Science Olympiad is "the premier team STEM competition in the nation, providing standards-based challenges to 6,000 teams at 425 tournaments in all 50 states." Learn more about Science Olympiad HERE.
On Friday, March 27, the QVMS Science Olympiad Team competed at the Southwestern Regional Tournament at PennWest California against eight other schools. Twelve students from 6th-8th grade won a total of nine medals and earning a 6th place overall finish. The team is coached by Mr. Matt Baird and supported by teacher sponsor Ms. Margot Bruno.
Congratulations to the QVMS students who earned medals:
Helicopter - Ethan Belowich and Conor Hart - 2nd Place
Code Busters - Mona Kumar, Charlotte Sinclair, and Emilina Erringer - 3rd Place
Remote Sensing - Bruce Baird and Owen Weisberg - 3rd Place
Write It, Do It - Bruce Baird and Violet Baird - 3rd Place
Experimental Design - Bruce Baird, Violet Baird, and Marley Schollaert - 4th Place
Heredity - Tharli Karto and Charlotte Sinclair - 4th Place
Potions and Poisons - Mona Kumar and Emilina Erringer - 4th Place
Entomology - Tharli Karto and Owen Weisberg - 4th Place
Anatomy and Physiology - Emilina Erringer and Charlotte Sinclair - 4th Place