Hawai i State Science Olympiad Spring 2012 Regional Tournament Report www.hsso.org hisciolympiad@gmail.com Hawai i State Science Olympiad 5827 Kalanianaole Hwy. Honolulu, HI 96821
2012 PARTICIPATING MIDDLE SCHOOLS The following middle schools fielded teams at one of the the five regional tournaments run by the Hawai i State Science Olympiad and hosted by institutions around the State of Hawai i. Head Coach School Island Emily Rogers Hawaiian Classical Christian Academy Hawai i Kimberly Hill Hawaiian Classical Christian Academy Hawai i Tabitha Booth Waiakea Intermediate School Hawai i Randi Brennon Hawaii Academy of Arts & Sciences Hawai i Sara Medeiros West Hawaii Explorations PCS Hawai i Pascale Creek Pinner Hilo Intermediate School Hawai i Grace Cheng Hilo SDA Homeschool Group Hawai i Janna Mahfoud Konawaena Hawai i Robyn Matthews Pahoa High and Intermediate School Hawai i Amanda Conner Na Wai Ola Public Charter School Hawai i Kristen M Zebe Kapaa Kaua i Justin Yamagata Waimea Canyon Kaua i Andrew Probert Academy of the Pacific Oahu Angelo Laskowsky Highlands Intermediate School Oahu Marcie Monaco Military Home Educator s Network Oahu William Xenos Risen Lord Academy Oahu Erin Yagi Waipahu Intermediate School Oahu Erin Yagi Waipahu Intermediate School Oahu Debra Gochros Ewa Makai Oahu Arial Villanueva Kapolei Oahu Yng J. Lin (Joanne) Iolani School - Oahu Kathy Lin Highlands Intermediate School Oahu Paul MacLeod St. Anthony Jr-Sr Maui Carrie Demott Maui Preparatory Academy Maui Flaviana Ancheta Lahaina Intermediate School Maui Lanna Miller Carden Academy of Maui Maui Stephanie Kamakeeaina Lokelani Intermediate School Maui Bradley Mason Sacred Hearts School Maui Christine Molina Kihei Charter School Maui Jeanne Lindgren Punahou Case Oahu Cara Godwin Oahu Military Homeschoolers Connection Oahu Brett Kewish Kahuku High and Intermediate School Oahu Charmaine Garcia Hawaii Catholic Homeschoolers Oahu Kim Strong Le Jardin Academy Oahu Jennifer Seki University Laboratory School Oahu Jennifer Seki University Laboratory School Oahu Registered Teams During 2011-2012 School Year 70 Science Olympiad Regional Tournaments 5 Students Per Team (Including Alternates) 17 Approximate Number of Students Participating in Science Olympiad 1,190 Awarded in State and Federal Grants $500K In-Kind and Monetary Donations $100K Alignment to State and National Science Standards 100%
2012 PARTICIPATING HIGH SCHOOLS The following schools fielded teams at one of the the five regional tournaments run by the Hawai i State Science Olympiad and hosted by institutions around the State of Hawai i. Head Coach School Island Ted Brattstrom Ka u High and Pahala Elementary School Hawai i Patti Stover Konawaena Hawai i Robyn Matthews Pahoa High and Intermediate School Hawai i Adrian de Mello Waiakea Hawai i Jon Sager Keaau Hawai i Sylvia Texeira West Hawaii Explorations PCS Hawai i Jon Sager Keaau Hawai i Victoria Gordon Waimea Kaua i Mary Costello Academy of the Pacific Oahu Narayan Raja Iolani School Oahu Narayan Raja Iolani School Oahu Namthip Sitachitta Mililani Oahu Marce Monaco Military Home Educator s Network Oahu Janis Dela Cruz TRIO Upward Bound Programs LCC Oahu Sandra Nakagawa-Saito Moanalua Oahu Tanya Factora Waianae Oahu Samuel Campbell Nanakuli High and Intermediate School Oahu Al Mallory Radford Oahu Loren Nomura Waipahu Oahu Steven Cornell Lahainaluna Maui Paul MacLeod St. Anthony Jr-Sr Maui Amy Ancheta H.P. Baldwin Maui Sadie Mossman King Kekaulike Maui Sadie Mossman King Kekaulike Maui Ger Simon Damien Memorial Oahu Lillian Yanagawa Kalani Oahu Lillian Yanagawa Kalani Oahu Amy Swiderski Kahuku High and Intermediate School Oahu Hai Nguyen Pearl City Oahu Jayson Reynon James Campbell Oahu Events at the Statewide Tournament will include:
2012 REGIONAL TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS Congratulations to following teams/schools that have qualified to participate in the 8th Annual Hawai i State Science Olympiad Statewide Tournament on Saturday, March 3rd, 2012 on the campus of Leeward Community College! The first place winners from the middle school and high school divisions at the statewide tournament will represent Hawai i at the 28th Annual National Science Olympiad at the University of Central Florida in May. Hawai i Island Regional Tournament - Imiloa Astronomy Center 1st Place - Hawaiian Classical Christian Academy (Emily Rogers - Coach) 2nd Place - Hilo SDA Homeschool 3rd Place - Hilo Intermediate School (Cindy Fong - Coach) 1st Place - Waiakea (Adrian DeMello - Coach) 2nd Place - Konawaena (Patricia Stover - Coach) 3rd Place - Kea au (Jon Sager - Coach) Kauai Regional Tournament - Kauai Community College 1st Place - Kapa a (Kristin Zebe - Coach) 2nd Place - Island School (Joseph Corbo - Coach) 3rd Place - Waimea Canyon (Justin Yamagata - Coach) 1st Place - Island School (Jeffrey Kozak - Coach) 2nd Place - Waimea (Vikki Gordon - Coach) Maui Regional Tournament - UH-Maui College 1st Place - Maui Preparatory Academy (Carrie DeMott - Coach) 2nd Place - St. Anthony Jr.-Sr. (Paul Macleod - Coach) 3rd Place - Lahaina Intermediate School (Cindy Fong - Coach) 1st Place - St. Anthony Jr.-Sr. (Paul Macleod - Coach) 2nd Place - H.P. Baldwin (Amy Ancheta - Coach) 3rd Place - King Kekaulike (Patricia Stover - Coach) Leeward Oahu Regional Tournament - Leeward Community College 1st Place - Iolani School ( Joanne Lin - Coach) 2nd Place - Highlands Intermediate School (Kathy Lin - Coach) 3rd Place - Kapolei (Charles DeVille - Coach) 1st Place - Iolani School (Narayan Raja - Coach) 2nd Place - Iolani School (Narayan Raja - Coach) 3rd Place - Mililani (Namthip Sitachitta - Coach) Windward Oahu Regional Tournament - Windward Community College 1st Place - University of Hawai i Laboratory School (Jennifer Seki - Coach) 2nd Place - Punahou Case (Jeanne Lindgren - Coach) 3rd Place - LeJardin Academy (Kim Strong - Coach) 1st Place - Pearl City (Hai Nguyen - Coach) 2nd Place - James Campbell (Jayson Raynon - Coach) 3rd Place - Kahuku High and Intermediate School (Amy Swiderski - Coach)
2012 STATE FINALS PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS These schools will be participating in the 8th Annual Hawai i State Science Olympiad Statewide Tournament on Saturday, March 3rd, 2012 on the campus of Leeward Community College. The top school from each division (B and C) will be invited to join students from around the country and participate in the 28th Annual National Science Olympiad Tournament at the University of Central Florida in May 2012. Division C () Division B () C1 Waiakea (Hawai i) B1 Hawaiian Classical Christian Academy (Hawai i) C2 Konawaena (Hawai i) B2 LeJardin Academy (Oahu) C3 Kea au (Hawai i) B3 Hilo Intermediate School (Hawai i) C4 Island School (Kauai) B4 Kapa a (Kauai) C5 Waimea (Kauai) B5 Island School (Kauai) C6 H.P. Baldwin (Maui) B6 Waimea Canyon (Kauai) C7 King Kekaulike (Maui) B7 Maui Preparatory Academy (Maui) C8 St. Anthony Jr. - Sr. (Maui) B8 St. Anthony Jr. - Sr. (Maui) C9 Iolani School (Oahu) B9 Lahaina Intermediate School (Maui) C10 Mililani (Oahu) B10 Iolani School (Oahu) C11 Moanalua (Oahu) B11 Highlands Intermediate School (Oahu) C12 Pearl City (Oahu) B12 Kapolei (Oahu) C13 James Campbell (Oahu) B13 University Laboratory School (Oahu) C14 Kahuku High & Inter. School (Oahu) B14 Punahou Case (Oahu) C15 Waianae (Oahu) B15 Kahuku High & Inter. School (Oahu)
Mahalo to Science Olympiad s 2011-2012 Partners Investing in our students today. Ensuring Hawai i s success tomorrow! That s why these companies and organizations invest in the Hawai i State Science Olympiad. We want to thank the following businesses and organizations that joined the Hawai i State Science Olympiad Corporate Council for Science Education. They recognize the important role science education plays in our economy and overall quality of life today and in the future. For more information or to join our Corporate Council for Science Education, call 808-282-9454 or visit us at www.hsso.org. 2012 HSSO Corporate Council For Science Education Executive Partner ($5,000+) Armed Forces Communication and Electronics Association Hawai i State Department of Education Leeward Community College Maui Economic Development Board Gold Medal Partner ($2,500 - $5,000) Imiloa Astronomy Center Kaua i Community College UH-Hilo UH-Manoa College of Natural Sciences UH-Maui College Windward Community College Silver Medal Partner ($500 - $1,499) BAE Systems BASF Dow AgroSciences Hawai i USA FCU Foundation Pearson Publishing Inc. Bronze Medal Partner (below $500) American Association of University Women Hawai i Science Teachers Association Pacific American Foundation Women in Technology
From the State Director... Franklin S. Allaire State Director Hawai i State Science Olympiad This certainly has been an exciting year for the Hawai i State Science Olympiad (HSSO). What started as a small group of students, teachers, and volunteers on Oahu has blossomed over the past eight years to become a full-fledged statewide organization that includes five regional tournaments on Kauai, Oahu (2), Maui, and now Hawai i Island. Regional Science Olympiad tournaments, in partnership with l o c a l c o m m u n i t y c o l l e g e s a n d organizations, has enabled more schools, students, and teachers to participate in one of the most exciting team-based STEM competitions in Hawai i. Education, especially STEM-education has been in the news a lot lately as more and more people realize that a highly qualified STEM workforce is a key to the future success of Hawai i, our country, and the world in general. Recognized as a model program by the National Governor s Association, the National Science Teacher s Association, and countless public and private STEM-related organizations, Science Olympiad provides students the opportunity to showcase their gifts and talents both locally and nationally in a wider range of topics than any other teambased science competition in the country. While other competitions focus on one area of science, Science Olympiad covers them all! Students interested in astronomy, biology, chemistry, engineering, forensics, geology, medicine, physics, rocketry, and more can easily find a home in Science Olympiad. The need for the kind of tournament that Science Olympiad delivers, as well as the professional development we offer teachers and parents, is evidenced by the dramatic expansion HSSO has experienced almost every year since our first tournament in 2005. This year alone, participation in Science Olympiad increased from 48 teams to 70 teams (almost 1,200 students)! These tournaments are made possible through strategic partnerships with both public and private institutions such as the Imiloa Astronomy Center, Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, BAE Systems, Dow AgroSciences, Kauai, Leeward, and Windward Community Colleges, UH-Maui College, UH-Hilo, and Sygenta. We also invite you to contact each of the participating schools to congratulate them and encourage their future participation in Science Olympiad. Additionally, we invite you to join us on Saturday, March 3rd to cheer them on and celebrate their successes. The winners of this year s tournament will be invited to participate in the 28th Annual National Science Olympiad at the University of Central Florida. HAWAI I STATE SCIENCE OLYMPIAD 5827 Kalanianaole Hwy. Honolulu, HI 96821 www.hsso.org hisciolympiad@gmail.com