Since the beginning of the school year, Science Olympiad coaches and advisors have been working hard to create strong teams of young scientists, engineers and dynamic problem solvers. This year’s state Science Olympiad competition was held Saturday, March 25 at the University of Florida. All five of Heritage’s (high school and middle school) teams made it to states and several students won awards among the 42 participating teams.
Individual Wins:
High school division:
Team 2: Eighth Place Overall
Detector Building: Fourth Place
- Umair Baig, 11
- Ethan Deng, 11
It’s About Time: 6th Place
- Niles Alexis, 11
- Umair Baig, 11
Rocks and Minerals: 4th Place
- Zijan Fang, 11
- Rishi Guntipalli, 11
Team 1: Tenth Place Overall
Environmental Chemistry: 6th Place
- Akansha Mehta, 11
- Andrea Carbonell, 12
Rocks and Minerals: 2nd Place
- Andrew Lodin, 10
- Daniel Lopez, 12
Team 3: Sixteenth Place
Scrambler: First Place
- Victor Jafet, 10
- Daniel Heit, 12
Middle School Division:
Team 1: Seventh Place
Codebusters: First Place
- Vid Yash, 7
- Kyra Movva, 8
- Arisa Porter, 8
Crime Busters: Fifth Place
- Valerie Younes, 9
- Anneliese Hsiao, 9
Experimental Design: Fifth Place
- Susana Reguira, 8
- Gaby Kucher, 9
- Kyra Movva, 8
Fast Facts: Sixth Place
- Arisa Porter, 8
- Susanna Reguira, 8
Forestry: Fourth Place
- Olivia Page, 7
- Arisa Porter, 8
Rocks and Minerals: First Place
- Gaby Kucher, 9
- Kyra Movva, 8
Sounds of Music: Third Place
- Heidi Klink, 8
- Anneliese Hsiao, 9
Storm the Castle: Fifth Place
- Ethan Lyons, 9
- Pascal Brinkmann, 7
Team 2: Thirteenth Place
Crime Busters: Fourth Place
- Rachel Cohen, 7
- Patricia Duffy, 9
Sounds of Music: Fifth Place
- Olivia Chung, 7
- Francesca Dadios Perry, 7
All photos taken by the Science Olympiad Team.
