2007 USAYPT National Young Physicists Tournament
Champions -- Woodberry Forest School, Woodberry, Virginia
L to R: Erik Soderstrom (Captain), Matt Hewitt, Adams Gillis,
and Dr. Jon Jai (Coach)
This was our first National Young Physicists Tournament for US High Schools using old IYPT Problems.
Schools from the North Carolina School for Science and Mathematics, Durham, North Carolina,
the Oregon Episcopal School, Portland, Oregon,
Rye Country Day School, Rye, New York,
the Wildwood School, Los Angeles, California
and the Woodberry Forest School, Woodberry, Virginia
participated. Check out the photo albums and tell me it wasn't a wonderful day of physics phyun!
A special note of thanks to all of our volunteer jurors and especially the returning USAYPT Alumni/a.
On the left is our semi-indestructable Tournament Director, Mr. Greg Jacobs.
Greg made this, our first NYPT, happen, period.Thanks and more thanks.
On the right are the spinning wheels supporting Greg, Mrs. Patti Oldaker, the February Tournament Hostess, and
Dr. Hugh Haskell, our USAYPT President, Chair of the Local Organizing Committee, Head Xeroxer, Chief
go to the airport driver, etc. etc. etc.
These guys and so many others made it happen.
9-10 Feb 2008
Durham, North Carolina
