The 2013 Southeast Regional Science Olympiad competition for middle and high schools was recently held on the campus of University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW).
Nearly 800 students from the region participated, according to New Hanover County Schools Spokeswoman Debora Trafton.
Four NHCS teams will advance to the state competition, and 14 students were awarded a combined total of $10,500 in scholarships. Overall, NHCS won 68 first-place awards in individual science categories, and placed in all categories, Trafton said.
The following teams from New Hanover County Schools participated:
E.A. Laney High School (Coach: Sharon Cicero)
Eugene Ashley High School (Coaches: Gwen Abraham, Suzanne Sexton, Don Ward)
Hoggard High School (Coaches: Debra Ward, Jennifer Coston, David Taylor, Shari Thompson)
Isaac Bear Early College High School (Coaches: Bryan Bishop, Mike Kelly)
New Hanover High School (Coach: Craig Rankin)
Roland-Grise Middle School (Coach: Elizabeth Jones)
Murray Middle School (Coach: Brianne Hoff)
Myrtle Grove Middle School (Coach: Jennifer Mott)
Williston Middle School (Coaches: Luis Cruz, Elizabeth Moore, William McKibbin, Jared Foster)
Emma B. Trask Middle School (Coach: Elaine Howard)
D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy (Coach: Jan Schuettpelz)
The following schools won trophies for overall team scores and will advance to the State Science Olympiad Tournament on April 26-27 at N.C. State University in Raleigh:
Division B (middle school)
First place- Roland-Grise Middle School
Division C (high school)
First place- Hoggard High School
Second place- Isaac Bear Early College High School
Fourth place- Laney High School
The Women in Science Award, presented by the Women in Science and Engineering Organization of UNCW, was awarded to Megan Stemke of Laney High School, and Madeline Hayes and Kinsley Morgan of Murray Middle School.
The Air Force Award, presented by the U.S. Air Force, was awarded to Connor Schlaline of Murray Middle School.
UNCW awards a scholarship to any senior who wins a first-place medal in their event. The following NHCS students won scholarships:
Ashley High School
Trent Hollandsworth – $500
David Kent Sheppard – $500
Andrea Rich – $500
Hoggard High School
Mitchell Durham – $500
Jennifer Jensen – $1,000
Nellie Leddy – $500
Rayne Milner – $500
Hannah Thuman – $1,000
Ryan Visser – $500
Matt Wilson – $500
Aiwei Yan – $1,500
Isaac Bear Early College High School
Rachel Glenn – $1,000
Subreen Khatib – $1,000
Laney High School
Dylan Miller – $1,000
The following is a list of medals awarded:
Division B (middle school) varsity
Bottle Rockets
First place: Kevin Hu and Jacob Janssen (Roland-Grise)
Third place: Kaitlynn Mitchell and Page Lippmann (Myrtle Grove)
Fifth place: Kylee Conway and Josh Rhodes (Murray)
Crime Busters
Second place: Sanya Shah and Airlie Ward (Roland-Grise)
Disease Detectives
First place: Kevin Hu and Jese Li (Roland-Grise)
Dynamic Planet
Second place: Matthew Weaver (Trask)
Third place: Nathan Kinsey and Ellie Kinsey (Murray)
Experimental Design
Third place: Avra Janz, Colton Williams, Emma Lu (Myrtle Grove)
Fourth place: Edward Orde and Niloy Alam (Roland-Grise)
Food Science
First place: Ashleigh Boswell and Marissa Foy (Trask)
Forestry
Fifth place: Giovanni Budi and Austin Waddell (Roland-Grise)
Heredity
Second place: Avra Janz and Emma Lu (Myrtle Grove)
Fourth place: Sanya Shah and Cynthia Dong (Roland-Grise)
Invasives
Second place: Erik Dahlgren and John Stenger (Roland-Grise)
Meteorology
First place: Giovanni Budi and Edward Orde (Roland-Grise)
Fifth place: Sophia Copeman and Mack Morgan (Myrtle Grove)
Metric Mastery
First place: Maddy Bridgeman and Connor Schlaline (Murray)
Third place: John Stenger and Lindsey Green (Roland-Grise)
Mousetrap Vehicle
Third place: Chloe Sherill and Grace Tippett (Williston)
Reach for the Stars
First place: Kevin Hu and Jacob Janssen (Roland-Grise)
Road Scholar
First place: Niloy Alam and Alexei Mejouev (Roland-Grise)
Third place: Ellie Kinsey and Robbie Schlaline (Murray)
Rocks and Minerals
First place: Nathan Kinsey and Chase Dean (Murray)
Second place: John Stenger and Airlie Ward (Roland-Grise)
Fourth place: Braxton Williams (Williston)
Shock Value
Second place: Josie Gefrich and Connor Schlaline (Murray)
Fifth place: Erik Dahlgren and Jesse Li (Roland-Grise)
Sounds of Music
First place: Alexei Mejouev and Airlie Ward (Roland-Grise)
Water Quality
Second place: Noelle Hoehn and Candace Wells (Trask)
Write It, Do It
First place: Cynthia Dong and Monae Duplessis (Roland-Grise)
Fifth place: Chloe Sherill and Grace Tippett (Williston)
Division B (middle school) – junior varsity
Dynamic Planet
Second place: Emily Smith and Jeremy Hudson (Murray)
Elastic Launched Glider
Second place: Seth Barker and Kellen Hanson (Roland-Grise JV1)
Experimental Design
First place: Kellen Hanson and Patrick Morrison (Roland-Grise JV1)
Food Science
First place: Adelais Duplessis and Ivy Montague (Roland-Grise JV2)
Heredity
Third place: Alexandra Kennedy (Murray)
Metric Mastery
First place: Zion Panz and Yamahjai Lewis (Roland Grise-JV1)
Reach for the Stars
Third place: Yamahjai Lewis (Roland Grise-JV1)
Road Scholar
First place: Zion Panz and Julia Ross (Roland-Grise JV1)
Rocks and Minerals
First place: Emily Smith and Jeremy Hudson (Murray)
Second place: Ethan Hall and Corinne Smith (Roland-Grise JV1)
Shock Value
First place: Kellen Hanson and Zion Panz (Roland-Grise JV1)
Water Quality
First place: Gavin Sokolinsky and Colby Styers (Roland-Grise JV2)
Write It, Do It
First place: Julia Ross and Tyler Reed (Roland-Grise JV1)
Third place: Adelais Duplessis and Martha Glenn (Roland-Grise JV2)
Division C (high school) – varsity
Anatomy and Physiology
First place: Dylan Miller and Grant Bowman (Laney)
Second place: Aiwei Yan and Nellie Leddy (Hoggard)
Third place: Grace Hutko and Tyler George (New Hanover)
Astronomy
First place: John Chapman and Emma Bingham (Isaac Bear)
Third place: Andrea Rich and Lauren Jun (Ashley)
Boomilever
First place: Rayne Milner and Matt Wilson (Hoggard)
Bottle Rocket
First place: Ryan Visser and Mitchell Durham (Hoggard)
Second place: Garrett Leatherwood and Alex Blaisdell (Isaac Bear)
Third place: Brad Judson and Jake Cicero (Laney)
Chemistry Lab
First place: Hannah Thuman and Jennifer Jensen (Hoggard)
Second place: Trent Hollandsworth and Stewart Willard (Ashley)
Third place: Subreen Khatib and Rachel Glenn (Isaac Bear)
Designer Genes
First place: Aiwei Yan and Nellie Leddy (Hoggard)
Second place: Emma Culbertson and Katie Hewitt (Isaac Bear)
Disease Detectives
First place: Aiwei Yan and Lucy Li (Hoggard)
Second place: Christine McDow and Megan Stemke (Laney)
Third place: Alison Oehling and Grace Hutko (New Hanover)
Dynamic Planet
Second place: Ali Wisner and Luke Guo (Hoggard)
Elastic Launched Glider
Third place: Jared Kelly and Jared Morgan (Laney)
Experimental Design
First place: Andrea Rich, Sean O’Brien, and Seth Hollandsworth (Ashley)
Second place: Kaitlynne Bryan and Lieth Khatib (Isaac Bear)
Fermi Questions
First place: Torrance Yang and Ryan Visser (Hoggard)
Second place: Ben Fawcett (New Hanover)
Third place: Deanyone Su and Delaydia Frink (Laney)
Forensics
First place: Rachel Glenn and Subreen Khatib (Isaac Bear)
Second place: Sarah Spaulding and Bonnie Hu (Hoggard)
Forestry
Second place: Ali Wisner and Luke Guo (Hoggard)
Third place: Christine Chow and Kinsley Morgan (Isaac Bear)
Gravity Vehicle
First place: Maggie Powell and Clara Seifert (New Hanover)
Second place: Wesley Allen and Jordan Powell (Ashley)
Third place: Rayne Milner and Matt Wilson (Hoggard)
Invasives
First place: Aiwei Yan and Hannah Thuman (Hoggard)
Second place: Kelly McLendon and Dylan Miller (Laney)
Third place: Cosette Taggart and Vicky Dyches (Isaac Bear)
Materials Science
First place: Bonnie Hu and Sarah Spaulding (Hoggard)
Third place: Jared Kelly and Jared Morgan (Laney)
Rocks and Minerals
First place: Ali Wisner and Luke Guo (Hoggard)
Second place: Kinsley Morgan and Christine Chow (Isaac Bear)
Third place: Lily Herring (New Hanover)
Shock Value
Second place: Torrance Yang and Mitchell Durham (Hoggard)
Trajectory
First place: Trent Hollandsworth and David Sheppard (Ashley)
Water Quality
First place: Sarah Spaulding and Torrance Yang (Hoggard)
Second place: Alexis Bell and Zaid Khatib (Isaac Bear)
Write It, Do It
First place: Nellie Leddy and Jennifer Jensen (Hoggard)
Division C (High School) – junior varsity
Anatomy and Physiology
First place: Sarabeth Eason and Joseph Kim (Hoggard)
Astronomy
First place: Dom Scialabba and David Gilmore (Hoggard)
Boomilever
First place: Dom Scialabba (Hoggard)
Bottle Rocket
First place: Jacob Rivenbark and James Gustafson (Isaac Bear)
Chemistry Lab
First place: Melissa Wei and Mark Liam Murphy (Hoggard)
Designer Genes
First place: Brigitte Delgado and Matthew Stansbury (Isaac Bear)
Disease Detectives
First place: Melissa Wei and Katharyn Loweth (Hoggard)
Dynamic Planet
First place: Melissa Wei and Andi Dai (Hoggard)
Elastic Launched Glider
First place: David Gilmore and Mark Liam Murphy (Hoggard)
Experimental Design
First place: Cadman Styers, David Oh, Noah Belser (Hoggard)
Fermi Questions
First place: Cadman Styers and David Oh (Hoggard)
Forensics
First place: Sarabeth Eason and Henry Burnett (Hoggard)
Forestry
First place: Sarabeth Eason and Andi Dai (Hoggard)
Gravity Vehicle
First place: James Gustafson and Landon Kraft (Isaac Bear)
Invasives
First place: Jasmine Wang and Andi Dai (Hoggard)
Materials Science
First place: Jasmine Wang and David Oh (Hoggard)
Remote Sensing
First place: Shelby DeJongh and Kristine Kesling (Hoggard)
Shock Value
First place: Aaron Johnson and Landon Kraft (Isaac Bear)
Trajectory
First place: Joseph Kim, Sriganesh Gopal, Joseph Kang (Hoggard)
Water Quality
First place: Jasmine Wang and Joseph Kim (Hoggard)
Write It, Do It
First place: Mark Liam Murphy and David Gilmore (Hoggard)
