Science Olympiad Team Registration

Description

Welcome to the 2026 Fox Homeschoolers Science Olympiad Team!

YOUR CHILD SHOULD BE AGED 11-17 ON SEPT. 1st
and residing in Cook, DuPage or Will counties.

If you register and do not attend an information session by August 1st or you attend a session and decide this will not be a good fit, your payment will be fully refunded and registration canceled. THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION FEE.

If you live in another county, please e-mail to our coach  for further instructions.

Depending on availability of competitions, our teams attend in-person invitational (practice) competitions both in IL and in other states.  Out of state competitions are not a requirement for any family, but please let us know so that we can adjust accordingly.  Our big competition is Regionals (targeted for Sat., March 7 or 14, 2026), and our State competition (assuming we advance from Regionals) is in mid to late April at University of IL Champaign-Urbana.  Traditionally all students participate in anywhere from 3-6 competitions in any given year and this usually includes Regional and State competition (although our agreement only guarantees one competition/year). Our team meets via Zoom during most of January. Otherwise, our meetings are in-person.  Our middle schoolers (Div. B) will meet weekly in-person on Monday afternoons in north Naperville.  High school students (Div. C) will meet weekly on Friday nights from Sept. 26 – Nov. 7 2025 (except for 10/31) and then every other week. All parents will meet 1-2 times each month on a Friday evening starting Friday, Sept. 26 in north Naperville. Middle school students are welcome to join us on Friday nights to socialize or connect with teammates.  We do not do team meetings the night before a competition, so our Friday night meeting schedule is contingent upon our final competition schedule.  You can review more information about our team at:  https://ilhomeschoolso.weebly.com/ REGISTRATION IS OPEN!

• Kickoff potluck picnic will be mid-September (optional fun gathering)
• Div. B (middle school) first meeting will be Mon., Sept. 22, 2025.  Div. B students are always welcome to come with parents to Friday night parent meetings for social time or working with event partners (be sure to confirm event partners will be present for this).
• Div. C (high school) and ALL parents first meeting will be Fri. Sept. 26, 2025
• Div. C will meet weekly through the combined Div. C & Parent meeting on Fri. Nov. 7th (except for Fri. 10/31) and will then meet only on Parent meeting nights.
• Targeting student & parent coaching workshops the evening of Fri. Oct. 17 & possibly some on Sat. Oct. 18
• First competition is usually in mid-November and likely in Milwaukee, WI at Marquette Preparatory High School.

Costs and what your costs cover (if a family finds these costs difficult to manage, please talk to our coach about alternatives):

• Middle School program:  $150 per child for the entire year and guarantees weekly team preparation classes during the fall semester (starting Sept. 22nd on Mondays, 12:45-2:10pm), one Discovery Streaming account through May 31, 2026, one team t-shirt and access to our meetings and learning management system where they will have access to Executive Function coursework, updated Study Skills coursework.  All students are guaranteed to participate in at least ONE competition (an Invitational).
• High School program: $150 per child for the entire year and guarantees one Discovery Streaming account through May 31, 2026, at least ONE competition (an Invitational), involvement in any Regional (and possibly State) competition available for IL Science Olympiad, one team t-shirt and access to our meetings and learning management system where they will have access to Executive Function coursework, updated Study Skills coursework, and additional resources to prepare for events.

Registration forms will be sent upon registration finalization and if you feel there are things you cannot agree to upon reading them, you will be fully refunded your registration fee.