On February 26, 2001, student teams from Aeolian, Nelson, and Rancho Santa Gertrudes Schools competed against 46 elementary school teams from around the Los Angeles County area in the 2011 Los Angeles County Science Olympiad. For the past several years the Los Nietos elementary schools have competed against the brightest and best students from around Los Angeles County in the Science Olympiad. This year the Los Nietos School District is proud that our 3 elementary schools medaled once again in this rigorous competition.
The students from Ada S. Nelson School for the second year in a row received a Gold Medal, Aeolian School students received a Silver Medal, and Rancho Santa Gertrudes students received a Bronze Medal. The Los Angeles County Science Olympiad is described below.
A picture of the Aeolian silver medal winning team is pictured.
What is the Los Angeles County Science Olympiad?
The Los Angeles County Science Olympiad, now 25 years old, is a regional competition held between teams of students representing elementary, middle, and high schools. Winning teams advance to the Southern California Science Olympiad and success at the state level leads to the National Science Olympiad held annually at various sites around the country.
The Science Olympiad is an international, non-profit organization devoted to improving the quality of science education, increasing student interest in science and providing recognition for outstanding achievement in science education by both students and teachers. These goals are accomplished through classroom activities, research, training workshops and the encouragement of intramural, district, regional, state and national tournaments. The Science Olympiad tournaments are rigorous, academic, interscholastic competitions that consist of a series of individual and team events which students prepare for during the year.
Each year there are approximately 23 challenging and motivational events that are drawn from the various disciplines of biology, earth science, chemistry, physics, computers and technology. There is a balance between events requiring knowledge of science facts, concepts processes, skills and science applications.
For more information about the Los Angeles County Science Olympiad please click on the link below.
The students from Ada S. Nelson School for the second year in a row received a Gold Medal, Aeolian School students received a Silver Medal, and Rancho Santa Gertrudes students received a Bronze Medal. The Los Angeles County Science Olympiad is described below.
A picture of the Aeolian silver medal winning team is pictured.
What is the Los Angeles County Science Olympiad?
The Los Angeles County Science Olympiad, now 25 years old, is a regional competition held between teams of students representing elementary, middle, and high schools. Winning teams advance to the Southern California Science Olympiad and success at the state level leads to the National Science Olympiad held annually at various sites around the country.
The Science Olympiad is an international, non-profit organization devoted to improving the quality of science education, increasing student interest in science and providing recognition for outstanding achievement in science education by both students and teachers. These goals are accomplished through classroom activities, research, training workshops and the encouragement of intramural, district, regional, state and national tournaments. The Science Olympiad tournaments are rigorous, academic, interscholastic competitions that consist of a series of individual and team events which students prepare for during the year.
Each year there are approximately 23 challenging and motivational events that are drawn from the various disciplines of biology, earth science, chemistry, physics, computers and technology. There is a balance between events requiring knowledge of science facts, concepts processes, skills and science applications.
For more information about the Los Angeles County Science Olympiad please click on the link below.