The Medway High School Science Olympiad Team had multiple top 10 finishes at the Massachusetts State Science Olympiad Division C State Tournament. (Photo Courtesy Medway Public Schools)
MEDWAY — The Medway High School Science Olympiad Team recently placed in the top third of teams that competed in the Massachusetts State Science Olympiad Division C State Tournament.
Medway’s team placed 21st out of 76 teams during the competition held at the Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston on March 7, improving from last year’s 34th-place finish.
Led by seniors Winter Lafferty, Hunter Ross and Varsha Prapagar, the team earned four top 10 finishes in the Botany, Disease Detectives, Rocks and Minerals and Experimental Design categories.
Science Olympiad is a nationwide competition that challenges students in a wide range of STEM disciplines through knowledge tests, laboratory work and engineering design events.
Students spend months preparing for the tournament by researching assigned topics, practicing sample problems and laboratory activities, developing prototypes and participating in mock competitions. At the state tournament, students competed in categories that included earth and space science, life science, chemistry, technology and engineering design.
“We wish to congratulate our Science Olympiad team for a successful run in the state tournament,” said Principal Dr. John Murray. “They spent months preparing for this competition, and their hard work paid off with multiple top 10 finishes and a very strong overall performance.”
In addition to their leaders, Medway’s Science Olympiad team consists of students in grades 9 through 12, including Caroline Cotsford, Harsh Balamurugan, Isaac Getz, Ananya Mandal, Oviya Sivakumar, Tanmayi Lakkasani, Geetika Seethammagari, Connor Fukuda, Advaith Shivkumar, Emani Nithin, Jack Patterson, Jaswanth Bandaru, Jonah Mathew, Maxwell Kendall, Tanish Asu, Aarush Juluru and Seyon Shankar.
“We are so proud of the students who competed at Wentworth,” said Science Olympiad advisor Joan Hallett. “Their 21st place finish is a huge step up from where they placed last year, and I am excited to watch them continue to grow next year.”
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