Students

from J.C. Booth Middle School, Rising Starr

Middle School and McIntosh High School will be

among 2,000 state winners competing in the

National Science Olympiad 2000 Tournament May 20

in Spokane, Wash.

Booth's

Science Olympiad Team has been the national

champion for four consecutive years. This year

the team is going for five in a row. The school's

teams have been competing at the national level

for about 11 years, according to school

officials. Their coach is Mary Wilde.

McIntosh

High School's team placed first in the state

tournament recently at Emory University and will

represent Georgia at the high school level. Its

coach is Dr. Joanne Rawlings.

Rising

Starr Middle School's team made its first trip to

the national tournament last year and will

compete again this year with coaching from

teachers Julie Gray, Dr. Marge Counts and Greg

Parsons.

Students

from the United States and Canada will

participate in 34 events ranging from

"Disease Detective" to "Bottle

Rocket." Medals will be awarded to the top

six place winners in each event. The top 10

overall school teams also will be recognized.

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