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ALL-TEAM TIMELINE

NEXT ALL-TEAM MEETING: 12/10/24​

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MIT SCIOLY: Saturday, January 25th, 2025 

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Harvard SCIOLY: Saturday, February 1st, 2025 (2 teams)

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Brown SCIOLY:  Saturday, February 8th, 2025 (2 teams)

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STATES SCIOLY: Saturday, March 1st, 2025

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ELECTIONS: TBD

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END OF YEAR PARTY: TBD

ALL-TEAM
ANNOUNCEMENTS

12/3/24 | NEW MERCH and Competition Interest Form

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Hello everyone!

 

We will not have a meeting this week because it is a Blue week (and there's no Lion block anyway), but we have two important updates to share with you:

 

  1. Unfortunately, not enough people bought the merch that was previously sent out, so we had to cancel that order and start another one. Don't worry if you have already placed the order! You should have been refunded, and you don't need to take further action. However, we want as much interest as possible for this year’s merch, so we created updated hoodies and sweatshirts with brand new designs and more color options! Please order one of the updated hoodies or quarter-zip sweatshirts by December 16!

  2. The competition interest form is due next Tuesday, December 10! Please fill it out before then if you're interested in competing, and please make sure the contact and availability information you provide is accurate!!!

 

See you all next week!

 

Sincerely,

Eli, Lulu, Marty, and Dr. Ng​

COMPETITION LOGISTICS

COMING SOON...

STUDY RESOURCES

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STUDY GROUP SCHEDULES: Find out specifics about each event group, including:

  • meeting times & locations

  • event coordinators

  • meeting plans​​

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NSHS STUDY MATERIALS: South Science Team's study materials. The folder includes:

  • resources from past years

  • tests from past tournaments

  • ​current event materials​​

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If you cannot access the folder from your NPS account, email Dr. Ng (ngg@newton.k12.ma.us) to request access permissions​

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SCIOLY WIKI: The "textbook" of Science Olympiad. It includes:

  • Wikipedia-styled webpages about basic knowledge for each event (these are often incomplete! Check the rules manual for what you need to know)

  • past tests

  • forums

  • event history

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OFFICIAL SCIOLY WEBSITE: Find details about each event, including:

  • past tests

  • possibly tutorials

  • kits (for builds)

ANNOUNCEMENT
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​11/26/24 | Meeting Recap: Runoffs, Competition Interest Form, and Merch Orders!

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Hello everyone!

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Before we dive into Thanksgiving break, we wanted to give out a few reminders for the following weeks:

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  1. Our second round of runoffs will occur the week of December 2-8. All study events (incl. Materials Science and Wind Power) will give out a short test that mimics a real competition to help assess your understanding and skills thus far. Later, you will also have the opportunity to write 1-2 runoff questions for your Event Coordinators to include them in the runoff. Your event coordinator will give you more information about the second runoff soon! Please don’t feel the need to participate in the second runoff if you’re not interested in competing this year.

  2. If you’re interested in competing, please fill out the Competition Interest Form! This will help us figure out which events you’re interested in competing in and when you’re available. Please complete this form by Tuesday, December 10, and make sure all information submitted is accurate because we will be making competition rosters using the results of this form and Event Coordinator Evaluations. 

  3. Buy our team merch! It’ll build our team spirit and will represent our team during competitions! Our two options are a navy blue hoodie or a quarter zip. Click here if you want to buy the quarter zip, and here if you want the hoodie. We encourage everyone to get the merch! 

 

Here is a link to today's slides. 

 

Please let one of the captains know if you have any questions. We want to wish y’all an amazing Thanksgiving break, and we’ll see you soon!

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Sincerely,

Marty, Lulu, Eli, and Dr. Ng

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11/25/24 | 11/26 Meeting Reminder

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Hello everyone!

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The Science Team will be meeting on Tuesday 11/26 in the engineering room (9171) during Lion block. Please join us for important announcements regarding competitions, runoffs, and merch (we encourage everyone to buy our quarter zip or hoodie option this year)! We'll also be having some fun! 

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See you all tomorrow and have a great Thanksgiving!  We are very thankful that you are part of our team this year!!!

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Sincerely,

Marty, Lulu, Eli, and Dr. Ng

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11/18/24 | Important Updates: Merch, Club Photo, and More!

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Hello everyone!

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We will have no meeting this week because it is a Blue week, but we have many important updates to share!

 

  1. We received $200 from our Panera fundraiser on Saturday! Thank you so much to everyone that supported us and attended the dinner!

  2. The merch form is now open. Place your order with the following links before December 1st, and we will distribute the merch during our meeting on December 10th. Below are the two options, and we encourage all of you to buy merch.

    1. Quarterzip option

    2. Hoodie option 

  3. Club Photo Day is this Wednesday, and our club photo will be at the beginning of C Block in Gym B. Remember to wear merch if you have any. See you all there!

  4. Our NSSP logistics committee will be meeting during WIN 1 in Mr. Normandin’s room this week. It’s not too late to join the NSSP organization committee! Message Lulu or Becky if you are interested, and show up to Wednesday’s meeting to discuss. 

 

Let one of the captains know if you have any questions. Hope everyone has a great week!

 

Sincerely,

Marty, Lulu, Eli, and Dr. Ng

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11/12/24 | 11/12 Meeting Recap

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Hello everyone!

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Some events need more people! Experimental Design, Wind Power, and Helicopter have very few members right now and would appreciate your help! You can find their meeting location and time here. 

 

Come join us at Panera for a team bonding dinner! It’s also a great opportunity to raise some funds for the team to afford more study materials and pay for competition fees. We hope you can also share the flier with your friends and family to help with fundraising. Here are the event details:

  • Location: 120 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA

  • When to arrive: 5:30 PM 11/16

  • Promo code to enter at checkout: FUND4U

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Please complete the Merch interest form by Sunday, 11/17 to let us know how you want the merch to look like. See the slideshow for the design.

 

The Club Photo Day will be on Wednesday, 11/20. Pay attention to what time we're assigned and go to Gym B then. 

 

Lastly, we will start organizing our annual summer program (NSSP) this week. See the slideshow (linked below) for more details, and contact Lulu or Becky as soon as possible to be a part of the NSSP logistics team!

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If you missed today’s meeting, you can find the slideshow here. 

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Hope to hang out with you on Saturday!

Eli, Lulu, Marty, Dr. Ng​​​

 

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11/10/24 | Whole-Team meeting on Tuesday in 9171

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Hello, everyone!
 

We hope your study groups are going well! We will have an all-team meeting this Tuesday, November 12 during Lion block in room 9171. We will be discussing merch, invitationals, the Panera dinner on Saturday, and a summer education program! 

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See you all there!

Eli, Lulu, Marty, and Dr. Ng​​​

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10/30/24 | 11/16 Panera Fundraiser Event + Team Get-Together

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Hello, all!

 

We hope everyone had an amazing October! I can’t believe a quarter of the school year has already passed by!

 

Our fundraising outreach team has recently planned an event at the Needham Panera (120 Highland Ave) on Saturday, November 16, and we would love y’all to attend! When customers display an image of Panera’s flyer (attached to this email) when ordering at the front desk, 20% of the purchase’s proceedings automatically go toward our team’s cause. We hope that the money we raise will help us afford more materials for this season and beyond.

 

At this event, we are interested in planning an informal team bonding event so new and veteran members can get to know one another. If you are interested in attending, please arrive there at 5:30 PM to have some food and reconnect! 

 

Thank you, members, for the hard work you’ve put in over the past month. Let’s take this as an opportunity to relax and get to know one another outside Science Team!

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Sincerely,

Eli, Lulu, Marty, Dr. Ng​​

10/28/24 | No whole-team meeting this week, but practice groups will meet​

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Hello, Science Team!

 

We hope you enjoyed the first week of study groups! There is NO all-team meeting this week, but study groups will continue to meet as usual. If you want to switch in or out of some study groups, you can find their meeting time and locations on this spreadsheet. Make sure to message a captain so we can put you in the correct group chats. 

 

We will have our first round of event runoffs the week of November 4-10. During that week, event coordinators will assess the skills you have learned so far with an activity or short test that mimics a real competition. No build events will have a runoff, but study and inquiry will. Your event coordinator will give you more details about what to expect this week. If you hope to eventually compete, this is your chance to show off what you know! But don’t stress too much because competitions are not required, and there are 2 more event runoffs during December and January.  

 

Additionally, because event coordinators are not guaranteed a competition spot, you will write 1-2 questions to test your event coordinators! Your event coordinators will explain how this will work at this week's meeting.

 

Please reach out with any questions!

Eli, Lulu, Marty, and Dr. Ng

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10/21/24 | Event Practice Meeting Schedules

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Hi, everyone!

 

Event practices are starting this week! Please check this spreadsheet to find where and when all of your study groups are meeting.  


Here are the study groups that are meeting after school today:
Bungee Drop: 4:00 - 6:00 in room 3203
Forensics: 4:00 - 5:00 in the Makerspace (glass room in the 3200s)
Materials Science: 4:00 - 5:00 in room 3211
Write It Do It: 4:00 - 5:00  in a room in the 3200s

Hope you can make it to your study groups this week! Make sure you stay in communication with your Event Coordinators! ​

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- Captains and Dr. Ng

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10/19/24 | Meeting Time Form Reminder

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Hello everyone!

 

You have been put into the group chats for the study groups you signed up for on either Discord or Google Chats with your NPS email (in other words, when you open Discord and Google Chats, you should see channels/group chats for the events you chose). In these group chats, you will find a Google form or when2meet, which will help your event coordinators choose a meeting time and location. We strongly recommend filling it out before Sunday, October 20 at 4:00 pm, or we may not be able to account for your preferences after that time. Your event coordinators will release the final meeting time and location by Monday, so make sure to check the group chats on Monday morning!

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If the group chats that you are in don’t look right (e.g. not all of the events you chose are there, or you are in a group chat of an event you aren’t interested in), please let us know ASAP.

 

How to find your Google Chats Group Chats

  1. Log into your NPS email account

  2. There is a vertical menu on the left-hand side. Click on the one that says “chat”

    1. If you are doing this from mobile and don’t see the option, download Google Chat in play store and use the app

  3. Make sure the main menu is showing

    1. If it’s not showing, click on the 3 horizontal lines on the top left corner

  4. Scroll down to “spaces” (you might need to un-collapse it)

 

How to find your Discord Channel in Discord

  1. Go into the science team server

  2. On the left hand side of your screen, there is a list of channels

  3. Scroll through the channels until you see a category called “current events”

  4. All of your channels should be under that category

 

Remember, if an event is not on Google Chats then it is on Discord and vice versa. 

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Feel free to reach out if you need help!

Have a great start to your events this week!

 

Eli, Lulu, Marty, and Dr. Ng

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10/15/24 | Meeting Summary (Sign Up for Event Groups)

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Hi everyone!

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Thanks for attending our second meeting of the year! For those who couldn't make the meeting, our slides are located here.

 

Today, we finished reviewing every SciOly event that we will be partaking in. We are planning to begin our event group meetings by the week of October 20. Please fill out this Study Group Sign Up form by Thursday, Oct 17 to tell us what event groups you're interested in. 

 

Also, here is the Science Team Website's resource page for easy access to our schedule, documents, and meeting debriefs.

 

As always, please reach out if you have any questions, and we're looking forward to having an amazing season!

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Sincerely,

Eli, Lulu, Marty, and Dr. Ng

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Note: Study Group Schedules are linked here

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10/1/24  |  First Meeting Recap & To-dos

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Welcome to the Science Team!

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Here are today’s meeting slides, which cover

  1. Our team’s structure

  2. Our yearly competitions, activities, and timeline

  3. Our team’s resources

 

We are happy that you want to join our team :) Please fill out all forms by Friday the 4th to get the season rolling smoothly and help us stay in touch with you!

  1. Fill out Member Info Survey. Triple-check your email address and your parent/guardian email addresses!

  2. Sign up for Science Team on Arbiter. We are under partially supervised activities. 

  3. Join our Discord server to stay up to date and chat with other members :D 

  4. Read through the Science Olympiad rulebook (bookmark this page!! It comes in handy) and make a list of the events that look interesting to you. 

  5. Make a list of your available days and times that you can meet with your future study groups. You will share these times with your event coordinator once study groups start meeting. 

  6. Study groups will start meeting after our next meeting (Tue, Oct 15). There is more information to come. 

 

Don’t hesitate to reach out to Dr. Ng or any of the captains with questions.

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9/28/24  |  Science Team:  First Meeting! (Room Change: Goldrick Commons–Room 1214)

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Hello everyone!

 

Please join the Newton South Science Team for its first meeting on Oct 1, during Lion block in the Goldrick Commons, room 1214 (at the end of the hallway near the Goldrick house office). We are meeting there to accommodate high expected turnout. In the future, all of our meetings will be during Orange Lion blocks. 

 

Our meeting will include an overview of our team’s structure and activities, as well as a few presentations of some topics we study. There will also be sweet snacks 

 

We hope you will be able to join us (and bring your friends who may be interested), but if you can’t make it, we will be sending a follow-up email after the meeting, so you won’t be left out. 

 

Excited for our year!

Science Team captains (Eli, Lulu, Marty) and Dr. Ng

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