Science Olympiad
Science Olympiad
Science Olympiad is an international non-profit organization devoted to improving the quality of science education, increasing student interest in science and providing recognition for outstanding achievement in science education by both students and teachers. Science Olympiad tournaments are rigorous academic interscholastic competitions that consist of a series of team events, which students prepare for during the year. These challenging and motivational events are well balanced between the various science disciplines of biology, earth science, chemistry, physics and technology. There is also a balance between events requiring knowledge of science concepts, process skills and science applications.
Historically, the El Rancho Charter School Science Olympiad teams have been very competitive at both the regional and state level of competition. Recently, the 2010 team took first place at the Orange County Regional competition and sixth place at California State competition. Additionally, the 2008 team qualified for the National competition which was held at George Washington University in Washington DC. Our team placed 8th out of 60 qualifying teams
