SLIPPERY ROCK STATE COLLEGE has traditionally encouraged athletic competition among students. In April 1978, the biology department, in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science, sponsored the first Biology Olympics. The objective of the Olympics was to bring together some of the best high school biology stu dents in western Pennsylvania and challenge them with a series of team and individual events that emphasized intellectual competition. Our first Biology Olympics attracted seventeen high school teams from western Pennsylvania and one team from eastern Ohio. Twenty-eight teams, eight from Ohio, participated in the second Olympics in 1979. Based on the numerous letters of inquiry we have received since the last competition, we expect even greater participation from other states in future Olympics. The facilities available at Slippery Rock will, however, limit participation in future events to a maximum of thirty teams. The intense involvement of participants became obvious when teams began to practice weekly, and then daily. Participants arrived at Slippery Rock a day in advance of the Olympics so that they would be well rested. Biology Olympics T-shirts, advertising school names and colors, are another indicator of the competitive spirit of students. Each team has five students who represent their school in the team events: biology trivia, experimental design, biology charades, scavenger hunt, and the biology bowl. Team members also compete for their schools in one of five individual events: genetics, ecology, physiology, taxonomy, and anatomy. We award trophies to the top five teams; Olympic medals go to the members of the top three teams. The winning team in each of the team events earns a plaque. Winners in each of the individual events receive Olympic medals. Members of the first-place team receive scholarships to the Slippery Rock State College High School Summer Program.