On Saturday March 31st we competed in the Georgia Science Olympiad State Tournament held at Emory University. We finished in second place overall for the fourth year in a row, earning us the right to compete at the National Tournament on May 18th-19th at Colorado State University. In the 34-year history of Science Olympiad, we remain the only Fulton County high school ever to qualify for Nationals.
Our team recorded a score of 113 points, finishing top ten in 21 of 23 events - more than in any previous year!
We medaled in the following events:
Our team recorded a score of 113 points, finishing top ten in 21 of 23 events - more than in any previous year!
We medaled in the following events:
1st place
Dynamic Planet - Brian Amaro, Seohyun Park
Mousetrap Vehicle - Alex Yu, Joanna Zheng
Remote Sensing - Araneesh Pratap, Raj Srivastava
2nd place
Astronomy - Araneesh Pratap, Brian Amaro
Experimental Design - Akshay Patwardhan, Ojas Nadkarni, Raj Srivastava
Towers - Alex Yu, Joanna Zheng
3rd place
Fermi Questions - Araneesh Pratap, Ojas Nadkarni
Herpetology - Araneesh Pratap, Seohyun Park
Mission Possible - Madhav Ghatpande, Ojas Nadkarni
4th place
Forensics - Ellie Kim, Emily Guo
Hovercraft - Alex Yu, Madhav Ghatpande
Materials Science - Brian Amaro, Emily Guo
Rocks and Minerals - Emily Wang, Marylyn Chen
5th place
Ecology - Ellie Kim, Marylyn Chen
Helicopters - Alex Yu, Joanna Zheng
6th place
Chemistry Lab - Erin Chang, Madhav Ghatpande
Disease Detectives - Eric Amaro, Erin Chang
Optics - Ojas Nadkarni, Raj Srivastava
7th place
Microbe Mission - Eric Amaro, Emily Guo
8th place
Thermodynamics - Ellie Kim, Madhav Ghatpande
10th place
Anatomy and Physiology - Akshay Patwardhan, Araneesh Pratap
Dynamic Planet - Brian Amaro, Seohyun Park
Mousetrap Vehicle - Alex Yu, Joanna Zheng
Remote Sensing - Araneesh Pratap, Raj Srivastava
2nd place
Astronomy - Araneesh Pratap, Brian Amaro
Experimental Design - Akshay Patwardhan, Ojas Nadkarni, Raj Srivastava
Towers - Alex Yu, Joanna Zheng
3rd place
Fermi Questions - Araneesh Pratap, Ojas Nadkarni
Herpetology - Araneesh Pratap, Seohyun Park
Mission Possible - Madhav Ghatpande, Ojas Nadkarni
4th place
Forensics - Ellie Kim, Emily Guo
Hovercraft - Alex Yu, Madhav Ghatpande
Materials Science - Brian Amaro, Emily Guo
Rocks and Minerals - Emily Wang, Marylyn Chen
5th place
Ecology - Ellie Kim, Marylyn Chen
Helicopters - Alex Yu, Joanna Zheng
6th place
Chemistry Lab - Erin Chang, Madhav Ghatpande
Disease Detectives - Eric Amaro, Erin Chang
Optics - Ojas Nadkarni, Raj Srivastava
7th place
Microbe Mission - Eric Amaro, Emily Guo
8th place
Thermodynamics - Ellie Kim, Madhav Ghatpande
10th place
Anatomy and Physiology - Akshay Patwardhan, Araneesh Pratap