Hello F Enjoy the article Learning the Building Blocks Article in today's Washington Post Metro section and congrats to KIPP DC: AIM Academy and thank you Booze Allen Hamilton for Mentoring. http://www.washingtonpost.com/todays_paper?dt=2011-03-14&bk=B&pg=1 Kathy, Sumo Bot is a Science Olympiad Div. C event this year, but a State event. You can order Video/DVD about Sumo Bot or any other activities from the following link. If you need rules I will have it sent to you or you can find it on line. http://store.soinc.org/c-8-videosdvds.aspx The following link lists a example of Trial event held during the New York State finals. http://soinc.org/sites/default/files/uploaded_files/SUMOBOTS10.pdf The Virginia Science Olympiad state finals are on March 26 at the Randolph Macon College, Ashland Virginia. http://www.virginiaso.com/Tournaments.php Desh Deshmukh -- To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or leave the list". -- VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ADMIN-L. Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-admin-l.html to subscribe.