Jordan-Elbridge medals in five events at Science Olympiad

The Jordan-Elbridge High School Science Olympiad team medaled in five events during a regional tournament held on Jan. 26 at LeMoyne College. Overall, the team finished in 21st place out of 43 schools.

Science Olympiad is a team competition where students compete in 23 events pertaining to various scientific disciplines. More than 7,800 middle school and high school teams from 50 U.S. states compete each year.

“Science Olympiad competitions are like academic track meets, consisting of a series of 23 team events in each division. Each year, a portion of the events are rotated to reflect the ever-changing nature of genetics, earth science, chemistry, anatomy, physics, geology, mechanical engineering and technology,” said coach Travis Bruneau.

“By combining events from all disciplines, Science Olympiad encourages a wide cross-section of students to get involved. Emphasis is placed on active, hands-on group participation.”

Meghan Whalen and Mia Delap won fourth place in the forensics competition, and Delap and Jake Bethel took fifth place in the duct tape challenge. Sean Dristle and Richard Raus III took eighth place in protein modeling, and Clara Derby and Erik Bondgren earned tenth place for “wright stuff.” Additionally, David Hern and Bethel finished in tenth place for “mission possible.”