Friday, March 19, 2004
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Friday, March 19, 2004 |
| Booth wins Science Olympiad regional Seven-time national champion J. C. Booth Middle School took top honors at the 2004 Science Olympiad regional competition March 6 at Columbus State University in Columbus. The Booth team received 13 first-place medals out of 23 events, qualifying them for state competition April 17 at Georgia State University. Booth took a team of 15 students to Columbus to compete in 23 events, with an additional 15 students making up a second team that finished second in overall points, but only one team from a school can advance to the state tournament. Booth’s primary team gold medals were awarded for: Bottle Rockets (Brian Huefner, Brian Forsyth), Dynamic Planet (Kevin Dietze, Craig Western), Experimental Design (Craig Western, Lyndsi Tufte, Lauren Hedge), Fossils (Joseph Morris, Hannah Wilder), Meteorology (Brian Huefner, Landon Tufte), Metric Estimation (Danny Christ, Duggan Everage), Mission Possible (Brian Huefner, Lyndsi Tufte, Lauren Hedge), Picture This (Jessica Everage, Lauren Hedge, Lydsi Tufte), Process Skills/Life Science (Jessica Everage Shelby Bachman), Robo-Billiards (Kevin Dietze, Landon Tufte), Science Crime Busters (Olivia Tucker, Robin Prebor), Water Quality (Lauren Hedge, Craig Western) and Write It/Do It (Brian Huefner, Shelby Bachman). Six Booth teams ranked second in their events: Forestry (Brian Forsyth, Jessica Everage), Naked Egg Drop (Joseph Morris, Hannah Wilder), Reach for the Stars (Brian Forsyth, Landon Tufte), Road Scholar (Robin Prebor, Duggan Everage) and Wright Stuff (Danny Christ, Shelby Bachman). Booth is the defending national champion after winning its seventh title in 10 years at Columbus, Ohio in 2003. Science teacher Mary Wilde directs the voluntary program, assisted by her husband Chuck Wilde, teachers Tammy Pakulski, Bo Hill, Jere Key, John Walker, and many parents. “Our success has been based on the enthusiasm and determination of the students,” said Wilde, “but it would not be possible without the strong support we get from our parents. That combination is what works when we compete against schools from across the United States.” National Science Olympiad is in its 20th year, dedicated to making science fun and interesting for students throughout the United States. An estimated 14,000 schools participate annually.
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