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Fax: 630.904.6872

State Directors:
Michele Chapman
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Joe Simmons
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Phone: 630.688.9670

 

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Science Olympiad National Web Site
www.soinc.org

2011-2012 State T-Shirt Design Competition

The State T-Shirt Design Competition is Back!

Designs due February 19

Voting Feb 20 - Feb 24



Important Dates

Design Submissions:  Due by Sunday February 19 at NOON
Voting:  Monday Feburary 20 - Friday February 24
Orders:  Monday February 27 - Friday March 23 at NOON (NO EXCEPTIONS!)


Details

Who Can Submit a Design
- Students, Parents, Coaches, Supporters from a school that has an ISO team
* All designs must be submitted through the team coach

What do I win?
- If the winner is a student on the ISO team or from the team's school, they will win $100.
- If the winner is a parent, coach, or supporter, then the TEAM will win $100.

- The winning shirt design will be offered for preorder PRIOR to the state competition and picked up at Tournament registration.
- LIMITED QUANTITIES will be available for sale at the state tournament and will cost MORE than if preordered.
- The winner (or winning team) will be recognized at the State Tournament

Rules
Designs MUST:
- Be original works of art
- Be generic and not specific to any school (no team names, mascots, etc)

Designs must NOT:
- Contain copyrighted materials unless written consent has been given by the owner to Illinois Science Olympiad
- Please do NOT include images in your design that you find doing an internet search (i.e. Google Images) unless you can provide written consent to use the image

- Electronic designs (or electronic scans of handdrawn artwork) are preferred

Submitting your Design
What to Include with the Design:
- Your Name
- Your School's Name
- Coach's Name
- Grade Level or Involvement Level (Parent, Coach, Supporter, Other)

By Email:
- All designs should be emailed to the team coach first
- Team coaches can email the design to the ISO Webmaster at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

By Postal Mail:
- Please mail all designs to ISO Headquarters:  1221 Suffolk St, Naperville, IL 60563

ISO Logos
A zip file containing all current ISO logos is available for download to help you get started.


Voting

Voting will run for 1 week at the end of February.
Voting is open to the public (but ISO holds a strict no abuse policy on voting)


Shirt Orders

Shirts will be available for sale online starting end of February.  You will have the ability to prepay or pay at tournament registration.  All orders will be picked up by the team coach.

Limited quantities of shirts will be available for sale at the state tournament but will cost more than shirts ordered ahead of time.
 

From the State Directors


Self Schedule

Self Schedule Website

Grayslake Invite:  Jan 5 (4pm) - Jan 13 (4pm)


Events

Don't forget to regularly check the National website for event updates/clarifications and the ISO site.


Coaches Clinic

Please fill out our Clinic Survey!  We appreciate your feedback.

Thanks for yet another successful Coaches' Clinic.  For everyone who participated, you can download the clinic presentations.  Please be patient as we continue to add the remaining presentations over the next week.

You should have received an email with your login and password.  If you are having problems, please email the webmaster ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ) for help.

Sign In to the ISO website by clicking the Sign In button in the upper right of the site.  Once logged in, go to the top menu Misc -> Coaches Clinic.  You will see the presentations there.

Team and Schedules

Teams have been officially assigned to regional tournaments.

  • The website is being updated with all team assignments. 
  • Your team should have received email/phone correspondence from your tournament director.  If you have not, please contact the ISO State Directors.

 

A TENTATIVE State schedule has been posted on the State page.

Regional Schedules are posted on the regional webpages.


Volunteers

For those of you who have emailed ISO about volunteering this year, we have not forgotten you!  Once teams are assigned to tournaments, ISO will begin contacting all volunteers.  Thanks for your patience!


National News

1-16-2012:  National SO Brochure Available


 

ISO Technology Plan 2011-2012

ISO has updated its technology plan, which includes goals for both the near term (this season) and the long term (spanning the next few years).  Please be patient as we continually update the website as well as introduce new technologies into the organization.  Our goal is to help ISO become more efficient, more green, and also expand our presense on various media platforms.  The technology plan will be available for download in the near future.

 

Some key hot items in the plan for this season include:

  • Pilot use of Google Apps for Education (Google Docs, Email, and Calendar) for Coaches and Directors
  • Updated Website with a new interface which is also mobile friendly
  • Expanded use of Social Media (Facebook, Twitter)

 

If you have ideas or suggestions for the website or for ISO, please contact us ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. )!

 
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