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Welcome to the 2027 Fox Homeschoolers
Science Olympiad Team!
This is PRE-REGISTRATION. Registration is finalized after attending an info session (including returning families). Find a session on our team website at: https://ilhomeschoolso.weebly.com/team-information.html
YOUR CHILD SHOULD BE AGED 11-17 ON SEPT. 1st
If you register and do not attend an information session or you attend a session and decide this will not be a good fit, your payment will be fully refunded and registration canceled. Similarly, if your student attends one or more SciOly Summer camp during the week of July 13th and decides it would not be a good fit, your payment will be fully refunded and registration canceled. THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION FEES.
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 6, 2027), 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. 25 – Oct. 23, 2026 and then every other week on the same schedule as parent meetings. All parents will meet 1-2 times each month on a Friday evening starting Friday, Sept. 25 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 tentatively Sept. 18, 2026)
- Div. B (middle school) first meeting will be Mon., Sept. 21, 2026. 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. 25, 2026
- Div. C will meet weekly through the combined Div. C & Parent meeting on Fri. Oct. 23rd and will then meet only on Parent meeting nights.
- Targeting student & parent coaching workshops the evening of Fri. Oct. 16 & possibly some on Sat. Oct. 17
- 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: $250 per child for the entire year and guarantees weekly team preparation classes during the fall semester (starting Sept. 21st on Mondays, 1:00-2:00pm but welcome to come earlier or stay later to meet with other team members with notice to coach), one Discovery Streaming account through May 31, 2027, 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). Families with students on build events should budget another $100 (maximum) for build supplies during the year.
- High School program: $250 per child for the entire year and guarantees one Discovery Streaming account through May 31, 2027, 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. Families with students on build events should budget another $100 (maximum) for build supplies during the year.
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.
