UWF hosts third annual Northwest Regional Science Olympiad
On Saturday, February 8, the University of West Florida hosted nearly 300 students from Northwest Florida’s public and private schools in the Florida Panhandle at the third annual Northwest Regional Florida Science Olympiad. The event was held at the UWF School of Science and Engineering.
Florida Science Olympiad is an official state chapter of Science Olympiad, Inc. The goal of Science Olympiad is to improve the quality of science education through competitions similar to sporting events. Just as students are motivated to compete in various sporting activities, students compete as a team against other schools in 23 different events that range the spectrum of science subjects.
This year, High School (Division C) and Middle School (Division B) students competed in the divisional events: twelve events in division B and eight events in division C. Awards were given to the top three teams per division and top three teams who score the most points in the entire competition.
The Olympiad is the only science competition listed in the national standards as an exemplary implementation of inquiry and assessment.
University of West Florida faculty and staff, including Science Olympiad Regional Director, Paige D. Livermore and Associate Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, Dr. Eman El-Sheikh coordinated the planning of the competition.
For additional information, visit http://uwf.edu/cas/scienceolympiad/.
Division Winners List:
Division B: Middle School
Event: Anatomy
1. B-07- Jim C. Bailey Middle School
2. B-03- Gulf Breeze Middle School
3. B-09 – Woodham Middle School
Event: Disease Detectives
1. B-05- Gulf Breeze Middle School
2. B-02- Gulf Breeze Middle School
3. B-03- Gulf Breeze Middle School
Event: Experimental Design
1. B-01- Creative Learning Academy
2. B-02- Gulf Breeze Middle School
3. B-10- Avalon Middle School
Event: Heredity
1. B-04- Gulf Breeze Middle School
2. B-03– Gulf Breeze Middle School
3. B-09- Woodham Middle School
Event: Meteorology
1. B-02- Gulf Breeze Middle School
2. B-03- Gulf Breeze Middle School
3. B-10- Avalon Middle School
Event: Metric Mastery
1. B-07- Jim C. Bailey Middle School
2. B-01- Creative Learning Middle School
3. B-08- Episcopal Day School
Event: Rocks & Minerals
1. B-02- Gulf Breeze Middle School
2. B-04- Gulf Breeze Middle School
3. B-03- Gulf Breeze Middle School
Event: Rotor Egg Drop
1. B-02- Gulf Breeze Middle School
2. B-05- Gulf Breeze Middle School
3. B-07- Jim C. Bailey Middle School
Event: Simple Machines
1. B-02- Gulf Breeze Middle School
2. B-04- Gulf Breeze Middle School
3. B-03- Gulf Breeze Middle School
Event: Water Quality
1. B-07- Jim C. Bailey Middle School
2. B-03- Gulf Breeze Middle School
3. B-04- Gulf Breeze Middle School
Event: Wheeled Vehicle
1. B-05- Gulf Breeze Middle School
2. B-02- Gulf Breeze Middle School
3. B-01- Creative Learning Academy
Event: Write It/ Do It
1. B-08- Episcopal Day School
2. B-06- Montessori School of Pensacola
3. B-03- Gulf Breeze Middle School
Division C- High School
Event: Anatomy & Physiology
1. C-08- James S. Rickards High School
2. C-07- James S. Rickards High School
3. C-01- Pensacola High School
Event: Chemistry Lab
1. C-07- James S. Rickards High School
2. C-08- James S. Rickards High School
3. C-01- Pensacola High School
Event: Compound Machines
1. C-03- James S. Rickards High School
2. C-02- West Florida High School
3. C-08- Gulf Breeze High School
Event: Designer Genes
4. C-01- Pensacola High School
5. C-05- Milton High School
6. C-07- James S. Rickards High School
Event: Disease Detectives
1. C-03- Gulf Breeze High School
2. C-07- James S. Rickards High School
3. C-09- Leon High School
Event: Experimental Design
1. C-03- Gulf Breeze High School
2. C-04- Gulf Breeze High School
3. C-07- James S. Rickards High School
Event: Mission Possible
1. C-03- Gulf Breeze High School
2. C-04- Gulf Breeze High School
3. C-06- Gulf Breeze High School
Event: Rocks & Minerals
1. C-03- Gulf Breeze High School
2. C-07- James S. Rickards High School
3. C-09- Leon High School
Event: Water Quality
1. C-03- Gulf Breeze High School
2. C-09- Leon High School
3. C-07- James S. Rickards High School
Event: Write It/ Do It
1. C-02- West Florida High School
2. C-01- Pensacola High School
3. C-03- Gulf Breeze High School
Overall Winners:
Division B: Middle School
1. B-02- Gulf Breeze Middle School
2. B-03- Gulf Breeze Middle School
3. B-04- Gulf Breeze Middle School
Division C: High School
1. C-03- Gulf Breeze High School
2. C-07- James S. Rickards High School
3. C-08- James S. Rickards High School
