Division A
Grades 3-6
Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025
Location: San Diego Miramar College
Regional competition will go on rain or shine. Come prepared
Pre-Tournament
Division A Head Coach Action Items and Deadlines
Subject to the completion of Head Coach Action Items listed below, Participant and Head Coach wristbands will be available for pick up at Head Coach Check-in.
Students will not be allowed to compete without wristbands. If a wristband is defective or damaged, the coach and student must bring the wristband to headquarters for validation and replacement before student is allowed to compete.
| Action | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Register and pay registration fees. Spot is not guaranteed until payment has been received and processed. | 12/30/24 |
| Add students to the roster pool. Student Roster pool is universal within Scilympiad. If you have created a student roster from previous tournaments, the information will carry forward to future tournaments. Please do not delete students from the roster pool unless they're no longer part of your program. | 1/4/25 |
| Assign students to team (required even if your school has only 1 team) | 1/11/25 |
| Assign students to their events. Event assignments will be used as attendance rosters. If students/teams are not listed on the event attendance rosters, they will NOT be allowed to compete. | 1/11/25 |
| Verify Head Coach Roster. Add additional head coaches if necessary. Student officers managing their Science Olympiad program are required to have at least one adult on campus the entire day. On-site adults can be staff members or school approved volunteers. The number of head coach wristbands will be based on the Head Coach roster as of deadline date of Verify Head Coach Roster. No additional wristbands will be issued onsite. | 2/1/25 |
| Recruit and sign up volunteers to proctor Regional tournament. See School-Provided Volunteer Requirements section. | 2/1/25 |
| Collect, if applicable upload, Assumption of Risk and Release of Liability Agreement from participants, parents, volunteers, proctors and guests attending tournament | 2/1/25 |
| Complete Self-Scheduled Event Signups. Go to Head Coach Dashboard for specifics. Self-scheduled event signups will be used as attendance rosters. If students/teams are not listed on the event attendance rosters, they will NOT be allowed to compete. | 2/4/25 |
| Verify testing schedule (scheduled and self-schedule events) to ensure no scheduling conflicts | 2/4/25 |
| Confirm Team Names. No school name under Team Name column. The system will automatically include school names in the Awards PowerPoint slides | 2/4/25 |
| Complete and Upload Principal Certification (Team Roster). The number of participant wristbands will be based on the student count as of the deadline date of Complete and Upload Principal Certification (Team Roster). No additional wristbands will be issued onsite. No additional participant wristbands will be issued onsite, except for replacements. | 2/4/25 |
| Submit Head Coach Certification. Do not submit Head Coach Certification until all actions are completed. Teams exempt from volunteer requirements, do not check: satisfied volunteer requirements and complied with school-provided volunteer conflict of interest. | 2/8/25 |
Self-Scheduled Event Signup
- Self-Scheduled Events: Balloon Racer, Egg Drop and How Big Can It Grow
- Time blocks listed are for check-in timeframes. Teams will have allocated time as stated in the event rules
- Use the scheduled event rotations to map out possible self-schedule event testing time blocks to avoid scheduling conflicts for your teams.
- Sign up self-scheduled events once self-scheduled event signup opens (subject to registration fees paid -> team number assigned)
Tournament
ScheduleDiv A Event Groupings/Conflicts Rev 9/12/24
Div A Schedule of Events Rev 10/16/24
San Diego Regional Competition Guidelines/Policies- Assigned Participants Arriving Late to Written Event Tests: students may take the event test; however, no time will be extended.
- Assigned Participants Arriving Late to Self-Scheduled Events: see Tournament Director immediately
- Multiple Teams from the Same School: participants sit with their partners but not near another team from the same school. Partners can talk quietly during testing but teams from the same school cannot talk to each other.
- SoCal State and Regionals do not release their prior years tests
- San Diego Regional does not require Certificate of Insurance from schools
- Read event rules carefully to ensure participants have the required safety equipment and allowed resources needed for their events. Depending on the items, participants may not be able to compete or be at a disadvantage if they do not have the required resources.
- Balloon Racer and Egg Drop in Hourglass Field House (city side)
- Team Headquarters/Staging Area on Compass Point is first come, first serve
- Teams are welcome to start staging at approximately 7:00 AM
- At least 1 adult must be present at your Team HQ throughout the day
- Schools are responsible for cleaning up their Team HQ and surrounding areas at the end of day. All trash must be in the college-provided cash cans or placed next to them for ease of custodian crew
- Outdoor canopies must be weighted at all times. Weights must be fully attached to all the canopy poles and be at least 40 pounds, per pole. If sandbags are used, they must be tied to the poles. Two one-gallon milk jugs (per pole) filled with water may be used as long as they are fully attached to the poles. Use of hard objects for weights is not recommended as they can cause injuries if run into them. Do not use sharp objectives to secure canopies.
- Bring batteries, sunblock, tables, chairs, blankets, first aid kit, sanitizers, wipes, paper towels, table covers, trash bags, paper plates, snacks, water, etc.
- Arrange breakfast and lunch for participants, event coaches and team helpers.
- Pack school banner, notepads, pens, pencils, event campus map, team competition schedule, schedule of events, final Rules Clarifications, etc.
- Print, bring, distribute student labels/badges containing the following information: student name, school, team name, team number, their events, time and location
- Pack Event Required Safety Equipment and Allowed Resources
Scoring/Point System and Awards
National Scoring Guidelines
Participation (P) ranks are assigned points equal to the number of teams that competed in the tournament in each division.
No Show (NS) ranks are assigned one more point than Participation points.
Disqualification (DQ) ranks are assigned one more than No Show.
P=# of teams competed NS=P+1 DQ=P+2
Clarification of Participation Points (P): Teams making an honest attempt to participate but cannot be assigned a raw score due to reasons such as safety hazard, mechanical failure, wrong dimensions, etc. will be listed as a “P” for Participation
Clarification of No Shows (NS): Teams that do not show up or do not make an honest attempt to participate will be listed as a “NS.” This includes teams who may be present but display no preparation for the competition.
The team with the lowest overall points ranks 1st. Team with the second lowest overall points ranks 2nd, etc. Every participant will be receiving a medal. Participant's medal placement will be determined by his/her team's overall ranking.
AwardsMedal/Ribbon Colors:
Place - Medal Color, Ribbon Color
- 1st to 3rd- Gold, Blue Ribbon
- 4th to 7th - Silver, Red Ribbon
- 8th and beyond--- - Bronze, White Ribbon
First Place School Trophy: the team with the lowest overall points ranks 1st. School's placement is based on the best performing team within that school. Team trophy will be presented to coaches wearing Head Coach wristbands.