Olivia Gray and Olivia Holden competed in Forensics in one of the invitational Tournaments. (Photo Courtesy Uxbridge Public Schools) 
Hunter Douangsavanh, Jake Richardson, Éabha Twohig-Mann, and Siobhan Twohig-Mann obtain their medals from a previous competition. (Photo Courtesy Uxbridge Public Schools) 
The Uxbridge High School Science Olympiad team had a successful run at the Massachusetts State Science Olympiad Division C State Tournament. (Photo Courtesy Uxbridge Public Schools) 
Daniel Mach preparing for the Massachusetts State Science Olympiad Division C State Tournament in an event called Codebusters, deciphering a secret message. (Photo Courtesy Uxbridge Public Schools) 
Finnegan Cove and Brayden Mackin adjusting the braking system of their Scrambler car. (Photo Courtesy Uxbridge Public Schools) 
Cam Caso and James Bernard aim their car to get an egg as close to the wall as possible without breaking it at the Massachusetts State Science Olympiad Division C State Tournament. (Photo Courtesy Uxbridge Public Schools)
UXBRIDGE — Superintendent Michael Baldassarre and Principal Michael Rubin are pleased to share that the Uxbridge High School Science Olympiad team had a successful run at the Massachusetts State Science Olympiad Division C State Tournament.
Science Olympiad is a nationwide competition designed to increase students’ interest in STEM fields and provide recognition for outstanding achievement in team events. The Massachusetts State Science Olympiad Division C State Tournament was held on Saturday, March 2 at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston.
The Uxbridge High School Science Olympiad team placed 14th out of 66 teams at the tournament, breaking last year’s record and improving from its previous 15th-place finish.
As part of the competition, team members decide which events they are most interested in during the month of September. Students then spend months leading up to the first invitational to be fully prepared for their events. Most of the prep work includes researching assigned topics, practicing sample problems and lab activities, perfecting prototypes, and performing mock competitions similar to the real thing.
During the competition, students competed in 22 events in categories including earth and space science, inquiry and nature of science, life, personal and social science, physical science and chemistry, and technology and engineering design.
All events were either knowledge tests, laboratory-based tasks, pre-builds, or a hybrid of all three.
“Science Olympiad is the best platform to meet students who share your passion for science. It is difficult, requiring a lot of work but can be equally rewarding,” said freshman Uxbridge High School Science Olympiad team member Saanvi Singh.
Uxbridge High School’s top performances included:
- Siobhan Twohig-Mann, Olivia Holden and Sebastian Bradwin – 7th place (Experimental Design)
- Jake Richardson and Ben Bourgeois – 7th place (Robot Tour)
- Cam Caso and Ben Bourgeois – 7th place (Scrambler)
- Dan Mach and Saanvi Singh – 10th place (Astronomy)
- Dan Mach, Sebastian Bradwin, and Saanvi Singh – 9th place (Codebusters)
- Aidan Arsenault and Jake Richardson – 9th place (Detector Building)
- James Bernard and Éabha Twohig-Mann – 9th place (Tower)
Honorable Mentions included:
- Zach Fortier and Olivia Gray – 14th place (Fossils)
- Zach Fortier and Stella Roy – 19th place (Geologic Mapping)
- Stella Roy and Erin Roche – 19th place (Write it Do It)
- Cam Caso and James Bernard – 20th place (Wind Power)
“We’re very proud of our students for their achievements at the state finals,” said Principal Rubin. “Their hard work paid off at the tournament and they continue to grow and improve. We’re excited to see what they accomplish next season.”
To learn more about the Massachusetts State Science Olympiad, click here.
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