Birchwood Science Olympians Land on Top
On Saturday, March 6, Birchwood students competed in the 2022 Science Olympiad competition held at Case Western Reserve University. The Birchwood team, coached by Linda Brown, Michelle Bogden, Lauren Miller, Sam Miller, and Rana Bottino have been practicing since October 2021. This team composed of fourth through sixth grade students faced off with many local schools and this event and met with great results:
First Place
Starry Starry Night - Stella Miyares and Saanvi Chari
Simple Machines - Yianni Gountis and Brian Milindi
Wright Stuff - Arav Bhandari and Jake Zhang
Herpetology - Evie Zoller and Leyla Natal
Mousetrap Vehicle - Divyam Purohit and Catherine Yang
Second Place
Don’t Bug Me - Shivam Mahajan and Nelson Kude
Meteorology - Andrew Khawam and Magdalene Whitaker
Rock Hound - Nathan Thomas and Olivia Kude
Simple Machines - Alexa Finney and Jenna Nemr
Tree ID - Jasper Chen and Danyaal Khan
Starry Starry Night - Nikhil Yalavarthy and Zora Asalu
Third Place
Rock Hound - Ben Ticak and John Gordon
Meteorology - Layla Haufe and Clara Findel
Egg Drop - Chrysanthi Constantinou and Nathan Thomas
Ohio’s brightest middle and high school students attended the Ohio Science Olympiad regional tournament. Ohio Science Olympiad is the state’s premier competition that allows students in grades 5-12 to demonstrate their skills in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) areas.
“Science Olympiad students went through a rigorous tryout process in October to be selected for Team 1 or Team 2 in November. Students have been working diligently since November each week after school for an hour on Wednesdays. Many teams also put in extra time over weekends testing, building, and studying. We are very proud of the hard work they put in and their ability to be flexible when changes needed to be made along the way!" said, the Birchwood coaches.
