Science Olympiad: Preparing for Nationals

Westminster’s Science Olympiad team had great results last year. They went to State and even got 1^st place in some events. To get better results this year, the team has already started preparing for competition. Mr. Dahlman told students that it is possible for this year’s team to advance on to the National competition. Due to high expectations, many people came to the first meeting resulting in a Varsity and JV team.

The first challenge the team will meet is an Invitational this Saturday, Jan. 22. This does not count as a formal competition, but can be a great learning experience for new participants. It will also help prepare the team for the upcoming Regional in a few months.

The Invitational will be held at Belvidere High School.  At the Invitational there will be testing and building events, like the regular competition. There will also be a lot of food and games between events. Also, there will be a cool T-shirt for the whole team to wear for the competition. By doing all these things together, students and teachers have a chance to get to know each other and discover their talents.

Please support and pray for the team this year as they will go through hard competition against other schools.

By Yoha Lee