2.  SMMS Co-Chairs: Ravi Dev and Christine Mitchell  PUSD Science Coordinator and Volunteer: Karen Jain  Past Student Participants  Past Parent Participants and Coaches

3.  Rigorous Nation-wide Interscholastic Competitions  Challenging and Motivational Events  Disciplines of Biology, Earth Science, Chemistry, Physics, Computers and Engineering  Students Acquire Knowledge of Science Facts, Concepts, Processes, Skills and Science Applications

4.  Focuses on teamwork, cooperative learning, and hands on application.  3 Divisions: Division A (K-6), Division B (6-9) and Division C (9-12)  County, State, and National Levels of Competition

5.  15 students and additional alternates will be selected for the SMMS team.  There are 23 events-study, lab, and construction events.  Each student will work on 3-5 events. A team of 2-3 students will prepare for each event.  The invitational and county tournaments are all day competitions, involving up to 40 other school teams.  They are exciting and fun!

6. Air Trajectory Anatomy/Physiology Bio Process Lab Bottle Rocket Bridge Building Crave the Wave Crime Busters Disease Detectives Dynamic Planet Elastic Launched Glider Experimental Design Food Science Fossils Green Generation Invasive Species Meteorology Mission Possible Picture This Reach for the Stars Road Scholar Scrambler Wind Power Write It/Do It

7.  2012-2013  Accomplishments: -21 st place/40 teams, competed in 16 events - 2 nd Place for Dynamic Planet (Naiara Munich and Lydia Plaut) - 3 rd Place Overall for Crime Busters (Emily Chaparian and Shanthala Robinson)  2013-2014  Accomplishments: -16 th place/40 teams, competed in all 23 events - 4 th Place for Can’t Judge a Powder (Kemi Giwa and Alana Meyers) - 5 th Place for Solar System (Kemi Giwa and Sean Miller)  2014-2015  Accomplishments -11 th place/40 teams, competed in all 23 events  - 6 th Place for Can’t Judge a Powder, (Chloe Brandon and Desiree Gunnoe) -In six events, students placed 6 th to 9 th place

8.  We need student managers.  Purpose is to allow students to be leaders and learn how to organize, communicate, and collaborate with peers.  Managers will take care of: Communication, Food, Fundraising, School Website, Inventory/Equipment, Team Paraphernalia

9.  Anyone can attend practices and try out. Effort, attendance, and dedication to Science Olympiad are important.  Attendance at weekly Thursday/Saturday Practices is mandatory. You must keep neat and organized journals for your notes.  This is an extracurricular activity, but it is like having an additional core class. You will be expected to study and work on your events outside of practices.  Everyone on the Science Olympiad Team will attend the Invitational (Saturday, January 30, 2016) and the county competition (Saturday, February 27, 2016, 7 am - 7 pm)  Additional costs (i.e. for snacks, shirts, and supplies, etc)

10.  Thursday, 9/17, 2:35-4:00 pm, Room F219, first practice  Practices every Thursday (Except during school holidays)  Saturday Practices 8-12 1) October 3, 2015 2) November 7, 2015 3) December 5, 2015 4) December 12, 2015 5) January 9, 2016 6) January 23, 2016 7) January 30, 2016 (Invitational) 7am - 7pm 8) February 6, 2016 9) February 20, 2016 10) February 27, 2016 (Science Olympiad) 7am - 7pm

11.  First tryouts for event selection will be 10/3 and 10/8.  Final tryouts for team selection will be completed by 11/7  One Invitational, Saturday, January 30, 2016  LA County Science Olympiad, Saturday February 27, 2016  Science Olympiad Photo and Potluck, Thursday, March 3, 2016

12.  Parents who are excited by the world of science!  Parents who can attend Thursday practices and/or Saturday practices and/or guide students at other times.  You will work with 2-3 students per event.  We ask that you choose at least two events to coach.  By October 1 st, develop an outline/timeline so that all topics in your event will be covered by the date of the invitational in January.

13.  Science Olympiad – www.soinc.org Background, Event Information, and What to Expect  Los Angeles County Science Olympiad - http://lacountyscienceolympiad.org  Science Olympiad Student Center - www.scioly.org Student Forums, Competition Forums, Wiki and Test Exchange (Practice Tests), Image Gallery, and Score Tracker

14.  Bring application to first meeting on Thursday, 9/17 or give to Mr. Dev  Go online and visit websites  Find four events you are interested in.  Get a large 3-ring binders and/or spiral notebooks.

15.  Science Olympiad – soinc.org  You Tube: Science Olympiad is Awesome