From Kutztown University
Kutztown University will host the 2026 Central Eastern Regional Science Olympiad on Thursday, March 19 (snow date of Friday, March 20). More than 600 students from nine middle schools and 33 high schools from Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Luzerne, Montgomery, Northampton, and Schuylkill counties will compete in more than 46 events in a variety of science disciplines such as biology, earth science, chemistry, physics, computers, and technology.
The event website has more information about the schedule of events, rules, schools involved, and more.
In its 17th year at KU, the Science Olympiad is an international nonprofit organization devoted to improving the quality of K-12 science education, creating a passion for learning science, and providing recognition for outstanding achievement in science education by both students and teachers. These goals are accomplished through classroom activities, research, professional development workshops, and the encouragement of intramural, district, regional, state, national, and international tournaments.
The Olympiad is organized by schools at the junior high and senior high levels. Each school sends one team to compete in a variety of events. High school teachers serve as the coaches, judges, and coordinators. Olympiad competitions are conducted at four levels: local, regional, state, and national. The local competition is designed to prepare students for regional competition. No teams are eliminated in the local competition. At the regional level, the top-ranked teams move on to the state competition.
The Pennsylvania Science Olympiad has been in existence since 1985. Originally started by Dick and Mimi Smith and involving just 30 teams competing in one location, it has grown to include more than 300 teams competing in six regional locations across the state. The Pennsylvania Science Olympiad State Tournament will be held on Saturday, April 25, at Penn State Altoona.
Details on the International Science Olympiad are available online.
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