2009 NCSO State Tournament - North Carolina State University - April 24-25, 2009
April 30. 2009
The 2009 NC Science Olympiad State Tournament Scores are now FINAL. A detailed auditing was done of all events and the following errors were found and corrected:
Meteorology, B Division - East Burke's actual ranking was ommitted. This caused all teams below East Burke on the Master Score Sheet to receive an incorrect ranking.
Dynamic Planet, B Division - Table Rock finished 22nd in this event. The scorer inputted a rank of "2" instead of "22".
Experimental Design, C Division - Jacksonville High Scool finished 34th not 37th.
Wright Stuff, B Division - Davidson IB finished 36th, not 35th.
As stated above, these errors were corrected and the scores are now final. Detailed scores are below:
There was an error found in B Division Scores for the Event Meteorology. East Burke's actual ranking was accidentally skipped which resulted in all teams from East Burke and below to receive the wrong ranking. This did not change the ranking in the top 6 teams.The medals for the Meteorology event were awarded correctly at the Awards Ceremony. Revised results below:
Congratulations to all teams on a great tournament. In an effort to get scores out as quickly as possible I've done no editing to make them most presentable. The First Place Overall Winners complicate things a bit because they are taken out when teams scores are added together. Keep that in mind when looking at the tournament totals because FPOWs are taken out when adding ranks which could actually improve or hurt your final rank in a particular event depending on how the FPOW teams did in particular events.. If you have questions or have appeals, please e-mail Jason Painter at jlpainter@gmail.com. Take care and good night. Jason PS. ANY QUESTIONS OR APPEALS WILL NOT BE LOOKED AT UNTIL MONDAY. PLEASE DO NOT EXPECT ANY RESPONSE UNTIL THEN.
We were just notified that ice cream will not be served tomorrow 4:30 - 6:30 pm outside of Reynolds. We apologize for this cancellation.
April 23, 2009
DEAR COACH - All coaches, chaperones, parents, etc...PLEASE READ
Each school may have 4 students represent their school in the Parade of Champions. Students need to be in Reynolds Coliseum and lined up at 6:00 pm. Please have a banner and a way to show your school spirit. NO THROWING OF CANDY THIS YEAR!!! Throwing candy will result in the school's inability to win the Spirit Award Competition. PLEASE SHOW LOTS OF SPIRIT ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO SET YOUR TEAM APART FROM THE REST!
Division C Schools may set up home bases in the Engineering Buildings or Outside. NO home bases may be set up in any classrooms and teams must make sure trash is deposited in proper receptacles.
Reminder! Even if it is 80 degrees outside, competitors need to wear their pants/long skirts and closed toed shoes or they CANNOT compete!
Cell Biology (C)-
Event leader is requesting that competitors voluntarily wear closed toed shoes for their own safety.
Chem Lab (C)-
Please be sure to bring a calculator that is non-programmable, but more advanced than a simple 4 function. (A scientific one that has log, sin, etc)
Crave the Wave (B)-
Please be sure to bring a calculator that is non-programmable, but more advanced than a simple 4 function. (A scientific one that has log, sin, etc)
Reach for the Stars (B)-
Participants do not need a red filtered flashlight. Please bring a calculator that is non-programmable, but more advanced than a simple 4 function. (A scientific one that has log, sin, etc)
Remote Sensing (C) –
Please be sure to bring a calculator that is non-graphing, but more advanced than a simple 4 function. (A scientific one that has log, sin, etc)
April 20, 2009 (5pm)
Sounds of Music sign-up is live in Division C Registration.
April 20, 2009
First Place Overall Winners - PLEASE READ!!! Also, FPOWS need not register because you already are registered.
Registration for School Qualifiers is now available. Please click the School Qualifiers - Division B or School Qualifiers - Division C link to the right to register. Follow the directions. Sounds of Music Division C sign-up will go live at 5:00 pm on Monday. FPOWS need not register.
April 16, 2009
A few reminders:
For the third year in a row we will be honoring two teams (one B Division and one C Division) with the Julian Brown Spirit Award. Each event leader will nominate a school from their event that they believe exhibits the "spirit" of Julian Brown and the North Carolina Science Olympiad. We, the tournament leaders, will also be paying close attention to the attitudes, behavior, excitement, t-shirts, face paint, and "put others first" mentality in all teams during events and during opening and closing ceremonies. PLEASE make sure your students and guests display GREAT sportsmanship at all times! Encourage them to really show their spirit during both Ceremonies.
It is incredibly important that we respect the classrooms, buildings, and gymnasiums we use at N.C. State University. We had some very unfortunate behavior a couple of years ago that reflected extremely poorly on the NC Science Olympiad and all participating schools. Please make sure all trash is deposited in a trash can or a trash bag. DO NOT allow students to run halls wildly or to be unsupervised. Other classes, meetings, and university activities go on at the same time that our events take place so we MUST respect their rights to quiet and order. Any student or visitor from any team found not respecting the University and all personnel associated with the tournament will be for immediate disqualification of the entire team from the State Competition. The coach, team members, and school principal must complete and bring the Vandalism and Behavior Policy to registration with you on Friday, April 24th. Please make sure that all your team members, family members, chaperones, guests, coaches, etc. have read the Vandalism and Behavior Policy.
Each student participating in the State Tournament must have a completed Photo Consent form. Please send this home with every student and have them and their parents sign the form. We would like to use pictures that we take during this event for promotional purposes. This must also be brought to registration. Any student without the form or whose parents do not consent will wear a bright pink wrist band to alert us not to take his/her picture.
April 15, 2009
Hello everyone. We are working hard to make this event great! We just updated the schedules page so please check this out.
All school qualifiers will need to register and you will receive an e-mail from us with login information in the next day or so (FPOWS do not need to register via the website...we already have your information).
Sign-up for Sounds of Music will begin next week. We will send the exact time that this will go live so everyone has an equal chance to get the spot they want.
We will be updating this state tournament site every day for the next week. PLEASE check it everyday. On Thursday (of next week) we will make no more changes or additions. Please print everything on that day to put in a notebook for you.
We will put here every update we make so you can keep abreast of all the announcements and information related to the State Tournament. Please let me know if and when you have questions.
Jason (jason_painter@ncsu.edu)
February 24, 2009
Schedules posted. Click link on menu bar to the left.
