(Chelsea Update would like to thank Christine Forsch for the information in this story.)
Fourteen students from Chelsea High School boarded a bus on Jan. 18 at 6 a.m. and headed to Clio for a Science Olympiad competition against 30 other teams.
After a full day of competitions that ranged from anatomy/physiology to astronomy and build -it events, the Bulldog team placed 6th overall.
Individual event winners included 1st place in Write It/Do It for Maya Pifer and Erinjen Lin, 2nd place in forensics for Meagan O’Hara and Nora Dobos, 3rd place in geologic mapping for Kat Haroney and Evan Mongie, 4th place in mission possible for Hannah Noble and Juan Ruiz and 5th place in water quality for Evan Mongie and Anna Argento .
Other team members won ribbons for 6th-8th place for events including materials science (6th), anatomy and physiology, boomilever, circuit lab, compound machines and disease detectives.
Head coach Christine Forsch said she was extremely proud of these students, “Science Olympiad involves an understanding of college-level scientific principles and despite the students’ demanding schedules with sports, music and classwork, they prepare diligently and excel in competition with larger schools in Michigan and Ohio.”
Their next Invitational competition will be in Ionia, MI on Feb. 15.
The Chelsea Beach Middle School also has a Science Olympiad team that has been working hard to prepare for its upcoming Invitational competition in Hudson on Feb. 8.
The Science Olympiad competitions allow high achieving Chelsea students to explore additional challenges beyond the classroom.
With support from a grant from the Chelsea Education Foundation, the school district, and volunteer event coaches, these competitions help cultivate our future scientists, engineers, doctors, and teachers.
