On Saturday, February 5, 2022, the Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk High School Science Olympiad team competed in the Regional Science Olympiad competition, which was held on the Ballston Spa High School campus. They competed against 16 other teams in 25 events of science knowledge and engineering tasks. The event consists of topics across the STEM field including topics such as biology, coding, astronomy, and anatomy.
While they did not advance to the State competition, RCS finished a very respectable 8th place while competing against many other larger schools from the Capital Region. The Science Olympiad team brought great pride to the district, working hard to showcase their knowledge and skillsets developed in the classroom.
The eleven students on this year's team took home a total of 15 medals overall and placed in seven different events.
A great day was had by all and the student's months of hard work and dedication really paid off!
A big congratulations to all team members for their excellent showing. Individual medal winners were as follows:
- 1st Place (Regional Champions) - Write It /Do It - Nick Cifone and Gavin Trosclair
- 3rd Place - Gravity Vehicle - Ian Brisco and Carter Dixon
- 4th Place - Green Generation - Jenna Grogan and Max May
- 4th Place - Ping Pong Parachute - Jill Hallisey and Jenna Grogan
- 5th Place - Bridge Building - Jenna Grogan and Max Deyoe
- 6th Place - Astronomy - Max May and Max Deyoe
- 6th Place - Codebusters - Nick Cifone, Ian Brisco, and Gavin Trosclair
Congratulations to the entire RCS High School Science Olympiad team: Ian Brisco, Nick Cifone, Alicia Craft, May Deyoe, Carter Dixon, Jenna Grogan, Jill Hallisey, Max May, Sienna Rinella, Ciara Smith, and Gavin Trosclair.
Photos Provided by Mr. Miller & Ms. Roberts
