Wednesday, May 14, 2003
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Wednesday, May 14, 2003 |
Booth scientists are champs again; Rising Starr finishes 4thJ.C. Booth Middle School's Science Olympiad Team has once again claimed the top prize at the National Science Olympiad Competition, an event they dominated for six straight years until finishing second last year. The 2003 National Science Olympiad, held Saturday at Ohio State University, included more than 2,000 high school and middle school students from across the nation and Canada participated in the tournament's 46 competitions. In addition to Booth's first-place finish, Rising Starr Middle took fourth at the national competition. Both Booth and Rising Starr earned rights to participate at the national level after taking first and second place, respectively, at the state competition. At the tournament, students compete in a number of activities that test their scientific aptitude such as Science Crime Busters, where students must correctly identify liquid and solid materials in a crime scenario, and The Wright Stuff, involving constructing and flying an airplane driven by rubber bands. This latest win gives Booth a total of seven first-place finishes. The team members who led the school to victory are Daniel Bass, Allison Fratto, Michael Forsyth, Brittany Utting, Sarah Wilder, Stephanie Cox, Josh Devane, Jessica Everage, Lauren Hedge, Jonathan Hung, Michael Kellim, Kyle Koonce, Robin Prebor, Patrick McAllister, Lyndsi Tufte, Craig Western and Danny Christ. Rising Starr has qualified for national competition all of the six years that the school has been open. The 2003 team members include Daniel Hicks, Kento Masuyama, Davis Grisham, Andrew Hayes, David Lowry, Andrew Ash, Andrew Zheng, Mason Irvin, Jack Larsh, Jen Schildmeyer, Steven LaBrecque, Matt Boyle, Kevin Harrell, Nathan Shankle and Ariella Perry. Science Olympiad is a national organization dedicated to improving education by fostering a passion among students, creating links between private enterprise and school, improving curriculum and providing recognition for scientific achievement.
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