Addison Trail Science Olympiad Team performs well at Regional competition

On March 8, Addison Trail’s Science Olympiad Team competed in the Regional competition at College of DuPage.

Students competed in 23 events, and 13 high schools had teams at the varsity level. 

The Addison Trail students below have qualified to compete in the Illinois Individual State Tournament (IIST) for Science Olympiad, which will take place on April 26 at McHenry County College.

• Helicopter: Freshman Andrew Roycewicz and senior Thomas Cabrera (5^th place)
  
  
• Geologic Mapping: Senior Thomas Cabrera and junior Ebad Khan (5^th place)
  
  
• Disease Detectives: Seniors Jacqueline Bugante and Natalia De Los Santos-Castellanos (5^th place)
  
  
• Astronomy: Seniors Sean Eckel and Erick Dorado (3^rd place)
  
  
• Entomology: Seniors Jacqueline Bugante and Antonina Pecoraro (1^st place – Regional Champions)

According to Illinois Science Olympiad’s website (https://illinoisolympiad.org), “Science Olympiad is a co-curricular educational program that strives to ignite the passion for science, medicine and engineering in young minds. With an unwavering commitment to fostering curiosity and critical thinking, it aims to nurture the potential of future scientists, health professionals and engineers, shaping a brighter tomorrow.”