgia became large enough to send a second team to nationals, Chamblee Middle School was the regular runner-up, often placing in the top 10 at nationals at around the same time that J.C. Booth began their string of six consecutive national tournament wins. In 1998 a new school, Rising Starr Middle School, was created out of the former J.C. Booth district, and by the next year they had qualified for nationals. They continued to qualify every year from then through 2006, and in 2002 defeated J.C. Booth at state and went on to win the national tournament.
From then on, Rising Starr's national tournament placements went on a steady decline. In 2007, Fulton Science Academy, who had placed third for the last two years, finished second at the state tournament, while Rising Starr dropped to fourth. Although Rising Starr qualified again in 2008, they never reached their former heights, and FSA edged closer to J.C. Booth over the next few years. In 2010 Dodgen Middle School began their rise to prominence with a third place finish at the state tournament, and next year placed third again behind Holy Innocents Episcopal School, dropping Fulton Science Academy to fourth. However, the next year they returned stronger than ever, finishing just 7 points behind J.C. Booth. In 2013 Dodgen won their first trip to nationals, where they finished in 12th, just behind J.C. Booth (who placed outside of the top 6 for the first time in over 20 years). J.C. Booth continued their decline the following year, when both Dodgen and FSA came very close to beating them, at 7 and 16 points away, respectively. In 2015, J.C. Booth disbanded their team, and Dodgen took the state title for the next two years, with FSA close behind.
There has been less stability in C. Stone Mountain High School first won the state tournament in 1989, and qualified for nationals for the next 5 years. Their 3rd place finish at the 1990 National Tournament remains the highest national tournament placing of any Division C Georgia team.During the late 1990s and early 2000s, Chamblee Charter High School and McIntosh High School (both of whom had strong feeder schools in national powerhouses Chamblee Middle School and J.C. Booth Middle School) became the teams to beat. Chamblee Charter won state from 1997 to 1999, placing as high as 9th at nationals, while McIntosh was the runner-up. Then McIntosh won state from 2000 to 2002, placing as high as 6th at nationals while Chamblee Charter declined.
Parkview High School, the state runner-up in 2002, finished first in 2003 and continued winning through 2007, peaking with a 9th place finish at nationals in 2005. In 2008, the current dynasty of Brookwood High School was established as Parkview faded to the background. Gwinnett School of Math, Science and Technology (GSMST) was the runner-up from 2011 to 2014, although other schools tried to bring them down. In 2013 Chattahoochee High School began a rise, finishing third two years in a row just a few points behind GSMST. In 2015 and 2016 they qualified for nationals over Northview High School and GSMST, finishing 15th at the 2016 National Tournament.
Past State Champions
- 1 A scoring error in Disease Detectives B was discovered after the conclusion of the 2013 National Tournament awards ceremony. After the error had been corrected and scores amended appropriately, J.C. Booth Middle School and Dodgen Middle School were both awarded 12th place, and no school was awarded 15th place. J.C. Booth Middle School had been the 15th place school prior to the correction of the error.
- 2 Write It, Do It was cancelled due to insufficient materials, and Entomology was cancelled because the event supervisor and proctor was in Australia.
Competitions
Invitationals
Georgia has several Invitationals.
- South Forsyth Invitational (Division C) - October 24th, 2020
- Dodgen Invitational (Division B) - November 14th, 2020
- University of Georgia Invitational (Division C) - November 14th, 2020
- CSRA Invitational (Division C) - December 12th, 2020
- Brookwood Invitational (Division C) - January 16th, 2021
Other States
- Some Division B teams from Georgia compete at the Friendship Christian Invitational and Bearden Invitational, both in Tennessee. A few teams in both divisions compete at invitationals further away, such as MIT Invitational. With 2021 featuring many virtual tournaments, many more teams have competed "out" of state.
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Regional Competitions
There are generally 7-8 Regional Tournaments per Division, held in February and early March, with the State Tournament usually held in mid March to early April. An anomalous 2021 will run no regionals do to a severe drop off in participating teams making regionals redundant.
State Qualifying Teams
| Forsyth County | UNG - Gainesville | Georgia Southern University | Columbus State University | Georgia State University | Northeast Georgia |
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| Fulton Science Academy (34) | Dodgen Middle School (59) | Richmond Hill Middle School (83) | Blackmon Road Middle School (86) | Taylor Road Middle School (51) | Henderson Middle School (104) |
| River Trail Middle School (140) | South Forsyth Middle School (77) | Gray Station Middle School (89) | Rising Starr Middle School (91) | McCleskey Middle School (143) | Oconee County Middle School (131) |
| Five Forks Middle School (156) | Crews Middle School (95) | A.R. Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School (89) | St. John the Evangelist School (105) | Campbell Middle School (155) | Hightower Trail Middle School (141) |
| Northwestern Middle School (166) | XX | XX | Richards (121) | ILM (175) | Malcom Bridge (148) |
| Piney Grove Middle School (172) | XX | XX | XX | DNA (177) | XX |
| XX | XX | XX | XX | Madras (178) | XX |
| XX | XX | XX | XX | Kittredge Magnet (197) | XX |
- XX - Denotes that fewer state bids were allotted to that regional tournament.
| UNG-Dahlonega | East Georgia State College | University of Georgia | Gordon State College | Kennesaw State-SPSU | Valdosta State University | GPC - Clarkston |
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| West Forsyth High School (82) | Brookwood High School (27) | Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology (81) | Lakeside High School (Evans) (111) | Walton High School (71) | Valwood School (52) | Milton High School |
| Forsyth Central High School (88) | Effingham College and Career Academy (120) | South Forsyth High School (148) | Whitewater High School (146) | Chattahoochee High School (73) | Scholars Academy (74) | Fulton Science Academy |
| Alliance Academy (110) | John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School (138) | Lambert High School (157) | East Coweta High School (172) | Johns Creek High School (153) | Appling County High School (107) | Chamblee Charter High School |
| XX | XX | The Westminster Schools (167) | Augusta Area Home Schools (177) | Northview High School (164) | XX | Decatur High School |
| XX | XX | Duluth High School (171) | XX | Wheeler High School (177) | XX | Paideia School |
| XX | XX | Woodward Academy (277) | XX | XX | XX | XX |
| XX | XX | North Oconee High School (279) | XX | XX | XX | XX |
- XX - Denotes that fewer state bids were allotted to that regional tournament.
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State Competitions
| Year | B Division | C Division |
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| 2022 | Emory University (March 30th) | Georgia Institute of Technology (April 9th) |
| 2021 | University of Georgia (March 13th) | Georgia Institute of Technology (March 13th) |
| 2020 | Kennesaw Mountain High School (March 21st) | Emory University (April 4th) |
| 2019 | Kennesaw Mountain High School (March 16th) | Emory University (March 23rd) |
| 2018 | Hillgrove High School (March 10th) | Emory University (March 31st) |
| 2017 | South Cobb High School (March 18th) | Emory University (March 25th) |
| 2016 | Lambert High School (March 19th) | Emory University (April 16th) |
| 2015 | Lambert High School (March 21st) | Emory University (March 21st) |
| 2014 | Southern Polytechnic State University (March 22nd) | |
| 2013 | Southern Polytechnic State University (March 16th) | |
| 2012 | Southern Polytechnic State University (March 24th) | Emory University (March 24th) |
| 2011 | Augusta State University (March 12th) | Southern Polytechnic State University (March 26th) |
| 2010 | Augusta State University (March 27th) | Emory University (April 10th) |
| 2009 | Gainesville State College (March 28th) | Emory University (April 4th) |
| 2008 | Augusta State University (March 29th) | |
| 2007 | Augusta State University (March 24th) | Emory University (March 31st) |
| 2006 | Augusta State University | Emory University (March 25th) |
| 2005 | Georgia State University (April 16th) | Emory University (April 2nd) |
| 2004 | Georgia State University (April 17th) | Emory University (March 27th) |
| 2003 | Augusta State University (March 22nd) | Emory University (April 5th) |
| 2002 | Augusta State University (March 23rd) | Emory University (March 23rd) |
| 2001 | Columbus State University (March 31st) | Emory University (April 14th) |
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State Tournament Scoresheets
| Division B | Division C |
Team Numbers
| Year | No. of Teams | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Div B | Div C | Div B | Div C | |
| 2000 | 117 | 132 | ||
| 2001 | 115 | 120 | ||
| 2002 | 132 | 118 | ||
| 2003 | 132 | 112 | 5th | 6th |
| 2004 | 132 | 121 | 6th | 6th |
| 2005 | 119 | 113 | 7th | 7th |
| 2006 | 93 | 103 | ||
| 2007 | 8th | 7th | ||
| 2008 | 221 | 7th | 6th | |
| 2009 | 232 | 8th | 8th | |
| 2010 | 240 | |||
| 2011 | 223 | 9th | 8th | |
| 2012 | 220 | 10th | 8th | |
| 2013 | 108 | 130 | 9th | 8th |
| 2014 | 226 | 10th | 8th | |
| 2015 | 112 | 137 | 8th | 8th |
| 2016 | 121 | 147 | 8th | 8th |
| 2017 | 123 | 145 | 8th | 8th |
| 2018 | 125 | 148 | 8th | 9th |
| 2019 | 123 | 158 | 8th | 7th |
| 2020 | 247 | 10th | ||
| 2021 | 26 | 76 | ||
Teams
Division B
- Amana Academy
- Arnold Magnet Academy Middle School
- Atlanta International School
- A.R. Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School
- Augusta Area Homeschoolers
- Augusta Preperatory Day Middle School
- Baker Middle School
- Bennett's Mill Middle School
- Blackmon Road Middle School
- Campbell Middle School
- Central Middle School
- Chamblee Middle School
- Cherokee Charter Academy
- Columbia Middle School
- Cooper Middle School
- Crabapple Middle School
- Crews Middle School
- Dickerson Middle School
- Dodgen Middle School
- Dooly County Middle School
- Double Churches Middle School
- Durham Middle School
- Eagles Home Educators
- Eagle's Landing Middle School
- East Cobb Middle School
- East Columbus Magnet Academy Middle School
- East Coweta Middle School
- Elkins Pointe Middle School
- Ellis G. Arnall Middle School
- E.T. Booth Middle School
- Evans Middle School
- Fayette Middle School
- Five Forks Middle School
- Flat Rock Middle School
- Flint River Academy
- Fort Middle School
- Fulton Science Academy
- Gatewood School
- Greenbrier Middle School
- Griffin Middle School
- Harris County Carver Middle School
- Haynes Bridge Middle School
- Henderson Middle School
- Holy Innocents' Episcopal School
- Hightower Trail Middle School
- Impact Academy
- J.C. Booth Middle School
- John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School
- Kittredge Magnet School
- Lakeside Middle School
- Lee Middle School
- Liberty Middle School
- Lyndon Academy
- Madras Middle School
- Marist School
- M.D. Roberts Middle School
- Metter Middle School
- Midland Middle School
- Oconee County Middle School
- Our Lady of Victory Catholic School
- Piney Grove Middle School
- Rothschild Leadership Academy
- Richards Middle School
- Richmond Hill Middle School
- Rising Starr Middle School
- River Trail Middle School
- Riverside Middle School
- Riverwatch Middle School
- Sandy Springs Middle School
- Shiver Elementary School
- Smokey Road Middle School
- South Effingham Middle School
- South Forsyth Middle School
- St. Catherine of Sienna Catholic School
- Stephens County Middle School
- St. John the Evangelist School
- St. Martin's Episcopal School
- St. Peter Claver Regional Catholic School
- Summerour Middle School
- Sutton Middle School
- Sweetwater Middle School
- Taylor Road Middle School
- Temple Middle School
- The Blackstone Academy
- The Galloway School
- Thomasville High Scholars' Academy
- Thomas County Middle School
- Trickum Middle School
- Veterans Memorial Middle School
- Valwood School
- Vickery Creek Middle School
- Webb Bridge Middle School
- Whitewater Middle School
- W.R. Coile Middle School
- Youth Middle School
Division C
- Adairsville High School
- Alexander High School
- Alpharetta High School
- Appling County High School
- Archer High School
- A.R. Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School
- Atlanta International School
- Augusta Area Homeschoolers
- Blessed Trinity Catholic High School
- Brookwood High School
- Cambridge High School
- Camden County High School
- Central High School
- Chamblee Charter High School
- Chattahoochee High School
- Cherookee High School
- Collins Hill High School
- Columbus High School
- Creekview High School
- Cross Creek High School
- Dooly County High School
- Duluth High School
- Eagles Home Educators
- Eagle's Landing Christian Academy
- Eagle's Landing High School
- East Coweta High School
- Etowah High School
- Excel Christian Academy High School
- Fayette County High School
- Flint River Academy
- Forsyth Central High School
- Fulton Science Academy High School
- Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology
- Harrison High School
- Hephzibah High School
- Herschel V. Jenkins High School
- Hillgrove High School
- Homeschoolers of Woodstock
- Johns Creek High School
- John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School
- Kennesaw Mountain High School
- Lakeside High School (Evans)
- Lambert High School
- Laney High School
- Lanier High School
- Lassiter High School
- Lithia Springs High School
- Lumpkin County High School
- Marist School
- McIntosh High School
- Metter High School
- Mill Creek High School
- Milton High School
- Mountain View High School
- North Cobb High School
- Northgate High School
- North Forsyth High School
- North Gwinnett High School
- North Oconee High School
- Northside High School
- North Springs Charter High School
- Northview High School
- Ola High School
- Our Lady of Mercy Catholic High School
- Paideia High School
- Parkview High School
- Peachtree Ridge High School
- Pope High School
- Richmond Hill High School
- River Ridge High School
- Riverwood International Charter School
- Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology
- Rome High School
- Roswell High School
- Rutland High School
- Sandy Creek High School
- Sequoyah High School
- Southeast Bulloch High School
- South Effingham High School
- South Forsyth High School
- South Gwinnett High School
- Starr’s Mill High School
- Statesboro High School
- Stephens County High School
- St. Pius X Catholic High School
- Taylor County High School
- The Paideia School
- The Walker School
- Thomas County Central High School
- Thomasville High Scholars Academy
- Tift County High School
- Towns County High School
- Valdosta High School
- Valwood School
- Walker High School
- Walton High School
- West Forsyth High School
- Westminster High School
- Westminster Upper School of Augusta
- Wheeler High School
- White County High School
- Whitewater High School
- Woodland High School
- Woodville-Tompkins High School
- Woodward Academy
Team Lists by Regionals
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State Website: https://scilympiad.com/ga | ||||||||||||||||