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MSOE SCIENCE COMPETITION:
Involves 8 or 16 students (Juniors and Seniors) who compete in the areas of general science, Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
Competition is with other schools in Southeast Wisconsin and Northeast Illinois.
Students are invited through their participation in advanced placement Biology, Chemistry and Physics, general Physics and general Chemistry.
Students have study groups approximately once per week up until the time of the competition.
The competition is held on the Tuesday of Thanksgiving week at MSOE
Individual and team trophies can be won.
PHYSICS OLYMPIAD
Held in mid-March at Arrowhead High School.
Individual competition on Physics topics.
Involves students in AP Physics (usually Juniors and Seniors)
There are three qualifying tests to get on the Physics Olympiad team. Arrowhead has had students advance to the second round three years in a row.
This is a national competition.
SCIENCE BOWL
Held in early February at MSOE.
Competition is with other schools in Southeast Wisconsin and Northern Illinois.
Students are invited based on participation in Advanced Placement Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
Competition is in a game-like format where students buzz in to give an answer. Topics include all science areas, math and computers.
The first place team goes on to nationals in Washington D.C. in May. (AHS went in 2000 & 2003)
PHYSICS BOWL
Held at Arrowhead High School in April.
Usually 25 students from general Physics and AP Physics.
Multiple choice format.
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
Students may have the opportunity to attend interest-based field trips to local science labs, observatories, universities, and/or planetariums.
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