NEW JERSEY SCIENCE LEAGUE
Welcome to the New Jersey Science League home page
These pages are designed to
provide information about the League, a brief history of the League,
registration
for the League competitions, a brief summary of the rules of the League,
awards,
summary of scores, and information on contacting the Director of the League.
HISTORY OF THE LEAGUE
Links to other NJSL pages
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pages.
Thanks Bill Spears
Updated 2-1-2012
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To all schools in the State of New Jersey: September 2011
Registration for the New Jersey Science
League is now open to all public and private schools in the State. Registration will remain open until the week
of
November 17, 2011.
The Science League is unique in both the State and our Nation. Having been started in 1962 by Dr. Mal Sturchio as a chemistry league, the League now offers
competitions in biology, chemistry, physics, earth science, and now environmental science for all beginning students. There are also competitions at the second year
level for chemistry, biology, and physics. Environmental Science is new for all schools this year. The topics, rules, and fees of the League can be found at the
web address of www.enter.net/~njscil. The Science League also has a new email address which is newjsl@ptd.net .
The competitions are on two levels. One level is for the students. Students within any one testing area are ranked with each other based upon their scores
on 3 of the 4 exams given. Any student completing 3 of the 4 exams receives a certificate from the Science League. The top ten percent (10%) of the students
receiving a certificate also receive a plaque. Last year the League awarded approximately 240 student plaques. The plaques are presented to the students in conjunction
with your school’s awards program.
The next level of competition is with teams. The students make up teams from the various schools. Each school only needs two members for each team,
but as many as four may compete for each subject area. Schools may sign up for one to eight teams. Team scores (sum of top 2 student scores) are
cumulative from January through April. Competition within each testing area is extremely keen. By the end of the season there can be as little as one question
separating first place from second place. For each competition the results are posted on the web at www.enter.net/~njscil. The final team score for the season
will be the sum of all four exams. Schools are ranked from #1 down to the last school. The top 10 schools (not 10%) are awarded plaques.
Last year the NJSL offered a scholarship to the first place students in Biology II, Chemistry II, and Physics II. The scholarship will be expanded to include Physics C.
With
the budget cuts for the last two years bussing has become an important issue
for the Science League. Many schools
were faced
with
dropping the Science League if they had to bus to a host school. So last year
bussing was not mandatory as had been in the past. Again this year bussing
will not be mandatory. However, all areas will remain the same. For those areas with a host school for any
one month the exams for the area will be sent to the host school.
All areas are encouraged to gather at
a host school.
In
order to be part of the New Jersey Science League you need to fill out the
registration form enclosed or go online.
The registration fees remain the
same, but we have had to add a $40 shipping and handling fee. This is a onetime fee for the Science League
season.
Please return your registration in
the envelope provided. You may also fax
your registration to 908-213-8924. You
may also register online at enter.net/~njscil or by
email (newjsl@ptd.net). If you have any questions, please call
908-213-8923 or email and the director of the League will get back to you as
quickly as possible.
Thank you for your time. We are looking forward to receiving your registration.
Bill Spears and Vanessa Rainford
New Jersey Science League
PO Box 65
Stewartsville, NJ 08886-0065
phone # 908-213-8923 fax # 908-213-8924
email: newjsl@ptd.net