Changelog

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Updated pricing and courier requirements for outgoing team shipments in the Team Shipping & Storage section of the Prepare page.
Added the room dimensions for Helicopter B/C to the Event Announcements section of the Competition Details page.
Added details for purchasing tournament merchandise to the Store page.

Clarified the "Live Scan" requirement in Required Forms section of the Prepare page—see items 1 and 2 in the collapsed sections.

Updated the Team Roster Form in the Required Forms section of the Prepare page to a fillable version. Minor text edits were also made to this section.
Added details about commuter meal cards for teams staying off-campus to access USC on-campus dining halls on the Travel & Accommodations page and the Places to Eat page.
Clarified on the Travel & Accommodations page that USC Housing only accepts credit cards for payment.
Added Bungee Drop as a Division C event that parents and supporters can watch on the Frequently Asked Questions page.

Added the ceiling height for Ping Pong Parachute B to the Event Announcements section of the Competition Details page.

This update includes time-sensitive requirements that teams should promptly review.

Updated details for Science Olympiad Forms in Required Forms section of the Prepare page. Changes include a Medical Release Form required for each student and the Coach and Chaperone Media Release Form which is required of each coach/parent/chaperone.
Added lab coat specification requirement in the Event Announcements section of the Competition Details page.

Added instructions and links with important time-sensitive requirements to the Required Forms section of the Prepare page, with deadlines added to the Important Dates section.
Updated pick-up details for team shipments in the Team Shipping & Storage section of the Prepare page.

Added the schedule to the STEM Expo page. Further updates will follow as details are finalized.
Changed the location of team check-in on the Prepare and Schedules & Locations pages.
Corrected inconsistency between the By Day and the Trial Events schedules on the Schedules & Locations page. The Trial Events schedule is unchanged; the By Day schedule was incorrect.

Updated JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE to reflect lowered rate on the Travel & Accommodations page.

Updated location of the STEM Expo to Ginsburg Human-Centered Computation Hall (GCS) on the STEM Expo and Schedules & Locations pages.
Added shipping and storage details to the Prepare page.

Added link for the Meet Us Science Olympiad page to the Travel & Accommodations page.
Added Science Olympiad discount for Universal Studios Hollywood to the Places to Visit page.

Added Transportation Charter Bus & Airport Transfer Services to the Travel & Accommodations page.
Added Hotel Indigo Los Angeles Downtown to the Travel & Accommodations page.

Official website for the 2026 Science Olympiad National Tournament launched at nationalscienceolympiad2026.org!