Science Olympiad Information Night
September 4th, 2014
Agenda
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Introduction
What is the Science Olympiad?
Student Commitment
Coach Commitment
Parents Volunteer
Registration
Website
Important Dates
Events List
Introduction
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Head Coach Committee
 Ilham
 Rui
 Sheirman
 Xianxian
 Yan
What is Science Olympiad?
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Annual science competition
23 individual and team events
Students focus on optimal 3-4 events
Team – 15 students per team
Compete against other San Diego middle schools in
February (Division B)
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20 teams are placed in each event
 Top 8 schools will be advanced to State
 Only 1 team per school for State
Benefits
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Promotes teamwork & collaboration
Improves study skills
Exposure to sciences outside of regular science class
Coach Commitment
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Adherence to coaching schedules
Take attendance at each practice
Work to accommodate student interest
Advise to Head Coach Committee for team
assignment
Adherence to SO General Rules & Code of Ethics
Require PUSD Volunteer Level I & II clearance
Parents Commitment
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We LOVE volunteers
Looking for additional coaches
Need at least one parent to support coach during
weekly training session. Additional parent volunteers
needed for building events.
Need help on Competition Day, T-Shirt & Team Banner
Design
Need PUSD Volunteers Level I clearance
Adherence to SO General Rules & Code of Ethics
Sponsorship/Wish List
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Supplies – storage containers, clipboards, paper, markers, rulers
Equipment - goggle, lab coat, beaker, pipette, scale, architecture
map(Road Scholar), lab meter stick, magnifier glasses
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Materials for Robo-Cross, Bridge building, Bottle rocket, Wheeled Vehicle
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Team T-Shirt
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Team Banner
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Corporate Match – please contact Head Coach Committee if your
employer offers Corporate Match
Student Commitment
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14-16 weeks of training: Sept 22-Feb 6
3-6 hours per week (Prepare 3-4 events is optimal)
Attendance & participation at all trainings
Completion of work assigned by coach(es)
Adherence to D39C SO Policy and SO General
Rules & Code of Ethics
Student Commitment
"A person who never made a mistake never
tried anything new."
~Albert Einstein
Important Dates
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September 4th, 2014 (Thurs) - Parents Info Night / Coaches Meeting
September 19th, 2014 (Fri) - Last day to register (all paperwork, parents
permission slip and donation turned in to consider completed the
registration)
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September 23nd, 2014(Tue) - Training begins this week
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November 15th, 2014(Sat) – Event Workshop @ RBMS
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Mid November, 2014 – Finalize Team Roster
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January 30th, 2015 (Fri) - D39C Pre-Regional Science Olympiad meeting
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February 7th, 2015 (Sat) - Regional Science Olympiad Competition
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April 4th, 2015 (Sat) - State Science Olympiad Competition
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Spring 2015 (Sat) – D39C Science Olympiad Post-Event Picnic
Registration
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Student and Parents review National Science Olympiad website(www.soinc.org) and
decide what events you are interested in and rank them in priority order
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Complete the online registration, make sure click “Submit” at the end
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Review & Sign
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D39C Policy & Parent Permission
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SO Code of Ethics document
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San Diego SO Hold Harmless Agreement Form
$100 donation per student to help fully fund the SO team.
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Team Registration
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Supplies, study/building materials and coaching CDs
Turn in your completed forms and donation to D39C Welcome Center. Please staple
your check and forms together and label it for ‘Science Olympiad’
Registration 9/8 – 9/19/2014
Website
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http://science.d39c.org/
Login will be provided once registration has
completed.
2014-2015 Events List
Category
Event
Coach / Assistant Coach
Life, Personal and Social Science
Anatomy
Christian McClung / Kartiki Gaur
Life, Personal and Social Science
Disease Detectives
Christian McClung / April Xie
Life, Personal and Social Science
Bio-Process Lab
Allen Hoong / Fiza Shaghel
Life, Personal and Social Science
Entomology
Vivien Huang / Jane Huang
Life, Personal and Social Science
Green Generation
Life, Personal and Social Science
Road Scholar
Chemistry
Can't Judge a Powder
Chemistry
Crime Busters
Ilham Ahmed / Brian Wang
Physics
Simple Machines
Song Pu
Physics
Crave the Wave
Jing Deng
Physics
Trajectory
Earth and Space Science
Solar System
Vijay Marwah / Fiza Shaghel
2014-2015 Events List
Category
Event
Coach / Assistant Coach
Earth and Space Science
Dynamic Planet
Akash Gaur / Kartiki Gaur
Earth and Space Science
Fossils (rocks and minerals) Julie-Anne Zimmer
Earth and Space Science
Meteorology
Jing Deng
Inquiry & Nature of Science
Write It Do It
Jose Luis Contreras / Hriday Trivedi
Inquiry & Nature of Science
Experimental Design
Inquiry & Nature of Science
Picture This
Sonali Carlton / Elizabeth Pegg
Technology & Engineering
Elastic Launched Glider
Yun Deng
Technology & Engineering
Robo-Cross
Technology & Engineering
Wheeled Vehicle
Ashraf Saad
Technology & Engineering
Bottle Rocket
Shilpa Palacharla
Technology & Engineering
Bridge Building
Shan Liang
Questions??
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Email Head Coach Committee:
[email protected]