Dickinson State University (DSU) hosted the annual Southwest Regional Science Olympiad on March 27, 2025. This year’s competition welcomed 217 students from nine schools, comprising 19 teams, including nine middle school teams and ten high school teams.
The event was organized by DSU’s science faculty. “We’re always excited to host the Science Olympiad,” said Dr. Liz Freedman-Fowler, dean of the School of Applied Sciences. “I participated in events like this in high school, and they helped me maintain my love of science. They also prepared me for college and a career in science.”
This year’s competition introduced new events, designed to bring young minds together to showcase their scientific knowledge and skills. The Science Olympiad is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of science education, fostering student interest in science, and honoring excellence in science education among students and teachers alike.
“Science Olympiad sparked my intense love for chemistry, but also for real-world applications,” said Samantha Harris, a freshman chemical engineering major. “When I participated in Science Olympiad, I was thrown into events like fossils and rocks and minerals. These experiences made me appreciate not only physical sciences but also biological sciences. Because of this, I decided to major in chemical engineering with an emphasis on biology. Over the years, I also discovered an interest in physics, and I’m now considering adding nanoscience as a minor.”
Harris, who attended DSU’s Science Olympiad in high school, was inspired to pursue her Bachelor of Science degree at DSU. She is one of 96 student volunteers who help make the event possible.
For more information about the Southwest Regional Science Olympiad Competitions please visit https://dickinsonstate.edu/academics/fields-of-study/soas/science-programming-and-resources/science-olympiad/index.html
Photos of the event can be found on Flickr.
Division B Winners
Air Trajectory
1 - Hope Christian Academy - 12B - Blue
2 - Maroon B Hettinger Public School - 5B - Hettinger
3 - Bowman County High School - 1B
4 - Beulah Public Schools - 14B - Blue
Anatomy and Physiology
1 - Hope Christian Academy - 12B - Blue
2 - Bowman County High School - 2B - White B
3 - Beulah Public Schools - 14B - Blue
4 - Hettinger Public School - 6B - Hawks
5 - Killdeer High School - 17B - Orange
6 - Hettinger Public School - 5B - Hettinger
Codebusters
1 - Bowman County High School - 2B - White B
2 - Hettinger Public School - 5B - Hettinger
3 - Scranton Public School - 19B - Black
4 - Bowman County High School - 1B - Maroon B
5 - Hope Christian Academy - 12B - Blue
6 - Killdeer High School - 17B - Orange
Crime Busters
1 - Bowman County High School - 2B - White B
2 - Hettinger Public School - 5B - Hettinger
3 - Bowman County High School - 1B - Maroon B
4 - Beulah Public Schools - 14B - Blue
5 - Hope Christian Academy - 12B - Blue
6 - Killdeer High School - 17B - Orange
Disease Detectives
1 - Hope Christian Academy - 12B - Blue
2 - Bowman County High School - 1B - Maroon B
3 - Beulah Public Schools - 14B - Blue
4 - Scranton Public School - 19B - Black
5 - Bowman County High School - 2B - White B
6 - Killdeer High School - 17B - Orange
Dynamic Planet
1 - Bowman County High School - 2B - White B
2 - Hope Christian Academy - 12B - Blue
3 - Bowman County High School - 1B - Maroon B
4 - Hettinger Public School - 5B - Hettinger
5 - Glen Ullin Public School - 9B - Bearcats Blue
6 - Beulah Public Schools - 14B - Blue
Ecology
1 - Hettinger Public School - 5B - Hettinger
2 - Bowman County High School - 1B - Maroon B
3 - Hope Christian Academy - 12B - Blue
4 - Killdeer High School - 17B - Orange
5 - Bowman County High School - 2B - White B
6 - Hettinger Public School - 6B - Hawks
Entomology
1 - Hope Christian Academy - 12B - Blue
2 - Bowman County High School - 1B - Maroon B
3 - Killdeer High School - 17B - Orange
4 - Beulah Public Schools - 14B - Blue
5 - Bowman County High School - 2B - White B
6 - Hettinger Public School - 5B - Hettinger
Experimental Design
1 - Hettinger Public School - 6B - Hawks
2 - Beulah Public Schools - 14B - Blue
3 - Hettinger Public School - 5B - Hettinger
4 - Bowman County High School - 2B - White B
5 - Hope Christian Academy - 12B - Blue
6 - Bowman County High School - 1B - Maroon B
Fossils
1 - Hettinger Public School - 5B - Hettinger
2 - Hope Christian Academy - 12B - Blue
3 - Killdeer High School - 17B - Orange
4 - Hettinger Public School - 6B - Hawks
5 - Glen Ullin Public School - 9B - Bearcats Blue
6 - Bowman County High School - 2B - White B
Meteorology
1 - Glen Ullin Public School - 9B - Bearcats Blue
2 - Hettinger Public School - 5B - Hettinger
3 - Killdeer High School - 17B - Orange
4 - Beulah Public Schools - 14B - Blue
5 - Hettinger Public School - 6B - Hawks
6 - Bowman County High School - 1B - Maroon B
Metric Mastery
1 - Bowman County High School - 2B - White B
2 - Hope Christian Academy - 12B - Blue
3 - Beulah Public Schools - 14B - Blue
4 - Hettinger Public School - 5B - Hettinger
5 - Glen Ullin Public School - 9B - Bearcats Blue
6 - Bowman County High School - 1B - Maroon B
Microbe Mission
1 - Bowman County High School - 2B - White B
2 - Hope Christian Academy - 12B - Blue
3 - Killdeer High School - 17B - Orange
4 - Hettinger Public School - 5B - Hettinger
5 - Hettinger Public School - 6B - Hawks
6 - Beulah Public Schools - 14B - Blue
Mission Possible
1 - Hettinger Public School - 5B - Hettinger
2 - Bowman County High School - 2B - White B
3 - Hope Christian Academy - 12B - Blue
4 - Beulah Public Schools - 14B - Blue
5 - Bowman County High School - 1B - Maroon B
Optics
1 - Beulah Public Schools - 14B - Blue
2 - Hettinger Public School - 5B - Hettinger
3 - Hope Christian Academy - 12B - Blue
4 - Killdeer High School - 17B - Orange
5 - Bowman County High School - 2B - White B
6 - Bowman County High School - 1B - Maroon B
Potions and Poisons
1 - Bowman County High School - 2B - White B
2 - Hettinger Public School - 6B - Hawks
3 - Hettinger Public School - 5B - Hettinger
4 - Bowman County High School - 1B - Maroon B
5 - Hope Christian Academy - 12B - Blue
6 - Killdeer High School - 17B - Orange
Scrambler
1 - Hope Christian Academy - 12B - Blue
2 - Hettinger Public School - 5B - Hettinger
3 - Bowman County High School - 2B - White B
Tower
1 - Hope Christian Academy - 12B - Blue
2 - Bowman County High School - 2B - White B
3 - Beulah Public Schools - 14B - Blue
4 - Hettinger Public School - 6B - Hawks
5 - Scranton Public School - 19B - Black
6 - Hettinger Public School - 5B - Hettinger
Write It Do It
1 - Hope Christian Academy - 12B - Blue
2 - Hettinger Public School - 5B - Hettinger
3 - Killdeer High School - 17B - Orange
4 - Bowman County High School - 2B - White B
5 - Bowman County High School - 1B - Maroon B
6 - Hettinger Public School - 6B - Hawks
Overall Team Results
1 - Hope Christian Academy - 12B - Blue
2 - Hettinger Public School - 5B - Hettinger
3 - Bowman County High School - 2B - White B
4 - Beulah Public Schools - 14B - Blue
5 - Bowman County High School - 1B - Maroon B
6 - Killdeer High School - 17B - Orange
Division C Winners
Air Trajectory
1 - Hope Christian Academy- 13C White
2 - Scranton Public School- 18C Miners
3 - Dickinson High School- 11C Black
4 - Bowman County High School- 4C Maroon C
5 - Killdeer High School- 16C Black
6 - Hettinger Public School- 8C Blue
Anatomy and Physiology
1 - Dickinson High School- 11C Black
2 - Beulah Public School- 15C Gold
3 - Scranton Public School- 18C Miners
4 - Hope Christian Academy- 13C White
5 - Hettinger Public School- 8C Blue
6 Bowman County High School- 4C Maroon C
Chemistry Lab
1 - Dickinson High School- 11C Black
2 Bowman County High School- 4C Maroon C
3 - Hope Christian Academy- 13C White
4 - Hettinger Public School- 8C Blue
5 - Killdeer High School- 16C Black
6 - Beulah Public School- 15C Gold
Codebusters
1 - Beulah Public School- 15C Gold
2 - Hope Christian Academy- 13C White
3 - Scranton Public School- 18C Miners
4 - Dickinson High School- 11C Black
5 - Hettinger Public School- 7C White
6 - Hettinger Public School- 8C Blue
Disease Detectives
1 - Dickinson High School- 11C Black
2 - Hope Christian Academy- 13C White
3 - Beulah Public School- 15C Gold
4 - Scranton Public School- 18C Miners
5 - Killdeer High School- 16C Black
6 - Bowman County High School- 4C Maroon C
Dynamic Planet
1 - Hettinger Public School- 8C Blue
2 - Hope Christian Academy- 13C White
3 - Bowman County High School- 4C Maroon C
4 Killdeer High School- 16C Black
5 - Dickinson High School- 11C Black
Ecology
1 - Beulah Public School- 15C Gold
2 - Hettinger Public School- 8C Blue
3 - South Heart School- 20C Maroon & Gold
4 - Dickinson High School- 11C Black
5 - Killdeer High School- 16C Black
6 - Hope Christian Academy- 13C White
Electric Vehicle
1 - Killdeer High School- 16C Black
2 - Hettinger Public School- 8C Blue
3 - Hettinger Public School- 7C White
4 Bowman County High School- 4C Maroon C
5 - Hope Christian Academy- 13C White
Entomology
1 - Beulah Public School- 15C Gold
2 - Hope Christian Academy- 13C White
3 - Killdeer High School- 16C Black
4 - Hettinger Public School- 8C Blue
5 - Scranton Public School- 18C Miners
6 - Dickinson High School- 11C Black
Experimental Design
1 - Hettinger Public School- 7C White
2 - Hope Christian Academy- 13C White
3 - Hettinger Public School- 8C Blue
4 Bowman County High School- 4C Maroon C
5 - Beulah Public School- 15C Gold
6 - Killdeer High School- 16C Black
Forensics
1 - Killdeer High School- 16C Black
2 - Hope Christian Academy- 13C White
3 -Scranton Public School- 18C Miners
4 - Hettinger Public School- 8C Blue
5 - Bowman County High School- 4C Maroon C
Fossils
1 - Hettinger Public School- 8C Blue
2 Bowman County High School- 4C Maroon C
3 - Scranton Public School- 18C Miners
4 - Killdeer High School- 16C Black
5 - Hettinger Public School- 7C White
6 - Hope Christian Academy- 13C White
Microbe Mission
1 - Dickinson High School- 11C Black
2 - Hope Christian Academy- 13C White
3 - Hettinger Public School- 8C Blue
4 - Hettinger Public School- 7C White
5 - Killdeer High School- 16C Black
Optics
1 - South Heart School- 20C Maroon & Gold
2 Bowman County High School- 4C Maroon C
3 - Beulah Public School- 15C Gold
4 - Hope Christian Academy- 13C White
5 - Dickinson High School- 11C Black
6 - Hettinger Public School- 7C White
Tower
1 - Hettinger Public School- 7C White
2 - Hettinger Public School- 8C Blue
3 - Killdeer High School- 16C Black
4 Bowman County High School- 4C Maroon C
5 - Dickinson High School- 11C Black
6 - Hope Christian Academy- 13C White
Write It Do It
1 - Hettinger Public School- 8C Blue
2 - Hope Christian Academy- 13C White
3 -Bowman County High School- 4C Maroon C
4 - Killdeer High School- 16C Black
5 - Hettinger Public School- 7C White
6 - Beulah Public School- 15C Gold
Overall Team Results
1 - Hope Christian Academy- 13C White
2 - Hettinger Public School- 8C Blue
3 - Bowman County High School- 4C Maroon C
4 - Dickinson High School- 11C Black
5 - Killdeer High School- 16C Black
The top 5 overall teams in each division will compete at the State Science Olympiad on April 26 hosted by North Dakota State University (NDSU).