Oakton Community College

Welcome
TEAMS
Important Info
Tournament Logistics

Welcome to the Oakton Community College Regional Competition

Sat
Mar
14
2026
Oakton Community College
1600 East Golf Road
Des Plaines, IL 60016
Regional Directors:
Haley Yanarella (Loyola Academy)

haley.yanarella@illinoisolympiad.org
Haley has been teaching high school science and coaching Science Olympiad at Loyola Academy since 2015. She became head coach in 2018. Her specialties are biological sciences, especially human anatomy and physiology and biotechnology. In her free time she enjoys plants, her cats, and reading science fiction. Her favorite event in SciOly is WIDI.

Sara Tsioles (Old Orchard Jr High)

sara.tsioles@illinoisolympiad.org
Sara has been teaching 8th grade science at Old Orchard Junior High for 16 years, she also taught in Hampton, Virginia for 2 years before she came to Skokie. She has enjoyed going to State and showing the kids around her Alma Mater, the University of Illinois where she majored in Elementary Education with a minor in Spanish. She also coaches Cheerleading and 6th Grade Volleyball. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her husband, two girls and competing in conformation with her Swedish Vallhunds. Her favorite event to help with at University of Illinois is Write It, Do It.

Division b

Bids
7
Varsity Medals
6
JV Medals
4

Division C

Bids
5
Varsity Medals
5
JV Medals
4

Participating teams

Division B Varsity

1
Old Orchard Junior High
2
North Shore Country Day School
3
Maple School
4
Lake Bluff MS
5
Thomas MS
6
Wilmette JHS
7
British Intl Chgo So Loop
8
Our Lady of Mt Carmel Academy
9
Sacred Heart Schools
10
Science Academy of Chicago
11
St. Helen School
12
St. Viator
13
MCC Academy

Division B Junior Varsity

31
Old Orchard JV1
32
North Shore Country Day School
33
Maple School JV1
34
Lake Bluff MS JV1
35
Thomas MS
36
Wilmette JHS Blue
37
British Intl Chgo So Loop
38
Our Lady of Mt Carmel Academy JV1
42
St. Viator
51
Old Orchard JV2
53
Maple School JV2
54
Lake Bluff MS JV2
56
Wilmette JHS Yellow
58
Our Lady of Mt Carmel Academy JV2

Division C Varsity

1
Glenbrook North HS
2
Niles North HS
3
Niles West HS
4
New Trier HS
5
Loyola Academy
6
Glenbrook South HS
7
Evanston Township HS
8
North Shore Country Day School
9
British Intl Chgo So Loop
10
Notre Dame College Prep
12
IC Catholic Prep
14
Trinity HS

Division C Junior Varsity

31
Glenbrook North HS
32
Niles North HS
33
Niles West HS
34
New Trier HS JV1
35
Loyola Academy
36
Glenbrook South HS
37
Evanston Township HS
39
British Intl Chgo So Loop JV1
44
Trinity HS
49
British Intl Chgo So Loop JV2
54
New Trier HS JV2

Important Info

77The estimated gym height is 32 feet. ​
Schedules
  • B and C Schedule – please see email after regional meeting on January 29th at 6:00pm. We are unable to share due to homerooms being linked.
  • Self-Schedule opens February 27th at 6 PM and close on March 11th at 3 PM.
  • Please note that these schedules are tentative only for locations and self-scheduled events
Forms due March 4th:

TOURNAMENT LOGISTICS

Parking

Please use Lots A & D

Maps

Map of Oakton

Awards Ceremony

Will take place in TenHoeve 1604, 1606, 1608 and 1610 from 3:00-4 PM. We will try to get started as close to 3 PM as possible but it could run a little behind getting the last scores in.

Volunteers

If you are interested in volunteering at the Tournament, please contact more info soon!
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Policies

​Oakton Community College is an open and unsecured campus. Anyone can come and go on campus. Coaches need to keep an eye on their students. Students should NOT go wandering off by themselves.

Personal Belongings

Please ask students to leave all personal belongings in the homeroom. Students who bring personal belongings to an event will be asked to place all belongings at the front (or back) of the event room.

NOTE ON CELLPHONES

Cellphones MUST be turned off and put inside a personal belonging that is left at the front (or back) of the room. Phones may NOT be kept on a student during an event. Students found with cellphones may be asked to leave the event.