Science+Olympiad





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=__ALL ABOUT SCIENCE!__=

//__Who's In Charge?__//

 * //Mr. Stovall runs Science Olympiad. It's basically an academic competition where you learn more about science, and have a ton of fun along the way!//**

//__When Do They Meet?__//
S.O. practices twice a week- Thursday afternoons until about 4:00 or later, and Wednesday mornings at 7:15 in homeroom.

//__Who's On the Team?__//
The team consists of people who attend practice, some more than others. There are people from 6th, 7th, and 8th grade on the team. The following are students who have participated all year: Adam R, Daniel H, Griffin W, Mallorie O, Maria S, Danial B, Grant W, Griffin A, and Molly W.



//__Competitions?__//
Each week there is some competition which they have among the members of the team. February or March of each year they go to the University of Alabama to compete against Science Olympiad teams from around the state. It is a fun, all day event. This years big competition was On March 3rd. Join Science Olympiad if you want, I bet you will have a blast!

=**__LINKS__**= [| http://www.funology.com/] This is a science sight that i found on google. It has a lot of fun games you can do with science. Also, it has magic tricks, brain teasers, science jokes, and lots more!


 * //__THE COMPETITION__//**

The HTMS Science Olympiad team traveled to The University of Alabama on Saturday where they competed in 15 different science-related events. Congratulations to Maggie W and Maria S, who won 3rd place in the "Anatomy" competition, and to Grant W and Danial B, who won 1st place in the "Balloon Race" competition. Other team members who participated and helped the team in improved scores this year were Dylan L, Mallorie O, Molly W, Nicole C, and Daniel H. They had lots of fun and they are looking forward to next years competition.


 * //__How Was S.O. Started?__//**

Science Olympiad started on March 29, 1982 when Dr. Gerald J. Putz, Regional Science Consultant for Macomb County Intermediate School District in Michigan, invited John Cairns, State Science Supervisor for Delaware, to share the Science Olympiad program with Macomb County educators.

The Delaware Science Olympiad was patterned after similar events in Pennsylvania and North Carolina. After two successful workshops in northern Michigan, leaders in Southeastern Michigan planned two very successful tournaments. One at Lawrence Institute of Technology, and Oakland University.

After these two very successful tournaments Dr. Putz convinced Mr. Cairns that they should share the program with the rest of the nation. Dr. Putz presented this information to the Army's booth. The Army decided to sponsor a National Leadership Seminar to determine the level of interest before they committed to sponsor the first Science Olympiad National Tournament. Leaders from all fifty states and Puerto Rico were invited to the first Science Olympiad Seminar. The seminar was so successful that the Army decided to sponsor the first National Tournament which was later to be hosted by Michigan State University.

[|Link to how science olympiad was started]

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**__What's The Purpose?__**
The Science Olympiad is an international nonprofit organization devoted to improving the quality of science education, creating a passion for learning science and providing recognition for outstanding achievement in science education by both students and teachers. These goals are accomplished through classroom activities, research, professional development workshops, and the encouragement of intramural, district, regional, state, national, and international academic interscholastic tournaments.