Science Olympiad Competition

The Science Olympiad team competed in their regional event on Saturday in Clearwater and were amazing. All students represented Lake Wales very well.

Participants were:
Parris Hall Kim Balaun Aaron Molly Kristen Ahlberg Alex Pass Erick Castillo
Jocelyn Simmons Johnny Hall Becky Blackwelder Ulisez Bamaca

Now to the best part. The kids competed in 21 out of the 23 events and won 7 medals. We won’t know our overall standing until later this week and this will determine whether we attend the state tournament at UCF in March.

1st place medals–(these are three of the hardest events of the competition and required them to build something before hand)
Sound of Music–Becky and Erick
Robot Arm–Aaron
Tower–Ulisez

3rd place medals–
Remote sensing–Kristen and Kim
Forensics–Jocelyn and Kim
Experimental Design–Alex, Erick, Ulisez
Helicopter–Becky

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