More than 700 San Joaquin County students participated in the 29th annual San Joaquin County Science Olympiad Competition for Division B (middle school) and Division C (high school) at University of the Pacific on Saturday, March 7. The awards ceremony immediately followed at Scottish Rite Auditorium in Stockton. Thirty Division B teams and 25 Division C teams from throughout the County participated in 46 events in this one-day competition. Medals and plaques were awarded to the top scoring teams.
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: Wicklund Elementary School (Black team), Lammersville Unified School District
Second-Place: Elkhorn School (Blue team), Lodi Unified School District
Third-Place: Elkhorn School (Gold team), Lodi Unified School District
Fourth-Place: Art Freiler Elementary School (Gold team), Tracy Unified School District
Fifth-Place: Wicklund Elementary School (Gold team), Lammersville Unified School District
Division C (high school)
First-Place: Tokay High School (Purple team), Lodi Unified School District
Second-Place: Lincoln High School (Red team), Lincoln Unified School District
Third-Place: Franklin High School (Chlorine team), Stockton Unified School District
Fourth-Place: Merrill F. West High School (Gold team), Tracy Unified School District
Fifth-Place: Tokay High School (Gold team), Lodi Unified Schools District
Eight teams representing San Joaquin County at the state competition in Turlock in April:
Only one team per school can represent San Joaquin County at the State competition
Division B (middle school)
Wicklund Elementary School (Black team), Lammersville Unified School District
Elkhorn School (Blue team), Lodi Unified School District
Art Freiler Elementary School (Gold team), Tracy Unified School District
Bethany Elementary School (Red team), Lammersville Unified School District
Division C (high school)
Tokay High School (Purple team), Lodi Unified School District
Lincoln High School (Red team), Lincoln Unified School District
Franklin High School (Chlorine team), Stockton Unified School District
Merrill F. West High School, Tracy Unified School District