West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School is a Division B school which has qualified for the National Tournament at the New Jersey state competition since 2002. Community Middle School, also known as CMS, is considered a Science Olympiad Power House. 2019 marked their eighteenth straight state title, dating back to 2002.
West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School attends the Union County College (UCC) regionals every year, also consistently placing 1st. 2020 marked their seventeenth straight title. Community Middle School has also been home to two national champions, which were in 2005 and 2007. They also placed second in 2004 and third in 2009, 2018, and 2019. Their 18-year streak of winning states was finally broken by counterpart school Thomas R. Grover Middle School in 2020.
Community Middle School feeds into New Jersey Division C power West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North.
Other Schools in the West Windsor-Plainsboro School District
Schools in the West Windsor-Plainsboro School District consist of WW-P High School North, its division C feeder school. Its school counterpart is Thomas R. Grover Middle School, which feeds into WW-P High School South. Although usually placing below Community, with numerous 2nd places in 2011, 2016, 2017, and 2019, they won their first state championship in 2020.
Team Structure
Like many other teams, Community does not have a "class" for Science Olympiad. They meet twice a week, often for 1 or 2 hours.
Tryouts are written commonly by the freshmen on the team or experienced 8th graders and are commonly topic-based, rather than event-based. They select 36 members for the team (NJ allows 18), and often takes both an A and B team to invitationals and previously to regionals. However, as of the 2019 season, NJ discontinued the A/B team rule, and now only allows one 18 member team to participate at regionals due to limited space.
Accomplishments and Achievements
Since the 2016-2017 season, they started attending Pennsylvania and New York invitationals, placing 2nd in Rustin Invitational, and placing 1st in Little Tiger New Tripoli Invitational.
In 2017-2018, they placed 1st at the Rustin Invitational, beating Springhouse, 2nd in Garnet Valley Invitational, and 1st in Little Tiger New Tripoli Invitational. They concluded their year placing 3rd at the National Tournament with their historic score of 230.
In the 2018-2019 season, CMS placed 1st at every invitational they went to (LISO, Rustin, Garnet Valley, and Cornell). They won first in their regional and state competition, as well as another 3rd at the 2019 National Tournament.
In the 2019-2020 season, CMS did not participate in any invitationals.
National Placements
The school has 2 national championships: 2005 and 2007. They have placed 2nd one time, and 3rd three times, most recently in 2018 and 2019.
National Medals
Medals
National Medals
| Year |
Event |
Place
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| 2019
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Battery Buggy |
4th
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| Elastic Launched Glider |
2nd
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| Meteorology |
3rd
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| Mystery Architecture |
3rd
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| Road Scholar |
4th
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| Roller Coaster |
1st
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| Water Quality |
2nd
|
| 2018
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Anatomy and Physiology |
5th
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| Battery Buggy |
5th
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| Fast Facts |
3rd
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| Solar System |
2nd
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| Thermodynamics |
1st
|
| 2017
|
Mission Possible |
3rd
|
| Road Scholar |
3rd
|
| Wind Power |
3rd
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| 2016
|
Bridge Building |
3rd
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| Elastic Launched Glider |
3rd
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| Meteorology |
2nd
|
| Picture This |
4th
|
| Wind Power |
4th
|
| 2015
|
Elastic Launched Glider |
1st
|
| Fossils |
6th
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| 2014
|
Anatomy |
2nd
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| Disease Detectives |
2nd
|
| Heredity |
6th
|
| Water Quality |
2nd
|
| 2013
|
Anatomy |
1st
|
| Reach For the Stars |
4th
|
| Road Scholar |
6th
|
| Shock Value |
5th
|
| 2012
|
Anatomy |
1st
|
| Keep the Heat |
3rd
|
| Mousetrap Vehicle |
6th
|
| Rocks and Minerals |
6th
|
| 2011
|
Anatomy |
2nd
|
| Disease Detectives |
3rd
|
| Ecology |
1st
|
| Fossils |
6th
|
| Meteorology |
6th
|
| Road Scholar |
5th
|
| Shock Value |
1st
|
| Storm the Castle |
4th
|
| 2010
|
Anatomy |
5th
|
| Disease Detectives |
1st
|
| Fossils |
4th
|
| Meteorology |
5th
|
| Optics |
3rd
|
| 2009
|
Bio Process Lab |
6th
|
| Disease Detectives |
5th
|
| Dynamic Planet |
2nd
|
| Meteorology |
3rd
|
| Write It Do It |
4th
|
| 2008
|
Disease Detectives |
4th
|
| Meteorology |
5th
|
| Oceanography |
2nd
|
| 2007
|
Anatomy |
6th
|
| Awesome Aquifer |
1st
|
| Disease Detectives |
2nd
|
| Food Science |
4th
|
| Heredity |
1st
|
| Oceanography |
6th
|
| Rocks and Minerals |
4th
|
| Science Word |
5th
|
| Simple Machines |
2nd
|
| 2006
|
Bridge Building |
6th
|
| Disease Detectives |
1st
|
| Experimental Design |
4th
|
| Heredity |
1st
|
| Meteorology |
6th
|
| Road Scholar |
5th
|
| 2005
|
Awesome Aquifers |
4th
|
| Bottle Rocket |
6th
|
| Can't Judge A Powder |
6th
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| Compute This |
6th
|
| Experimental Design |
3rd
|
| Fossils |
1st
|
| Meteorology |
1st
|
| Process Skills in Life Science |
2nd
|
| Reach for the Stars |
2nd
|
| Road Scholar |
4th
|
| Science Crime Busters |
4th
|
| Science of Fitness |
1st
|
| Write It Do It |
3rd
|
| 2004
|
Bridge Building |
1st
|
| Can't Judge a Powder |
1st
|
| Dynamic Planet |
2nd
|
| Forestry |
3rd
|
| Fossils |
3rd
|
| Meteorology |
2nd
|
| Metric Estimation |
5th
|
| Picture This |
4th
|
| Road Scholar |
1st
|
| Water Quality |
3rd
|
| Wright Stuff |
3rd
|
| Write It Do It |
6th
|
| 2003
|
Balloon Race |
5th
|
| Experimental Design |
3rd
|
| Picture This |
5th
|
| Water Quality |
2nd
|
| Write It Do It |
3rd
|
| 2002
|
Balloon Race |
3rd
|
| Battery Buggy |
3rd
|
| Dynamic Planet |
6th
|
| Experimental Design |
1st
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| Feathered Frenzy |
2nd
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| Water Quality |
2nd
|
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Results
| Year |
Regionals |
States |
Nationals |
Rustin |
Little Tiger |
Garnet Valley |
Long Island |
Cornell Invitational |
Socorro Invitational
|
| 1999
|
- |
3rd |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
| 2001
|
- |
3rd |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
| 2002
|
- |
1st |
16th (515) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
| 2003
|
- |
1st (67) |
8th (376) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
| 2004
|
1st (32) |
1st (75) |
2nd (291) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
| 2005
|
1st (25) |
1st (67) |
1st (261) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
| 2006
|
1st (42) |
1st (36) |
12th (445) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
| 2007
|
1st (34) |
1st (73) |
1st (303) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
| 2008
|
1st (42) |
1st (75) |
9th (390) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
| 2009
|
1st (48) |
1st (100) |
3rd (349) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
| 2010
|
1st (31) |
1st (86) |
25th (625) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
| 2011
|
1st (24) |
1st (86) |
14th (465) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
| 2012
|
1st (27) |
1st (89) |
15th (465) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
| 2013
|
1st (33) / 4th (83) |
1st (86) |
13th (437) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
| 2014
|
1st (34) / 6th (81) |
1st (79) |
16th (513) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
| 2015
|
1st (38) / 2nd (66) |
1st (94) |
25th (594) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
| 2016
|
1st (19) / 3rd (61) |
1st (68) |
15th (447) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
| 2017
|
1st (19) / 2nd (51) |
1st (95) |
11th (402) |
2nd (126) / 12th (349) |
1st (112) / 7th (251) |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
| 2018
|
1st (43) / 5th (88) |
1st (88) |
3rd (230) |
1st (133) / 567 (15) |
1st (44) / 2nd (105) |
2nd (109) / 8th (293) |
- |
- |
-
|
| 2019
|
1st (42) |
1st (85) |
3rd (250) |
1st (108) / 14th (500) |
- |
1st (66) / 12th (365) |
1st (45) / 7th (174) |
1st (140) |
-
|
| 2020
|
1st (40) |
2nd (129) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
| 2021
|
N/A |
1st (46) |
9th (294) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1st (74) / 3rd (95)
|
| 2022
|
N/A
|
2nd (83)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2nd (61) / 8th (161)
|
-
|
Regionals
Community Middle School has won all of the Central NJ Regional Competitions hosted - a total of 17.
| 1st
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 1st place trophy at the 2004 Raritan Valley College Regionals.
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| 1st
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 1st place trophy at the 2005 Raritan Valley College Regionals.
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| 1st
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 1st place trophy at the 2006 Raritan Valley College Regionals.
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| 1st
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 1st place trophy at the 2007 Princeton Unversity Regionals.
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| 1st
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 1st place trophy at the 2008 Princeton Unversity Regionals.
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| 1st
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 1st place trophy at the 2009 Princeton Unversity Regionals.
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| 1st
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 1st place trophy at the 2010 Union County College Regionals.
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| 1st
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 1st place trophy at the 2011 Union County College Regionals.
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| 1st
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 1st place trophy at the 2012 Union County College Regionals.
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| 1st
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 1st place trophy at the 2013 Union County College Regionals.
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| 1st
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 1st place trophy at the 2014 Union County College Regionals.
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| 1st
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 1st place trophy at the 2015 Union County College Regionals.
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| 1st
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 1st place trophy at the 2016 Union County College Regionals.
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| 1st
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 1st place trophy at the 2017 Union County College Regionals.
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| 1st
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 1st place trophy at the 2018 Union County College Regionals.
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| 1st
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 1st place trophy at the 2019 Union County College Regionals.
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| 1st
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 1st place trophy at the 2020 Union County College Regionals.
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States
Community Middle School had a 18 year long streak of winning first at the New Jersey state competition, winning every year from 2002 to 2019.
| 3rd
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 3rd place trophy at the 2001 New Jersey State Finals.
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| 1st
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 1st place trophy at the 2002 New Jersey State Finals.
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| 1st
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 1st place trophy at the 2003 New Jersey State Finals.
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| 1st
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 1st place trophy at the 2004 New Jersey State Finals.
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| 1st
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 1st place trophy at the 2005 New Jersey State Finals.
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| 1st
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 1st place trophy at the 2006 New Jersey State Finals.
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| 1st
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 1st place trophy at the 2007 New Jersey State Finals.
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| 1st
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 1st place trophy at the 2008 New Jersey State Finals.
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| 1st
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 1st place trophy at the 2009 New Jersey State Finals.
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| 1st
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 1st place trophy at the 2010 New Jersey State Finals.
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| 1st
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 1st place trophy at the 2011 New Jersey State Finals.
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| 1st
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 1st place trophy at the 2012 New Jersey State Finals.
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| 1st
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 1st place trophy at the 2013 New Jersey State Finals.
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| 1st
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 1st place trophy at the 2014 New Jersey State Finals.
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| 1st
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 1st place trophy at the 2015 New Jersey State Finals.
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| 1st
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 1st place trophy at the 2016 New Jersey State Finals.
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| 1st
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 1st place trophy at the 2017 New Jersey State Finals.
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| 1st
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 1st place trophy at the 2018 New Jersey State Finals.
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| 1st
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 1st place trophy at the 2019 New Jersey State Finals.
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| 2nd
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 2nd place trophy at the 2020 New Jersey State Finals.
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| 2nd
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 2nd place trophy at the 2022 New Jersey State Finals.
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Nationals
| 2nd
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 2nd place trophy at the 2004 National Tournament.
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| 1st
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 1st place trophy at the 2005 National Tournament.
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| 1st
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 1st place trophy at the 2007 National Tournament.
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| 3rd
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 3rd place trophy at the 2009 National Tournament.
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| 3rd
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 3rd place trophy at the 2018 National Tournament.
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| 3rd
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 3rd place trophy at the 2019 National Tournament.
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Invitationals
Community Middle School has a 5 competition long streak of winning first at the most recent invitationals they have attended. These 5 invitationals, in order, are the 2018 Little Tiger Invitational, 2019 Long Island Invitational, 2019 Rustin Invitational, 2019 Garnet Valley Invitational, and 2019 Cornell Invitational. Community Middle School did not participate in any invitationals in the 2020 season.
| 6th
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 6th place trophy at the 2002 University of Delaware Invitational.
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| 2nd
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 2nd place trophy at the 2017 Bayard Rustin Invitational.
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| 1st
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 1st place trophy at the 2017 Little Tiger Invitational.
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| 1st
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 1st place trophy at the 2018 Bayard Rustin Invitational.
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| 2nd
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 2nd place trophy at the 2018 Garnet Valley Invitational.
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| 1st
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 1st place trophy at the 2018 Little Tiger Invitational.
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| 1st
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 1st place trophy at the 2019 Long Island Invitational.
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| 1st
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 1st place trophy at the 2019 Bayard Rustin Invitational.
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| 1st
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 1st place trophy at the 2019 Garnet Valley Invitational.
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| 1st
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Middle School received a 1st place trophy at the 2019 Cornell Invitational.
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Users
The following users currently participate or have participated in Science Olympiad at this school:
- sciolyperson1 '16 - '19
- builderguy135 '16 - '19
- hmmm '18 - '19
- LiteralRhinoceros '18 - '19
- shrewdPanther46 '16 - '18
- arv101 '17 - '19
- peroxisomes '16 - '19
- satvik03 '18
- Fallsbury '18 - '19
- Polaris '20 - Present
- blues121 '21 - Present
- endrs '19-'21
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