Northern Florida Regional
| Northern Florida Regional | |
|---|---|
| General Information | |
| Map |   |
| Location | University of Florida |
| State |  Florida
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| Division B Champion | River City Science Academy |
| Division C Champion | James S. Rickards High School |
| Date | January 19, 2019 |
| Website | uf |
The Northern Florida Regional is a regional tournament hosted at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. It serves the state's Leon, Wakulla, Jefferson, Madison, Taylor, Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Suwannee, Columbia, Baker, Duval, Nassau, Clay, Alachua, Marion, Levy, Gilchrist, Union, and Bradford counties. The regional has been hosted for several years, starting at Florida Gateway College in Lake City, Florida before moving to the University of Florida for the 2018 season. While the tournament has always had a prominent number of Division B teams, it quite frequently had very few Division C teams or even none at all, in certain years. However, in the 2019 season, there was a significant rise in the number of Division C teams attending the regional, with 14 teams participating in that season. It has never held any trial events and has frequently not held a small, variable number of events.
The current Division B champion is the River City Science Academy, which has remained the champion of the tournament since 2016. At the state tournament, River City, does very well, and has qualified for the national tournament in 2018 and 2019. The current Division C champion is James S. Rickards High School, a school which has never won this tournament before.
About Science Olympiad at the University of Florida
Started in August, 2017, Science Olympiad at the University of Florida (UFSO) is a volunteer organization that hosts this regional tournament. A Coaches Seminar is also held to discuss resources, preparation strategies, and other topics of interest to coaches.
In addition, UFSO was scheduled to host the 2020 Florida State Tournament on March 21st, 2020, but it was cancelled due to the 2019-20 Coronavirus outbreak.
Results
Division B
| Year | Division B Champion | B Champ States Place | Division B Runner-up | Division B Runner-up States Place | Division B Third Place | Division B Third Place States Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Stars Middle School (43) | 37th (707) | Fairview Middle School (43) | 22nd (511) | No other teams attended1 | |
| 2015 | Stars Middle School (52) | 40th (419) | Fairview Middle School (66) | 26th (372) | Lake City Middle School (75) | 32nd (394) |
| 2016 | River City Science Academy (53) | 4th (205) | Lake City Middle School (83) | 37th (409) | New Springs Schools (95) | 33rd (405) |
| 2017 | River City Science Academy (61) | 6th (257) | Fairview Middle School (84) | 27th (400) | Tallahassee School of Math and Science (89) | 37th (415) |
| 2018 | River City Science Academy (55) | 1st (157) | Fairview Middle School2 (75) | 17th (347) | Timber Springs Middle School (96) | 29th (384) |
| 2019 | River City Science Academy (56) | 2nd (184) | Oak Hall School (75) | 9th (271) | Fairview Middle School3 (128) | 19th (354) |
- 1 Fairview Middle School's second team (Team 2) came third with 47 points
- 2 River City Science Academy's second team (Rocks) came second with 75 points
- 3 River City Science Academy's second team (Rocketeers) came third with 107 points
Division C
| Year | Division C Champion | C Champ States Place | Division C Runner-up | Division C Runner-up States Place | Division C Third Place | Division C Third Place States Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Union County High School (20) | 39th (741) | Dixie County High School (47) | 38th (735) | Bradford County High School (66) | 40th (795) |
| 2015 | Division C was not held | |||||
| 2016 | Division C was not held | |||||
| 2017 | Dixie County High School (39) | 39th (445) | Paxon School for Advanced Studies (42) | 40th (457) | Baker County High School (42) | 42nd (473) |
| 2018 | Dixie County High School (30) | N/A | Fort White High School (46) | 41st (468) | No other teams attended | |
| 2019 | James S. Rickards High School (91) | 20th (384) | River City Science Academy1 (102) | 27th (407) | Buchholz High School (110) | 9th (339) |
- 1 James S. Rickards High School's second team (The Droids) came second with 101 points
Participating Schools
Division B
- Fairview Middle School
- Imagine Schools
- New Springs Schools
- Oak Hall School
- P. K. Yonge Developmental Research School
- River City Science Academy
- Swift Creek Middle School
- Tallahassee School of Math and Science
Division C
- Baker County High School
- Buchholz High School
- Dixie County High School
- Florida State University Schools
- Fort White High School
- James S. Rickards High School
- Oak Hall School
- P. K. Yonge Developmental Research School
- River City Science Academy
Events
Trial Events
No trial events have ever been held at this regional.
Events Not Held
- Division B
- All events were held
- Division C
- All events were held
Events Not Held in Past Years
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Released Exams
The group has released exams from its annual regional competition. Exams are made available on the scioly.org test exchange as well as our website.
Location History
| Year | Location |
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| 2014 | Florida Gateway College Lake City, FL |
| 2015 | |
| 2016 | |
| 2017 | |
| 2018 | University of Florida Gainesville, FL |
| 2019 | |
| First season | |
External Links
Tournaments of Florida | ||
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| Invitationals |  | |
| Regionals | ||
| States | ||
| Nationals | ||
State Website: http://www.floridascienceolympiad.org/ | ||