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Dr. Gary L. Stringer, Head, Department of Geosciences, 
University of Louisiana at Monroe, Louisiana 71209-0550

Office: 318-342-1898
FAX:   318-342-1879
E-mail: stringer@ulm.edu
About
The University of Louisiana at Monroe is the designated site for administration of the Region 3 Science Olympiad Competition. The annual competition will be held on Saturday, March 6, 2010, on the campus of the University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) in Monroe, Louisiana, a university serving approximately 9,000 full-time students. This competition is the first step for advancement to the State Tournament held in April, and ultimately, to the National Tournament held in May. Region 3 is comprised of middle and high schools located in these 26 northern Louisiana parishes: Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Catahoula, Claiborne, Concordia, DeSoto, East Carroll, Franklin, Grant, Jackson, LaSalle, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Red River, Richland, Sabine, Tensas, Union, Webster, West Carroll, and Winn.

Click on the slide show link to access a Powerpoint slide show presentation of the Science Olympiad at ULM. The photos link will allow you to view photographs of a previous tournament.

What Is The Science Olympiad?
The Science Olympiad is an international nonprofit organization devoted to improving science education, increasing student interest in science, and providing recognition for outstanding achievement in science education by both students and teachers. The primary emphasis of Science Olympiad is the administration of regional, state, and national tournaments where middle school and high school students compete in twenty three science related events for Olympic style medals. The events embrace all of the traditional science disciplines such as Earth Science, Biology, Physics, Meteorology, Botany, Forestry, Health Science, Computer Science, and Engineering.

Competitions vary from students building devices in advance which are tested at the tournament, to students taking tests at the tournament with no preparation or experience required. Each school can bring up to 15 students, and the students can pre-select the events in which they intend to participate. Students are encouraged to participate in more than one event.

At the regional state competition hosted by ULM, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place medals are awarded to students. Trophies are presented to schools with the greatest total team score. 

Is The Science Olympiad For Me?
Ask yourself these few questions:
  • Do you teach or work with students in grades 6-12?
  • Are you concerned about declining achievement in science classes?
  • Would you like to see student interest in science increase?
  • Do you wish we could capture the kind of interest, enthusiasm, and commitment that we see exhibited for sports?
  • Would you like to participate in a program that is aligned with the National Science Standards and the TIMSS recommendations?
  • Are you ready to learn how to increase student success scores and student interest in science and improve community perception of science education?
If you answered yes to two or more of these questions, plan now to participate in this year's Science Olympiad. We invite you to become a part of the renaissance in science education by starting a Science Olympiad team in your school. We would like to share the excitement and successes that have been experienced at Science Olympiad Tournaments all across the country. Plan now to join over 14,000 schools that participated in last year's Science Olympiad Tournaments.  For more information about competing in the Science Olympiad, call Dr. Gary Stringer at 318-342-1898.

The Science Olympiad Mission
The Science Olympiad Mission is to promote and improve student interest in science and to improve the quality of K-12 science education throughout the nation. The Science Olympiad Vision to accomplish this mission is:
  • To create a passion for learning science by supporting elementary and secondary Science Olympiad tournaments at building, district, county, state and national levels with an emphasis on teamwork and a commitment to excellence.
  • To improve the quality of K-12 science education throughout the nation by changing the way science is perceived and the way it is taught (with an emphasis on problem solving and hand-on, minds-on constructivist learning practices). This goal is accomplished through in-depth core curriculum training workshops and the distribution of curriculum materials to thousand of teachers.
  • To celebrate and recognize the outstanding achievement of both students and teachers in the areas of science and technology by awarding thousand of certificates, medals, trophies and scholarships.
  • To promote partnerships among community, businesses, industry, government and education.
The specific purposes of Science Olympiad tournaments are:
  • To bring science to life, to show how science works, to emphasize problem solving aspects of science and the understanding of science concepts.
  • To develop teamwork and cooperative learning strategies among students.
  • To make science education more exciting so more students will enroll in science courses and engage in other science activities like science reading, fairs, meetings and field trips.
  • To promote high levels of achievement and a commitment to excellence, to demonstrate that American students can perform at levels that surpasses expectations of even practicing scientists and engineers.
  • To attract more students particularly females and minorities to professional and technical careers in science, technology and science teaching.
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