The university will host more than 2,000 students representing 104 high schools and middle schools from as far away as Alaska and Canada. Competing teams will vie for top honors and scholarships. The National Science Olympiad, an academic, interscholastic competition, was first held in 1985.
Students attain a spot in the national tournament by competing in local, regional and state events.
A schedule of events and locations will be available throughout the Olympiad at the NC State University Student Union on Cates Avenue. . Paper airplane design, construction and flight trials will be held in Carmichael Gymnasium basketball court and the Egg Drop will take place in Rooms 2006 and 2010 Biltmore Hall. Keynote speaker, author and endurance runner Stan Cottrell will have just completed a Friendship Run from Atlanta to call attention to the young scientists. A schedule of events and locations will be available Friday and Saturday at the Olympiad registration center in the University Student Union, Cates Avenue. No parking permits will be needed.