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On
Tuesday,
November 30, 2004, high school and middle school
students from all of the Salish & Kootenai Reservation school districts gathered at the
Polson High School,
1712 2nd St
West Polson, MT
for our SEVENTH annual Mission Valley Science & Math Olympiad!
Interested Reservation teachers were encouraged to contact their local RSI representatives to help in the assembly of a team of students.
Photos Of Our Kids In Action
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Map of
Polson, MT
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Those arriving
from the south can reach Polson High School
by turning South (left) off Highway 93 (at the 1st light) onto 1st st.
Drive 17 blocks to 17th ave W and turn right. Go ~2 blocks and
you will see PHS on your left. |
Click here to print the
PARENT
PERMISSION FORM (Free
PDF
reader)
Please note: to avoid the problem we have had in the past obtaining
parent permission to post student
photos on the SMO web site this
will be the ONLY parent permission form allowed.
No hand written notes from parents will be
accepted. Plan ahead,
PLEASE !!!
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Schedule Of Events
Last updated
9:30 PM
11/23/04
Teachers: When submitting your events be sure to
specify the number of sessions you
will be offering, grade level,
team size & max number of participants per session.
Click
on any of our
1,000's
of events
(below) to learn more about them. |
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RSI Science / Math
Olympiad Events
p = an
event requiring some pre-construction back at school.
w = a "walk-on" event that requires no advance preparation.
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Event #1
9:30 - 10:45 |
- Bridge
Building (HS) p
(Sean E)
-
Virtual Bridge Building
(MS)
w & p
(Jon P.)
- Bungee
Barbie (HS)
w
(Marlin L. & Polly D.)
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Robotic
Harvesting
(MS) p
(Scott A.)
-
Egg Drop
(HS)
w
(Lee C.)
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Key It
Out - Life & Earth Sci (MS) w
(Chris B.)
-
A is for Anatomy
(HS) w
(Fitz & Chris B.)
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Write
It / Do It (HS)
w
(Sharon H. & Peggy M.)
-
Science Gaming
Olympics (MS & HS) w
(Mike S.)
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Mousetrap Car (HS) p
(Lori P.) |
Event #2
10:45 - 12:00 |
- Bridge
Building (MS) p (Sean
E)
-
Virtual Bridge Building
(HS)
w & p
(Jon P.)
- Towering
Success (MS)
w
(Charity J.)
-
Science
Master Open
(HS) w
(Dan O'B)
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Remote Controlled Mapping (HS) w
(Fitz)
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Internet
Quest (MS) w
(Peggy M.) |
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Key It
Out - Life & Earth Sci (HS) w
(Chris B.)
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Write
It / Do It (MS)
w
(Jim R.)
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Problem Solving
(HS) w
(Marlin L.)
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Pong Air Cannon (MS
& HS)
p (Tracie McD..)
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Float
Your Boat (MS) w (Charles
B & Marvin T.)
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Mousetrap Car (MS) p
(Lori P.) |
Lunch
12:00 - 12:30 |
Pizza and Pop
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Lunch is sponsored by your RSI teachers & staff
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Event #3
12:30 - 1:30
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- Towering
Success (HS)
w
(Charity J.)
-
Science
Master Open
(MS) w
(Dan O'B)
-
Internet
Quest (HS) w
(Peggy M.)
- Roller
Coaster Olympics
(MS & HS) p (Ronda
H.)
-
Egg Drop
(MS)
w
(Lee C.)
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Robotic
Harvesting
(HS) p
(Scott A.) |
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Wright Stuff (MS & HS)
p
(Charles B. & Marvin T.)
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Math Gaming Olympics (MS & HS) w
(Sharon H.)
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Metric
Olympics (MS & HS) w
Chris B.
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Top That!
Top Design (MS & HS) p (Carolyn P.)
- Bottle
Rocket (MS & HS) p
(Garth C. &
Clay H.)
- Paper
Car ( MS & HS) w (Sean E) |
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1:30 -
2:00
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Awards Ceremony
The Loot !!! (click photo)
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2:00
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Clean Up & Load the
Buses |
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All
RSI teachers have been asked to sponsor one
or more event.
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Team
Size
Each school district on the Reservation will be allowed to send a total of
30 students;
Grades 5 through 8 = up to 15
students per school
Grades 9 through 12 = up to 15 students
per school |
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Click here to
print the
PARENT PERMISSION
FORM
(Free
PDF reader)
Please note: to avoid the problem we have had in the past
obtaining parent permission to post student photos on the SMO web
site this will be the ONLY parent permission form allowed. No hand
written notes from parents will be accepted. Plan
ahead, PLEASE !!!
Teachers:
please keep our RSI mission statement in mind as you
invite perspective team
members. While all students are welcome, our target
participants are Native American
students and
female
students.
Please seek them out and personally invite them.
To allow us to purchase the correct amount of pizza please send
the name of each student who will be attending from your
school
to:
SMO TEAM ROSTER. <-----Click Here
Be sure to also include their GRADE,
YOUR name
and your SCHOOL.
Thanks. |
Food Availability
The good folks at RSI will be providing PIZZA and POP for all
participants!!!
Emergency contact:
Polson High School office: (406) 883-6351
Dan O'Brien Polson High School Instructor & Host:
dobrien@polson.k12.mt.us
Classroom Phone: (406) 883-6351 ext 236
Lee Coble Polson
Middle School Instructor & Host:
lcoble@polson.k12.mt.us
Classroom Phone: (406) 883-6335 ext 322
Background
The 1998 MVSMO got its start at a monthly meeting of the Reservation-wide
High Plains Rural Systemic Initiative. The
HPRSI advisory board has been working hard since 1996 to encourage the
development of exciting and culturally relevant Math and Science
activities for all our students in all of our Reservation schools.
Many of our members were frustrated by the difficulty of fielding a
Olympiad team each year. Somehow it always seemed as if the snow storms
always hit just as we had to drive all the way over the pass to Bozeman,
MT for the State competition!
Some districts managed to weather the storms, only
to suffer from the falling budget ax! It was becoming increasingly expensive
to transport, feed and house a team so far from home. Especially a team that
does not (yet) enjoy the luxury of being able to charge real money to allow
its wild and cheering fans to attend its competitions!
Also, be sure to check out our collection of competition
photos from past years (above). |
