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[quote=Anonymous]My brother was very involved with Science Olympiad in another state.  Their team won the state competition multiple times so I know a little about it.

You basically cannot have a Science Olympiad team without a HIGH level of parent (or other community volunteer) involvement.  The parents act as coaches for the kids.  Ideally, the parents have to have a science or tech background in order to really be of help to the kids.  The team also needs to be able to fundraise to support the supplies and travel.

I suspect the truth is that schools that do not have parents who are in STEM fields AND have some extra time on their hands are just not able to have a Science Olympiad team.  I think it would be a great thing for a corporate sponsorship, though, with some of the area tech companies.  This is the sort of thing that a empty-nester professional at one of these companies might really enjoy, especially if it helps under-served kids get access to these fields.  My brother's team had a grandfather of one of the kids that was a retiree from a major tech company that was really instrumental in coaching the kids as a volunteer activity in his retirement.  That team was from a very mixed-income school and most of the kids did not have any family members involved in science/tech fields. 
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