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Rules Book

Hello, I have a Rules Book with detailed information for each event. Next Monday, at our first meeting, I will give each team member a book which will have the guidelines for their specific problems. If I can get a good scanner, I will email a copy to each of you as well so that you can have an electronic copy.

First Meeting

First meeting is postponed until Monday, October 20, after school until about 4:00 in the library. Because of recent information we received about when each event is going to compete, a few team members will be shuffled as they cannot compete on two different events in the same time block. Therefore, a team member may not end up with the event he or she has been assigned to.

So far, we are going with the T-shirt design with the name on the back. Each team member should bring a check for $45 (includes the cost of a team t-shirt, materials fee for all the events, snacks, possible registration fee if we decide to compete in an invitational besides the regional and state) - payable to "Langston Hughes Middle School" and "Science Olympiad" in the memo line. LHMS has paid for our registration fees for regional and state. Otherwise, we are completely unfunded.

Regionals and States - Events

I just got word that at the Regionals, the following events will not be competing (they will only compete at States) :

Compute This
Environmental Chemistry
Reach for the Stars
Robo-Cross

Parent coaching/volunteering list will be out soon. I am waiting for some answers before I can finalize it.

Thanks.

Events Assignments

Shashi and I spent last weekend going over the registration forms. Assignments are based on when a registration form was turned in, choices selected by a team member, parent's desire to mentor certain problems, and communications from parents. I spent this past weekend to make one or two minor adjustments. Even though we would like to have assigned each team member to his or her first/second/third choice, this did not happen necessarily happen.

1. Amphibians and Reptiles/Herpetology - Michael C/Sharon Z
2. Anatomy - Michael C/Kate B
3. Bio-Process Lab - Catherine L/Patrick C
4. Compute This - Isaac M/Catherine L
5. Crave the Wave - Michael C/Aditya C
6. Disease Detective - Catherine L/Kate B
7. Dynamic Planet - Srikar K/Ashkan M
8. Ecology - Aditya C/Sharon Z
9. Elevated Bridge - David A/Isaac M
10. Environmental Chemistry -Srikar K/Ashkan M
11. Experimental Design - Isaac M/Justin K
12. Fossils - Miyoko S/Mary Kim W
13. Meteorology - Jessica Y/Aditya C
14. Pentathlon - Sharon Z/Justin K
15. Physical Science Lab - Mary Kim W/Kate B
16. Reach for the Stars - Miyoko S/Mary Kim W
17. Road Scholar - Miyoko S/David A
18. Robo-Cross - David A/Justin K
19. Science Crime Busters - Jessica Y/Zach H
20. Scrambler - Isaac M/Patrick C
21. Trajectory - Ashkan M/Zach H
22. Wright Stuff - Zach H/Srikar K
23. Write It/Do It -Zach H/Jessica Y

Draft T-Shirt Designs for Team

Please do not click any of the buttons on the picture. Cost per T-shirt is around $12.00 to $13.00 each. Any comments, email me. I might be able to get some discount so that it'd be slightly less per T-shirt. I have to check this. Also, for about the same price, instead of Langston Hughes on the back, we can have each team member's name. I am inclined to do first name only. You need to scroll down quite a bit to see both samples. (Top is name design and bottom is Langston Hughes design. There are men's and women's t-shirts (the cut for each is slightly different). Each team member and coach should let me know which style (men's or women's) and what size they want - color will be gray. Shashi will be emailing a team roster - email Shashi please with name, size, and women's or men's cut.
For men's, here is the link: http://www.customink.com/items/sizing/04600_lineup/standard.htm
For women's t-shirt, here is the link:http://www.customink.com/items/sizing/116800_lineup/standard.htm

Make custom t-shirts at CustomInk.com

Make custom t-shirts at CustomInk.com

Team Members

8th Graders

1. Zachary H
2. Srikar K
3. Miyoko S
4. Jessica Y
5. Catherine L
6. Ashkan M
7. Michael C
8. Sharon Z
9. Mary Kim W
10.Patrick C
11.Kate B
12.Justin K

7th Graders
13. David A
14. Aditya C
15. Isaac M

Event assignments will be announced early next week or over the weekend.