Willowbrook Science Olympiad Team performs well at Regional competition

On March 8, Willowbrook’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 Willowbrook 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.

• Anatomy & Physiology: Senior Isra Khattak and junior Salman Siddiqi (5^th place)
  
  
• Astronomy: Sophomore Claire Brennan and senior Tyler Zabilka (5^th place)
  
  
• Electric Vehicle: Sophomores Claire Brennan and Hendrix Solis (3^rd place)
  
  
• Entomology: Sophomore Hendrix Solis and senior Caius Polivka (5^th place)
  
  
• Forensics: Sophomore Shayan Siddiqi and senior Bilal Arif (5^th place)

At the junior varsity level, junior Mark Rainey and senior Manuel Magallanes earned 2^nd place in Wind Power.

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.”