User:Klebb
| Klebb | |
|---|---|
| General Information | |
| Years in SO | 8+ |
| Current Team | Boomer |
| Grade | 12th |
| Past Team(s) | Mission San Jose HS, Hopkins JHS |
| State | CA (N) |
| Division | D |
| Medals | |
| Total medals | 60 + 2 div A
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| Social Media | |
| Discord | Klebb#3520 |
Klebb is now graduated and attends school at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. He used to compete and captain for Mission San Jose High School from Northern California's Bay Area. In 7th-8th grade, he competed with Hopkins Junior High School, and in 5th-6th grade, he competed with Chadbourne Elementary School. In both 11th and 12th grade, Klebb was the captain of the MSJHS team.
Event Placements
2020-2021 Season (12th Grade)
| Event | BEARSO | UT Austin | Boyceville | Yosemite | Mira Loma | Solon | GGSO | Bay Area | Mason | Norcal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biophysics | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32nd | - | - | - |
| Codebusters | 7th | 6th | 1st | 1st | 8th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd |
| Cybersecurity | 8th | - | - | 9th | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Experimental Design (and Analysis) | 6th | - | 3rd | 1st | - | 3rd | - | 1st | 2nd | 5th |
| Fermi Questions | - | 5th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sounds of Music | 8th | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd6 | 20th | 2nd | 4th | 23rd7 |
| Turbo Typers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16th | - |
| Virology | - | - | 8th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Virtual Geocaching | - | - | 1st | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| We've Got Your Number! | - | 23rd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WiFi Lab | - | - | - | - | 3rd | - | - | - | - | - |
| Write It CAD It | - | - | 2nd | 4th | - | 23rd | 33rd | 4th | 30th | 3rd |
| Team | 6th1 | 4th2 | 1st3 | 1st4 | 4th5 | 3rd6 | 17th | 1st | 8th | 4th |
- 1: Superscored; Lime 13th/Marigold 39th
- 2: Superscored; Lime 14th/Marigold 27th
- 3: Marigold 1st/Lime 6th
- 4: Superscored; Marigold 4th/Lime 5th
- 5: Superscored; Thonk 8th/Yaw 19th
- 6: Award; 4th with Solon included
- 7: Tiered :(
2019-2020 Season (11th Grade)
| Event | Mira Loma | Aggie | BARSO | NorCal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codebusters | 4th | 2nd | 1st | R |
| Experimental Design | 8th | 5th | 2nd | I |
| Sounds of Music | 12th | 4th | 8th | P |
| Write It Do It | 15th | - | 4th | :( |
| Team | 4th | 3rd | 1st | F |
2018-2019 Season (10th Grade)
| Event | BARSO | NorCal |
|---|---|---|
| Codebusters | 3rd | 13th |
| Fermi Questions | 9th | 3rd |
| Herpetology | 22nd | 11th |
| Ornithology (Trial) | - | 2nd |
| Sounds of Music | 5th | - |
2017-2018 Season (9th Grade)
| Event | BARSO |
|---|---|
| Ecology | 6th |
| Fermi Questions | 7th |
| Herpetology | 5th |
2016-2017 Season (8th Grade)
(Div. B results are a little foggy and I can't find all of them so some of these might not be completely accurate)
| Event | Churchill | Mira Loma | Mountain House | BARSO | NorCal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invasive Species | 4th (?) | 11th | ? | 2nd | didn't go :( |
| Road Scholar | 2nd (?) | 11th | 7th (?) | 2nd | :( |
| Wright Stuff | 15th | 11th | ? | 5th | :( |
2015-2016 Season (7th Grade)
| Event | Churchill | Mira Loma | Wicklund | BARSO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elastic Launched Glider | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd |
| Invasive Species | 2nd | 1st | 7th | 3rd |
| Road Scholar | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 4th |
2014-2015 Season (6th Grade)
| Event | BARSO |
|---|---|
| Elastic Launched Glider | 4th |
| Entomology | 8th |
| Road Scholar | 9th |
Other
SMEC:
| Event | July 2020 | August 2020 | September 2020 | January 2021 | May 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circuit Lab | - | - | - | - | 10th |
| Codebusters | 4th | 3rd | - | 1st | 1st |
| Cybersecurity | - | - | - | - | 6th |
| Fast Facts | - | - | - | - | 2nd |
| Fermi Questions | - | 3rd | - | - | - |
| Science Bowl | - | - | 3rd | - | - |
| Sounds of Music | - | - | - | - | 4th |
| Write It CAD It | - | - | - | - | 5th |
| 3rd | Klebb placed 3rd in Fermi Questions at the September 2020 Scioly.org Monthly Event Challenges. |
| 3rd | Klebb placed 3rd in Codebusters at the September 2020 Scioly.org Monthly Event Challenges. |
Event Supervision & Tournament Volunteering
| Season | Tournament | Date | Event | Role | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | National Tournament | 14 May 2022 | Codebusters B | Event Supervisor | N/A |
| NorCal States | 4 April 2022 | Codebusters B | Event Supervisor | N/A | |
| Codebusters C | Event Supervisor | N/A | |||
| Massachusetts States | 19 March 2022 | Sounds of Music C | Event Supervisor | N/A | |
| NorCal Regionals | 7 March 2022 | Codebusters B | Event Supervisor | N/A | |
| Codebusters C | Event Supervisor | N/A | |||
| SoCal Regionals | 26 February 2022 | Codebusters B | Event Supervisor | N/A | |
| Codebusters C | Event Supervisor | N/A | |||
| Sounds of Music B | Test Writer | N/A | |||
| BirdSO Satellite | 12-20 February 2022 | N/A | Board, Awards Emcee! | Awards! | |
| Codebusters C | Event Supervisor | Link | |||
| Fermi Questions B | Event Supervisor | Link | |||
| Fermi Questions C | Event Supervisor | Link | |||
| Science Quiz Bowl B | Coordinator, Reader | Link | |||
| Science Quiz Bowl C | Coordinator, Reader | Link | |||
| Sounds of Music B | Event Supervisor | Link | |||
| Sierra Vista Invitational | 5 February 2022 | Codebusters B | Test Writer | Link | |
| Sounds of Music B | Test Writer | Link | |||
| Camas Invitational | 15 January 2022 | Codebusters B | Event Supervisor | N/A | |
| Codebusters C | Event Supervisor | N/A | |||
| SOLVI | 15 January 2022 | Codebusters C | Event Supervisor | Link | |
| National Invitational | 8 January 2022 | Codebusters B | Event Supervisor | Link | |
| BirdSO Mini | 11-19 December 2021 | N/A | Board, Awards Emcee! | Awards! | |
| Codebusters B | Event Supervisor | Link | |||
| Codebusters C | Event Supervisor | Link | |||
| Fermi Questions B | Event Supervisor | Link | |||
| Fermi Questions C | Event Supervisor | Link | |||
| Science Quiz Bowl B | Coordinator, Reader | Link | |||
| Science Quiz Bowl C | Coordinator, Reader | Link | |||
| Sounds of Music B | Event Supervisor | Link | |||
| UT Invitational | 30 October 2021 | Pokémon Trivia | Event Supervisor | Link | |
| 2021 | BirdSO Invitational | 7-13 March 2021 | N/A | Tournament Director, Awards Voice! | Awards! |
| Experiment and Data Analysis B | Event Supervisor | Link | |||
| Fermi Questions B | Event Supervisor | Link | |||
| Fermi Questions C | Event Supervisor | Link | |||
| Sounds of Music C | Event Supervisor | Link | |||
| Sierra Vista Invitational | 6 February 2021 | Experiment and Data Analysis B | Event Supervisor | Link | |
| Codebusters B | Event Supervisor | Link | |||
| Mililani Invitational | 22-23 January 2021 | Sounds of Music C | Event Writer | Link | |
| Pearl City Invitational | 12 December 2020 | Sounds of Music C | Event Supervisor | Link | |
| SMEC November | 21-28 November 2020 | Pokémon Trivia | Event Supervisor | Link | |
| November SO Practice | 7 November 2020 | Sounds of Music C | Event Supervisor | Link |
The Code Guide
Released on 16 August 2021, Klebb's guide titled "How to Write a Codebusters Test" aims to outline the ideas necessary to make a high-quality test for Codebusters. You can read it here or check out the forums post for it here.
History
Klebb began Science Olympiad in 5th grade, competing in Division A at the local American High School. He won his first medals there: 1st in Food for Thought and Energy, and 6th (I think?) in Pentathlon. He also participated in Metric Mastery and Super Pulley.
Division B - Core Memories
Klebb competed for Chadbourne Elementary School in 6th grade as Chadbourne Green. He sadly missed the Wicklund Invitational due to MATHCOUNTS being the same day (trust me, this becomes a theme later), but he still competed at regionals to earn his first Division B medal. He competed in Elastic Launched Glider, Road Scholar, and Entomology (what a boomer).
In 7th grade, Klebb started junior high school, staying with most of his friends in Hopkins Green. He continued to work on ELG and Road Scholar, and he picked up Invasive Species, seeing it initially as a spiritual successor to Entomology. Turns out, it was a good choice, as he not only medaled in it three times that year, but he ended up enjoying it enough to keep doing it. He still considers it the best ID event and none of you can change his mind. >:)
Anyway, in 7th grade, Klebb competed at his first invitationals, earning some medals and having a great time. Klebb still believes 7th grade was his best season, though senior year may flip that on its head. Only time will tell.
In 8th grade, Klebb continued with Hopkins Green. His performance was not as strong as the year prior, but he still scored some good placements at regionals. Klebb ended up unable to attend states due to an important music competition, but he cheered his teammates on in spirit, who earned a solid 4th place. Klebb closed out his Division B years content and ambitious.
Division C pre-2019 States - MSJ Member [WIP]
In 9th grade, Klebb joined the Mission San Jose B team after kind of clowning tryouts. Before that however, he had the tough decision of picking new events for the new division. He chose Ecology and Herpetology as to stay somewhat near to his roots with Invasive Species and such. Then, he picked up Fermi Questions because he really liked math and thought that was what the event was about. Turns out, that was very wrong, but it was fine because Fermi quickly became Klebb's favorite event of all time. Don't worry, he won't gush about Fermi here.
Anyway, because of the way MSJ operated at the time, B team members like Klebb only went to regionals. Due to a mishap, Klebb's Ecology partner was unable to compete with him, but his sub was a legend who helped get him to 6th (just outside medal range smh). He also scored a medal in Herpetology and did decently in Fermi, too. Overall, despite not competing much, freshman year was an okay season for Klebb.
In 10th grade, Klebb was chosen, to his surprise, as the inquiry event section leader for MSJ. He picked up Codebusters and continued doing Herpetology and Fermi Questions as his events, and as section leader, he got a little familiar with Experimental Design and Write It Do It (this becomes important later). Due to Northern California Honor Band, Klebb was unable to compete with his team at Tracy, but he still went to Regionals, where he filled for Sounds of Music along with his regular events. To his surprise, he actually medaled in Sounds of Music, along with snagging a Codebusters medal. Tsar Bomba ended his chances at a Fermi medal, and we don't talk about Herpetology. Overall, sophomore year was looking pretty mediocre so far.
Division C 2019 States to COVID - The Captain Years [WIP]
MSJ was having some internal issues during the 2019 season, which for privacy reasons, will not be included here. Anyway, after a disappointing Regionals finish, Klebb and his Fermi partner decided to take over the team and restructure it with the help of some of the other team members. After a month of increased preparation, 2019 States ended up being an improvement, and Klebb got his coveted Fermi medal despite choking his other events.
After States, Klebb was selected as the junior captain for the 2019-2020 season. Faced with the task of building the team up and restructuring, Klebb went to work with his co-captains.