ISO Needs your Support!
HB5013 - Appropriates $100,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the State Board of Education for costs associated with the Illinois Science Olympiad. Effective July 1, 2008.

Please look at the bill and contact your local representatives to support the funding. We need many more sponsors for this bill if it is going to pass (especially more down state).

Status: HB 5013 passed the State House of Representatives (100 votes to 0).
Next Steps: Senate Vote

For more information:
House Bill: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocTypeID=HB &DocNum=5013&GAID=9&SessionID=51&LegID=35976

Representative Meyer: http://www.ilga.gov/house/RepBills.asp?MemberID=1181

All Illinois Representatives: http://www.ilga.gov/house/default.asp

IEA Legislative contact site (find your local representative!): http://capwiz.com/nea/il/directory/statedir.tt?state=IL&lvl=state

Science Olympiad in partnership with Discovery Education will hold a new Virtual Trial Event for all Division B (middle school) teams advancing to the State Science Olympiad Tournament level. This is a great opportunity to showcase your outgoing personality, your presentation skills and your knowledge of science.

Get more information here!

Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholars Program at Northwestern University
Feel free to visit the website www.jackkentcookefoundation.org
There is a scholarship available to Current 7th grade students