Stanwood students thrive at NW Science Olympiad
Three Stanwood-Camano schools took two teams each to the Northwest Regional Science Olympiad Tournament at Seattle Central Community College, Feb. 27, with outstanding success.
Stanwood High School, Stanwood Middle School and Port Susan Middle School each took two teams.
SHS went up against 21 other high school teams from Tacoma to Bellingham. One team took first place and the other team took sixth place. Each team consists of up to fifteen students, who compete in 23 science and engineering events.
The top finishes have qualified both high school teams for the state Science Olympiad Tournament, at Eastern Washington University in Cheney April 10, to compete against the top 20 high school teams from across the state. The team that finishes first at the state competition will compete in the National Science Olympiad Tournament at the University of Illinois May 21-22.
SHS first place winners: Derek Britain and April Thayer, elevated bridge; Jimmy Besancon and Derek Britain, It’s About Time; Jimmy Besancon and Derek Britain, Mission Possible; Jimmy Besancon and Derek Britain, Mousetrap Vehicle; Jason Ervin and Cameron Waters, Picture This; Kory Pattison and April Thayer, trajectory
SHS second place: Max Osnes and Harley Weaver, anatomy and physiology; Heather Biehl and Rebecca Raible, Disease Detectives; Kory Pattison and April Thayer, Egg-O-Naut (rockets); Kyle Blackburn and John Parker, forensics; Tylynn Arnett and Connor Pratt, ornithology; Brandon Hansen and Pender Rink, physics lab/wind power; Derek Britain and Max Osnes, remote sensing; Pender Rink, trajectory
SHS third place: Heather Biehl & Rebecca Raible, astronomy; Catherine Parker and John Parker, cell biology; Heather Biehl, Max Osnes and John Parker, Picture This; Kyle Blackburn and John Parker, technical problem solving
Members of SHS Team Red: Tylynn Arnett, Jimmy Besancon, Heather Biehl, Kyle Blackburn, Derek Britain, Max Osnes, Catherine Parker, John Parker, Kory Pattison, Connor Pratt, Rebecca Raible, April Thayer, Harley Weaver
Members of SHS Team White: Jason Ervin, Steven Evans, Audrey Garman, Josh Hamre, Brandon Hansen, Peter Holmes, Colton Moore, Pender Rink, Brandon Smith, Kira Spane, Dylan Thrush, Cameron Waters, David Zietz, Mark Zietz
Port Susan Middle School varsity team placed sixth with the following members: Alex Kelley, Sovhan McCallum, Riley Cunningham, Caylyn Rich, Daniel Darnell, Jadin Sadler, Jonathan Evoy, Isaac Johnson, Ben MacDonald, Hillary Pham, Chris Blackwell, Chance Morgan, Luke Brown, Emily Fogarty, Victoria Hamre.
Port Susan junior varsity placed 14th: Cody Taylor, Noah Laitenberger, Chance Morgan, Brandy Lynch, and Jordan Bister.
Port Susan Middle School winners, in first place: Isaac Johnson and Jonathan Evoy, Battery Buggy; Second place: Chris Blackwell and Jonathan Evoy, Wright Stuff; Isaac Johnson and Caylyn Rich, elevated bridge; Third place: Jonathan Evoy and Ben MacDonald, trajectory; Cody Taylor and Chayse Morgan, elevated bridge
Stanwood Middle School took two teams, with 31 students in 6th-8th grades and they finishedfourth and 10th out of 18 teams. The fourth place team will be heading to state, according to coaches Cherae Almanza, Gaylen Brulé and Kym Shoemaker.
SMS medals: Carson Phillips, Joe McFall, Danielle Fortin and Duncan Nobles, first place medal in pentathlon; Brandon Reynolds, Jared Holmgren, Shannon Engdahl and Tyson Shoemaker, second place medal in pentathlon; Brandon Reynolds and Danny Krantz, second place in ornithology; Tyson Shoemaker and Hannah Hendrickson, third place in Road Scholar; Jared Holmgren and David Czyzewicz, third place in meteorology
