Virginia

Virginia
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General Information
Total teams	159 ( 17.78% 2021 to 2022)
Division B Champion	Longfellow Middle School
Division C Champion	Lake Braddock Secondary School
State Tournament Location	University of Virginia
Website	www.virginiaso.org

Virginia has sent a team to the National Tournament every year since 2002, and in some prior years, though discontinuously. Science Olympiad started in Virginia as a competition within Fairfax County Public Schools, but it reorganized into an independent statewide organization in 2009, after which VASO saw significant and consistent growth. During the 2019-20 Coronavirus outbreak Virginia retained the highest percentage of its teams of any state, leading to a second Division B bid to the National Tournament for the first time in 2021. Virginia received a second Division C bid to the National Tournament the following year in 2022 when two other states declined to send a team.

History

During the first few years, from 2002-2005, several different teams won state in Division B. Since then, Longfellow Middle School has consistently won the state tournament, interrupted only once, in 2011 by Kilmer Middle School. They have finished strongly at Nationals, being in the top 10 several times and finishing in 5th at the 2022 National Tournament. Cooper Middle School has also experienced a rise in recent years. Several teams have won in Division C, with the major contenders typically being Fairfax High School, Langley High School, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, and Lake Braddock Secondary School. No team in Div C has won state more than three times in a row.

Past State Champions

Season	Division B					Division C
	Champion		Runner-Up		Third Place	Champion		Runner-Up		Third Place
	Team	Nats Place	Team	Nats Place	Team	Team	Nats Place	Team	Nats Place	Team
2002	Longfellow Middle School	47th		N/A		McLean High School	50th		N/A
2003	Carl Sandburg Middle School	43rd		N/A		Fairfax High School	48th		N/A
2004	Rachel Carson Middle School	48th		N/A		Fairfax High School	43rd		N/A
2005	Rocky Run Middle School	44th		N/A		Fairfax High School	46th		N/A
2006	Longfellow Middle School	19th		N/A		Langley High School	43rd		N/A
2007	Longfellow Middle School	23rd		N/A		James Madison High School	48th		N/A
2008	Longfellow Middle School	25th		N/A		Langley High School	48th		N/A
2009	Longfellow Middle School	16th		N/A		Langley High School	38th		N/A
2010	Longfellow Middle School	10th		N/A		Langley High School (73)	31st	Fairfax High School (74)	N/A	Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (109)
2011	Kilmer Middle School (93)	19th	Longfellow Middle School (108)	N/A	Lake Braddock Middle School (116)	Fairfax High School (90)	44th	Langley High School (102)	N/A	Lake Braddock Secondary School (112)
2012	Longfellow Middle School (55)	8th	Kilmer Middle School (99)	N/A	Lake Braddock Middle School (100)	Langley High School (94)	34th	Fairfax High School (101)	N/A	Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (106)
2013	Longfellow Middle School (70)	16th	Luther Jackson Middle School (119)	N/A	Lake Braddock Middle School (141)	Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (80)	25th	Langley High School (92)	N/A	James Madison High School (93)
2014	Longfellow Middle School (93)	22nd	Kilmer Middle School (153)	N/A	Lake Braddock Middle School (166)	Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (68)	23rd	Langley High School (76)	N/A	James Madison High School (113)
2015	Longfellow Middle School (50)	7th	Lake Braddock Middle School (136)	N/A	Kilmer Middle School (146)	Langley High School (76)	35th	Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (78)	N/A	James Madison High School (90)
2016	Longfellow Middle School (62)	11th	Lake Braddock Middle School (158)	N/A	Rocky Run Middle School (190)	Langley High School (66)	33rd	Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (92)	N/A	Fairfax High School (99)
2017	Longfellow Middle School (53)	6th	Luther Jackson Middle School (104)	N/A	Kilmer Middle School (112)	Fairfax High School (75)	33rd	Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (99)	N/A	Langley High School (120)
2018	Longfellow Middle School (68)	10th	Luther Jackson Middle School (159)	N/A	Kilmer Middle School (174)	Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (83)	26th	Fairfax High School (96)	N/A	Langley High School (101)
2019	Longfellow Middle School (93)	8th	Cooper Middle School (115)	N/A	Luther Jackson Middle School (126)	Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (49)	12th	Langley High School (81)	N/A	Fairfax High School (86)
2020	Cancelled due to the 2019-20 Coronavirus outbreak
2021	Longfellow Middle School (50)	7th	Cooper Middle School (75)	18th	Rocky Run Middle School (129)	Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (33)	18th	Langley High School (98)	N/A	Lake Braddock Secondary School (101)
2022	Longfellow Middle School (49)	5th	Cooper Middle School (100)	13th	BASIS Independent McLean (157)	Lake Braddock Secondary School (111)	28th	Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (112)	21st	Langley High School (114)

Past State Tournament Results

All scoresheets are combined B/C except 2010 and 2011.

2010 B/C

2011 B/C

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2021

2022

Competitions

The VASO State Tournament has been held at the University of Virginia since 2016. Regional tournaments are held at a variety of locations which vary year to year. Since the vast majority of teams are located in Northern Virginia in Fairfax and Loudoun counties, and since VASO has a centralized structure where all regionals are run by the state organization, VASO allows schools to self-select into regionals. This ultimately means that there are no geographic regions, making the term "regional" somewhat of a misnomer in the state.

Invitationals

Lake Braddock Invitational (B) - December 11th, 2021

Fairfax Invitational (C) - January 8th, 2022

Regional Tournaments

Fairfax Regional - February 12th, 2022

Charlottesville Regional - February 19th, 2022

Lake Braddock Regional - February 26th, 2022

State Tournament

University of Virginia - March 26th, 2022

Past Years 2021 Invitationals Lake Braddock Invitational (B) - December 12th, 2020 Fairfax Invitational (C) - January 9th, 2021 Regional Tournaments Newton Regional - January 30th, 2021 Hooke Regional - February 6th, 2021 Leibniz Regional - February 6th, 2021 State Tournament University of Virginia - March 20th, 2021 2020 Invitationals Lake Braddock Invitational (B) - December 14th, 2019 Fairfax Invitational (C) - January 11th, 2020 Regional Tournaments Virginia Tech Regional - January 25th, 2020 Mary Washington Regional - February 8th, 2020 Charlottesville Regional - February 15th, 2020 Fairfax Regional - February 29th, 2020 State Tournament (canceled) University of Virginia - March 28th, 2020 2019 Invitationals Lanier Invitational (B) - December 15th, 2018 Fairfax Invitational (C) - January 12th, 2019 Virginia Tech Invitational (C) - February 2nd, 2019 Regional Tournaments Charlottesville Regional - January 26th, 2019 Virginia Tech Regional - February 2nd, 2019 Fairfax Regional - February 9th, 2019 Lake Braddock Regional - February 23rd, 2019 State Tournament University of Virginia - March 23rd, 2019 2018 Invitationals Virginia Tech Invitational (C) - December 2nd, 2017 Lanier Invitational (B) - January 13th, 2018 Fairfax Invitational (C) - January 6th, 2018 Regional Tournaments Charlottesville Regional - January 27th, 2018 Woodson Regional - February 17th, 2018 Fairfax Regional - February 24th, 2018 State Tournament University of Virginia - April 14th, 2018 2017 Invitationals Lanier Invitational (B) - December 10th, 2016 Fairfax Invitational (C) - January 7th, 2017 Regional Tournaments Charlottesville Regional - January 28th, 2017 Lake Braddock Regional - February 12th, 2017 Fairfax Regional - February 25th, 2017 State Tournament University of Virginia - March 25th, 2017 2016 Invitationals Fairfax Invitational (C) - January 9th, 2016 Regional Tournaments Charlottesville Regional - February 13th, 2016 Fairfax Regional - February 27th, 2016 Marshall Regional - March 12th, 2016 State Tournament University of Virginia - April 16th, 2016 2015 Invitationals Fairfax Invitational (C) - January 10th, 2015 Regional Tournaments Fairfax Regional - February 14th, 2015 Charlottesville Regional - February 28th, 2015 Marshall Regional - March 8th, 2015 State Tournament Lake Braddock Secondary School - April 11th, 2015 2014 Invitationals Fairfax Invitational (C) - January 11th, 2014 Regional Tournaments Lake Braddock Regional - February 15th, 2014 Charlottesville Regional - February 22nd, 2014 Madison Regional - March 1st, 2014 State Tournament James Madison High School - March 22nd, 2014 2013 Invitationals Fairfax Invitational (C) - January 26th, 2013 Regional Tournaments Charlottesville Regional - February 16th, 2013 Kilmer Regional - March 2nd, 2013 Stone Regional - March 16th, 2013 State Tournament Virginia Tech - April 27th, 2013 2012 Regional Tournaments Kilmer Regional - February 18th, 2012 Langley Regional - February 25th, 2012 State Tournament Westfield High School - April 12th, 2012

Teams

Because the teams in each regional tournament change every year, the following lists are not divided by tournament.

Division B

Active Teams

2022 List Teams BASIS Independent McLean Belmont Ridge Middle School Brambleton Middle School Churchill Road Elementary School Colin Powell Elementary School Colvin Run Elementary School Cooper Middle School Dominion Christian School Farmwell Station Middle School Forestville Elementary School Glasgow Middle School Grace E. Metz Middle School Great Falls Elementary School Greenbriar West Elementary School Haycock Elementary School J. Michael Lunsford Middle School Kent Gardens Elementary School Kilmer Middle School Lake Braddock Middle School Lemon Road Elementary School Longfellow Middle School Louise Archer Elementary School Luther Jackson Middle School McNair Elementary School Navy Elementary School Nysmith School for the Gifted Oak Hill Elementary School Oakcrest School Pinnacle Academy Poplar Tree Elementary School Providence Elementary School Rachel Carson Middle School River Bend Middle School Robert Frost Middle School Rocky Run Middle School Seneca Ridge Middle School Spring Hill Elementary School Stone Hill Middle School Westminster School Willard Middle School

Inactive Teams

2009-2021 List Teams Buford Middle School Bull Run Elementary School Carl Sandburg Middle School Chelsea Academy Chesterbrook Elementary School Crossfield Elementary School Cunningham Park Elementary School Eagle Ridge Middle School Eagle View Elementary School Edlin School Floris Elementary School Forest Edge Elementary School Gainesville Middle School Ghent School Harper Park Middle School Hayfield Middle School Holmes Middle School Hunter Woods Elementary School Langston Hughes Middle School Lanier Middle School Laurel Ridge Elementary School Luray Middle School Manchester Middle School Mantua Elementary School Mark Twain Middle School Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School Matoaca Middle School Mercer Middle School North Richmond Homeschool Powhatan Middle School Robinson Middle School Sangster Elementary School Silverbrook Elementary School South County Middle School St. Agnes School St. James Catholic School St. John the Apostle Catholic School St. Thomas Aquinas Regional School Stone Middle School Tandem Friends School The Steward School Thoreau Middle School Trailside Middle School Westbriar Elementary School Westlawn Elementary School White Oaks Elementary School Willow Springs Elementary School

Division C

Active Teams

2022 List Teams Alexandria City High School BASIS Independent McLean Blacksburg High School Briar Woods High School Broad Run High School Centreville High School Chantilly High School Charlottesville High School Deep Creek High School Dominion Christian School Episcopal High School Fairfax High School Floyd E. Kellam High School Freedom High School George C. Marshall High School Independence High School James Madison High School John Champe High School Lake Braddock Secondary School Langley High School Lightridge High School McLean High School Oakcrest School Oakton High School Patriot High School Pinnacle Academy Potomac Falls High School Powhatan High School Robinson Secondary School Rock Ridge High School South County High School South Lakes High School Stafford High School Stone Bridge High School Tandem Friends School Thomas A. Edison High School Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology W.T. Woodson High School West Springfield High School Westfield High School Woodberry Forest School Yorktown High School

Inactive Teams

2009-2021 List Teams Academies of Loudoun Albemarle High School Cardozo Senior High School Central VA Homeschool Chelsea Academy Collegiate School Dominion High School Falls Church High School Flint Hill School George Mason High School Hayfield High School Hidden Valley High School Jamestown High School John Randolph Tucker High School Justice High School Middleburg Academy Notre Dame Academy Osbourne Park High School John R. Lewis High School Staunton High School Wakefield High School West Potomac High School