Southern California (SoCal) 2013

[PacificGoldenPlover]

9 Days to states!
Who's going to be there?

[CulturallyScientific]

I'm sure that I'll be there with my team at Canyon High School (without the "Hills")
Should be a fantastic day!

[PacificGoldenPlover]

CS, the state tournament has just been moved to North Hollywood High School for logistic purposes (Click to Show Hidden Text)

just kidding

And yes I am just joking

[inluvwyth_WANTED]

Um....was that suppose to be funny?

[PicturePerfect]

SEE YOU GUYS NEXT WEEK!! SO EXCITED! Lol. Sorry about the capslock.

[PacificGoldenPlover]

Um....was that suppose to be funny?

It is an established tradition at my school to scare the freshmen.

[bearasauras]

hazing?

[CulturallyScientific]

Hazing? That sounds a bit extreme...

[istou]

LA county. A well organized event but with really poor prepared tests by "big heads". Many rules can have different meanings. Write-it-do it was a blast designed for super small hands and sharp-shooter eyes, absolutely not possible to assemble. Caltech has provided really poor support for the SciO, IMHO, this time. Maybe it's time to ask for help from a "normal" schools, such as UCLA?

[foreverphysics]

First, I think you have to understand the sheer amount of time and effort involved in running a tournament. I have personally met the guy from Caltech who helps run the LA Regionals, and I will tell you that he is one of the most dedicated and humble people I've ever met (and also possibly the funniest).
Caltech has supported SO wholeheartedly for a very long time, and in fact, there have been mentions in other threads about the SO volunteer program they have there. They have some of the best Regionals in the country, and I know that they work extremely hard to make their competition a success.

Event tests are not made to be easy. They are made to be challenging and to pick out the best. Now, while I have never seen LA Regs' WIDI, I can tell you that it probably wasn't impossible. The teams that got 1st through 3rd probably had something pretty close to what they were supposed to have. Just because your team wasn't able to assemble the WIDI doesn't mean it was a bad one. If anything, that's indicative that your team needs to work more.

If you have further accusations, please provide concrete proof.