Winston Churchill Middle School
| Winston Churchill Middle School | |
|---|---|
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| Location | 4900 Whitney Ave Carmichael, CA 95608 |
| State |  California
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| Region | Sacramento Regional |
| Map | Coordinates: 38°37′02″N 121°19′42″W / 38.6171°N 121.3283°W |
| Information | |
| Member of SO since | 1987 |
| Feeds to | Mira Loma High School |
| Tournament Host | Winston Churchill Invitational |
| Results History | |
| Best regional | 1st |
| Best state | 1st (1991-1995, 2011-2017) |
| Best nationals | 2nd (2014, 2016-2017) |
Winston Churchill Middle School is a public school in the San Juan Unified School District, located in the Sacramento area. It attracts many top students due to having the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme, an academically rigorous program that aims to create a better world through education.
Graduates of Winston Churchill normally go to Mira Loma High School, which is located just a couple of blocks away and also has the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.
Churchill has a long history of success in Science Olympiad, placing in the top 2 at Regionals and NorCals year in and year out. The program was started in the late 1980s and has racked up numerous nationals appearances. Several of those were in the late 80s and early 90s with coaches Dean Karagianes and/or Bob Wofford at the helm and more recently 7 times under head coach Jeff Jungk. Jungk was a science teacher at Churchill and coached the team from 2004-2017. He received assistance and support from other staff members, parents and community members.
Churchill often fields 2-3 teams and competition for a spot is tough with usually 80+ applicants.
Churchill hosted an Invitational B division tournament for roughly 10 years. It drew 30 or so teams from across the state.
Churchill competes in the Sacramento Regional.
History
| Year | Nationals | State | Regionals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | - | 2nd | 2nd A / 3rd B |
| 2008 | - | 2nd | 2nd A / 4th B |
| 2009 | - | 2nd | 1st A / 2nd B |
| 2010 | - | 2nd | 2nd A / 3rd B |
| 2011 | 8th (386) | 1st (95) | 2nd A / 4th B |
| 2012 | 4th (298) | 1st (80) | 1st A / 2nd B |
| 2013 | 5th (327) | 1st (78) | |
| 2014 | 2nd (216) | 1st (40) | |
| 2015 | 3rd (285) | 1st (69) | |
| 2016 | 2nd (208) | 1st (91) | 1st A / 2nd B |
| 2017 | 2nd (185) | 1st (47) | 1st A / 2nd B |
| 2018 | - | 3rd (91) | 1st A / 2nd B |
| 2019 | - | 2nd (90) | 1st A / 2nd B |
| 2020 | - | - | 1st A / 2nd B |
| 2021 | - | 2nd (71) | 1st A / 2nd B |
| 2022 | - | 3rd (154) | 1st A / 2nd B |
| 2023 | - | 3rd (109) | 1st A / 2nd B |
| 2024 | - | 7th (188) | 1st A / 2nd B |
| 2025 | - | 9th (197) | 1st A / 2nd B |