• Science Olympiad

    ***There will be an interest meeting in September and students will need to turn in a permission slip to be able to try out for the Science Olympiad team.*** 

    Sponsors: Mrs. Marlow,  Mrs. McBride, & Mrs. Franks

    Time: Practices will start mid-September. Students may practice before or after school – check teacher availability. Students are expected to come in at least once a week to practice on several events.  

    We will have TWO teams, comprised of 15 students each.  The teams will be announced in November.  

    ***Commitments to competitions in March and April are required.***

    Science Olympiad is an academic sport that revolves around science knowledge dealing with Chemistry, Physics, Medicine, Earth Science, and Engineering.  There are 23 STEM events students can compete in including: 

    • Air trajectory
    • Anatomy
    • Codebuster
    • Crime Buster
    • Disease Detective
    • Dynamic Planet
    • Ecology
    • Entomology
    • Experimental design
    • Fossils
    • Helicopter
    • Meteorology
    • Metric Mastery
    • Microbe Mission
    • Mission Possible
    • Optics
    • Potions & poisons
    • Reach for the stars
    • Road scholar
    • Tower
    • Wind power
    • Write it/do it

    If we win at regionals, only ONE team may go to State Competition.  

    That means that the team with the highest points will represent us at State if we go. 

    Regional Competition: Fortworth Community College in March. If we advance, we will go to the State Competition. 

    State Competition: Texas A&M University in April.  ***Parents MUST accompany students to this competition.***