(Photo of Gwen Sour) The students celebrate the teams that were promoted to the Olympiads of State Sciences competition during the regional Olympiad competition in southeast of Ohio on Saturday at Marietta College.
The Marietta College was once again the host of the Regional Olympiad of Southeast Sciences of Ohio, marking its 22nd consecutive year of reception of students from the whole region for a day of competition based on STEM.
The event brought together college and high school students to participate in various challenges in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, to promote teamwork, problem solving and innovation.
Over the past 21 years, professors from Marieta College Dennis Kuhl and David Jeffrey have coordinated the event.
“This event is always exciting”, said Kuhl. “It’s just, it’s a bit exciting and energetic there for this five-hour period.”
The competition presented a diverse range of events, each designed to test the scientific knowledge of students and practical application skills. Kevin Daev, a teacher from Alexander high school, led the air trajectory event, where the students built aircraft to launch projectiles with precision and precision.
(Photo of Gwen Sour) From left to right, the students of Alexander Ben and Alex Hendershott participate in the electric vehicle event during the Scientific Olympiad competition on Saturday at Marietta College.
“They must think of physics, technical design and data collection”, “ Daev explained.
Jennifer Cain de Vinton County High School helped coordinate the event of electric vehicles, where students designed and built energy efficient vehicles to navigate a specific course.
“They must consider energy conversion, potential and kinetic energy and other principles of fundamental physics”, “ Said Cain.
The other events included the trajectory of helicopter air, the fall of the elastic and the challenges of experimental design, offering students practical learning experiences.
For many participants, scientific Olympiad is an annual highlight. Longtime coach Dan Hendershott, with Alexander, underlined the values of teamwork and perseverance that students gain from competition.
“The most important things are work ethics, collaboration and communication”, “ Hendershott said. “These skills will help them far beyond competition.”
The event took place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., with several activities occurring simultaneously throughout the day. The organizers have succeeded up to eight competitions per hour, guaranteeing a dynamic and rapid atmosphere for students and spectators.
After the intense five -hour competition, the students and the coaches met for the award ceremony at the McDonough Auditorium. The ceremony celebrated the most efficient teams, with medals awarded to first, second and third place in 23 different events. Five college teams will go to competition at the state level, as well as three secondary teams.
Middle School:
* First – Alexander Protons
* Second – Fort Frye Red
* Third – Warren Blue
* Fourth – County of Vinton
* Fifth – Oriental neutrons
High school:
* First – Warren Blue
* Second – Alexander Charm
* Third – Alexander Strange
* Fourth – Central Monroe
Due to Alexander Strange and Alexander Charm from the same high school, only one will be sent to the state level. The fourth place team, Monroe Central, will also advance. The state competition will take place on May 23 and 24 at Ohio State University in Columbus.