IMMEDIATE                                                                                               FEBRUARY 24, 2004

SCIENCE OLYMPIAD FEBRUARY 28 AT ABAC

TIFTON--Abraham Baldwin College=s Division of Science and Mathematics will host the Regional Science Olympiad on Feb. 28 beginning at 9 a.m.

ABAC Science and Mathematics Division faculty members Lori Pearman and Melanie McDaniel are co-directors of the Science Olympiad. Events will be held at various locations across the ABAC campus.

Fourteen schools will participate in the event. Each team will include up to 15 members in the senior division (grades 9 - 12). Schools participating in this year=s Olympiad include the following: Cairo, Citizens Christian Academy, Coffee County, Jenkins, Northside (2 teams), Richmond Hill (2 teams), Southeast Bulloch, Stockbridge, Valdosta, Valwood, Ware County, and Ware Magnet. 

The top three teams will advance to the state tournament to be held later this spring.

The first, second, and third place teams will receive trophies. Medallions and ribbons will also be awarded. The awards ceremony will take place at 3 p.m.

For additional information, contact Pearman at (229) 386-3950 or McDaniel at (229) 386-3949.

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