Science Olympiad team competes at state competition
15 members of the USN Science Olympiad Team traveled to the University of Tennessee-Knoxville for the state competition and returned to USN with several medals for their stellar performance.
By Anne Dervan, High School Science Teacher and Science Department Chair
After months of preparation, an invitational competition in January, and a successful qualification during the regional competition in March, 15 members of the USN Science Olympiad Team traveled to the University of Tennessee-Knoxville for the state competition on April 5th.
Competing in pairs, the students tackled 22 different events, spanning several categories, including earth and space science, technology and engineering, and the nature of science.
Against teams from across the state, USN students received medals in the following eight events:
Collin Chan ‘25 and Eva Choe ‘26 - 6th place in Anatomy and Physiology
Eleanor Molvig ‘25 and Amelie Soslow ‘25 - 6th place in Forensics
Collin Chan ‘25 and Vincent Kehler ‘26 - 5th place in Helicopter
Kati Tong ‘25 and Lin Zheng ‘26 - 2nd place in Material Science
Ruchika Ramachandran ‘27 and Suzie Zhao ‘28 - 6th place in Microbe Mission
Eliza Nichols ‘25 and Kati Tong ‘25 - 3rd place in Optics
Joseph Jewett ‘27 and Yvonne Wang ‘27 - 4th place in Wind Power
Eliza Nichols ‘25 and Lin Zheng ‘26 - 6th place in Write It Do It.
Congratulations to all team members on a fantastic performance.
Science Olympiad State Team members gather on "The Hill" at UTK during a long day of competitions. Left to Right Eva Choe '26, Eliza Nichols '25, Eleanor Molvig '25, Joseph Jewett '27, Collin Chan '25, Ismaeel Moskinzada '26, Lin Zheng '26, Vincent Kehler '26, Dalton Dervan '28, Charlotte Soslow '28, Kati Tong '25, Amelie Soslow '25, Yvonne Wang '27. Not pictured Ruchika Ramachandran '27 and Suzie Zhao '28.
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