Students from nine districts and 31 schools, including charter and private schools, participated in the 39th Annual San Joaquin County Science Olympiad Competition for Division B (middle school) and Division C (high school). In all, 33 Division B teams and 13 Division C teams from throughout the county participated in the one-day competition held at Ronald E. McNair High School on March 8. Students received medals and the top-scoring teams received trophies. Eight teams will represent San Joaquin County at the NorCal State Finals at California State University, East Bay, on April 5.
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, Lammersville Unified School District
- Second Place: Wicklund Elementary School – Gold, Lammersville Unified School District
- Third Place: Evelyn Costa Elementary School – Teal, Lammersville Unified School District
- Fourth Place: Sebastian Questa Elementary School – Ruby, Lammersville Unified School District
- Fifth Place: Brookside Elementary School – White, Lincoln 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: Mountain House High School – Silver, Lammersville Unified School District
- Fourth Place: Tokay High School – Gold, Lodi Unified School District
- Fifth Place: Lodi High School – Red, Lodi Unified School District
The following eight teams will represent San Joaquin County at the NorCal State Finals. (Only one team per school can represent San Joaquin County at the state competition.):
Division B (middle school)
- Wicklund Elementary School - Black, Lammersville Unified School District
- Evelyn Costa Elementary School – Teal, Lammersville Unified School District
- Sebastian Questa Elementary School – Ruby, Lammersville Unified School District
- Brookside Elementary School – White, Lincoln 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
- Franklin High School – Chlorine, Stockton Unified School District