Best of the Week 2022-2023: Teaching to the Future

ST. ED'S SCIENCE OLYMPIAD TEAM COMPETES AT STATES; EARNING TOP 10 PLACEMENTS & MEDALISTS

Congratulations to St. Ed's Science Olympiad Team who competed at the State Tournament last weekend. The team placed fourteenth overall out of 40 teams and consisted of a majority of first-year team members. From building devices that keep time using no electricity or batteries and balsa wood planes powered by a rubber band, our student scientists and engineers challenged their skill sets this season and earned the following reputable placements during their State competition.

Top 10 Placements:

4th place medalists--WiFi Lab: Will Gonzalez & Santiago Vanegas

8th place--Anatomy & Physiology: Carter Riordan & Elijah Molseed

8th place--Chemistry Lab: Mark Hauptman & Jacob Cook

8th place--Flight: Joseph Spence & Elijah Molseed

9th place--Forensics: Reniel Gall & Minjun Kim

10th place--Codebusters: Reniel Gall, Andrew Elturk & Santiago Vanegas

10th place--Write it Do it: Mark Hauptman & Will Gonzalez

"Thanks to all the science, math, engineering and computer science teachers who have instilled knowledge and fostered creativity in their courses," says Science teacher and Science Olympiad co-moderator Erin Schilf. "The experience to compete with the top STEM students in the state is invaluable." Congratulations again to St. Ed's Science Olympiad team on a successful 2022-2023 season.