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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can pretty much guarantee my child a gold in at least two events if I am unethical. So this is an invitation to cheating.

Longfellow has a deep base of material that they reuse each year. Their coaches have years of expertise that is passed on to the next years cohort. A student at Longfellow is starting off with a huge lead compared to other schools. They have some of the best material available that is curated over decades of experience. It has a parent group that is fanatical about winning. Any student just by being at Longfellow has a good chance of [b]winning the top 1-2 spots[/b]. Granted they do have to work hard, but students at other schools can work twice as hard and not get the same results.[/quote]

Out of curiosity, I looked up results by individual events.  Here are your top three:

#1 Longfellow took gold in 5 events out of 25.

#2 Cooper took gold in 5 events out of 25.

#3 Kilmer took gold in 4 events out of 25.

No individual team swept golds across all disciplines.

Cooper is becoming as strong a favorite as Longfellow, and Kilmer is really coming into its own as a strong contender.

As an aside, I spoke to the team coach about next year's possible cuts for afterschool programs, and what it will do to Sci Oly.

He told us the contingency plan is that the school/FCPS will find a way to pay for the coaches' time, parents may be asked to pay a participation fee, and there will be no transportation (late bus).   If so, that will take away the argument that Sci Oly participation is free...[/quote]

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