Congratulations to our Middle School Science Olympiad Teams for outstanding performances at the Regional competition on Saturday at UNCW! The Varsity Team placed 2nd in their division, and the Junior Varsity team won their division, in a very competitive regional event showcasing 36 teams from all across Southeastern North Carolina. We are proud and impressed by the preparation and dedication you all have put into preparing for this event!
The Varsity team qualified and will move forward to the State Science Olympiad competition taking place April 25th and April 26th at NC State University. Congratulations to all of the Olympians and Coaches, well done!!
Individual events medaled through 6 places in the Varsity division, and through 3 places in the Junior Varsity division. Every member of both teams earned at least one medal! Our medalists are highlighted below:
Varsity Competition
1st Place-
Crimebusters- Annabell Pryor and Ella Yokubaitis
Scrambler- Annabell Pryor and Sophia Robinson
Disease Detectives- Miles Adams and Ira Satyajit
Meteorology- Annabell Pryor and Sophia Robinson
2nd Place-
Codebusters- Bentley Burton, Harrison Lacy, and Matthew Strickland
Helicopter- Mira Hu and Lucy Yokubaitis
Road Scholar- Miles Adams and Takoda Lac
Anatomy and Physiology- Stephen Roman and Ira Satyajit
Potions and Poisons- Mira Hu and Libby Williamson
Fossils- Mira Hu and Lucy Yokubaitis
Microbe Mission- Zoey Bass and Ella Yokubaitis
3rd Place-
Reach for the Stars- Zoey Bass and Stephen Roman
Tower- Sophia Robinson and Libby Williamson
Entomology- Ella Yokubaitis and Lucy Yokubaitis
4th Place-
Dynamic Planet- Liesl Rivenbark and Matthew Strickland
Metric Mastery- Takoda Lac and Liesl Rivenbark
6th Place-
Wind Power- Zoey Bass and Harrison Lacy
Junior Varsity Competition
1st Place-
Codebusters- Jasper Collins, Zach Estrem, and Dax Goodwin
Reach for the Stars- Julia Gualdi and Myra Shanker
Entomology- Bodan Escaravage and Ben Robinson
Potions and Poisons- Julia Gualdi and David You
Air Trajectory- Ben Robinson and Harsha Bandapalli
Disease Detectives- Bodan Escaravage and Myra Shanker
Fossils- Jackson Groller and Dax Goodwin
Metric Mastery- Zach Estrem and James Richter
2nd Place-
Crimebusters- Harsha Bandapalli and Banks Sherwood
Helicopter- Abram Baker and James Richter
Tower- Cooper Smith and Maddie Torok
Anatomy and Physiology- Jackson Groller and Myra Shanker
Wind Power- Jasper Collins and Zach Estrem
3rd Place-
Road Scholar- Jackson Groller and David You
Meteorology- Abram Baker and Banks Sherwood