University of Massachusetts Amherst Science Olympiad

About Us

Having competed in and volunteered at regional, invitational, state, and national level Science Olympiad competitions, the impassioned members of UMASO understand the intricacies of different styles of tournaments and what makes an event memorable. We aim to draw on these experiences to bring a novel Science Olympiad experience to high school teams in New England through a tournament that is inclusive and hands-on.

Inclusive: Although eastern Massachusetts teams have historically been given local opportunities to compete in many invitationals, western Massachusetts teams have been underrepresented. We change this by offering a high-quality annual tournament in Amherst, promoting STEM to high schools that would find this opportunity to be unique and impactful.
Hands-on: Especially during the past two years of online testing, many Science Olympiad invitationals have focused more on book-knowledge but neglected the experiential portions of different events. We place special emphasis on the importance of stations and build events in our tournament to promote a hands-on learning process.

A few of the prodigious members of UMASO, gathered at the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles statues on the 21st floor of Du Bois Library!