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2021 Olympiad National Tournament Prizes & Awards – Winners!

Special Prizes:

Science Olympiad Founders’ Scholarship (Division C only): To celebrate the three founders of Science Olympiad, Dr. Gerard and Sharon Putz and Jack Cairns, Science Olympiad will provide five (5) outstanding student participants each with a one-time, non-renewable $10,000 college scholarship to the college of their choice. This award is available only to SENIORS who are varsity members of registered 2020-2021 Division C Science Olympiad team. Information and the application found here > soinc.org/programs/scholarships. Due Friday, April 30, 2021 at 11:59pm CST. Congratulations to the winners! North Brubaker from Mat-Su Career and Technical High School in Alaska, Shourya Jasti from Fulton Science Academy in , Olivia Ma from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Virginia, Sneha Mohan from Adlai E. Stevenson High School in , and Andrew Zhang from Syosset High School in New York

Science Olympiad Spirit Awards (Divisions B and C): The Science Olympiad Spirit Awards are among the highest honors given to teams and recognize students and coaches that have a positive attitude, exemplify teamwork, have respect for the rules and their fellow competitors, and exhibit sportsmanlike conduct. One (1) Division B team and one (1) Division C team qualifying for the 2021 National Tournament each will be presented with $2,000 checks to be used toward furthering the school’s Science Olympiad program. Teams will be chosen by their work exhibiting the 3C’s of Science Olympiad during the academic year: Character and Citizenship in the Community. Teams, coaches and state directors are encouraged to tag their social media posts with the hashtag #SO2021ASU to be considered. Checks will be sent to the school post-event. Sponsored by Lockheed Martin. Congratulations to the winners! Division B - Slauson in Ann Arbor, . Division C - Townsend Harris High School in Flushing, New York

Coaching Excellence Awards (Divisions B and C): Four (4) middle school (Division B) and four (4) high school (Division C) coaches will be selected to receive free registration, building materials, first-look access to the 2022 rules and chance to work with top officials at the all-virtual Science Olympiad Summer Institute (SOSI) July 11- 16, 2021. (Valued at $600) Winners will be announced during the invite-only Science Olympiad National Tournament Virtual Coaches Meeting on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 and posted publicly online the same day. Nominate a coach or nominate yourself to receive this award here! Complete your application by Friday, May 7, 2021 at 5:00pm CST. Must be school faculty and coaching a registered team. Sponsored by Lockheed Martin. Congratulations to the winners! Division B - Beckendorff Junior High School in , Triangle Day School in , Bell School in Illinois, and Centennial Middle School in . Division C - Mount Lebanon High School in , Canyon High School in , Northmont High School in , and Troy Athens High School in Michigan

Science Olympiad Volunteer of the Year Award: Science Olympiad will choose and announce the National Volunteer of the Year for service to the program. The Award will be announced during the invite-only Science Olympiad National Tournament Virtual Coaches Meeting on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Congratulations to Thuan Duong, Scilympiad platform developer

Ward’s Science: Will provide six $500 gift certificates (one each) to the top three winning teams (1st, 2nd and 3rd place overall) in each Division B and C at the 2021 Science Olympiad National Tournament. Certificates will be sent to the head coach post-event. Sponsored by Ward’s Science, official kit partner of Science Olympiad. Congratulations to the winners! Division B: 1st Place - Kennedy Middle School in California, 2nd Place - Jeffrey Trail Middle School in California, 3rd Place - Solon Middle School in Ohio. Division C: Mason High School in Ohio, 2nd Place - Seven Lakes High School in Texas, 3rd Place - Troy High School in California

Team T-Shirt Design Contest: Division B and C teams are encouraged to submit their team t-shirt designs for a national contest. The Science Olympiad community will vote, and the winner will be announced on Monday, May 17, the first day of the National Tournament STEM Expo. The winning team will receive a team supply of Double Good popcorn to celebrate their win! Entries are due Friday, April 23. Enter here! Double Good is a Science Olympiad partner supporting the Elementary Science Olympiad for All program for students with disabilities. Congratulations to Holt High School in Michigan. 1

Award Distribution Process: Medals in Places 1-6 will be awarded to winners of the individual qualifying and trial events. Plaques will be awarded to the coach of teams in overall places 7-10. Inscribed trophies will be awarded to the coach of teams in overall places 1-6. Any scholarships or individual event awards will be sent to students post-event via email notification. All awards will be sent to the head faculty coach of the team after the ceremony concludes, to the home or school address.

Individual Event Awards:

Boomilever (Division C only): Each of the two students on the winning Boomilever team will receive a $1,000 scholarship to the college of their choice, redeemable upon graduation from high school. Presented by ArcelorMittal, National Structural Engineering Event Sponsor for Boomilever. Winner: Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Illinois

Chem Lab (Division C): The winning students and coach for Chem Lab will be presented with a voucher for a $1,250 Texas Instruments Data Collection Prize Package on which includes: 5 TI-Nspire CX II Graphing Calculators, 5 TI- Innovator Hubs, 5 TI Grove Temperature Sensors. Sponsored by Texas Instruments. Winner: Mason High School, Ohio

Circuit Lab (Division C only): Each of the two students on the winning Circuit Lab team will receive a $1,000 scholarship to the college of their choice, redeemable upon graduation from high school. Sponsored by IEEE, National Event Sponsor for Circuit Lab. Winner: Mason High School, Ohio

Designer Genes (Division C): Each of the two students on the winning Designer Genes team will receive a $1,000 scholarship to the college of their choice, redeemable upon graduation from high school. Sponsored by Corteva Agriscience. Winner: Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Illinois

Detector Building (Division C): The winning students and coach for Detector Building will be presented with a voucher for a $1,250 Texas Instruments Data Collection Prize Package on which includes: 5 TI-Nspire CX II Graphing Calculators, 5 TI-Innovator Hubs, 5 TI Grove Temperature Sensors. Sponsored by Texas Instruments. Winner: Marquette University High School,

Dynamic Planet (Division B and C): Each winning team member will receive a prize package containing a medallion, an Amazon gift card, a gold NOAA pin, and NOAA resources to be shipped to their school. Sponsored by NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Winners: Division B - Daniel Wright Middle School, Illinois, Division C - Ladue Horton Watkins High School,

Forensics (Division C): The winning students and coach for Forensics will be presented with a voucher for a $1,250 Texas Instruments Data Collection Prize Package on which includes: 5 TI-Nspire CX II Graphing Calculators, 5 TI- Innovator Hubs, 5 TI Grove Temperature Sensors. Sponsored by Texas Instruments. Winner: William G. Enloe High School, North Carolina

Meteorology (Division B): Each winning team member will receive a prize package containing a medallion, an Amazon gift card, a gold NOAA pin, and NOAA resources to be shipped to their school. Sponsored by NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Winner: Community Middle School, New Jersey

Machines (Division C): Each of the two students on the winning Machines team will receive a $1,500 scholarship to the college of their choice, redeemable upon graduation from high school. Sponsored by Lockheed Martin. Winner: West Windsor-Plainsboro South, New Jersey

Gravity Vehicle (Division C): Each of the two students on the winning Gravity Vehicle team will receive a $1,500 scholarship to the college of their choice, redeemable upon graduation from high school. Sponsored by Lockheed Martin. Winner: Rickards High School,

Wright Stuff (Division C): Each of the two students on the winning Wright Stuff team will receive a $1,000 scholarship to the college of their choice, redeemable upon graduation from high school. Sponsored by the National Free Flight Society, National Event Sponsor for Wright Stuff. Winner: Northville High School, Michigan

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