Conestoga High School
| Conestoga High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | 200 Irish Rd Berwyn, PA 19312 |
| State |  Pennsylvania
|
| Region | Central Pennsylvania |
| Map | Coordinates: 40°02′50″N 75°27′12″W / 40.0473303°N 75.4532506°W |
| Information | |
| Member of SO since | 2004 |
| Teams | 3 |
| Colors | Garnet, Gray |
| Feeds from | Tredyffrin/Easttown Middle School, Valley Forge Middle School |
| Tournament Host | Battle at Valley Forge Invitational |
| School District | Tredyffrin/Easttown School District |
| Results History | |
| Best regional | 1st place, 2014 |
| Best state | 3rd place, 2007-2008, 2013-2014 |
| Best nationals | N/A |
Conestoga High School is a Division C team located in Berwyn, Pennsylvania. They compete in the Southeast Pennsylvania Regional.
Conestoga hosts the Battle at Valley Forge Invitational, which takes place annually in December or January.
History
Since joining Science Olympiad, Conestoga has been among the most competitive of all teams in Pennsylvania's C division. They first qualified for the state tournament in 2005, placing 8th overall, and proceeded to place in the top 5 at states for the next 13 consecutive tournaments. They have placed third at the state tournament four times, most recently in 2014. They also placed first at Southeastern PA regionals in 2014, the first and only time they have achieved this feat.
In 2020, when the Southeast region split, Conestoga competed in the Southeast South Pennsylvania Regional.
Results Table
| Year | Valley Forge1 | Regionals | States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | - | 3rd2 | 8th (341) |
| 2006 | - | 3rd | 4th (234) |
| 2007 | - | 3rd | 3rd |
| 2008 | - | 3rd | 3rd (151) |
| 2009 | - | 3rd | 4th (199) |
| 2010 | 7th (240) | 3rd (125) | 5th (233) |
| 2011 | 16th (371) | 6th (173) | 5th (236) |
| 2012 | 7th (291) | 4th (138) | 4th (184) |
| 2013 | 9th (315) | 3rd (113) | 3rd (149) |
| 2014 | 8th (330) | 1st (87) | 3rd (165) |
| 2015 | 3rd (234) | 2nd (96) | 4th (148) |
| 2016 | 8th (317) | 4th (130) | 5th (180) |
| 2017 | 6th (238) | 2nd (104) | 5th (170) |
| 2018 | 8th (293) | 3rd (93) | 4th (147) |
| 2019 | 7th (276) | 5th (147) | 7th (227) |
| 2020 | 13th (396) | 3rd (73) | N/A |
| 2021 | - | 4th (110) | 10th (211) |
| 2022 | - | 6th (217) | 8th (335) |
| 2023 | 16th (367) | 5th (193) | 13th (392) |
| 2024 | 17th (465) | 3rd (139)3 | 12th (383) |
| 2025 | 11th (352) | 2nd (100)3,4 | 16th (422) |
- 1 Highest placement shown.
- 2 Competed in the Central Pennsylvania region.
- 3 Competed in the Central East Pennsylvania region.
- 4 This represents official results. Originally, Conestoga placed 4th with 118 points, losing a gold medal tiebreaker to West Chester East High School.
Other Tournaments
In addition to the tournament placements above, Conestoga has historically attended many other invitational tournaments, including the Penn Invitational, Princeton Invitational, MIT Invitational, Yale Invitational, and Tiger Invitational. They achieved a first-place finish at the 2015 Tiger Invitational.
Battle at Valley Forge Invitational
In 2010, Conestoga began hosting the Battle at Valley Forge Invitational annually. At the time, it was one of the first invitationals being run in the state of Pennsylvania. Many national qualifiers have competed at the invitational, including teams from out of state such as West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South, West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, ad Syosset High School.