Continuing Education
Email: continuing.ed@uwrf.edu
Phone: 715-425-3256
Bring Your Best!
The UWRF Science Olympiad Border Battle brings together an estimated 900 students from 30+ high schools in Wisconsin, Minnesota and North Dakota for an exciting day of competition! Students will spend the day rotating between several different competitions and trophies are awarded to the top performing small and large division teams. Schools also vie for a spirit award, given to the school displaying the best attitude, as voted on by event supervisors.
The Details
When: Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026
Where: The campus of UW-River Falls (410 S. 3rd St., River Falls, WI). Specific event locations will be added closer to the competition date.
Schedule: This Division C (or High School level) invitational Science Olympiad event engages and challenges students in 23 national Science Olympiad events and 5 Wisconsin Science Olympiad events. While not all events will be open to the public, there will be some competitions open to spectators.
Registration will open Fall 2025.
Questions?: Please email angela.whitaker@uwrf.edu or jamie.schneider@uwrf.edu with questions.
Read more about past Border Battles in this Leader-Telegram article and in the UWRF Newsroom.
Please use this link to pay for Team Registration or Resource Fair Table fees.
*Please be sure to also complete the registration form if you are using this link to pay for team registration.
- A Field Trip Agreement Form from each participating school is needed. This form is typically signed by an administrator in your school district (often Principals).
- A Media Release Form from each participant is also needed. Please make your own copy and distribute to your Science Olympiad students. Collect signed forms and scan into one document. Email one document containing all completed forms to angela.whitaker@uwrf.edu and jamie.schneider@uwrf.edu.
All lunch options are available in the University Center (UC). Lunch will be served at Riverside Commons (lower level). Buffet-style featuring all you care to eat pizza, burgers, salad bar, desserts and beverages.
Additional food options on the main level:
Einsten Bros. Bagels: baked goods, made-to-order bagel sandwiches, salads, smoothies and gourmet coffee.
Freddy's Convenience Store (C-Store): Prepackaged snacks, beverages and small grocery items.
Local accommodations include:
Bus Parking:
• Park in PAY1 (North section- Duck/Eagle/Hawk/Swan/Loon/Owl/Crane/Crow).
• Park across the spaces (approximately 6 spaces).
• Buses can load and unload in this area as well.
• Buses can be left unattended.
Van Parking:
• Park in PAY1 (Rows Finch/Dove).
• Park normally in the spaces.
Visitor/Parent Parking:
• Park in Q lot.
Volunteer Parking:
• Park in any non-reserved employee permit spaces with the exception of C lot (Luther Memorial Church lot.)
PAY2 will be enforced so anyone parking in PAY2 must pay using the pay station or MobilePay.