Scioly.org

Kappa323598 wrote:I would be interested in hearing the opinion of the SciOly community pertaining to the planning and execution of the 2017 national award ceremony. I found it somewhat degrading in how they only permitted a coach and a captain to come on stage when they recognized the 7th-10th place teams. All in all it felt rather rushed and didn't seem to provide the degree of recognition deserved by the hardworking individuals who placed (in an event or within a team) at nationals.

First, I would remark that this is consistent with past years. They did not shortchange teams this year after recognizing teams in the past.

To actually address your question, I think their goal was to strike a balance between moving quickly through the 20 team awards they had to announce and recognizing each team appropriately. If I remember correctly, the ceremony had already been going on for two and a half hours. Personally, I think they struck the right balance.

nicholasmaurer wrote:

Kappa323598 wrote:I would be interested in hearing the opinion of the SciOly community pertaining to the planning and execution of the 2017 national award ceremony. I found it somewhat degrading in how they only permitted a coach and a captain to come on stage when they recognized the 7th-10th place teams. All in all it felt rather rushed and didn't seem to provide the degree of recognition deserved by the hardworking individuals who placed (in an event or within a team) at nationals.

First, I would remark that this is consistent with past years. They did not shortchange teams this year after recognizing teams in the past.
.

Correct. This has been the standard way we do things for MANY years now. It's all about the time available.

Oh, I see now. It seems that I simply didn't notice it at the 2016 award ceremony.

Videos are now on YouTube!!!!
Opening Ceremony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r6fVpmrPWU
Awards Ceremony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qODrX1RAKeE

markuswso17 wrote:Videos are now on YouTube!!!!
Opening Ceremony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r6fVpmrPWU
Awards Ceremony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qODrX1RAKeE

Added my comment with timelinks.

...Thanks! Did you like go through the whole video tracking everything....?

Matholy wrote:...Thanks! Did you like go through the whole video tracking everything....?

Basically. I also learned some neat YouTube shortcuts for skipping in ten second intervals.

Here's a stat piece you can all play around with:

What do you mean "Best team finishes at Nationals?"

Matholy wrote:What do you mean "Best team finishes at Nationals?"

Looks like it's the average ranking for teams in both division at nationals by state, using all available records.