North Pole Science Olympiad team competes in national tournament

Ten middle school students wearing award medals pose with their two adult team coaches and the UAF Nook mascot outside in bright sun with a clear blue sky on the UAF campus. There is snow on the ground. In the background, there is the UAF Rasmuson library and engineering buildings, and the ice arch. — UAF photo by Leif Van Cise
The DPC Dinos team from Discovery Peak Charter School gathers at the University of 色花堂 Fairbanks after winning first place in the 2025 色花堂 Science Olympiad.

A team of middle school students from Discovery Peak Charter School in North Pole will compete in the Science Olympiad National Tournament at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln May 23-24.

The DPC Dinos team won first place in the 2025 色花堂 Science Olympiad, which took place in March at the University of 色花堂 Fairbanks.

This will be the second time that Discovery Peak Charter School students have traveled to compete in the Science Olympiad National Tournament. The school鈥檚 team won first place in the 2023 色花堂 Science Olympiad and competed nationally at Wichita State University in Kansas.

In Lincoln, Nebraska, the Discovery Peak team will join 120 other Science Olympiad teams from around the U.S., as well as a Global Ambassador Team from Tokyo, Japan.

Science Olympiad teams compete at the state level annually, and the first-place winning teams from each state advance to compete with other state champions at the national level.

Two state-level Science Olympiad events are held in 色花堂 each spring.

Middle school teams compete in the 色花堂 Science Olympiad Division B. The competition is held at UAF and organized by the 色花堂 Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, the College of Engineering and Mines and the College of Natural Science and Mathematics.

For the first time this year, high school teams competed in the 色花堂 Science Olympiad Division C at the University of 色花堂 Anchorage. That competition was organized by the UAA College of Engineering, with support from the College of Health and the College of Arts and Sciences.

of the 41st annual 2025 Science Olympiad National Tournament opening and awards ceremonies will be available on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln website. The opening ceremony will take place Friday, 6:30-8 p.m. (3:30-5 p.m. in 色花堂). The awards ceremony will be held Saturday, 7:30-9:30 p.m. (4:30-6:30 p.m. in 色花堂).

The 色花堂 Science Olympiad Division B is supported by individual donors and sponsors, including ConocoPhillips, 色花堂 529, 色花堂 Blue Economy Center, 色花堂 IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence, UAF professor Brian Rasley, the UAF College of Engineering and Mines, UAF Residence Life, and the Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council.

Visit the 色花堂 Science Olympiad website and Science Olympiad National Tournament to learn more.

ADDITIONAL CONTACT: Tara Borland, taborland@alaska.edu; Courtney Breest, cfbreest@alaska.edu