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I'd like to clear up an issue with the photograph, if I may. When Mentor took the photograph (not a video recording as someone may have misunderstood), they were careful to make sure that the opponent's vehicle was not the target and the focus of the picture. The student holding the vehicle had her ...

Chalker, I want to thank you for continually responding to these comments when you are under no obligation to do so. I think it is pretty clear that I do not agree with the way that everything turned out, and I (and numerous other people) keep raising questions and reactions to the information provi...

Formercoach wrote: As I see it, the students violated the pledge of ethics that they all sign as participants in Science Olympiad. If I were their coach, I would have insisted that the penalty be a DQ or a tier, as I do not at all want anyone on my team to think that I would ever permit or condone s...

I am going to throw this out there, but do we know if they were doing it to find out the target distance? If that is the case, Centerville most certainly crossed the line and cheated. However, if they were only doing it to "warm up" for the competition, why are we disputing this? Have we ...

If I may quote the Code of Ethics and General Rules, I think Centerville crossed the line. -"The goal of competition is to give one's best effort while displaying honesty, integrity, and good sportsmanship." My middle school band teacher made us learn the best definition of integrity, and ...