Northside High School’s Science Olympiad varsity and junior varsity teams competed Feb. 25 in the N.C. Science Olympiad 2017 Greenville Regional Tournament at East Carolina University.

The teams competed in 23 different events at the tournament. The Northside High School varsity team was the first-place overall winner in the tournament out of 24 Division C teams. The Northside High School junior varsity team placed 13^th out of the 24 competing teams. This is the first time in the history of the Northside High School Science Olympiad program that a varsity team has been the first-place overall winner of the regional tournament.

The varsity team will be advancing to the N.C. Science Olympiad tournament at North Carolina State University on April 21-22, to compete with other teams from across the state. Listed below are the medals received by the team members:

NHS Varsity Team

First place, astronomy – Rachel Lang and Daisy Soto

First place, electric vehicle – Nathaniel Bowen and Amelia Woolard

First place, helicopters – Matthew Cullom and Aleah Brinn

First place, dynamic planet – Aleah Brinn and Christine Taylor

First place, materials science – Jessica Foster and Amelia Woolard

First place, microbe mission – Ashley Cullom and Samantha Warren

First place, rocks and minerals – Aleah Brinn and Elyse Brinn

First place, bottle rockets – Christine Taylor and Rachel Lang

Second place, disease detectives – Jessica Foster and Nancy Soto

Second place, remote sensing – Dillon Cooke and Matthew Cullom

Third place, invasive species – Ashley Cullom and Samantha Warren

Third place, hovercraft – Nathaniel Bowen and Rachel Lang

Third place, ecology – Ashley Cullom and Samantha Warren

Fourth place, amazing mechatronics – Nathaniel Bowen and Ashley Cullom

Fifth place, chem lab – Lauren Brinson and Amelia Woolard

Sixth place, duct tape challenge – Christine Taylor and Dillon Cooke

 

NHS Junior Varsity Team

First place, bottle rocket – Alex Daleo and Ari Tourlitis

First place, forensics – Haley Welch and Amanda Brescia

First place, write it, do it – Tyler Kirk and Brandon Cooper-Coggins

Second place, invasive species – Katie Hopkins and Max Geritz

Second place, helicopters – Makayla Martin and Alex Daleo

Second place, remote sensing – Makayla Martin and Chandler Nimons

Second place, amazing mechatronics – Tyler Kirk and Brandon Cooper-Coggins