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Local students compete in Science Olympiad at UWF

February 27, 2015
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The University of West Florida hosted students from Northwest Florida’s public and private schools in the Florida Panhandle at the fourth annual Northwest Regional Florida Science Olympiad. The Feb. 21 event was held at the UWF College of Science, Engineering and Health. Florida Science Olympiad is an official state chapter of Science Olympiad Inc. The goal of Science Olympiad is to improve the quality of science education through competitions similar to sporting events. Just as students are motivated to compete in various sporting activities, students compete as a team against other schools in 23 different events that range the spectrum of science subjects. This year, 21 groups of students competed with up to 15 students on each team. High school (Division C) and middle school (Division B) students competed in the divisional events with 11 events in Division B and 10 events in Division C. Awards were given to the top three teams per division and top three teams who scored the most points in the entire competition. The Olympiad is the only science competition listed in the national standards as an exemplary implementation of inquiry and assessment. UWF faculty and staff members served as event supervisors and helped develop, run and score the events for the competition. Many of the faculty got help from undergraduate and graduate students, along with other faculty members from their departments, to assist with the event. Division Winners List: Division B: Middle School Event: Anatomy

B-07- Creative Learning Academy
B-05- Gulf Breeze Middle School
B-08- Sacred Heart Cathedral School

Event: Bottle Rocket

B-08- Sacred Heart Cathedral School
B-03- Jim C Bailey Middle School
B-07- Creative Learning Academy

Event: Can’t Judge A Powder

B-03- Jim C Bailey Middle School
B-04- Jim C Bailey Middle School
B-08- Sacred Heart Cathedral School

Event: Disease Detectives

B-03- Jim C Bailey Middle School
B-05- Gulf Breeze Middle School
B-08- Sacred Heart Cathedral School

Event: Dynamic Planet

B-07- Creative Learning Academy
B-01- Avalon Middle School
B-05- Gulf Breeze Middle School

Event: Experimental Design

B-03- Jim C Bailey Middle School
B-07- Creative Learning Academy
B-04- Jim C Bailey Middle School

Event: Green Generation

B-05- Gulf Breeze Middle School
B-03- Jim C Bailey Middle School
B-08- Sacred Heart Cathedral School

Event: Meteorology

B-05- Gulf Breeze Middle School
B-02- Avalon Middle School
B-06- Gulf Breeze Middle School

Event: Simple Machines

B-03- Jim C Bailey Middle School
B-07- Creative Learning Academy
B-08- Sacred Heart Cathedral School

Event: Wheeled Vehicle

B-06- Gulf Breeze Middle School
B-08- Sacred Heart Cathedral School
B-05- Gulf Breeze Middle School

Event: Write It/ Do It

B-05- Gulf Breeze Middle School
B-07- Creative Learning Academy
B-08- Sacred Heart Cathedral School

Division C- High School Event: Anatomy & Physiology

C-09- Pensacola High School
C-02- James S. Rickards High School
C-06- Gulf Breeze High School

Event: Chemistry Lab

C-10- Pensacola High School
C-09- Pensacola High School
C-11- West Florida High School

Event: Compound Machines

C-11- West Florida High School
C-03- James S. Rickards High School
C-02- James S. Rickards High School

Event: Disease Detectives

C-02- James S. Rickards High School
C-06- Gulf Breeze High School
C-05- Leon High School

Event: Dynamic Planet

C-09- Pensacola High School
C-07- Gulf Breeze High School
C-06- Gulf Breeze High School

Event: Experimental Design

C-06- Gulf Breeze High School
C-03- James S. Rickards High School
C-04- James S. Rickards High School

Event: Green Generation

C-10- Pensacola High School
C-02- James S. Rickards High School
C-09- Pensacola High School

Event: Mission Possible

C-03- James S. Rickards High School
C-06- Gulf Breeze High School
C-07- Gulf Breeze High School
C-11- West Florida High School
C-03- James S. Rickards High School
C-09- Pensacola High School

OVERALL WINNERS: Division B: Middle School

B-03- Jim C Bailey Middle School
B-05- Gulf Breeze Middle School
B-08- Sacred Heart Cathedral School

Division C: High School

C-03- James S. Rickards High School
C-06- Gulf Breeze High School

C-02- James S. Rickards High School. Several other faculty members, staff and students helped to serve as score counselors for the competition. For additional information, visit http://soinc.org/.

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