Local teams repeat as State Science Olympiad champs

MAT-SU — Mat-Su Borough School District students once again swept away the competition to defend their titles in Saturday’s Alaska State Science Olympiad Competition at the University of Alaska Anchorage.

Teeland Middle School and Mat-Su Career and Technical High School finished first in the team divisions to earn the opportunity to represent Alaska at the National Science Olympiad Competition in Orlando, Fla., May 17 to 18 at University of Central Florida.

Mat-Su Science Olympiad coordinator Timothy Lundt said more than 300 students from 19 middle and nine high schools participated.

In the middle school division, Teeland finished first, Palmer Junior Middle finished second and Wendler Middle School in Anchorage was third.

In the high school division, Mat-Su Career Tech finished first, Eagle River High School was second, Colony High School was third and East High School was fourth.

Colony High School also took home the competition’s “Spirit of Science Award.”

Valley middle school winners are:

Anatomy — 1. Teeland — Sarah Montalbano, Jacob Jakiemiec

Disease Detectives — 2. Teeland — Sarah Montalbane, Matthew Goudey; 3. Palmer — Tate Senden, Hailey Keil

Entomology — 1. Teeland — Josey Shaw, Josh Bryant

Heredity — 1. Teeland — Sarah Montalbano, Matthew Gondy; 3. Colony — Katelynn Rogers, Emily Gage

Water Quality — 1. Palmer — Jenni Klebesadel, Julie Scully; 2. Colony — Bella Block, Krystryrn Kelly; 3. Teeland — Joshua Bryant, Josey Shaw

Dynamic Planet — 1. Teeland — Josey Shaw, Joshua Bryant; 2. Colony — Caelea Henderson, Kyrstyn Kelly

Meteorology — 1. Teeland — Sarah Montalbano, Matthew Goudey; 2. Teeland — Madeleine Miller, Alyssa Miles; 3. Teeland — Kaylicia Hodge, Taylor Ryan

Solar System — 1. Teeland — Sarah Montralbano, Jacob Jakiemiec; 2. Colony — Cade Johnstone, Jacob Cucinello

Simple Machines — 2. Teeland — Jeremiah Hughes, Zach Barnes

Rocks and Minerals — 1. Teeland — White Alyssa Miles, Madeleine Miller; 2. Palmer — Black Duncan Forrest, Kyleann Bryant

Shock Value — 1. Colony — Caelea Hendersen, Sam Bay; 3. Palmer — Chase Bruesch, Taylor Heal

Road Scholar — 1. Teeland — Matthew Goudey, Jeremiah Hughes; 3. Colony — Adrianna McCoy, Bella Block

Rotor Egg Drop — 1. Palmer — Ben Almeida, P. J. Cutright; 2. Colony — Noah Crozel, Gunnar Swan

Crime Busters — 2. Colony — Leah Wyzykowski, Kaytlyn Kelly

Can’t Judge a Powder — 1. Teeland — Casey Gooch, Naomi Royce; 2. Teeland — Alex Cadieux, Walker Ryan; 3. B7 Teeland — Aurora Davidson, Mary Warhus

Robo Cross — 1. Palmer — Noah McLain, Jackson Acree; 2. Teeland —Zach Barnes, Jeremiah Hughes; 3. Teeland — Kedrick Schuemaker, Myles Hammitt

Wheeled Vehicle — 1. Teeland — Alexis Morehouse, Leah Lund; 2. Colony — Joe Davia-Jones, Blaise DiHS

Boomilever — 1. Teeland — Zach Youngblood, Fisher Vincent; 2. Teeland — Carson LeCren, Brian Gooch; 3. Teeland — Leah Lund, Alexcis Morehouse

Metric Mastery — 1. Palmer — Ben Almeida, David Pambroski

Experimental Design — 2. Teeland — Sarah Montalbano, Matthew Goudey, Jacob Jakiemiec; 3. Palmer — Julia Scully, Amy Baxtor, Ocean Tennant

Write It Do It — 3. Palmer — Hailey Keil, Tete Senden

Sounds of Music — 1. Colony — Bella Block, Leah Wyzykowski; 2. Palmer — Julia Scully, Ocean Tennant; 3. Teeland — Kira Fagerstrom, Casey Gooch

Helicopters — 1. Teeland — Carson LeCren, Brian Gooch; 2. Colony — Ben Chance, Thomas Haase; 3. Teeland — Greg DeArmond, Malcom Tucker

Valley high school winners:

Anatomy and Physiology — 1. CTHS — Josh Hartman, Ashton Lund

Disease Detectives — 1. CTHS — Lilyn Harris, Ariel Hasse; 3. Colony — Morgan Chapman, Emma German

Entomology — 1. CTHS Madison Hardwig, Shelby Acree and 2. Colony — Nick Harrison, Mackenzie Everett

Designer Genes — 2. CTHS — Lily Harris, Ashton Lund

Water Quality — 1. CTHS — Lily Harris, Maddy Hardwig; 2. Colony — Mackenzie Everett, Nick Harrison

Dynamic Planet — 1. CTHS Joshua Hartman, Kharrisa Chasse

GeoLogic Mapping — 2. CTHS — Joshua Hartman, Madeline Larson; 3. CTHS — Derek French, Vitaliy Tereshchenko

Astronomy — 1. Colony — Nick Harrison, Jeff Loutrup; 2. CTHS — Lucas Arthur, Madison Hardwig

Compound Machines — 1. CTHS —Lucas Arthur, Ariel Hasse

Rocks and Minerals — 3. Colony — Ben Cappa, Emma German

Circuit Lab — 1. CTHS — Josh Hartman, Lucas Arthur

Materials Science — 1. CTHS — Ashton Lund, Ariel Hasse

Forensics — 1. Colony — Mackenzie Everett, Nick Harrison

Chem Lab — 2. CTHS Ashton Lund, Ariel Hasse

Mission Possible — 1. CTHS — Madeline Larson, Shelby Acree; 2. CTHS — Derek French, Ian French

Scrambler — 1. CTHS — Tyler Olson, Edward Danilyuk; 2. Colony — Jeff Lautrup, Ben Cappa; 3. CTHS — Neal Alcina, Michael Hardy

Boomilever — 1. CTHS — Edward Danilyuk, Tyler Olson; 2. CTHS — Ian French, Derek French; 3. Colony — Jeff Lautrup, Emma German

Technical Problem Solving — 1. CTHS — Lucas Authur, Ariel Hasse

Experimental Design — 2. CTHS — Lucas Arthur, Ashton Lund, Ariel Hasse

Bungee Drop — 1. CTHS — Michael Hardy, Neal Alcina; 3. Colony — Hannah Curry, Ben Cappa

MagLev — 1. CTHS — Tyler Olson, Edward Danilyuk; 3. Colony — Remi Stroble, Clayton Wade

Elastic Launch Glider — 1. CTHS — Tyler Olson, Edward Danilyuk; 2. CTHS — Neal Alcina, Michael Hardy