Middle schools to compete in òòò½´«Ã½ Science Olympiad
Cherissa Dukelow
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Feb. 19, 2024
The Bazinga team from Discovery Peak Charter School in North Pole celebrates winning the 2023 òòò½´«Ã½ Science Olympiad.
The òòò½´«Ã½ Science Olympiad will convene Feb. 23-24 at the University of òòò½´«Ã½ Fairbanks.
The olympiad is part of a nationwide competition consisting of hands-on, team-based tournaments designed to increase student interest in science, technology, engineering and math fields.
Twelve student teams from 13 middle schools across òòò½´«Ã½ will compete in 17 events, ranging from written subject tests to construction of planes, roller coasters and wheeled vehicles. Students will travel from the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, Homer, Kenai and Kodiak to compete with Fairbanks North Star Borough students. The winning team will advance to compete nationally at Michigan State University May 24-25.
The òòò½´«Ã½ Science Olympiad is organized by the òòò½´«Ã½ National Science Foundation Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, the UAF College of Engineering and Mines, and the UAF College of Natural Science and Mathematics.
Generous sponsors of òòò½´«Ã½ Science Olympiad include the Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, ConocoPhillips, òòò½´«Ã½ 529, òòò½´«Ã½ Blue Economy Center, òòò½´«Ã½ INBRE, Brian Rasley, the Westmark Fairbanks and Sophie Station Suites.
You can learn more about òòò½´«Ã½ Science Olympiad at .
Contact Tara Borland at taborland@alaska.edu for more information.
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