More than 750 San Joaquin County students participated in the 34th Annual San Joaquin County Science Olympiad Competition for Division B (middle school) and Division C (high school) at Ronald E. McNair High School in Stockton, Saturday, March 7. In all, 26 Division B teams and 21 Division C teams from throughout the county participated in the one-day competition. Students received medals and the top-scoring teams were awarded trophies during a ceremony following the competition.
Science Olympiad tournaments are rigorous academic interscholastic competitions that consist of a series of individual and team events for which students prepare during the year. The competitions follow the format of popular board games, TV shows, and athletic games. These challenging and motivational events are well balanced between the various science disciplines of biology, earth science, chemistry, physics, computers, and technology. There is a balance between events requiring knowledge of science facts, concepts, processes, skills, and science applications.
Top five teams per division:
Division B (middle school)
First Place: Bethany Elementary School Red, Lammersville Unified School District
Second Place: Wicklund Elementary School Black, Lammersville Unified School District
Third Place: Elkhorn Elementary School Gold, Lodi Unified School District
Fourth Place: Elkhorn Elementary School Blue, Lodi Unified School District
Fifth Place: Hansen Elementary School Gold, Lammersville Unified School District
Division C (high school)
First Place: Mountain House High School Blue, Lammersville Unified School District
Second Place: Tokay High School Purple, Lodi Unified School District
Third Place: Lodi High School Red, Lodi Unified School District
Fourth Place: Mountain House High School Silver, Lammersville Unified School District
Fifth Place: Tokay High School Gold, Lodi Unified School District
Eight teams will represent San Joaquin County at the NorCal State Finals in Turlock on April 18:
Only one team per school can represent San Joaquin County at the state competition.
Division B (middle school)
Bethany Elementary School Red, Lammersville Unified School District
Wicklund Elementary School Black, Lammersville Unified School District
Elkhorn Elementary School Gold, Lammersville Unified School District
Hansen Elementary School Gold, Lammersville Unified School District
Division C (high school)
Mountain House High School Blue, Lammersville Unified School District
Tokay High School Purple, Lodi Unified School District
Lodi High School Red, Lodi Unified School District
Tracy High School Green, Tracy Unified School District
Find photos from the event on the San Joaquin County Office of Education Facebook page @sjcoefb!