Written by Jim Hutchins
After months of preparation and practice, the Greenville Middle School Olympiad team competed in the Regional Olympiad competition on Saturday, February 8th.
Science Olympiad competitions are like academic track meets, consisting of a series of different team events in a variety of science and engineering topics. Generally, a two-person team competes in a specific event. Events are classified as “Study”, “Build”, or “Lab”. For “Study” events, team members study a specific topic and then take a test. For “Build” events, team members must design and build a structure or machine to perform a specific action. For “Lab” events, team members must conduct an experiment.
The team represented Greenville well, earning the following medals and certificates-
1st Place
Duct Tape Challenge - Neasa K. & CJ P.
2nd Place
Scrambler - Brady C. & Steven S. (Coach Scott Snyder)
3rd Place
Fossils - Brady C. & Jake S. (Coach Jill Snyder)
4th Place
Code Busters - Kayden H. & Lucas L. (Coach Anthony Zhang)
Experimental Design - Ben B., Lucas C., Lucas L. (Coach Jim Hutchins)
Optics - Ben B. & Lucas L. (Coach Michele Litts)
Write It/Do It - Neasa K. & Cyle P. (Coach Jim Hutchins)
5th Place
Microbe Mission - Liam E. & Jake S. (Coach Isabella Kazanjian)
Mission Possible - Neasa K. & CJ P. (Coach Cyle Powell)
8th Place
Duct Tape Challenge - Brady C. & Steven S.
Thanks to all of the coaches for volunteering to work with students on their events and to all of the families for their support.