EGUSD students fare well at Sacramento Regional Science Olympiad
April 12, 2012
On Saturday, March 24, five Elk Grove Unified School District high schools competed in the 2012 NorCal Sacramento Regional Science Olympiad Competition held at California State University, Sacramento.
Three Elk Grove Unified teams placed among the top 10 schools this year: Sheldon High School (2nd), Pleasant Grove High School – Team A (6th) and Franklin High School – Team B (9th). Other teams from Pleasant Grove and Franklin high schools as well as teams from Florin High School and Valley High School also competed at the regional competition. Sheldon High School will also compete in the state Science Olympiad Competition this weekend in Fresno.
During the school year, participating schools developed a team of 15 students prepared to compete in Science Olympiad tournaments held at the local, state, and national levels. These interscholastic competitions consist of a series of 40 individual and team events that encourage learning in biology, earth science, chemistry, physics, problem solving, and technology.
Events in the Science Olympiad have been designed to recognize the wide variety of skills that students possess. While some events require knowledge of scientific facts and concepts, others rely on science processes, skills, or applications. This ensures that everyone can participate, including students from technology classes or advanced science classes. In Sacramento, there is an Olympiad division for 6th-8th grade and 9th-12th grade.
Students from the following schools placed in these events:
Place |
Student(s) |
Category |
Sheldon High School (Coach: Kelli Kosney) |
2nd Place Overall |
1st Place |
Jen-Ann Lee & Anh Nguyen |
Forensics |
|
Jen-Ann Lee, Uyenthy Ngo & Josh Cheung |
Protein Modeling |
|
Katy Ho & Christian Chu |
Water Quality |
2nd Place |
Katy Ho & Rudy Calderon |
Write It/Do It |
|
Katy Ho & Christian Chu |
Thermodynamics |
|
Josh Cheung & Katrina Sadang |
Rocks & Minerals |
3rd Place |
Uyenthy Ngo & Jake Schenken |
Astronomy |
|
Josh Cheung, Anh Nguyen & Sarah Flores |
Experimental Design |
|
Alison Siggard & Ian Tabbada |
Helicopters |
4th Place |
Anh Nguyen & Sarah Flores |
Dynamic Planet |
|
Sarah Flores & Uyenthy Ngo |
Forestry |
|
Katrina Sadang & Judy Vo |
Microbe Mission |
|
Katy Ho & Christian Chu |
Optics |
Pleasant Grove High School (Coach: Jon Wehner) |
Team A – 6th Place Overall |
Team B – 14th Place Overall |
2nd Place |
Brendon Colbert & Andrew Yen |
Astronomy |
|
Christopher Quen & Oscar Qiu |
Optics |
|
Oscar Qiu & Beti Girma |
Sounds of Music |
3rd Place |
Andrew Yen & Ryan Voong |
Chemistry Lab |
|
Kunal Marwaha & Mary Sedarous |
Disease Detectives |
|
Kunal Marwaha & Ryan Voong |
Fermi Questions |
|
Kunal Marwaha & Brendon Colbert |
Technical Problem Solving |
|
Jesus Garcia & Sahir Alozokai |
Water Quality |
4th Place |
Kunal Marwaha, Jacalynn Goetz & Christopher Quan |
Experimental Design |
|
Chase Porter & Calvin Wong |
Technical Problem Solving |
Franklin High School (Coach: Michael Arbegast) |
Team B – 9th Place Overall |
2nd Place |
Ryan Ngoy & Austin Wu |
Robot Arm |
3rd Place |
Ryan Ngoy & Austin Wu |
Gravity Vehicle |
|
Ryan Ngoy & Austin Wu |
Forestry |
|
Kamina Wilkerson & Cheyenne Lewis |
Rocks & Minerals |
|
Tiffany Fan, Katherine Chao & Sumita Ghosh |
Protein Modeling |
Florin High School (Coaches: John Cooper & Robert Brewer) |
4th Place |
Kim Striegel & Henry Truong |
Forensics |
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