The 2018 Science Olympiad on February 3, 2018 for District 64 students in grades 3-5 is definitely one for the record books!
Not only did more students than ever in its 32-year history participate -- a record 383, a new record was set in the egg drop event. The 15-foot mark was reached by three teams, "smashing" the previous record of 13 feet, according to Olympiad coordinator Dr. Tony Clishem, District 64 curriculum specialist. Read a full account of the Olympiad here.
The 2018 medalists include:
Egg Drop Event
1st Place THREE-WAY TIE (Gold Medal):
- Washington School Team - (all Grade 5) Grady Bridges, Ellie Rothstein & Sara Main
- Washington School Team - (Grade 3) David Mazurek & (Grade 4) Patrick Sikora
- Carpenter School Team - (both Grade 4) Jisoo Chon & Josie Wolfe
2nd Place (Silver Medal): Carpenter School Team - (all Grade 3) Olivia Fogarty, Ryan Fogarty & Mackenzie Hart
3rd Place (Bronze Medal): Franklin School Team - (Grade 3) Bojana Simic, (Grade 4) Ella Raseta & (Grade 5) Milica Simic
Mystery Box Event
1st Place TIE (Gold Medal):
- Carpenter School Team - (both Grade 4) Caroline Grapenthien & Sean Griffin
- Field School Team - (both Grade 5) Kyra Demeros & Jenna Pearl
2nd Place TIE (Silver Medal):
- Field School Team - (both Grade 4) Avery Oomen & Melanya Stefaniuk
- Roosevelt School Team - (both Grade 5) Maeve Rafferty & Makayla Waters
3rd Place (Bronze Medal): Carpenter School Team - (all Grade 5) Lilly Tomaszewski, Mia Buchheister & Tori Stott
Rubber Band Catapult Event
1st Place (Gold Medal): Field School Team - (all Grade 3) Kendrick Botello, Connor Klehr & Steven Koulouris
2nd place TIE (Silver Medal):
- Washington School Team - (both Grade 4) Stefan Ivovic & Braydon Stumpf
- Field School Team - (both Grade 5) Star Elarde & Jaco (Jake) LoPiccolo
3rd place TIE (Bronze Medal):
- Washington School Team - (all Grade 3) Emma Baumann, Madeline Kraut & Warda Rizwan
- Franklin School Team - (all Grade 4) Grace Cioromski, Emily Cook & Caroline Marques
Structures Event
1st Place (Gold Medal): Washington School Team - (both Grade 4) Mary McKenzie & Sadie Ruman
2nd Place (Silver Medal): Washington School Team - (both Grade 3) Olivia Schermerhorn & Genevieve Hoffman
3rd Place TIE (Bronze Medal):
- Field School Team - (all Grade 4) Sarah Lobont, Samantha Hill & Sophia Lubinski
- Field School Team - (both Grade 5) Isabella Yadgar & Angelina Severino
Aerodynamics Event
1st Place (Gold Medal): Franklin School Team - (both Grade 4) Henry Morriss & Eddy Kotty
2nd Place (Silver Medal): Roosevelt School Team - (both Grade 5) Laith Tannous & Benjamin Foley
3rd Place (Bronze Medal): Roosevelt School Team - (both Grade 3) Sam Petermann & Ethan Renaldi
Congratulations to all who participated in the 2018 Olympiad!