Saturday, April 12th, 2014 is the Academic, Cultural, Technological, and Scientific Olympics or ACT-SO at Wingate High School from 10:00am–5:00pm. Any student interested will need to go to registration on Saturday, April 5, 2014 at P.S. 84 in Manhattan beginning at 10:30am and lasting till about 12:00pm. Students must bring the following to registration:
- Six copies of their research paper (seven suggested). Papers can only be 5 pages max. Similar to what we did for NYCSEF, copies of your paper can be made in Mr. Rosenfeld’s office (A200). One of these copies must be notarized. (The school treasurer, Ms. Ferrarin will take care of this. Bring your paper and your Midwood ID to room 255. She is expecting you.)
- A one to two page autobiography (you can simply use the the autobiography that you wrote in the beginning of the year for college)
- A small picture of yourself for identification purposes (passport type picture)
- A copy of your poster (suggested, not necessary)
Students are allowed to work in teams. If students are in a team, only one member of the team is needed to register on Saturday, April 5th, however, an autobiography and picture are needed for both students. (No group pictures.) Also, if a student cannot make it, another student can give in the papers for them. (If you want someone else to register for you they will need your name, address, phone number, etc. so it is suggested that you register yourself.) All you need to do is drop off your papers, sign the registration forms, and leave. You can also go over your board with them if you want. (This is suggested).
Only students in the following categories can enter. Even if your project isn’t exactly in one of these categories, it might be possible to enter in a related category.
- Biology/Microbiology
- Chemistry/Biochemistry
- Computer Science
- Earth and Space Sciences
- Engineering
- Mathematics
- Medicine and Health
- Physics
For rules on how to format your paper go to this web page. Then click on your category to see the requirements. (They are basically all the same.) On the date of registration be sure to write under “Student Ambassador” the name of one of the Midwood recruiters: Chukwunonso Nwasike, Christopher Ayala, M. Tasnim Kabir, or Raquel Hosein.