1. Oak Valley Middle School Science Olympiad

2. Time Line 8/26 - 9/4/15 Student Registration Period
9/8/15 Classes begin this week (depending on coaching)
10/7/15 First Meeting for San Diego Regional Teams (Head Coaches only - no students) at San Diego County Offices of Education; 4:00pm
Oct./Nov. Top ninety students selected to form Regionals Teams (6 teams of 15)
November            Saturday optional “Invitational” competition; students who did not make Regionals Team will be invited to represent OVMS
11/14/15              Event Workshop (for ALL head and event coaches, assistant coaches  - no students), location TBD; 2:30-4:00pm
1/6/16       Meeting of all Head Coaches and Event Coaches for Division B Teams; at San Diego County Offices of Education; 4:00pm
January        Saturday optional Invitational
2/6/16 Division B San Diego Regional Competition at Carlsbad High School (ALL DAY LONG!)
4/___/16                  Southern California State Science Olympiad Competition (Saturday date TBD; all day long)
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Timeline

3. OVMS Philosophy & Strategy
Learning, teamwork and fun
Students should select events that they are interested in, not parents
All work and effort should be from your student
Long-term strategy of growing students each year
Students should:
Put their best work forward, but don’t be afraid to make mistakes
Have a cooperative spirit
Thank parents for their time, effort and support
Parents – please encourage and support the volunteers and coaches
Support Coaches and Leadership Team with researchers, administrative and event management volunteers
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OVMS Philosophy & Strategy

4. So Cal State
(15 students)
San Diego Regionals
(90 students)
OVMS Team (120+ students)
Long-term philosophy promotes reasonable expectations plus a winning team!
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Long Term Philosophy

5. Division B Events Life, Personal & Social Science
Earth & Space Science
Physical Science & Chemistry
Technology & Engineering
Inquiry & Nature of Science
Anatomy & Physiology (Skeletal, Muscular, Integumentary)
Bio-Process Lab
Disease Detectives (Population Growth)
Green Generation
Invasive Species
Dynamic Planet (Oceanography)
Fossils
Meteorology (Everyday Weather)
Reach for the Stars
Road Scholar
Physics
Air Trajectory
Crave the Wave
Wind Power
Chemistry
Crime Busters
Food Science
Bridge Building
Elastic Launched Glider
Mission Possible
Scrambler
Bottle Rocket
Experimental Design
Picture This
Write It Do It
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Division B Events

6. How to Choose an Event/Class
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How to Choose an Event/Class

7. August 26, 2015
Event Selection Page

8. OVMS Policies and Scoring Procedures
Point System – 6 point maximum for any student, with a maximum of 5 events for any student.
All participants from : 1 POINT
Previous medal holders at the Regional from last 2 years (2014 and 2015 Regionals): 1 POINT
State medal winners from last 2 years (2014 and 2015 Regionals): 0.5 POINT
Highest marks in the tests, quizzes for lab/study events, and highest marks for effort and quality of the design in building events. Points will be assigned as follows:
CLASS RANKING
PONTS EARNED
MULTIPLIED BY THE NUMBER OF EVENTS
Top 3
0.5
X no. of events
Top 5
0.4
Top 10
0.3
Top 12
0.2
Top 15
0.1
Parent Volunteer points (maximum 1 POINT)
Coaches/Leadership Team: 1 POINT
Assistant Coach/Team Captain/Treasurer: 0.5 POINT
Researchers: 0.3 POINT
Class Helpers/High School volunteers: 0.2 POINT
Administrative Volunteer: 0.2 POINT
Event Management: 0.2 POINT
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OVMS Policies and Scoring Procedures

9. All participants from last year 2014-15 1 POINT
For example:
Jack is a 7th grader who participated in SO last year and was placed 3rd at the Regional in one event and 10th in another. He also won 10th place in an event at the State level. His mom is coaching an event and dad is an assistant coach for another event. This year, Jack is participating in 3 events and was placed 2nd in the first, 3rd in second and 13th in third in the class quizzes. Then his points would be calculated as…
All participants from last year POINT
Previous medal holders at the Regional from last 2 years 1 POINT
State medal winners from last 2 years 0.5 POINT
SO Event Class placement points
For the first event… 0.5x1=0.5
For the second event… 0.5x1=0.5
For the third event… 0.1x1=0.1
So, the total in this section would be = 1.1 POINT
Parent Volunteer points… 1 POINT
Jack’s total SO points= =4.6 POINTS
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Points Example

10. Event Coaches and Assistant Coaches
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Event Coaches and Assistant Coaches

11. Communications: www.ovmsso.org Google Groups ovmsso@gmail.com
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