Valley teams sweep through Alaska State Science Olympiad competition

WASILLA — Mat-Su Borough School District students swept the Alaska State Science Olympiad competition March 30 in the Conoco-Phillips building at the University of Alaska Anchorage.

Winning top honors in the high school contest was Mat-Su Career and Technical High School Team A. Colony High School’s team finished second.

On the middle school side of the contest, Teeland Middle School’s Team A finished in first place and Palmer Junior Middle School’s team finished third.

The top teams go on to compete in the national meet May 17-18 at Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio.

District schools competing in this year’s Alaska State Science Olympiad were students from Mat-Su Career and Technical High School, Colony High School, Wasilla High School, American Charter Academy, Teeland Middle School, Palmer Junior Middle School and Colony Middle School.

Career and Technical High School teacher Tim Lundt is the Alaska State Coordinator, and said he expected CTHS teams would do well again this year. In advance of this past weekend’s meeting of minds, Lundt predicted a strong finish.

“My students are primed to be in the top 10 and I will be surprised if they don’t go to nationals,” he said. “I have the best builders in the nation.”

The state event is a culmination of yearlong research and work by students in Alaska in the science, technology, engineering and math disciplines.

For more information, visit alaskascienceolympiad.org/statemeet.html.

2013 Alaska State

Science Olympiad team results:

High School — C Division

1st Mat-Su Career and Technical HS Team A

2nd Colony HS

7th Mat-Su Career and Technical HS Team C

9th Mat-Su Career and Technical HS Team D

10th American Charter Academy

11th Mat-Su Career and Technical HS Team B

12th Wasilla High School

Middle School — B Division

1st Teeland MS Team A

3rd Palmer Junior Middle School

5th Teeland Team C

7th Teeland Ms Team D

8th American Charter Academy

10th Teeland MS Team B

13th Colony MS Team A

14th Colony MS Team B

Division C High School

Anatomy and Physiology

1st C1 CTHS A, Madison Hardwig, Lily Harris

2nd C13 Colony HS, Sophie Miller, Sabrina Pralle

Astronomy

2nd C13 Colony HS, Nick Harrison

3rd C1 CTHS A, Madison Hardwig, Kaetlynn Erickson

Boomilever

1st C2 CTHS B, Ed Russell, Tyler Olson

2nd C1 CTHS A, Jonah Jeffries, Brandon Olson

3rd C4 CTHS D, Mark Mikhaylyuk, Max Natekin

Chem Lab

3rd C1 CTHS A, Courtney Monroe, Ariel Hasse

Circuit Lab

3rd C1 CTHS A, Brandon Olson, Jonah Jeffries

Designer Genes

1st C13 Colony HS, Hannah Curry, Sabrina Pralle

Disease Detectives

1st C13 Colony HS, Sophie Miller, Sabrina Prally

2nd C1 CTHS A, Courtney Monroe, Ariel Hasse

Elastic Launch Glider

1st C2 CTHS B, Tyler Olson, Ed Russell

2nd C3 CTHS C, Austin Sybouts, Glen Zisa

3rd C1 CTHS A, Brandon Olson, Jonah Jeffries

Experimental Design

1st C1 CTHS A, Chris Erickson,Ariel Hasse, Courtney Monroe

3rd C13 Colony HS, Cassidy Williams, Hannah Curry, Sophie Miller

Fermi Question

1st C1 CTHS A, Brandon Olson, Jonah Jeffries

3rd C3 CTHS C, Forrest Donnelly

Forensics

1st C7 America Charter Academy, Sabrina Olson, Kristen Espinoza

3rd C1 CTHS A, Madison Hardway, Kaetlyn Erickson

Forestry

1st C1 CTHS A, Lily Harris, Maddy Hardwig

2nd C13 Colony HS, Cassidy Williams, Annie Sullivan

Gravity Vehicle

1st C13 Colony HS, Hannah Curry, Sabrina Pralle

2nd C1 CTHS A, Brandon Olson, Jonah Jeffries

MagLev

1st C13 Colony HS, Anne Sullivan, Emma German

3rd C3 CTHS C, Andrey Senyak, Colton Pepper

Material Science

1st C1 CTHS A, Chris Erickson, Ariel Hasse

Remote Sensing

2nd C1 CTHS A, Edward DanilyYuk, Chris Erickson

Robot Arm

1st C1 CTHS A, Jonah Jefferies, Brandon Olson

2nd C13 Colony HS, Emma German

3rd C2 CTHS B, Tyler Olson, Ed Russell

Rocks and Minerals

2nd CTHS A, Chris Erickson, Courtney Monroe

3rd CTHS C, Glenn Zisa and Austin Sybouts

Technical Problem solving

1st C13 Colony HS, Nick Harrison, Cassidy Williams

Thermodynamics

2nd C13 Colony HS, Nick Harrison, Sarah Condio

Water Quality

1st C1 CTHS A, Chris Erickson, Lily Harris

3rd C13 Colony HS, Sophie Miller, Cassidy Williams

Write It Do It

1st C1 CTHS A, Michael Berezhkov, Edward Danilyuk

2nd C2 CTHS B, Derek French, Vitaliy Tereshchenko

Division B Middle School

Anatomy

1st B1 Teeland A, Sarah Montalbano, Matthew Goudey

Boomilever

2nd B1 Teeland A, Alexcis Morehouse, Leah Lund

3rd B15 Teeland D, Carson LeCren, Brian Gooch

Crime Buster

1st B1 Teeland A, Taia Fagerstrom, Carmen Soto

Dynamic Planet

3rd B4 Colony A, Caela Henderson, Kyrstyn Kelley

Experimental Design

1st B14 Teeland C, Taylor Ryan, Kimberly Sliwa, Maddy Zmuda

3rd B13 American Charter, Ema Fiedler, Emmalee Howell

Food Science

2nd B1 Teeland A, Mackenzie Seims, Taia Fagerstrom

Forestry

5th B10 Teeland B, Josh Bryant, Josey Shaw

Helicopters

1st B10 Teeland B, Andrew Newland, Jeff Lautrup

2nd B1 Teeland A, Leah Lund, Alexcis Morehouse

3rd B14 Teeland C, Joel Ingrim, Jonah Settle

Heredity

1st B1 Teeland A, Alex Neubauer, Sarah Montalbano

2nd B13 American Charter, Casey Taylor, Warren Taylor

Keep the Heat

2nd B2 Palmer Middle, Kimber McDowell, Elisabeth Mayfield

Meteorology

2nd B1 Teeland A, Sarah Montalbano, Matthew Goudey

3rd B15 Teeland D, Kalycia Hudge

Metric Mastery

6th B4 Colony MS A, Luke Arthur

Mission Possible

1st B13 American Charter, Kaitlyn Froehle, Jaron Mobley

2nd B4 Colony A, Gunnar Swan

3rd B1 Teeland A, Alex Neubaur, Carmen Soto, Mackenzie Seims

Mousetrap Vehicle

3rd B13 American Charter, Caleb Mikkelson

Reach for the Stars

1st B4 Colony A, Jacob Cacinello, Lucas Arthur

3rd B2 Palmer Middle, Julia Beck, Jenni Klebesadel

Road Scholar

1st B1 Teeland A, Matthew Goudey, Kyle Leadbetter

2nd B14 Teeland C, Zach Barnes, Jeremiah Hughes

Rocks and Minerals

1st B1 Teeland A, Alex Neubauer, Mackenzie Seims

Rotor Egg Drop

1st B4 Colony A, Noah Krozel

3rd B2 PJMS, Gruin Cutright, Ben Almedia

Shock Value

1st B1 Teeland A, Alex Neubauer, Dylan Blohm

3rd B14 Teeland C, Lauren Leadbetter, Maddy Zmuda

Sounds of Music

3rd B1 Teeland A, Collin Burns, Dillon Blohm

Water Quality

1st B10 Teeland B, Josh Bryant, Joey Shaw

3rd B2 PJMS, Julia Scully, Jenni Klebesadel

Write It Do It

1st B1 Teeland A, Dylan Blohm, Collin Burns