Wilde brought home 9 national titles to Booth

Booth Middle School science teacher Mary Wilde was given a surprise honor Friday morning during a school assembly to honor her 25 years in teaching and her dedication to the school’s Science Olympiad program.

Under Wilde, Booth has won nine national titles in the competition and a number of alumni from the program attended the ceremony. This is her last year as she is retiring from teaching but she has pledged to help future Science Olympiad teams at the school.

Georgia School Superintendent Kathy Cox lauded Wilde for not just helping thousands of students in science through her dedication, but also for helping her fellow science teachers across the state through her work.

Georgia legislators Ronnie Chance of Tyrone and Matt Ramsey of Peachtree City presented Wilde with a proclamation from the state honoring her accomplishments. She is

“It’s you kids that are making this so difficult,” Wilde said. “... That has made leaving so hard.”

This year’s team placed fifth in the nation, due in part to some misfortune in the Scrambler Vehicle event in which a vehicle must carry a egg to a target without breaking it.

The team received medals in Wright Stuff, Amphibians and Reptiles, Crave the Wave, Experimental Design, Physical Science Lab, Environmental Chemistry, and Robo Cross and scored very well in Astronomy, Bio Process, Anatomy, Elevated Bridge and Meteorology.

Wilde said she was “very proud” of this year’s squad.

“I am very proud of these students and have always said that if you get to nationals you are good, if you finish in the top 10 you are very good, and if you finish in the top five the team is awesome,” Wilde said. “This team certainly was very awesome.”

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