Willowbrook hosts State send-off celebration for members of Science Olympiad Team

Pictured are (front row, from left) freshman Ruby Pina-Villegas, senior Naba Khan, junior Neeraja Kumar, sophomore Ariel Hoda, senior Emma Wrzeszcz, junior Lia Galindo, sophomore Jared Creech, (back row, from left) Science Olympiad adviser Dr. James Kedvesh, adviser John Fouser, sophomore Sophia Marino, freshman Caius Polivka (a member of the Junior Varsity Science Olympiad Team) and adviser Ben Fenske.

On April 21, Willowbrook hosted a State send-off celebration for members of the school’s Science Olympiad Team who competed in the Illinois Science Olympiad State Tournament.

Those students are:

  • Sophomore Jared Creech: Chem Lab, Experimental Design, Astronomy
  • Sophomore Dunia Elghor: Wi-Fi Lab, Experimental Design, Astronomy
  • Junior Lia Galindo: Dynamic Planet, Cell Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, Ping-Pong Parachute
  • Sophomore Ariel Hoda: Green Generation, Chem Lab, Environmental Chemistry, Ping-Pong Parachute
  • Junior Jade Inoshita: Bridges, Trajectory
  • Sophomore Mohammed Kamal: It is About Time, Detector Building, Experimental Design
  • Senior Naba Khan: Dynamic Planet, Cell Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, Wright Stuff
  • Freshman Isra Khattak: Disease Detectives, Forensics
  • Senior Rachael Klamecki: Codebusters, Remote Sensing, Write it Do it Writer, Gravity Vehicle
  • Junior Neeraja Kumar: Disease Detectives, Forensics, Bridges
  • Sophomore Sophia Marino: Ornithology, Rocks and Minerals
  • Senior Issabella Naumovsky: Write it Do it Do-er, Codebusters
  • Freshman Ruby Pina-Villegas: Ornithology, Rocks and Minerals, Wi-Fi Lab, Wright Stuff
  • Junior Ryan Riley: Remote Sensing, Detector Building, Trajectory
  • Senior Emma Wrzeszcz: It is About Time, Green Generation, Environmental Chemistry

The tournament took place on April 23 in a virtual format.

According to www.illinoisolympiad.org, Illinois Science Olympiad (ISO) is a non-profit organization devoted to improving the quality of science education, increasing student interest in science and providing recognition for outstanding achievement in science education by students and teachers. ISO accomplishes its goals through classroom activities, research, training workshops and the encouragement of intramural, district, regional, state and national tournaments.