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Southwest Pennsylvania Regional
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Coordinates: 40°03′47″N 79°52′58″W / 40.0631°N 79.8827°W / 40.0631; -79.8827

Location PennWest California
State Pennsylvania
Member of SO Since 1995
Total teams 6 B, 17 C
Division B Champion Winchester Thurston Middle School
Division C Champion Shady Side Academy High School
Date March 29, 2025
Website [1]

The Southwest Pennsylvania regional is held at PennWest California, formerly California University of Pennsylvania. As of the 2024-25 season, the Southwest region primarily serves Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fayette, Fulton, Greene, Somerset, Washington, and Westmoreland counties.

History

The Southwest regional was first held in 1995, breaking off from the Northwest Pennsylvania Regional due to growing numbers. Though the regional started small, it gradually began to grow in strength and stature. In the early days of the regional, Somerset Junior High School, which had previously established itself in the Central region, dominated the B Division, whereas several teams competed for dominance in the C Division.

In the 21st century, the Southwest region has been dominated by Shady Side Academy in both divisions. Major exceptions to this were in the years from 2003-2006, where both Shady Side teams competed in the Northwest regional instead. However, they returned in 2007, along with Sewickley Academy, which competed in the first time in 2006. Another major exception occured in 2022, when the Shady Side Division C Team did not participate.

Recent History

In 2024, Shady Side's Division B team stopped competing, which opened the door for Winchester Thurston Middle School to claim their first regional championship. This ended a 14-year winning streak for Shady Side, the longest such winning streak in regional history.

Impact of COVID-19

In 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, teams from the Northwest Regional combined with the Southwest Regional to temporarily recreate the old West Regional. In Division B, teams from the Central Regional also competed in the West Regional. In 2022, the regional returned to being for southwestern teams only.

Past Regional Champions

This is a record of the past Regionals champions and runners up, and their respective places at the state competition. Scores at the regional competition may be shown in parentheses. In most recent years, both divisions have sent 6 teams to the State Competition.

Division B Results
Season Champion Runner-Up Third Place Date Teams State bids
Team States Place Team States Place Team States Place
1995 Somerset Junior High School 5th
1996 Somerset Junior High School 11th Finley Middle School Peters Township Middle School 3/29/96 14 3 or 4
1997 Somerset Junior High School 5th (150) Peters Township Middle School 6th (148) 3/21/97
1998 Somerset Junior High School 9th 3/27/98 17
1999 3/?/99
2000 3/31/00
2001 Shady Side Academy Middle School 4th Peters Township Middle School Finley Middle School 3/30/01 18 4
2002 Shady Side Academy Middle School 3rd (201) Peters Township Middle School 13th (400) Charles Huston Middle School 32nd (528) 3/6/02 21 4
2003 Finley Middle School 21st (441) Peters Township Middle School 22nd (445) Carroll Middle School 33rd (534) 3/21/03 5
2004 Finley Middle School 16th (437) Peters Township Middle School 23rd (464) Charles Huston Middle School 32nd (542) 3/31/04 4
2005 Peters Township Middle School 12th (386) Franklin Regional Middle School 18th (423) Finley Middle School 19th (436) 3/30/05 4
2006 Peters Township Middle School (87) 12th (389) Franklin Regional Middle School (104) 14th (406) Finley Middle School (118) 28th (498) 3/31/06 16 4
2007 Sewickley Academy Middle School (58) 1st (161) Shady Side Academy Middle School (95) 2nd (171) Franklin Regional Middle School (122) 18th 3/28/07
2008 Sewickley Academy Middle School (44) 1st (76) Shady Side Academy Middle School (73) 3rd (158) Franklin Regional Middle School 16th (421) 3/26/08 26 6
2009 Sewickley Academy Middle School (59) 1st (98) Shady Side Academy Middle School (84) 2nd (148) Franklin Regional Middle School 19th (425) 3/25/09 6
2010 Shady Side Academy Middle School (65) 3rd (166) Quaker Valley Middle School (108) 16th (420) Franklin Regional Middle School (125) 19th (433) 3/24/10 5
2011 Shady Side Academy Middle School (50) 2nd (122) Quaker Valley Middle School (100) 17th (436) Charles Huston Middle School (109) 15th (379) 3/30/11 18 5
2012 Shady Side Academy Middle School (49) 1st (117) Charles Huston Middle School (94) 16th (419) Franklin Regional Middle School (113) 10th (355) 3/28/12 19 6
2013 Shady Side Academy Middle School (57) 1st (79) Charles Huston Middle School (114) 18th (444) Franklin Regional Middle School (128) 16th (410) 3/20/13 21 7
2014 Shady Side Academy Middle School (59) 1st (104) Bedford Middle School (125) 17th (384) Quaker Valley Middle School (130) 10th (323) 3/12/14 21 7
2015 Shady Side Academy Middle School (55) 2nd (102) Quaker Valley Middle School (119) 20th (443) Bedford Middle School1 (123) 25th (488) 3/18/15 21 7
2016 Shady Side Academy Middle School (52) 3rd (150) Franklin Regional Middle School (76) 5th (200) Charles Huston Middle School (146) 24th (542) 3/16/16 17 5
2017 Shady Side Academy Middle School (38) 2nd (125) Franklin Regional Middle School (67) 5th (255) Winchester Thurston Middle School (127) 28th (539) 3/22/17 19 6
2018 Shady Side Academy Middle School (48) 2nd (98) Franklin Regional Middle School (92) 12th (332) Quaker Valley Middle School (153) 26th (537) 3/7/18 19 6
2019 Shady Side Academy Middle School (33) 4th (116) Franklin Regional Middle School (85) 15th (432) Norwin Middle School (114) 29th (575) 3/6/19 18 6
2020 Shady Side Academy Middle School (29) N/A Franklin Regional Middle School (75) N/A Winchester Thurston Middle School (112) N/A 3/4/20 17 7
2021 Shady Side Academy Middle School (36) 5th (103) Mountain View Middle School2 (37) 4th (98) Eagle View Middle School2 (49) 3rd (87) 3/10/21-
3/13/21 		24 6 AAA, 8 AA
2022 Shady Side Academy Middle School (28) 2nd (122) Franklin Regional Middle School (87) 15th (399) Winchester Thurston Middle School (98) 14th (374) 3/2/22 11 6
2023 Shady Side Academy Middle School (28) 2nd (90) Franklin Regional Middle School (78) 14th (390) Winchester Thurston Middle School (95) 13th (389) 3/1/23 12 7
2024 Winchester Thurston Middle School (45) 11th (307) Franklin Regional Middle School (68) 15th (410) Quaker Valley Middle School (86) 31st (585) 3/16/24 10 5
2025 Winchester Thurston Middle School (48) 11th (353) Franklin Regional Middle School (65) 14th (413) Norwin Middle School (86) 21st (519) 3/29/25 6 4
1 In 2015, Bedford Middle School defeated Franklin Regional Middle School on tiebreaks (number of gold medals).
2 In 2021, teams from the Central Pennsylvania Regional competed in this regional. Of the teams traditionally found in the Southwest region, Franklin Regional Middle School placed second with 130 points, and Winchester Thurston Middle School placed third with 145 points.


Division C Results
Season Champion Runner-Up Third Place Date Teams State bids
Team States Place Team States Place Team States Place
1995 4
1996 Ringgold High School Peters Township High School 3/29/96 15 3 or 4
1997 Peters Township High School 3/21/97
1998 3/27/98 23
1999 3/?/99
2000 Gateway Senior High School 3/31/00 24
2001 Shady Side Academy High School Plum Senior High School Peters Township High School 3/30/01 24
2002 Plum Senior High School 25th (482) Franklin Regional High School 11th (366) Peters Township High School 26th (487) 3/6/02 27 5
2003 Plum Senior High School 20th (465) Greater Latrobe Senior High School 13th (402) Franklin Regional High School 16th (431) 3/21/03 5
2004 Plum Senior High School 3/31/04
2005 Pittsburgh Allderdice High School 14th (385) Woodland Hills High School 24th (484) Plum Senior High School 28th (507) 3/30/05 6
2006 Pittsburgh Allderdice High School 11th (362) Plum Senior High School 28th (532) Woodland Hills High School 31st (548) 3/31/06 5
2007 Shady Side Academy High School (96) Pittsburgh Allderdice High School (169) Woodland Hills High School (191) 3/28/07 28 5 or 6
2008 Pittsburgh Allderdice High School 15th (407) Shady Side Academy High School 12th (357) Montour High School 20th (468) 3/26/08 5
2009 Montour High School 19th (460) Plum Senior High School 26th (493) Pittsburgh Allderdice High School 25th (486) 3/25/09 7
2010 Montour High School1 (143) 28th (525) Pittsburgh Allderdice High School (143) 18th (448) Shady Side Academy High School (153) 10th (313) 3/24/10 6
2011 Shady Side Academy High School (129) 10th (323) Pittsburgh Allderdice High School (150) 22th (468) Peters Township High School (161) 34th (613) 3/30/11 6
2012 Pittsburgh Allderdice High School (170) 23rd (493) Montour High School (180) 24th (511) Shady Side Academy High School2 (199) 14th (407) 3/28/12 34 7
2013 Pittsburgh Allderdice High School (136) 23rd (488) Shady Side Academy High School (141) 12th (411) Quaker Valley High School (176) 26th (492) 3/12/14 28 6
2014 Shady Side Academy High School (74) 6th (293) Quaker Valley High School (126) 18th (419) Franklin Regional High School (155) 30th (582) 3/18/15 28 6
2015 Shady Side Academy High School (85) 7th (253) Quaker Valley High School (132) 18th (417) Pittsburgh Allderdice High School (195) 31st (559) 3/18/15 28 6
2016 Shady Side Academy High School (69) 7th (257) Franklin Regional High School (147) 27th (560) Norwin High School (168) 33rd (608) 3/16/16 23 6
2017 Shady Side Academy High School (78) 6th (204) Franklin Regional High School3 (167) 19th (439) Norwin High School (167) 29th (557) 3/22/17 27 6
2018 Shady Side Academy High School (54) 6th (274) Norwin High School (173) 34th (635) Quaker Valley High School (183) 29th (576) 3/7/18 24 5
2019 Shady Side Academy High School (42) 5th (180) Franklin Regional High School (167) 29th (557) Quaker Valley High School (192) 34th (657) 3/6/19 28 6
2020 Shady Side Academy High School (37) N/A Mount Lebanon High School (74) N/A Norwin High School (174) N/A 3/4/20 25 6
2021 Shady Side Academy High School (28) 5th (140) Mount Lebanon High School (80) 21st (436) Winchester Thurston Upper School (112) 24th (468) 3/10/21-
3/13/21 		24 7 AAA, 5 AA
2022 Mount Lebanon High School (108) 21st (472) Franklin Regional High School (112) 25th (513) Norwin High School (127) 24th (512) 3/2/22 20 6
2023 Winchester Thurston Upper School (77) 11th (369) Shady Side Academy High School (136) 15th (415) Franklin Regional High School (146) 21st (473) 3/1/23 22 7
2024 Shady Side Academy High School (54) 8th (258) Winchester Thurston Upper School (97) 11th (345) Mount Lebanon High School (104) 18th (416) 3/16/24 22 6
2025 Shady Side Academy High School (45) 8th (244) Winchester Thurston Upper School (74) 17th (424) Franklin Regional High School (122) 21st (469) 3/29/25 17 5
1 In 2010, Montour High School and Pittsburgh Allderdice High School tied with 143 points, but Montour won the tiebreaker to win first place.
2 In 2012, Peters Township High School and Shady Side Academy High School tied with 199 points, but Shady Side won the tiebreaker.
3 In 2017, Franklin Regional High School and Norwin High School tied with 167 points, but Franklin Regional won the tiebreaker.


Past Scores

2011 B/C (Not Available)
2012 B/C
2013 B/C
2014 B/C
2015 B/C
2016 B/C
2017 B/C
2018 B/C
2019 B/C*
*These results include an error in the rankings used for Experimental Design. However, no revised rankings were provided by the region.
2020 B/C
2021 B/C
2022 B /C
2023 B /C
2024 B/C
2025 B /C

Active Teams

NOTE: This is a list of all teams that registered for the 2025 version of this regional. For a more complete list of all teams that have competed in this regional, please see Pennsylvania#Teams.

External Links

Southwest Region Science Olympiad Home Page
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