Scarsdale High School

Scarsdale High School (SHS) is a school located in Scarsdale, Westchester County, New York, a town in the suburbs of New York City.

Background
The SHS Science Olympiad team started in 2008 by Mr. Williams and Ms. Wagner (JW^2), relying on their previous experience at Tuckahoe High School. Team members often came from the district's Division B team, Scarsdale Middle School. The team competes New York's Lower Hudson Valley regionals. The officer team consisted of two Captains from 2008 to 2015. In 2016, the team tried a system of three subject-specific officers with little success. Starting 2017, the officers consist of a President, two Captains, a secretary and a treasurer. The team's main funding comes from the Carnival, a once-a-year event where the team sells Fried Oreos and Zeppoles.

The 2015 and 2016 season regional were greatly affected by senior members dropping in the last minute: Andrew (Captain) in 2015, and Dexin in 2016, with little notice and little work being done on the events. Additionally, 2016 saw the Time controversy, when a technical error put the team's it's about time score from 1st place to 25th. The team made a strong recovery in 2017, and is hoping to do better as the years continue.

Technological Changes
The team created a facebook group during the 2011 season. The team created a study group and started test exchange during 2017, later upgraded to a team drive in 2018.

Results
Lower Hudson Regional scores events as [math](\text{Total number of teams} - \text{Event place}) + 1[/math], Highest Score wins. The numbers in parentheses are converted to the NSO scale. Furthermore, teams are allowed to drop events prior to 2017.