This year Barb Neureither of Holt High School is again our SO president. She sends us these names but we also send out letter encouraging area schools to participate in our tournament. This year there are 23 events for both the high and middle schools to compete in. We try to give the coaches some help via letters, e mail and phone calls. We are also planning a coaches meeting for Region 11 in January.
Some events require prior construction and planning by the students.
For example, for Naked Egg Drop, students must design a device to catch the egg so it will not break after being dropped several stories. In Mission Possible, they build a Rube Goldberg like device to specifications which uses different energy transformations to perform a task. This years is to pop a balloon in the middle school and to place a ping pong ball in a drinking cup. Other events test science knowledge. For example, Fossils.