Coach's Manuals will be mailed October 1, no exceptions!
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Tentative General Schedule of Science
Olympiad Day
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On-line Registration
(available at a later date).
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Final Registration
Deadline is Tuesday, February 16.
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Code of Conduct -
This form is mandatory!
If we don't get this form your team
won't be able to participate--so please
fax and bring a copy with you!
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Special Event: Friday, February
19, 2010 - In celebration and
recognition of your achievement in
science, math, and engineering, New
Mexico Tech will honor you on this
evening. More information will be
provided at a later date.
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Any area assigned for use at any time during the
Olympiad for an event is off limits. This
includes Speare 113.
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Jones Hall Annex 2nd Floor - Only students
participating in an event on this floor are
allowed in this area.
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Jones Hall Annex 3rd Floor is off limits!
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Macey Conference Center may not be used as a
'home base' area.
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Joseph Fidel Building - Third Floor Ballroom is
off limits!
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All Stairways are off limits.
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Trial Events
There will be no
trial events for 2010.
Awards:
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1st-5th place medals and
team trophies.
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New
Mexico Tech will award 10 New Mexico Science Awards of $700 to New
Mexico Tech.
Award winners will be the top ten, twelfth grade participants
according to their individual placing in events. Students will
receive their award at the time of enrollment at NM Tech in the
Fall Semester 2010. Please remind your seniors to sign in
(legibly!) at each event.
Macey Center and
Dining Services:
Food or drinks
from outside sources may not be brought into Macey Center. The
Macey Center Upper Lobby Concession Stand will be open from 7:30
a.m. until 9:00 a.m. and again from 3:30 until 5:00 p.m. Please
do not take your food or drink purchased in Macey Center outside,
as it will not be allowed back in.
Schools wishing to
purchase breakfast or lunch for their entire team at the Cafeteria
by purchase order should contact Campus Dining at 505-835-5111. For more information regarding NM Tech Dining
Services,
click here.
Snow Alert:
In the event of a winter storm, the Olympiad state finals
will not be cancelled. The logistics of rescheduling over 1,000
people and associated facilities, food, lodging, and travel are
inconceivable. It is the responsibility and obligation of your
school district to determine the safety of travel for your
students. New Mexico Tech and New Mexico Science Olympiad are not responsible for the safety of your
students as they travel to the competition.
Scoring:
There is no public posting of scores! Coaches,
students, and parents ARE NOT
be allowed in the Scoring Room.
Scores will be placed on this
website the following business day.
Friday Evening Entertainment:
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A public Star Party will be held at the Etscorn
Observatory beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Friday evening. For more
information on the Etscorn Observatory,
click here.
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A celebration and
recognition of your and your students' achievement in science,
math, and engineering, New Mexico Tech will be present you
entertainment to be announced in the near future.
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NMT Performing Arts Series
presents: "Around the world in 90 minutes" by Marty Essen, Macey
Conference Center, Friday, February 19, 7:30 p.m For more
information contact PAS at (575) 835-5688 or at pas@admin.nmt.edu.
Written Policy
on Penalty Points
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Event
Supervisors, Science Olympiad Director or Coordinator
may assess penalty points.
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Any
penalty points assessed will be taken from the OVERALL
TEAM SCORE.
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It is your responsibility to inform your students, team parents,
other coaches, and visitors of these rules IN ADVANCE OF
THE COMPETITION.
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Penalty points cannot be taken to arbitration. They are final at
the time of assessment!
Penalty points may be assessed for any of the following
reasons:
1. Interference—Only
students actually competing in an event (those who have
signed in on the sign-in sheet provided to Event
Supervisors) may enter areas where events are being
held. Spectator events are at the discretion of the
Event Supervisor.
a) For any
student, coach, teacher, parent, or chaperone
interfering with, or disrupting the administration of an
event, up to 5 penalty points may be assessed.
b) For any
student, coach, teacher, parent, or chaperone entering
an event without proper authorization to do so, up to 5
penalty points may be assessed.
2. Electronic Communications
a) Students with cell phones, PDAs, two-way radios, (ANY DEVICE USED
FOR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION) must have them in the OFF
(not vibrate) position during any event in which they
are competing. Students who violate this policy will be
penalized up to 10 penalty points.
b)
Electronic communications usage will be allowed in
buildings as long as it does not disrupt any event
taking place in that area. Event Supervisors, Science
Olympiad Director or Coordinator may assess penalty
points for violation of this policy at their
discretion.
Written Policy on Cheating
1. Any
individual who cheats during any event will be penalized
by disqualification of the team from that event.
2. If a
team, team member, or anyone associated with that team
(coach, teacher, parent or chaperone, etc.) deliberately
takes an action that impairs the ability of other teams
to fairly compete in an event, that team will be
disqualified from that event.
3. If
cheating occurs by a team in more than one event, or in
successive years, the team may be disqualified that
year, or the following year, from the entire
competition.
4.
Disqualification results in 0 points.
Arbitration:
In the
event of arbitration please refer to the following
rules.
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The
event supervisor must sign the arbitration form prior to
its submission to the Arbitration Committee. This
doesn’t mean the event supervisor agrees with the
appeal, but that the event supervisor and the coach have
discussed the matter. Try to solve appeals at the event
level.
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Appeals
regarding administration of an event must be submitted
within 30 minutes of completion of the event.
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Appeals regarding scoring must be submitted within 30
minutes after receiving your schools scores. See
note regarding posting of scores below.
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The
arbitration panel will determine time of submission.
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The team
coach must submit appeals.
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The
student(s) competing in the event under appeal must
present the information to the arbitration panel.
Coaches may be present, but must refrain from comment
unless addressed by the arbitration panel.
There are many construction projects on campus.
DO NOT
ENTER CONSTRUCTION ZONES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!
Olympiad
Students! Nominate your coach for the Coach of the Year
Award!
This award is
presented each year to one Middle School and one High School
Science Olympiad Coach. It serves to recognize those
individuals who have made a positive contribution to Science
Olympiad, their students, their school, and their community.
Deadline for nomination forms is February 15, 2010.
Click
for a nomination form.
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