Consortium's Science Olympiad Team Wins a spot at the NY State Competition for the Third Straigh
Consortium's Science Olympiad team medaled in 15 of the 24 events and we had an additional three 4th place finishes which were essential to our overall team score.
This is an honor for any school. But, it is am amazing feet for out team We are competing against school teams with 3-D printers and tens of thousands of dollars in funding.
Science Olympiad is open to all Consortium students. Consider joining the team next year!
1st Place
Crime Busters – Sarah Winne and Kaitlyn Wiese
Herpetology* – Tim Lindstrom and Basil Gutch
Road Scholar – Brayden Box and Riley Box
Wind Power – Jesse Robinson and Riley Box
2nd Place
Experimental Design – Jade Carter, Jesse Robinson, and Brayden Box
Invasive Species – Alidjah Barcelon and Ryan Joy
Microbe Mission – Samantha Van Valkenburgh and Shirley Martin
Mission Possible - Samantha Van Valkenburgh, Zen Hagen, and Ryan Joy
Optics - Ryan Joy and Riley Box
Rocks and Minerals – Jesse Robinson and Brayden Box
Wright Stuff – Joseph Gutch and Riley Box
Write It/Do It - Riley Box and Brayden Box
3rd Place
Herpetology* – Gabriel Robinson and Michael Joy
Dynamic Planet – Joseph Gutch and Tim Lindstrom
Meteorology - Sarah Winne and Kaitlyn Wiese
Scrambler – Basil Gutch and Alidjah Barcelon
Towers - Kaitlyn Wiese And Sarah Winne
*As we had a few more than 15 Olympians this year we had a second small team. Herpetology is HVC's first event in which we medaled with 2 teams!
4th Place Honorable Mentions
Disease Detectives– Ian Shaughnessy and Riley Box
Hovercraft – Tim Lindstrom and Brayden Box
Food Science – Jade Carter and Samantha Van Valkenburgh
Special thanks to parent & volunteer coaches & those who assisted in many ways this season:
Tom Gutch – Hovercraft
Cat Haller – Experimental Design / Crime Busters
Brian Shaughnessy – Towers
Rebekah San San Ho - Optics
Caroline Weerstra – Anatomy
Nina VanValkenburgh – Food Science, Microbes
Paul VanValkenburgh – Mission Possible, Bottle Rocket
Pati Robison / Jen Winne – Equipment Usage & Consulting
Denise Thomsen – AAA Maps
Helen Hagen - Promotions
High School "C" Team Students – Junior Coaching Help
Angelisa Box, Wanda Carter – T-shirts & Fundraising
Yvonne Joy – Food Coordination
ALL Parents – DRIVING & ENCOURAGEMENT J
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