Mat-Su students star at state Science Olympiad

Mat-Su middle and high school students dominated this year's annual Alaska State Science Olympiad competition. When the dust settled, Mat-Su Career Tech High School and Colony Middle School emerged the victors in their respective divisions.

University of Alaska Anchorage hosted the 25th event Saturday at the ConocoPhillips science building. Tim Lundt, a Career Tech science teacher and director of the Science Olympiad program, said 180 middle school and 140 high school students participated in the event which saw a 16-year winning streak stopped.

After 16 years of holding the middle school title, the students of Colony Middle School dethroned fellow Teeland Middle School for the Division B Middle School championship. Teeland placed second in the competition. Career Tech marked its fifth straight title in Division C high school standings.

The event also had activities for the public. The Science Technology Engineering Math (STEM) expo provided an opportunity for visitors to tour the campus, take an ecological tours around Goose Lake, take in a Seawolf Motorsports Baja Car Showcase and see the UAA Robotics Club's Mars Rover Showcase. Additionally, planetarium programs were featured throughout the day.

But the main focus was on competition. Lundt said 23 hands-on events were featured covering all aspects of science. Everything from genetics to astronomy to robotics was covered by the students who showcased their The following is a breakdown of the high school event and team standings in each competition as supplied to the Frontiersman.

Middle school events will be featured in an upcoming edition.

Division C High School

Anatomy

1. WHS-Jessica Reisinger, Xinrui Bao. 2. CHS-Kathryn Paulus, Emily Gage. 3. CTHS-Kaylynn, Zagyva, Zach Barnes. 4. CTHS-Rachel Hartman, Ida Wilson. 5. ERHS-Ethan Hudson, Morgan Bolin. 6. CTHS-Drake Ballais, Shelby Acree. 7. RJS-Hailey Holland, Taylor Ryan. 8. BHS-Gregory Kienholz, Naomi Hernandez. 9. CHS-LuniaOriol, Emily Jakiemiec. 10. ERHS-Noah Bigelow, Lizzie Cameron. 11. CTHS-Mayia Gustafson, Madison Stadem.

Astronomy

1. CTHS-Jacob Cucinello, Lucas Arthur. 2. CTHS-Hector Campbell, Zachery Miller. 3. CHS-LuniaOriol. 4. CTHS-Clifford Benson, Hudson Spillers. 5. WHS-Kate Sakeagak, Jessica Reisinger. 6. CTHS-Connor McKelvey. 7. ERHS-Breanna Nowacki, Mackenzie Wilson. 8. CHS-Adrianna McCoy, Jaide Bosen. 9. ERHS-Erin Barkurst, MaddieBidinger. 10. RJS-Hailey Holland, Madalyn Bannon.

Chem Lab

1. CTHS-Sarah Montalbano, Leah Wyzykowski. 2. CTHS-Clifford Benson,Hudson Spillers. 3. CHS-Peter Thao, Aaron Edwards. 4. WHS-Devin Johnson, Delaney Breshears. 5. ERHS-Makinna Olmstead, Chris Goolsby. 6. CTHS-Charlie Michael, Connor McKelvey. 7. CHS-Spencer Shirley, Isaiah Kolendo.

Disease Detectives

1 CTHS- Michaela Blowe, Olivia Enoch. 2. CTHS-Sarah Montalbano, Kaylynn Zagyva. 3. WHS-Alex Litvinchuk, Natalia Wanser. 4. CHS-Kathryn Paulus, Emily Gage. 5. ERHS-Makinna Olmstead, Chris Goolsby. 6. CTHS-Charles Michael, Conner McKelvey. 7. ERHS-Taylor Gongliewski, Sterling Retzlaff. 8. THS-Jaden Lingle, Rachel Hartman. 9. CHS-Isabel Snell, Svend Lindquist. 10. CTHS-Kyle Haase, Brian Gooch.

Dynamic Planet

1. CTHS-Lucas Arthur, Jacob Cucinello. 2. WHS-Caitlyn Bales, Alex Litvinchuk. 3. CTHS-Naomi Royce. 4. ERHS-James Salter, Makiah Stafford. 5. CTHS-Zachery Miller, Hector Campbell. 6. CTHS-Chloe Mastny, Casey Gooch. 7. CHS-Kyrstyn Kelly, Walter Nagel. 8. CTHS-Jaden Lingle,Kaitlyn Barcelona. 9. RJS-Jillian Holland, Matthew Young. 10. ERHS-Jonah Wegener, Breanna Nowacki. 11. CTHS-Michael Moore. 12. BHS-Jenna Stringer,Ana Stringer. 13. CHS-Ben Miller.

Ecology

1. WHS-Andrew Palmer, Jessica Reisinger. 2. CTHS-Leah Wyzykowski, Sarah Montalbano. 3. CHS-Lunia Oriol, Blake Carr. 4. CHS-Bradley Grover, Kyrstyn Kelly. 5. BHS-Naomi Hernandez, Ann Stringer. 6. CTHS-Hector Campbell, Drake Ballais. 7. RJS-Taylor Ryan, Hailey Holland. 8. CTHS-Mayia Gustafson, Madison Stadem. 9. CTHS-Kyle Haase, Zhen Schaeffer. 10. CTHS-Naomi Royce. 11. ERHS-Sadaf Abid, Makinna Olmstead. 12. ERHS-Erin Barkhurst, Maddie Bidinger. 13. CTHS-Ida Wilson.

Electric Vehicle

1. CHS-Jeff Lautrup, Walter Nagel. 2. CTHS-David Dombroski, Evan Joyce. 3. CTHS-Brian Gooch, Kyle Haase. 4. ERHS-Noah Bigelow, Tanner Sticka. 5. CHS-Blake Carr, Peter Thao. 6. ERHS-Josh Agron, Nick Carl. 7. WHS-Andrew Palmer.

Experimental Design

1. CHS-Taia Fagerstrom, Jeremiah Hughes, Jacob Jakiemiec. 2. BHS- Daphne Mueller, Charles Wolgemuth, Ana Stringer. 3. CTHS-Kira Fagerstrom, Chloe Mastny, Alex Cadieux. 4. ERHS-Erin Barkhurst, Maddie Bidinger, Tamara Brabson. 5. ERHS-Mackenzie Wilson, Jonah Wegener, Breanna Nowacki. 6. CHS-Gavin Block, Isabella Block, Emily Jakiemiec. 7. CTHS-Leah Wyzykowski, Ian French, Neal Alcina. 8. CTHS-Clifford Benson, Hudson Spillers, Alec Sutherland. 9. WHS-Lara Millette, Devin Johnson, Wyatt Wallis. 10. CTHS-Zach Miller, Drake Ballais, Hector Campbell. 11. CTHS-Madison Stadem, Caleb White, Mayia Gustafson. 12. CTHS-Quinton Odenthal, Ethan Trouy. 13. RJS-Jillian Holland, Ryan Taylor, Mathew Young.

Forensics

1. CTHS-Leah Wyzykowski, Kaylynn Zagyva. 2. CTHS-Katie Laasch-Gray, Ariel Griffin. 3. WHS-Jessica Reisinger, Chantel Lovell. 4. CHS-Kathryn Paulus, Emily Gage. 5. RJS-Hailey Holland, Jillian Holland. 6. CTHS-Jaden Lingle, Rachel Hartman. 7. ERHS-Erin Barkhurst, Maddie Bidinger. 8. ERHS-Anna Ripp, Bonnie Perkins. 9. CTHS-Mayia Gustafson, Michael Moore. 10. CTHS-Vincent Smedley. 11. BHS-Daphne, Charlie Wolgemuth. 12. CHS-Emily Jakiemiec, Massimo Simental.

Game on

1. CTHS-Ethan Tracey, Quinton Odenthal. 2. CTHS-Neal Alcina, Evan Joyce. 3. CTHS-Chloe Mastny, Casey Gooch. 4. CHS-Jeff Lautrup, Spencer Shirley. 5. ERHS. 6. WHS7. ERHS. CTHS-Shelby Acree, Vincent Smedley. 9. BHS. 10. CHS-Svend Lindquist, Massimo Simental.

Helicopters

1. CTHS-Ian French, Josh Bryant. 2. CHS-Malcolm Tucker, Carmen Soto. 3. CHS-Jeremiah Hughes, Jacob Jakiemiec. 4. CTHS-Kyle Haase, Brian Gooch. 5. WHS-Lara Millette, Natalia Wanser. 6. CTHS-Caleb White, Madison Stadem. 7. ERHS-Makiah Stafford, James Salter.

Hovercraft

1.CTHS-Zach Barnes, David Dombroski. 2. WHS-Devin Johnson, Angus Shaw. 3. CTHS-Walter Nagel, Jacob Jakiemiec. 4. CHS-Ben Miller, Aaron Edwards. 5. RJS-Madalyn Bannon. 6. CTHS-Connor McKelvey. 7. CTHS-Alec Sutherland, Grace Brown.

Hydrogeology

1. CTHS-Evan Joyce, Rory McLean. 2. CHS-Carmen Soto, Lunia Oriol. 3. CTHS-Chloe Mastny, Casey Gooch. 4. WHS-Andrew Palmer, Alex Litvinchuk. 5. ERHS-Zachary Keith, Taylor Gongliewski. 6. CTHS-Naomi Royce, Clifford Benson. 7. CTHS-Drake Ballais, Shelby Acree. 8. CHS-Kyrstyn Kelly, Bradley Grover. 9. RJS-Matthew Young. 10. ERHS-Bonnie Perkins, Anna Ripp.

Invasive Species

1. WHS-Casey Taylor, Xincui Bao. 2. CTHS-Kira Fagerstrom, Alex Cadieux. 3. RJS-Taylor Ryan, Jillian Holland. 4. CTHS-Charlie Michael, Madison Stadem. 5. ERHS-Zachary Keith, James Forcella. 6. CHS-Emily Jakiemiec, Malcolm Tucker. 7. CHS-Bradley Grover, Kyrstyn Kelly. 8. CTHS-David Dombroski, Josh Bryant. 9. CTHS-Michaela Blowe. 10. CTHS-Ida Wilson, Kaitlyn Barcelona. 11. ERHS-Elizabeth Cameron, Tanner Sticka. 12. BHS-Gregory Kienholz.

Material Science

1. CTHS-Lucas Arthur, Jacob Cucinello. 2. ERHS-Tamara Brabson, Sterling Retzlaff. 3. CHS-Gavin Block, Bella Block. 4. WHS-Lara Millette, Wyatt Wallis. 5. CTHS-Hudson Spillers, Grace Brown. 6. ERHS-Jonah Wegener, Michael Farthing. 7. CTHS-Zachary Miller, Hector Campbell. 8. CHS- Meghan Montagne, Jaide Bosen.

Microbe Mission

1. CTHS-Sarah Montalbano, Leah Wyzykowski. 2. WHS-Jessica Reisinger, Xincui Bao. 3. CTHS-Kira Fagerstrom, Alex Cadieux. 4. ERHS-Breanna Nowacki, Sadaf Abid. 5. CHS-Isabel Snell, Makenna Watkins. 6. CTHS-Katie Laasch-Gray, Ariel Griffin. 7. CTHS-Mayia Gustafson, Charlie Michael. 8. CTHS-Emily Gage, Kathryn Paulus. 9. ERHS-Erin Barkhurst, Maddie Bidinger. 10. BHS-Sara Coleman. 11. RJS-Taylor Ryan.

Optics

1. CTHS-Jacob Cucinello, Lucas Arthur. 2. CTHS-Tyler Plummer, Nathan Mitchell. 3. CHS- Adrianna McCoy, Isaiah Kolendo. 4. ERHS-Tamara Brabson, Ethan Hudson. 5. ERHS-Michael Farthing, Jonah Wegener. 6. CHS-Aaron Edwards, Peter Thao. 7. CTHS-Alec Sutherland, Hudson Spillers. 8. WHS-Chantel Lovell,Xincui Bao.

Remote Sensing

1. ERHS-Tamara Brabson, Josh Agron. 2. CTHS-Charles Michael, Caleb White. 3. WHS-Natalia Wanser, Casey Taylor. 4. CTHS-Neal Alcina, Evan Joyce. 5. CHS-Adrianna McCoy, Taia Fagerstrom. 6. ERHS-Mackenzie Wilson, Breanna Nowacki. 7. CHS-Carmen Soto, Ben Miller.

Robot Arm

1. CHS-Jeff Lautrup, Spencer Shirley. 2. WHS-Andrew Palmer, Wyatt Wallis. 3. CTHS-Zach Barnes, Rory McLean. 4. RJS-Taylor Ryan, Matthew Young.5. ERHS-Jakob Lamar, James Forcella. 6. CTHS-Brian Gooch, Kyle Haase.

Rocks & Minerals

1. CTHS-Naomi Royce, Hudson Spillers. 2. CTHS-Sarah Montalbano, Ian French. 3. CHS-Gavin Block, Isabella Block. 4. CTHS-Kira Fagerstrom, Alex Cadieux. 5. ERHS-Breanna Nowacki, MacKenzie Wilson

6. BHS-Jenna Stringer, Garrett Taylor. 7. CTHS-Jaden Lingle, Rachel Hartman. 8. CTHS-Drake Ballais, Hector Campbell. 9. ERHS-Zach Keith, Tamara Brabson. 10. WHS-Natalia Wanser, Lara Millette. 11. CHS-Meghan Montagne, Taia Fagerstrom. 12. RJS-Hailey Holland, Matthew Young.

Towers

1. CTHS-Zhen Schaeffer, Kyle Haase. 2. CTHS-Rory McLean, Zach Barnes. 3. CTHS-Caleb White, Michael Moore. 4. CTHS-Clifford Benson, Alec Sutherland. 5. CTHS-Meghan Montague, Jaide Bosen. 6. CTHS-Nathan Mitchell, Shelby Acree. 7. ERHS-Breanna Nowacki, Mackenzie Wilson. 8. WHS-Caitlyn Bales, Kate Sakeagak. 9. CTHS-Ethan Trouy, Quinton Odenthal. 10. CHS-Malcolm Tucker, Svend Lindquist. 11. ERHS-Dylan Garbe, Nick Carl.

Wind Power

1. CTHS-David Dombroski, Josh Bryant. 2. CTHS-Michaela Blowe, Kalycia Hodge. 3. CTHS-Quinton Odenthal, Ethan Trouy. 4. ERHS-Taylor Gongliewski, Sterling Retzlaff. 5. CHS-Isaiah Kolendo, Spencer Shirley. 6. CHS-Malcolm Tucker, Svend Lindquist. 7. WHS-Kate Sakeagak, Jessica Reisinger.

Write it, Do it

1. CTHS-Ariel Griffen, Katie Laasch-Gray. 2. CHS- Jacob Jakiemiec, Jeremiah Hughes. 3. CTHS-Casey Gooch, Chloe Mastny. 4. CTHS-Neal Alcina, Evan Joyce. 5. CTHS-Ida Wilson, Kaitlyn Barcelona. 6. ERHS-Elizabeth Cameron, Jonah Wegener. 7. RJS-Jillian Holland, Taylor Ryan. 8. CTHS-Connor McKelvey, Michael Moore. 9. CHS-Isabel Snell, Emily Jakiemiec. 10. CTHS-Olivia Enoch, Tyler Plummer. 11. WHS-Chantel Lovell, Xincui Bao. 12. ERHS-Morgan Bolin, Dylan Garbe.

CTHS-Career Tech High School, WHS-Wasilla High School, JR-Joe Redington High School, CHS-Colony HIgh School, ERHS-Eagle River High School, BHS-Barrow High School.