Hello GGSO Community,
It’s officially the month of our tournament! In preparation for the 2025 Golden Gate Science Olympiad Invitational on Saturday, February 22nd, we would like to share some important tournament details.
You can view the Coaches Packet here. Please review the packet carefully and in its entirety. A summary of its contents is below:
This will be our primary mode of communication during tournament day; we will use Remind to send updates and answer any questions you ask. To join our class, text the code @ggso2025 to the number 81010 or input the code into the join site. A maximum of two coaches per team may join.
Check-in begins at 8:00am in the lobby of Wheeler, where you will be able to pick up your Coaches Packet that contains student wristbands (required for competitors), accident and arbitration forms, and all information from the Coaches Packet document linked above. After checking in, head to your homeroom and settle in.
See the full event schedule for our impound and block schedule. Check Scilympiad to view the self-scheduled times your team signed up for!
The Awards Ceremony will take place in Pauley Ballroom. Doors will open at 5:30pm, and due to space constraints, we ask that parents stand at the back. The ceremony will conclude by 7:30pm, after which coaches can pick up graded exams and score sheets from Wheeler 120.
The weather looks clear on Saturday, but please continue monitoring and prepare accordingly for transporting devices, etc.
The event map can be viewed via the Coaches Packet or Google Maps. A parking map can be viewed here. For check-in, bus parking is first come, first served at West Circle/Crescent parking (cars may not park in this lot), and there are also street parking and parking garage options.
No food is allowed in homerooms, and homerooms must be vacated by 4:30pm. Unfortunately, we must enforce the food rule very strictly to avoid facing a $5,000 fine. Note that custodians will be monitoring the homerooms and checking trash bins for food waste. If the weather is as forecasted, we hope your team can grab a bite to eat outside instead — here are some of our food/drink recommendations.
Free WiFi is available through Berkeley-Visitor.
Everyone must abide by the “never alone” policy, which states that there should never be a minor alone in a room with one adult at any time — nor should a minor ever be forced into a one-on-one situation with a volunteer, event staffer, or other adult. We take this very seriously; if you see a violation of this policy, notify headquarters in Wheeler 120 immediately.
Sign-ups will close at the end of this week (i.e., Sunday, 2/16 at 11:59pm PST), so please complete them ASAP.
Thank you for reading through all these reminders and updates. As always, please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions, and we look forward to seeing you at Berkeley!
Links
Email Us
Coaches Packet
Homerooms and Team Numbers
Event Schedule
Awards Schedule
Event Map
Parking Map
Food/Drink Recommendations
Golden Gate Science Olympiad is run by Golden Gate Science League, a California 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
Questions? Interested in sponsoring? Joining us as a student at Stanford or UC Berkeley next year? Shoot us an email to get involved with our team!