1. Oak Valley Middle School Head Coach Paul Carff

2. Who has done this before?

3. Agenda Introductions Sign-up/Child ’ s Name Description of the Competition Event Descriptions - Coaches Newsgroup Practice Schedule Supplies/Equipment Fingerprinting Fundraising Expectations Team Names Questions

4. Program Team - 15 Students in 23 events (usually 2 students per event) Awards –1 – 15 in each event –Top 10 Schools (top 8 go to state) Practices – 1hr per week per event.

5. Schedule September 20/21 – Organizing meeting –October 5 th – Regional Meeting (assistant?) October 11 – first team meeting October – December – Practices –November 12 – Event Workshop (2:30 – 4:30 pm at RB High) January – Final Team meeting and practices –January 18 th – Coaches and Event Captains February 4 th – Regionals April – State May - Nationals

6. The Competition Practice Morning Breakfast Check-in at High School/Camp Compete Awards Ceremony

7. The Events Awesome Aquifer Bottle Rocket Balloon Race Bridges Can ’ t Judge a Powder Compute This Disease Detectives Don ’ t Bug Me Dynamic Planet Experimental Design Food Chemistry Heredity Meteorology Mission Possible Mystery Architecture Road Scholar Rocks & Minerals Science of Fitness Sounds of Music Storm the Castle The Solar System Water Quality Wheeled Vehicle

8. Coaches Awesome AquiferPaul Bober Balloon RaceJohn Hewett Bottle RocketStan Romio Bridge BuildingKen Kwok Can't Judge a Powder by Its ColorStephanie Jimenez Compute ThisMatthew Hedayat Disease DetectivesKaren Hermsen Don't Bug Me Dynamic PlanetMike Campbell Experimental DesignMunir Ahmed Food ChemistryStephen Brinsfield HeredityGothami Pamabandu MeteorologyDiane Nichols Mission PossiblePete Casalegno Mystery ArchitectureJeff Debrose Road ScholarDave Ellison Rocks and MineralsTracy Williams Science of FitnessLarry Luke MeteorologyMeera Varigonda Storm the CastleDave Ellison The Solar SystemCarman Thull Water Quality Wheeled VehicleDennis Burke

9. Storm the Castle

10. Bottle Rockets

11. Mission Possible Click for Honda Commercial

12. MISC Newsgroup: science-olympiad-coaches at Yahoo. Websites: –www.soinc.orgNational Sitewww.soinc.org –www.ovmsscioly.orgOak Valley Sitewww.ovmsscioly.org Practice Times Supplies/Equipment Fundraising –Dues –Donations

13. Clearance TB FINGER PRINTING Karen Peterson –VolunteerOV@aol.com

14. This Year Team Names T-Shirt Design EXPECTATIONS

15. Head Coach Paul Carff 858-312-1683 paul.carff@cox.net Questions?