Students Compete in Science Olympiads
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JUNIOR HIGH
The Junior High Science Olympiad was held Saturday, February 4 at Maryville. Science Olympiad is a competition which includes students from 1A-6A schools who compete on a regional level in their understanding of advanced scientific concepts in areas of interest. Some competitions contain material similar to what you find in a college classroom rather than a typical middle school classroom and are quite challenging. Pattonsburg is one of the smallest school in the Northwest region who competed. Three teams placed first and will advance to state competition April 8, 2017 at Westminster College in Fulton, Mo.
For the first time, Pattonsburg as a team placed high enough to qualify as the regional alternate, missing state by two points. Many of the teams in the competition sent full teams of 15 and entered and placed in more events and were able to accumulate a higher point total. Pattonsburg competed with 11 students, and of the 11 students, all placed in at least one category! Students worked hard, many logging more than 40 hours of practice between home and school, in the last few months. Congratulations!
Mrs. Hulet would like to thank the following people for assisting in Science Olympiad: the PHS Booster Club for donating $150 towards a bottle rocket launcher to be used in both this and the classroom (unfortunately that event was called due to wind), Mr. Dan Dreesen for helping with Roads Scholar, Mrs. Sherry Siever for covering a practice when I needed to be in two places at once, Sandy Booth for her work with the Food Science team, and all the parents who helped and encouraged their children along the way. Thank you all!
1st Roads Scholar- Kaden Hodge and Cooper Teel (state bound)
1st Rocks and Minerals- Ryelin Hulet and Jillian Plymell (state bound)
1st Write It, Do It- Quincy Crone and Jillian Plymell (state bound)
2nd Reach For The Stars- Kaden deJong and Ryelin Hulet
3rd Food Science- Lillian Carter and Jillian Plymell as an alternate for Sofia Nunn
4th Ecology- Wiley Butler and Jillian Plymell
4th Invasive Species- Lillian Carter and Ryelin Hulet
5th Disease Detective – Kaden Hodge and Jimmie Nalle
5th Dynamic Planet- Wiley Butler and Kaden Hodge
5th Experimental Design- Dylan McCrary, Jimmie Nalle and Cooper Teel
5th Fast Facts- Quincy Crone and Lillian Carter as an alternate for Sofia Nunn
5th Meteorology- Cameron Jones and Dylan McCrary
HIGH SCHOOL
Individual honors go to:
5th Ecology: Clark Adler & Makelle Hobson
