Hello all,

I am sure you are extremely busy, so here is a brief update on the Olympiad.

Schedule remains as is.

All device events are scheduled (or will be scheduled) for the Gym (Alumni Hall). Unfortunately, this means both Trajectory and Balloon Launch Glider will be occurring at the same time (albeit on opposite sides of the gym.) Please warn your students to be cautious. For all device events (well, all events, really), please make sure that all visitors (like parents) are aware that offering ANY assistance will result in a DQ. Especially for Balloon Launch Glider and Trajectory, they should be in the grandstands.

A special note about Balloon Launch Glider I will supply helium and a fishing pole. You must bring your own balloon and launcher.

The tower building platform to be used is the same one as last year, and was provided by the state director. It is common to all sites.

Make sure you are familiar with the GA specific rules. They can be found on the State Olympiad site linked on the webpage.

There is little/no food service on campus the day of the event. Please feel free to bring your own, or patronize one of our local restaurants. There is a Pizza Hut, American Pie Pizza, Hardee’s, Subway, Wendy’s, OB’s BBQ, and McDonald’s, among others. We don’t have “official” team camps, however, we have four large lobbies in the IC building, and tons of room in the Gym where you are more than welcome to set up “camp.” There are only eighteen teams competing here (with many second teams), so there should be plenty of room. Please DO NOT take over empty classrooms.

If you have two teams coming, PLEASE let me know the names they will use before the tournament so I can set up the score sheet appropriately. Also, make sure they are absolutely sure of the team on which they will compete. If team members from different teams compete together, the score will be disqualified (as if they didn’t compete.) I have separate colored wrist bands this year, so that should help them stay separated. Every year, this is a huge issue. PLEASE prevent misunderstandings and possible disqualifications.

If you have not competed at Gordon College before, we are a small campus, and students should have no problem getting from event to event in a timely manner.

I have posted a link to the registration form. Please fill it out and bring it on the day of the tournament. You must submit a form to compete.

If you need hotel information, please let me know and I will get it to you ASAP.

OK, that’s all I can think of right now. I’ll be posting regularly the next couple weeks or so.