Massachusetts 2010

[aquariusx3]

That was so much fun being at my first competition. Definitely hectic, especially with our team using trashbags at competition for aprons, walking 2 miles to competition, and having only a 3 calcs for the whole team, but it was fun. I'm so proud of my whole team. I can't wait to see how we all did individually and I especially can't wait till next year.

You guys were really enthusiastic during the awards ceremony :] You guys got 21st though, out of 40. That's not bad for your first year with such a hectic start! Are you gonna do it again next year?

[MetricGuy]

I am especially proud of my former teammates from Reading High School for placing 4th yesterday. That makes a real powerhouse of a town in science olympiad with Coolidge being the middle school that feeds into it. I hope a lot of the Coolidge kids decide to join the program next year. It isn't nearly as intense but it is still a fun time and takes up very little of your free time.

I started this high school team 4 years ago (this was RMHS's 5th season) in my freshman year. We initially placed 18/33 my freshman year and built on that each year. 18th, 9th, 9th, 6th and now 4th. I'd like the young teams to keep this in mind that you will improve and to stick with it.

Also Congratulations to Coolidge and A-B. Have a great time at nationals!

[tmanneo]

Oh! We got 21st? Do you have the whole sheet of scores/placements? I can't find it on the website, lol.

And thanks about the enthusiasm, haha. We were just so happy we were able to do it.

For sure, we will keep with it.

[Pleiades]

My whole team was either sleeping, playing on nintendo DS, or reading during the award ceremony. When we won 4th in experimental, I had to nudge the two people to go up because they didn't even know what was going on.

[tmanneo]

Wow, that's pretty bad, haha. We had a few people doing that too, but it was very close to the end. 26 events to read off is a lot.

[aquariusx3]

Oh! We got 21st? Do you have the whole sheet of scores/placements? I can't find it on the website, lol.

Our coach forwarded us the preliminary revised score sheet - it should be up on the site tomorrow. Here's the order as of this morning.

1 Acton-Boxborough High School
2 Newton North High School
3 Lexington NBSO
4 Reading Memorial High School
5 Belmont High School
6 Newton South High School
7 Chelmsford High School
8 Bedford High School
9 BU Academy
10 Westford Academy
11 Lincoln-Sudbury High School
12 Deerfield Academy
13 Medway High School
14 Boston Latin High School
15 Wellesley High School
16 Wayland High School
17 Wakefield High School
18 Cambridge Rindge and Latin School
19 Stoughton High School
20 Brookline High School
21 North Quincy High School
22 Masconomet Regional High School
23 Westwood High School
24 Oliver Ames High School
25 Braintree High School
26 Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School
27 Concord-Carlisle High School
28 Medfield
29 Lowell High School
30 Needham High School
31 Littleton High School
32 Somerset High School
33 Foxborough High School
34 Watertown High School
35 Auburn High School
36 Cambridge School of Weston
37 Hampden Charter School of Science
38 Mystic Valley Regional Charter School
39 Dedham High School
40 Weston

[aquariusx3]

Wow, that's pretty bad, haha. We had a few people doing that too, but it was very close to the end. 26 events to read off is a lot.

I was paying attention the whole time, biting my nails. xD

[redreading249]

I am especially proud of my former teammates from Reading High School for placing 4th yesterday. That makes a real powerhouse of a town in science olympiad with Coolidge being the middle school that feeds into it. I hope a lot of the Coolidge kids decide to join the program next year. It isn't nearly as intense but it is still a fun time and takes up very little of your free time.

I started this high school team 4 years ago (this was RMHS's 5th season) in my freshman year. We initially placed 18/33 my freshman year and built on that each year. 18th, 9th, 9th, 6th and now 4th. I'd like the young teams to keep this in mind that you will improve and to stick with it.

Also Congratulations to Coolidge and A-B. Have a great time at nationals!

Hahaha thank you!
And i'll consider it (=
They did great yesterday (:
I'm sad that I'm leaving coolidge :\

[tmanneo]

Hahaha. I was kinda hoping for at least top 10 in my events, but no such luck. It's hard to do well and lead, but next year it'll be a lot better. We could've done a lot better if:

- We impounded anything for It's About Time, as our people for that counted in their heads and would've gotten 4th with that
- We had done anything for trajectory or mission possible

So yea, definitely better next year

[redreading249]

Thats good thats good.
Were you on a team in middle school?