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Akron Regional Science Olympiad

March 14, 2026

Akron Regional Science Olympiad

Page Last Updated 02/16/26

Rules Clarifications and Announcements

Please Frequently Check the Akron, State and National Rules Clarifications and FAQ's:

National Clarifications:

State Clarifications:



Akron Regional Event Clarifications:

Please see very important notes below Clarifications.



AKRON REGIONAL TOURNAMENT (EASTERN)

  • March 14, 2026, on The University of Akron Campus.

Tournament Schedule:

The Akron Regional Tournament planners intend to emulate the National Schedules' event groupings*, as printed in the current year rule books. (pretend you are team 1 - events that team 1 has simultaneously in the schedule will also likely run together at Akron Regional).

The groupings may change: Please understand that at a busy university, and when working with scores of enthusiastic but equally busy volunteer event supervisors, some room and schedule conflicts might arise that will result in schedule changes. We will try our best to stick to these groupings. Please plan your team assignments with the above, somewhat modified National Schedules' event groupings in mind, but please continue to build in extra coverage. Best intentions are plans, and sometimes plans must change.


Clarifications

We will freeze Clarifications and FAQ’s on March 1, 2026, meaning all adjustments posted at the state or national level, after that date, will not be applicable to Akron Regional.



[update 01-01-25]

Drop-in Event ON-LINE REGISTRATION: (For build events, etc that run all day long.)
VISIT THE PAGE BELOW FOR FULL DETAILS ON DROP-IN EVENT ONLINE REGISTRATION PROCESS:

We plan to use the Scilympiad software https://scilympiad.com/uakron/
  • *Headcoaches should use the same login and password they used to register with the Ohio State Science Olympiad.
  • Coaches should log in to: https://scilympiad.com/uakron/ and explore before 1/15/2025.
  • Email: arscioly@uakron.edu if you have problems, so we can resolve them well before drop-in event signups.

NOTICE:

  • The University of Akron will not take custodial responsibility for minors while participating in at Akron Regional Science Olympiad. Custodial responsibility will remain with teachers, parents, legal guardians and chaperones. Minors must be properly supervised at all times.

Impound

  • Impound will be 8:00am - 8:50am. Any teammember may drop off devices to impound.

IMPORTANT!

All, please review the Science Olympiad Policies on Safety Goggles and Lasers (used for alignment in build events, like the car events…)
https://www.soinc.org/lasers (class 2 and class 1 only – Must be clearly labeled), https://www.soinc.org/eye_protection
Let’s keep the students, supervisors and helpers safe. Supervisors, please enforce the rules for goggle type and laser type. Students without the required goggles should be given an opportunity, within their event’s scheduled hour, to go and get goggles.

Supervisors – please – you should wear goggles as appropriate. If you don’t own a pair, please ask us to pack goggles for you. llohrey@uakron.edu (soon please.)

Supervisors – please bring your own grading pens/pencils. Since students typically unstaple their test papers, please bring a stapler, or ask students to write team numbers on every page.

Coaches – please ask your students to write their team number on each page if they separate their papers.



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Please contact us at ARSciOly@uakron.edu for more information.