Addison Trail Science Olympiad Team qualifies for State tournament

The Addison Trail Science Olympiad Team has qualified for the State tournament.

The team finished in 2nd place in the Northern Illinois Regional Science Olympiad on March 15 at Rock Valley College, which earned them a bid to the 2014 State tournament. The tournament will take place on April 12 at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Science Olympiad is a national science competition, where students compete in 24 science-related events. Students typically compete in teams of two or three in events that include test taking (anatomy and physiology, dynamic planet), lab events (forensics, chemistry lab) and building (elastic launch glider, bungee drop). Students are allowed to compete in several events.

For more information about Science Olympiad, go to http://www.soinc.org or
http://www.illinoisolympiad.org. 

Addison Trail Science Olympiad Team members are:

Varsity: Justin Paul, Anthony Pham, Emily Rosenquist, AJ Szczodrowski, Mario Macedo, Sid Lee, Jason Sechan, Franc De Guzman, Jerold Macaya, Julia Dziabis, Lili Linares, Raymond Loi, Robert Raniszewski and Michal Silezin.

Junior varsity: Blake Johnson, Kiana Ongbueco, Ernie Berrum, George Koulogeorgas, Jay Patel, Steven Abraham, Adrian Kominowksi, Alex Dudka, Tracy Pham, Isabelle Hernandez, Jonathan Loi, Jenny Linares, Lucy Bustamante, Larry Nuehring and Jeremy Sechan.