East Stroudsburg High School South



The East Stroudsburg High School South team is located in the borough of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. Their sibling school, J.T. Lambert Intermediate School, has tended to be more successful than them, but the team is growing. They participate in the Northeast region at Penn State-Wilkes Barre.

School Info
East Stroudsburg South is one of two high schools in East Stroudsburg Area School District (with the other being East Stroudsburg High School North). The school contains 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th graders, and the student community is very culturally diverse. Over 1,500 students attend this school. There are over 20 sports teams and over 25 clubs, not including SO. Due to the steady increase of students, the school has finished undergoing a massive renovation, which involved the demolition of the historic J.S. Bunnell School, which was located on the school grounds. This renovation was finished at the beginning of the 2009-2010 school year. Their mascot is the Cavalier and their colors are purple and white.

History

 * total scores are in parentheses
 * invitational names are in brackets

In their history, East Stroudsburg South has yet to make it to the state level.

2004-2008
When they were officially founded in the 2004-2005 year, the East Stroudsburg South team naturally struggled and finished 25th. The next couple years were not much better, as they placed 19th and 17th, respectively. However, in 2008, they proved that they may become team to be reckoned with, as they finished 9th, just two places behind the qualification mark. This team was filled with motivated seniors, and they seemed to establish a point from which the team could continue to improve.

2009-2012
The team's decent showing in 2008 was a cause for hope that maybe they would be able to finally reach states in 2009. However, they fell short of their goals, having a lackluster showing at the MVC/LVC Tournament and failing to make a dent at regionals, with only two medals to show for their attempt. The loss of the seniors simply proved too much to overcome. Nevertheless, with the J.T. Lambert team being successful in recent years, the freshmen on the team were hopeful that the success would carry over to the high school. EASTstroudsburg13 and Hawke245 were among the members of the 2009 team.



The 2010 season started with relatively low hopes, as many team members graduated or left the district. A small showing at early practices did not improve the look of the coming season. However, after some active recruiting, many more students signed up, mostly sophomores, and prospects looked brighter. However, despite breaking the top 10, their score improved by less than 10 points from last year. Also, there was a greater disparity between the events that they did well in and the events which were bombed, as there was only one event higher than 8th place and lower than 18th. EASTstroudsburg13 and Hawke245 are currently on this year's team.



This year has begun with hope that the team can finally reach the state level. The addition of an enthusiastic freshman class to a core of experienced juniors brightens chances to become more consistent in all events. Questions about numbers and how many other participants from last year would return were dispelled at the first meeting in late October, as almost a full team attended the meeting with notable exceptions due to sports or other activities. The team attended the Twin Tiers Invitational for the first time in school history, and although some team members could not attend the competition due to a PMEA District Chorus festival, the team performed admirably, placing 25th overall. At the MVC Tournament, held after a one year hiatus, the team medaled in 8 of the 10 events, placing 5th overall with a score of 63, and managing to place higher than Lehighton High School for the first time in school history.

When the team competed in the regional competition, they broke the school record for place and points at regionals, cutting almost 50 points off the previous year. However, they failed to qualify for states, finishing at a somewhat disappointing 8th, only 19 points away from making states. They demonstrated better depth than recent years, but it was not improved enough to make the school's first state appearance. EASTstroudsburg13, Hawke245, 49ers, airplanesrule, NEO Awesomeness, Starsky133, Cholly, and rsiptroth5 were members of this team.


 * *did not participate in event

The team enters the 2012 season with high hopes. Most of the previous year's has returned, and the only issue seems to be with the glut of seniors. The team hopes to have strong showings at the Athens and Tiger invitationals, win the MVC tournament for the first time in school history, and finally make states. Team members on this team are EASTstroudsburg13, Hawke245, 49ers, airplanesrule, NEO Awesomeness, Starsky133, and rsiptroth5.

Other Competitions
Other than the usual Northeastern regional competition at Penn State-Wilkes Barre, the team also participates in the MVC/Lehigh Valley Tournament. They also attend the Twin Tiers Invitational at Athens Area High School and the Tiger Invitational.

MVC/LVC Tournament
In 2009, the MVC/Lehigh Valley (Mountain Valley Conference/Lehigh Valley) Tournament was held on February 27. 14 teams participated, 5 from the MVC, East Stroudsburg South's conference, and 9 from the LVC. Only 10 of the 23 events were held, and the events that were chosen were not the events in which the team was best at. They placed a rather disappointing 4th, 7 points behind 3rd place.

The 2010 tournament was to be held on February 26, but it was canceled due to inclement weather.

The 2011 tournament was held on March 4. The team placed 2nd with 63 points, only behind Stroudsburg High School's 48. The were able to beat Lehighton High School (65) for the first time in school history.

Twin Tiers Invitational
The team first competed at the Twin Tiers Invitational in 2011, as a way to give experience and practice to those who were new to Science Olympiad. Naturally, the team struggled, only placing in the top half in one event (Write it Do It). A few members, including Eaststroudsburg13 and 49ers could not attend, since they were at the PMEA District X Chorus Festival.

The team will compete at Athens once again in 2012.

Tiger Invitational
The team will compete in the Tiger Invitational for the first time in 2012.

Users
The following users currently participate or have participated in Science O at this school:


 * fridner (coach)
 * EASTstroudsburg13
 * Hawke245
 * 49ers
 * airplanesrule
 * Starsky133
 * NEO Awesomeness
 * rsiptroth5
 * Cholly

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Useful Sites

 * School site
 * District site
 * Northeastern Regional site
 * Pennsylvania SO site