{"602423":{"#nid":"602423","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Metro Atlanta Area High School Students Participate in STEM Competition","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn February 10,\u0026nbsp;2018, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ceismc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECEISMC\u003C\/a\u003E hosted a Division C regional tournament for the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.soinc.org\/\u0022\u003EScience Olympiad\u003C\/a\u003E, a nationally recognized competition for enhancing science education and interest. The regional tournament took place at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u003C\/a\u003E in the G. Wayne Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons, where 20 teams of high school students competed in 23 different age-related events emphasizing STEM applications throughout the day. The teams represented high schools from the Metro Atlanta area and competed in events that involved topics ranging from life science to engineering design. Some of the 2018 Division C events included: anatomy and physiology, herpetology, astronomy, thermodynamics, material science, forensics, Fermi questions, and experimental design.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt the awards ceremony, the top three teams were awarded trophies, and the top two teams also received plaques. Tournament Director Tiarra Moore described the successful outcome of the competition. \u0026ldquo;As a novice Tournament Director for the 2018 Regional Science Olympiad Tournament, planning such a large and prestigious event was intimidating. However, I had a dynamic team of volunteers who made the event a success,\u0026rdquo; said Moore. She continued, \u0026ldquo;The competing teams were absolutely phenomenal, and I had a blast viewing the competition and watching the excitement on students\u0026#39; faces when they received their awards. I am very proud of all of the participants. Job well done!\u0026rdquo; All winning teams, listed below, will advance from regional to state to national competitions. The Division C Georgia \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gascioly.org\/regionals--state.html\u0022\u003EState Tournament\u003C\/a\u003E will be held in March.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EOverall Winners:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFirst place: Gwinnett School of Math, Science, and Technology Team 1\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESecond place: Walton High School Team 1\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThird place: Gwinnett School of Math, Science, and Technology Team 2\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFourth place: Walton High School Team 2\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFifth place: Wheeler High School Team 1\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E*Schools that advanced to compete at the state level: Gwinnett School of Math, Science, and Technology, Walton High School, Wheeler High School, and Woodward Academy.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBy Rosemary Pitrone - CEISMC Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"CEISMC hosts Georgia Tech Division C Atlanta regional tournament for 2018 Science Olympiad"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ceismc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECEISMC\u003C\/a\u003E hosted a Division C regional tournament for the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.soinc.org\/\u0022\u003EScience Olympiad\u003C\/a\u003E, a nationally recognized competition for enhancing science education and interest. The regional tournament took place at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u003C\/a\u003E in the G. Wayne Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"CEISMC hosts Georgia Tech Division Atlanta C regional tournament for 2018 Science Olympiad."}],"uid":"28054","created_gmt":"2018-02-15 17:15:40","changed_gmt":"2018-02-19 17:05:17","author":"Steven Taylor","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-02-12T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2018-02-12T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"602424":{"id":"602424","type":"image","title":"2018 Science Olympiad - Division C","body":null,"created":"1518715744","gmt_created":"2018-02-15 17:29:04","changed":"1518715744","gmt_changed":"2018-02-15 17:29:04","alt":"2018 Science Olympiad - Hovercraft Competition","file":{"fid":"229603","name":"DSC_0294.JPG","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/DSC_0294.JPG","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/DSC_0294.JPG","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":632207,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/DSC_0294.JPG?itok=ARoUKXCu"}}},"media_ids":["602424"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/ceismc.gatech.edu","title":"CEISMC"}],"groups":[{"id":"598218","name":"K-12 Connection"},{"id":"361651","name":"Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC)"},{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"411","name":"CEISMC"},{"id":"170014","name":"Science Olympiad"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETiarra Moore\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nProgram Director\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCEISMC\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCenter for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCollege of Sciences\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n817 W. Peachtree Street, NW\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSuite 300\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAtlanta, GA 30308\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["tiarra.moore@ceismc.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}