Kilmer Middle School

=Kilmer Middle School= Kilmer Middle School is named after the famous poet Joyce Kilmer. In 2010, the school created its first-ever Science Olympiad team and went to compete in the Virginia Regionals and States.

2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 school year, one of three Kilmer teams placed 7th at the Regionals, their highest place. At the State Tournament, they managed to place in the top 5 (5th place overall).

Invitationals
In the 2010-11 year, the number of students who participated skyrocketed from last year's figures. 3 teams were chosen to compete at Regionals, but they competed in the Rustin Invitationals (in PA) in late January. Kilmer finished 2nd overall, falling a few points short of defeating the esteemed Strath Haven Middle School.

Regionals
In late February, Kilmer participated in the Langley Regionals, the first tournament of two held in Virginia. Kilmer consistently placed in the top 5, and managed to place 2nd overall. They finished with 99 points, beating one team by just 1 point. The first place team finished with 69 points, a wide margin.

States
Kilmer managed to narrow down the 3 teams to just one to take to the State Tournament. 19 schools participated in the States. The Kilmer team placed 1st in the State, a big improvement from last year's 5th place. They finished with 93 points, beating the 2nd place team by 15 points (108). Kilmer participated in the [[University of Wisconsin 2011|2011 National tournament in Madison, WI from May 20-22.

Nationals
Kilmer had not qualified for the National tournament before 2011. By winning the State Tournament in 2011, they qualified for the National tournament in Wisconsin.

They finished 19th place overall in their first year at Nationals, with medals in the following events:

Science Crime Busters: 2nd place Junkyard Challenge: 4th place Shock Value: 6th place Dynamic Planet: 5th place

And the trial events:

MagLev: 1st place Wright Stuff Capacitor: 6th place Flying Bird: 2nd place

=Scores=

Here are the scores from the State Tournament (2011).