Science Olympiad Team
Since 2000, students in grades 6-8 at CHBS have been actively involved in Science Olympiad at the regional, state, and national levels. Science Olympiad tournaments are academic interscholastic competitions that consist of a series of 23 team events. The local team of 15 students participates in all events to attempt to qualify for the next level of competition. The strength of this program comes from our students' awareness that their strength and skills are God-given. We are blessed to have parents who volunteer untold hours of their time to coach the twenty-three competitive events.
2007-2008 Team Members
Phillip Breland, Madison Bray, Zachary Bray, Bethany Cobb, Payton Fulford, Joseph Graham, Brylee Hatcher, Hannah Kibby, Tyler Karlstad, Tyler Lambert, Logan Moore, Zak Sorel, Karen Thomas, Eric Wesson, Sara Wesson.
Sponsor
Mrs. Judy Tapia, CHBS Science Teacher
Competitions CHBS has had a Science Olympiad team competing at the regional and state levels from 2000-2007. The 2008 Science Olympiad Team received a 2nd place ranking out of 16 other teams at the Regional Competition which was held on March 1, 2008, at the University of South Alabama. They received 13 medals; four 1st place, three 2nd place, one 3rd place, and five 4th place medals. This ranking qualified them to compete along with 12 other schools at the State Level which was held at Huntingdon College in Montgomery on March 15, 2008. While there, they received a 2nd place medal, two 3rd place medals, and two 4th places. The CHBS SO team was the only team from Mobile and Baldwin County to compete at the state competition for 2008. The 2007 Science Olympaid Team received a third place ranking out of 23 teams at the Regional Competition which was held on Feb. 10, 2007, at the University of South Alabama. They received eight medals; one 1st place, three 2nd place, one 3rd place, and three 4th place medals. This ranking qualified the team to participate in the State Competition which was held on March 17, 2007, at Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Alabama. The CHBS SO Team was the only team from Mobile and Baldwin County to compete along with 13 other Alabama schools at State. At the State Competition, the team received four medals; three 2nd place medals and one 3rd place medal.  The 2006 Science Olympiad Team received a second place ranking at Regional Competition at the University of South Alabama in February, 2006. Defeated by Trinity Presbyterian (Montgomery, Alabama) by only two points, our team of fifteen students received six 1st place medals, four 2nd place medals, one 3rd place, and 2 fourth medals. Participating at State competition at Huntingdon College in March with twelve other schools state-wide, our team received two 2nd place medals, one 3rd place medal, and one 4th place. They defeated Trinity Presbyterian and three other schools at the State level.The 2005 team received a third place ranking at regional, being the only school from Mobile County to receive a ranking that qualified them for the state tournament. At the Regional Competition, they received five 1st place medals, two 2nd place medals, three 3rd place medals, and one 4th place medal. At the State Competition, they received one 1st place medal, two 2nd place medals, and one 3rd place medal. There were two local school teams in 2004. The more experienced team received a first place ranking at regional. They received eight 1st place medals, three 2nd place medals, four 3rd place medals, and one 4th place medal. They went on to compete at the 2004 State Competition at Huntingdon College and received a 9th place ranking. The younger team received a fifth place ranking at regional.  The 2003 team ranked first at Regional Competition at USA. They received five 1st place medals, seven 2nd place medals, four 3rd place medals, and one 4th place medal. At the 2003 State Competition at Huntindgon, they received one 2nd place medal and one 3rd place medal. The 2002 team ranked first place at the 2002 Regional Competition at the University of South Alabama. They received three 1st place medals, one 2nd place medal, two 3rd place medals, and four 4th place medals. They went on to receive a second place ranking at the 2002 State Competition at Huntingdon College in Montgomery. They received one 1st place medal, three 2nd place medals, and two 4th places. This team traveled to national competition at the University of Delaware and competed with teams from schools with student populations from 1500-2000 students. Our student population that year was 140 students in middle school. Students on this team received several awards at national among them a 10th place and a 19th place award. Sixty schools competed that year at national. |
