(Updated - May 2009)
Year 7 (2008-2009)
Texas State Tournament 2009
Another first for Greenhill! This year two 5th graders, Catherine Leffert and Eric Liang not only competed at the State Tournament, they won a 3rd place bronze medal in the Wright Stuff competition! Their flight of 1 minute and 2 seconds was the third best flight in the state. That may not sound like much, but let me repeat....5TH GRADERS! To top that off...they also placed 5th in the Trajectory event. No one at the tournament can remember two 5th graders competing, let alone winning a medal in the state of TX at the state tournament. The entire team improved dramatically from the previous year! The team tripled their medal count from year six. The Greenhill Div. B team brought home 12 medals and they placed 7th overall. There is only one thing to say....."Watch out Texas.....We're Back!"
The Greenhill Div. C celebrated an incredile mildstone. Jay Hashop (Junior) earned his 12th state medal at this years TX tournament. Jay is in his 6th year of competition at Greenhill. His efforts helped the team place 6th overall at this years tournament all the while, bringing home 15 medals!
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL COMPETITORS FOR ANOTHER GREAT YEAR! WE'LL DO IT ALL AGAIN STARTING IN AUGUST!
(More later)
Year 6 (2007-2008)
Texas State Tournament 2008
This year was a rebuilding year for the Division B team. The Greenhill team worked hard all year and placed 10th at the TX State Tournament and learned good competition skills which will help out in years to come. The Greenhill team earned a 1st and 4th place medal in two events, Science Crime Busters and Amphibians and Reptiles (see "Hall of Fame" link). The team left the competiton with a high spirit and the desire to improve next year and make a run for a state championship.
Our Division C team had an incredible year! Our best ever, 5th overall at state, was triggered by winning four 1st place, one 2nd place and one 4th place medals. A run at a championship is just around the corner!
As always, congratulations to all who participated and to all who make Science Olympiad possible at Greenhill!
Regional Tournament at North Lake College (Irving) 2008
On Saturday, March 29, Greenhill competed at the North TX Regional Science Olympiad Tournament at North Lake College (Irving). Three Division B (Middle School) teams and one Division C (Upper School) team placed high enough to qualify for the state tournament on April 25-26 at Texas A&M University.
Greenhill placed 2nd overall in Division B and 1st overall in Division C, bringing home two trophies and numerous medals.
3rd Annual Greenhill Science Olympiad Invitational Tournament
Here are the "stats" for our 3rd Annual Invitational Tournament:
Division B & C Teams
56 Teams
32 Schools
5 States (TX, NM, KS, NE & LA)
46 Events
368 Individual Medals
10 Team Trophies
1100+ People
Plans for our 4th Annual Tournament are well underway! Checkout our "Annoucements" link for more details.
Year 5 (2006-2007)
Texas State Tournament 2007
The winning tradition continues! Greenhill, again, competed with the best that Texas has to offer and the Vespula maculatae stepped up to the plate! For the second year in a row, Greenhill School had two teams qualify for the State Tournament at Texas A&M University. The Division C Team finished tied for 13th overall, winning two medals in Ecology (4th) and Environmental Chemistry (3rd). The Division B team placed 3rd overall with a score of 170. As last year, the team medaled in 12 events. The team built a great foundation for next year in both divisions to compete, again, for the state title and a chance to move on to the National Tournament to be held at George Washington University in Washington DC in May of 2008. Congratulations to all who participated and to all who make Science Olympiad possible at Greenhill!
Regional Tournament at UT @ Dallas 2007
On Saturday, March 31, Greenhill competed at the North TX Regional Science Olympiad Tournament at UTD. Three Division B (Middle School) teams and one Division C (Upper School) team placed high enough to qualify for the state tournament on April 27th at Texas A&M University.
Greenhill placed first overall at the Division C level. The two Division B teams captured the first and third place titles.
2nd Annual Greenhill Science Olympiad Invitational Tournament
This year, the 2nd Annual Greenhill Invitational Tournament really "took off"! A record 44 teams from 4 states (TX, NM, AL and KS) competed in 21 events in each division. Plans are now underway to make the third annual tournament even bigger and better. The goal is to have thirty teams in each dividion and to have all 23 events scheduled. This hopes to be the premiere invitational tournament of the Southwest!
The results of oursecond invitational are as follows:
Overall Division C
1st Place - Liberal Arts and Science Academy (Austin) - 2
2nd Place - Hyde Park Baptist High School
3rd Place - Liberal Arts and Science Academy (Austin) - 1
4th Place - Mill Valley High School (KS)
Overall Division B
1st Place - Hyde Park Baptist Jr. High
2nd Place - Our Lady of the Valley (AL)
3rd Place - Greenhill School (Alpha)
4th Place - Kelly Lane Middle School
We hope everyone makes an effort to attend our Invitational Tournament. Email Boyd Grayson at graysonb@greenhill.org for more information. We hope to see you in December of 2007!
Year 4 (2005-2006)
Texas State Tournament 2006
Another INCREDIBLE YEAR!!! Greenhill had another mildstone year! For the first time, two teams competed at the State Tournament @ Texas A&M, College Station. The Division C Team finished 15th overall, competing against 29 other teams and the Division B team placed 4th overall at the TX State Tournament. Even though our score slightly increased from 124 the previous year to 139 this year, the Vespula maculatae medaled in 12 events compared to 9 last year! Congratulations to ALL who have been a part of another great year!
Regional Tournament at UT @ Arlington 2006
Greenhill placed 2nd overall (Div. B) at the Regional Tournament held at the University of Texas at Arlington. The Division C team plced 6th overall. This was high enough to get an at large bid to the state tournament. Great job for a first year team!!!!!
1st Annual Greenhill Science Olympiad Invitational Tournament
Greenhill hosted it's first of many Science Olympiad Invitational Tournaments in December of 2005. Division B and C teams were invited to participate from all over Texas. Twenty eight teams registered for the ground-breaking tournament! The tournament was an overwhelming success! Plans are in the works for a bigger and better tournament in Dec. of 2006. (Teams from KS and AL have asked to come!) The results of our first invitational are as follows:
Overall Division C
1st Place - LBJ High School
2nd Place - Liberal Arts and Science Academy
3rd Place - Commanche High School Team 1
Spirit Award - Hyde Park Baptist
Overall Division B
1st Place - Hyde Park Baptist
2nd Place - Park Crest Middle School Team 2
3rd Place - Kealing Middle School Team 2
Spirit Award - Park Crest Middle School
Congrates to ALL!
Year 3 (2004-2005)
Texas State Tournament 2005
WHAT AN INCREDIBLE YEAR!!! The Greenhill Middle School Science Olympiad Team finished a remarkable 3rd Place at the State Tournament this year. The team walked away with a school record 18 medals! The team earned 4 first place, 2 second place, 2 third place and 1 fourth place medals. (See Hall of Fame Section). The team's overall point total was only 22 points short of going to the National Tournament. The 22 point gap between 3rd place and second place is the smallest in four years! Preparation for next year has already begun!
Congratulations to ALL students and parents who have been a part of another great year!
Regional Tournament at UT @ Arlington 2005
Beginning in the 2004-2005 season, the TX Science Olympiad held 6 Regional Tournaments throughout the Lone Star State. The regional tournaments are held as qualifying meets for the Texas State Tournament.Greenhill entered 2 teams in the U T @ Arlington Regional Tournament which was held on March 5, 2005.
From a field of 8 teams, Greenhill A and Greenhill B took an impressive 1st and 2nd place respectively! Combined, 36 medals were won by 23 students for 15 different events! A First Place Trophy and a Second Place Trophy were also awarded as team prizes. A total of 18 first place medals, 14 second place medals and 4 third place medals were awarded. What a great effort! Congratulations to all who worked VERY hard all year round!!
As a result of the strong finish, Greenhill A was formally invited to participate at the Texas State Science Olympiad Tournament being held at Texas A&M University, College Station on April 14 and 15, 2005. Good Luck!!!!!
Year 2 (2003-2004)
Texas State Tournament 2004
Continuing the winning tradition in year two, the "Vespula maculatas" dropped two places to 11th. However, the overall point total dropped from 296 to 244! This was a significant drop. (In this competition, low score wins.) The Middle School Science Olympiad Team more than doubled their medal winnings! The team brought home 10 medals! (2 - 1st place, 2 - 3rd place & 1 - 4th place). The Vespula maculatas are well on their way to becoming competitive at the state level. Look out Park Crest and Kealing!
Year 1 (2002-2003)
Texas State Tournament 2003
In the first year of it's competition, the Greenhill "Vespula maculatas" (scientific name for "hornets") placed 9th overall out of 32 teams. This was an excellent showing considering that the first study session was held in January. This was less than 4 months from the state competition that was being held at College Station, Texas in April. The team captured 2 medals in their first year of competing! (1 - 1st and 1 - 3rd place). The team also captured the Spirit Award. The Spirit Award is given to the team that shows the most enthusiasm, fair play and sportsmanship. The award was taken from a team that had won it 4 years in a row!
