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NC Science Olympiad

State Tournament

Join us April 25-26, 2025 at Reynolds Coliseum at NC State

Tournament Date

April 25-26, 2025

State Director

Lisa Giacomelli

Location

NC State University

Volunteer

Get in on the action and volunteer with NCSO! We need general volunteers and help with our competitive events.

STEM Expo

April 25th from 2-5 PM. Register here!

Announcements

  • If your team qualified, you can bring any 15 students from your school that you want, even if they didn’t compete at regionals.
  • You must know your Team # for States – tests will require your team #. It is in Avogadro, and on the Team Spreadsheet below.
  • We will have a Photoboxx at States! – the original hashtag printer!  You can send pictures to the box and pick them up.
  • Coach of the Year Award nominations now open! Nominate your coach by March 31 – see email for link! 
  • All lab events will run hands-on labs.  Please make sure you review and bring the required safety equipment and recommended lab materials (in the rules).

Schedules

2025 State Tournament Schedule, Homebase Assignments – Friday & Saturday
*FPOW students are NOT assigned a homebase – there is plenty of space upstairs in Reynolds for FPOWs if needed.

State Qualifiers & Team Numbers

2025 State Qualifiers & Team Numbers

Campus Map

Campus Map – coming soon.

Minors MUST be accompanied at all times while on campus. See expectations for bringing minors to NC State.

Opening Ceremony – Friday

The Opening (& Closing) Ceremony will be held in Reynold’s Coliseum. Doors to the floor open at 4 pm. Teams will be assigned a row of seats on the floor or in the bleachers on the floor. There are 17 seats in a row on the floor, if you are bringing more people, they can sit in the back or upstairs wherever they like.  Rows will be provided for FPOWs.  

2025 Reynold’s Seating Assignments – coming soon.

Parade of Champions – up to 4 members per team & all FPOWs are encouraged to walk in the Parade.  Mascots, signs, and general team spirit encouraged. Div B will line up in the hallway to the right of the stage, Div C will line up to the left (there will be signs) you will attempt to line up by team number.  There will be volunteers directing you. We will call out each team as they enter, they will parade down the middle and then find their way back to the team seats. 

We’ll then have some opening remarks and our Keynote Speaker. Everything will wrap up about 7 pm.

Team Alternates

Teams (not FPOWs) may bring 2-4 alternates to States. Alternates may compete in Trial Events and they must be included in Avogadro and on the Photo Consent Form.

Registration & Wristbands

The head coach will need to register and pick up team wristbands from the Registration table in Reynold’s either Friday (starting at 1 pm) or Saturday morning (starting at 7:30 am).  Students cannot compete without a wristband.  Wristbands are not needed for Trial Events.

Wristbands are not needed for impound – anyone can impound a device for the team.

If you arrive late and the Registration table is closed, you can register at the NCSO Team Headquarters in Reynolds – ask at the merch table where it is located.

Photo Consent Form: Must be turned in for each team at registration. This form is the same as Regionals, but we must have it submitted again.  Alternates must be included. One major difference to note on the Photo Consent Form is that parents must agree to allow their children’s picture to be taken.

Avogadro

Avogadro access for coaches and instructions on self-scheduling will be emailed to coaches soon.

Trial Events

  • Trial events will be self-schedule events and spots are limited, first come, first serve. Coaches will receive information via email on how to register students for trial events.  One pair of students per school may participate in each trial event.  
  • FPOWs are also welcome to do trial events.
  • Medals are earned for Trial Events, but the results are not included in the Overall Team Score.

Hotels

We do not have reserved blocks of rooms for States, but we do recommend the “Cary Crossroads” area, which you can easily search. This area is close to campus, has lots of easy parking, restaurants, and (maybe most importantly) is close to both a Lowes & Home Depot for whatever breaks on the bus.

Food

Talley Student Union, Fountain Dining Hall and Clark Dining Hall will be open both Friday and Saturday. NC State is a cashless campus.

Fountain Dining Hall – Science Olympiad Reservations

Homebases

Each team is assigned a home base room where you can spend the day.  However, it is your responsibility to keep that room in PRISTINE condition.  We recommend taking a photo of the room when you arrive to make sure everything is in its place when you leave. Home bases MUST be cleaned up and clear before the start of the Award Ceremony.

You CANNOT leave large food take out items in your homebase rooms (i.e. empty pizza boxes, etc).

Before the start of the Award Ceremony, we will personally walk through every home base classroom to make sure it is pristine.  If classrooms are not left in proper condition, your team will not be eligible to earn awards that day.  The team may also be prohibited from participating in NCSO in the future.

Parking

Parking instructions are provided here – a pre-purchased parking pass is required for Friday.  Parking on Saturday is free on campus and open anywhere that isn’t 24-hour reserved. The Reynolds parking deck is the easiest place for most people to park. Reynolds Coliseum Parking Deck clearance is 6’9″.  

Merchandise

We will have fun merch available for purchase in the lobby of Reynolds – card purchases only!