February 5,
2020
Dear
Friends of Science,
Once again, the Danbury Science
Department would like to ask for your support as we will again be holding a
Science Olympics this year. All students
in grades 6-8 will be participating in this event. The Science Olympics will be a competition
involving a variety of problem-solving situations. This letter is to ask for your assistance in
making this 17th Annual Danbury Science Olympics a continued
success.
The Danbury Science Olympics will be held this
year on Monday evening, March 9th, 2020.
Your role will be to help run the
individual competitions and collect data during those competitions in order to
determine the winner. The events this
year will be Newspaper Tower, Barge,
Paper Airplane, Catapult, Balloon Powered Automobile, Naked Egg Drop, and
4-Person Regatta. A description of each event will be given at an
informational meeting held before the competition. Judges need not be “experts”, just have a
general knowledge in the science field and care about helping young people reach
their fullest potential. If everything
goes as planned, you will work in groups of 2-3 to run one of the individual
events and collect the results.
The competition will be held
from 6:30-8:30. We ask that you please meet
in Room 17 at 5:30pm for a brief meeting.
At this time, we will explain the different events and what general
expectations you should have of the students. We will then be able to answer
any questions you may have. If you are
unable to arrive this early, arrangements will be made to accommodate a later
arrival. A complimentary meal will be
served immediately following the meeting as a gesture of appreciation.
Every effort made to accept this
invitation is appreciated. There is an
online reply option which we prefer you use, if you have access to the
internet. The form titled, “Science Olympics Interest Form”, can be found at the bottom of this page. If you do
not have access to the internet, please return the enclosed reply form as soon
as possible. You may also indicate your
decision by calling the middle school office at (419-798-2258). Mr. Thomas
deHaas can also be reached by email: [email protected].
We would like to thank you in
advance for the time and effort you will be giving to our local Science
Olympics. You will play an important
role in helping not only the Danbury Local Science Olympics to be a success,
but also each of the students as they strive for academic excellence in
science. Thank you!
Sincerely,
Thomas
deHaas, Adam Steinbrick
Science
Club Co-Advisors