Science Olympiad State Tournament
Press Kit
It is important that your local community is aware of the Science Olympiad. You may use the format below for a press release before you go to the tournament and again when you get home. If money is needed for your Science Olympiad activities, then talk to potential major sponsors (set a minimum dollar level, ie. $200 for major contributors) and minor contributors in the community and mention that they will get special recognition in a press release. Many organizations will only contribute if they are recognized.
The following tournament press releases can be adapted for your local use. Forward the release to the education reporter or news editor at your local newspaper, radio, and television offices. You can also provide this information to your school newspaper. The pre-tournament release should go out sometime in early April and the post-tournament release should be sent out on April 13 or 14, while it is still news.
Pre-tournament press release:
News Release-
Editor’s Note: For more information on your local team, contact team coach (NAME) at (AREACODE) xxx-xxxx.
(TODAY’S DATE)
Local Students to Participate in 2008 State Science Olympiad Competition to be Held at UW-Madison Campus on April 12, 2008.
This is the first year that middle school and high school students compete at the same site for the state competition.
A team of scientifically minded students from (NAME OF SCHOOL) in (NAME OF CITY), (STATE), will compete against
approximately 50 to 60 other teams from Wisconsin at the 2008 Science Olympiad Tournament on the Engineering Campus of UW-Madison.
The Science Olympiad is a national, non-profit organization designed to promote scientific literacy among all students,
a goal shared by education, business, industry and government.
Major sponsors for our team include (NAMES OF SPONSORS) and other contributors include (NAMES OF OTHER CONTRIBUTORS).
The (SCHOOL NAME) students are coached by (NAME OF COACH), a (SUBJECT AREA) teacher at the school.
Team members include the following seniors: (NAMES OF STUDENTS); juniors: (NAMES OF STUDENTS); sophomores:
(NAMES OF STUDENTS); freshmen: (NAMES OF STUDENTS).
The team has previously competed at a region tournament held at (NAME OF SCHOOL) on (DATE).
(FEEL FREE TO ADD ANY OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS BY THE TEAM OR PREVIOUS AWARDS RELATED TO SCIENCE OLYMPIAD OR SCIENCE STUDY)
The team will compete in twenty scientific events that are based on multiple science subjects including areas like physics,
chemistry, geology, biology and a host of other science fields based on the National Science Education Standards.
Science Olympiad competitions brings out the talents, resourcefulness and skills of the top young scientific minds in the
state to apply the principles of biology, chemistry, physics, earth sciences, problem-solving and technology to the events
they compete in. Competitors may do everything from constructing a tower to applying the principles and practices of epidemiology,
including the scientific method of inquiry and basic biostatistics, to a disease outbreak investigation.
The competition will start Saturday, April 12 at 9 a.m. at various locations around the engineering campus and will end at 3 p.m.
An awards ceremony will follow at the Alliant Energy Center where the top six students in each event receive medals. The top three
teams also receive trophies.
For more information on the Science Olympiad, see the following state web site:
http://www.wisconsinso.org
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Contact (COACH OR TEACHER’S NAME)
office: (OFFICE PHONE
e-mail: (E-MAIL ADDRESS)
Post-tournament Press Release
News Release-
Editor’s Note: For more information on your local team, contact team coach (NAME) at (AREACODE) xxx-xxxx.
(TODAY’S DATE)
Local Students Participate in the 2008 State Science Olympiad Competition held Saturday, April 12, at UW-Madison Campus.
Approximately 50 teams from throughout Wisconsin gathered for the Wisconsin Science Olympiad competition held on Saturday,
April 12, 2008 at the UW-Madison Engineering Campus. Event competition began at 9:00 a.m. and ended at 3:00 p.m. followed
by an awards ceremony where medals and trophies were presented to successful participants.
The (SCHOOL NAME) science teams was coached by (NAME OF COACH), a (SUBJECT AREA) teacher at the school.
Team members include the following seniors: (NAMES OF STUDENTS); juniors: (NAMES OF STUDENTS); sophomores:
(NAMES OF STUDENTS); freshmen: (NAMES OF STUDENTS).
The tournament is patterned after TV game shows, board games, academic and athletic competitions to create interest
and excitement in the competitive events. Individuals and teams compete in events such as Robot Ramble, Dynamic Planet,
Protein Modeling, Physics Lab, and Disease Detectives.
Out of 20 scored events, (SCHOOL NAME) received (NUMBER) first place gold medals, (NUMBER) second place silver medals and
(NUMBER) third place bronze medals. (ADD ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS)
The 1st place Science Olympiad team from Wisconsin, (SCHOOL NAME), will travel to the George Washington University in
Washington, D.C on May 30th and 31st where the top teams from every state will gather to compete in the 2008 National Science
Olympiad Tournament.
Coach (NAME OF COACH) would like to thank the following sponsors for their help with team expenses.
Major sponsors for our team included (NAMES OF SPONSORS) and other contributors included (NAMES OF OTHER CONTRIBUTORS).
For more information on the Science Olympiad, see the following state web site:
http://www.wisconsinso.org
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Contact (COACH OR TEACHER’S NAME)
office: (OFFICE PHONE
e-mail: (E-MAIL ADDRESS)