Virginia Science Olympiad
We are Virginia Science Olympiad, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization promoting STEM learning through team-based competitive tournaments. Students in grades 3 - 12 apply their math, science, and engineering skills to a breadth of topics from anatomy to circuits to forensics.
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We are proud of the work we are doing and think that there are many reasons to support us!
Science Olympiad's unique structure:
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Appeals to students with different skills and learning styles
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Gives exposure to topics outside standard curricula
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Provides a team structure for a collaborative and social experience
Meet some of our Alumni Volunteers!
One of our long-time building event supervisors, Kyle Pyne, is an alum of the Longfellow MS team and made it to Nationals both his 7th and 8th grade years. Now he's an aerospace engineer at Aurora Flight Sciences, and he often organizes groups of his coworkers to volunteer and is helping us pursue sponsorship opportunities with his company. Lately you might've seen him judging Storm the Castle, which was one of his favorite events as a competitor!
Dan-Tam Nguyen, the Chair of our Board, is originally from Texas. Her team made it to Nationals her senior year, and she returned the following years as an assistant coach to help them win two more state titles. Now Dan-Tam is an environmental engineer at the EPA, and you may have spotted her running Environmental Chemistry at our tournaments recently!
A Science Olympiad alum from Tennessee, Lillian Sun Tadlock has now raised three Science Olympians of her own in Virginia. She's one of our fabulous volunteer coordinators, and often the first face you see when you walk into our tournaments!
One of our long-time building event supervisors, Kyle Pyne, is an alum of the Longfellow MS team and made it to Nationals both his 7th and 8th grade years. Now he's an aerospace engineer at Aurora Flight Sciences, and he often organizes groups of his coworkers to volunteer and is helping us pursue sponsorship opportunities with his company. Lately you might've seen him judging Storm the Castle, which was one of his favorite events as a competitor!
