Dear Science Olympiad Students and Family,
Congratulations to all of our wonderful students for their hard work up to this point.
Whether this is your final year in Science Olympiad or your first, YOU have made this
year an amazing adventure in the world of science.
Although our returning students know the drill by now, here are a few reminders for our
Regional competition this Saturday, March 5th, 2016. Please review these as a family.
Logistics:
1. The competition is at Lindenwood University (address: 209 S Kingshighway, St
Charles MO). Attached are directions and above is a map labeled with places on
campus you might need to find. directions to Lindenwood
2. Impounding will occur from 8:10-8:50 AM.
3. We would like everyone to show up by 8:30 AM
4. If you have any other concerns feel free to text us or e-mail us. It would be a
good idea to have our numbers saved in your phone in case of an emergency:
a. Emily Wen: 763.259.8049 (emily.wen@wustl.edu)
b. Sandra Sermos: 314.306.4393 (sandrasermos@claytonschools.net)
5. Our teams are Wydown 1 and Wydown 2. BE VERY CLEAR WHICH TEAM
YOU ARE ON. Write your team name on every test you take.
J. Scheidegger Center
Butler Loft Young Hall LUCC for Awards
General reminders:
1. Be good sports! We expect you to congratulate all competitors for their
achievements. In essence, WE DON’T WANT TO HEAR ANY OF YOU BOOING
AT THE AWARDS CEREMONY. ANYTHING THAT IS NOT POSITIVE WILL
NOT BE TOLERATED. Represent Wydown well.
2. Say thank you to all of your proctors! They are taking time out of their busy
schedules to help make this competition a success FOR YOU.
3. IF YOU HAVE A DISAGREEMENT WITH THE TEST ( for example, the proctor
did not follow the rules), approach ONLY us (Mrs. Sermos and PL Squad) about
the issue. DO NOT confront or question the proctor. Explain to one of us what
occurred and we will determine further action..
4. If you have been placed in a new event: Do not panic! Try your best in the
event and give reasonable answers. You should try your best to answer every
question because writing SOMETHING down is more likely to be given partial
credit over an unanswered question. Check with your partner and plan
accordingly.
5. WE ARE A TEAM. This means that regardless of what events you are
participating in, you should be trying your best to help your team get the best
point total for the event. (your placement in each event is equivalent to the points
added to the team score i.e. 1st place is 1 point, last place is 13 points, not
showing up is 14 points).
6. Because this is a Regional competition, we will not be given the exams back.
This is all the more reason to make sure you correctly write down YOUR team
name on the test so there are no mix-ups during rankings.
7. Your current team place is not set in stone. As long as one of our teams
places in the top 3 (I believe, not entirely sure), we will progress to State. We will
use the Regional results to determine the State team. Be aware that selecting
teams is a difficult decision since you are all wonderful and we only do it for the
fairness of the overall Science Olympiad competition. Even if you are not placed
on the final State team, we would encourage you to continue coming to practice
to help our State members prepare BECAUSE WE ARE A TEAM.
Complete the following form and return it to S. Sermos by Thursday. There is no build
event this Friday, but there will be a brief “stand up meeting in Room 232 after school on
Friday.
REGIONAL Planning - Please complete and return this form WITH a PARENT
Signature.
Name:
Event
Parents Signature:
Partner
Time
Materials Needed
Can you agree with the following statements?
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6.
I have a ride.
I have lunch.
I know what I am to bring.
I know what my partner expects.
I have met with SS this week to make sure I am ready.
I have a copy of the rules for each event and I have reread
them with my partner.
7. I understand the pol