Teven Lakes High School students teams in Katy, Texas, and Sierra Vista Middle School in Irvine, California won the best honors during the 41st annual Olympiad of Sciences at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln on May 24. This is the first time that Seven Lakes High, which previously won the title and championship additions for Sierra Vista Middle School, which previously won the 2022.
“I am so excited to celebrate the success of all the teams,” said Dan Nichols, Executive Director of Science Olympiad. “It clearly emerges from the joy of students’ faces because they were crowned champions that all their hard work and their dedication have borne fruit.”
The American Olympic gold medalist and member of the Nebraska engineering faculty, Curt Tomasevicz, gave the main addressDiscussing his trip as a football player Husker, Bobsledding and Bio-Génieur champion. He encouraged students to take risks and follow their dreams.
“Science is to experiment,” he said. “My advice is to try something new, to do this scary thing; She will open the doors and take you far away. ”
The Chancellor of the UNL Rodney D. Bennett made welcoming comments, advising students to “reach the ordinary to achieve something really extraordinary”.
One of the most prestigious science, technology, technology and mathematics competitions in the country, the scientific Olympiad brings together 120 college and secondary teams that have increased competition at the state level this spring. Practical events and rigorous laboratories led by experts from government agencies, higher universities, industry and the state of scientific Olympiads cover engineering, physics, epidemiology, astronomy, chemistry, robotics and coding. A complete list of recipients of the 2025 national tournament prize and the official tournament results, including an event score, is available here.
The other winners of the Top High School (Division C) at the National Tournament were:
- Second: Harriton High School, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
- Third: Mason High School, Mason, Ohio
- Fourth: Solon High School, Solon, Ohio
- Fifth: Troy High School, Fullerton, California
- Sixth: New Trier High School, Winnetka, Illinois
- Seventh: Madison West High School, Madison, Wisconsin
- Eighth: Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, California
- Ninth: Marquette University High School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 10th: Montgomery High School, Skillman, New Jersey
The other winners of the Top Middle School (Division B) at the National Tournament were:
- Second: Kennedy Middle School, Cupertino, California
- Third: Solon Middle School, Solon, Ohio
- Fourth: Basing Cedar Park, Cedar Park, Texas
- Fifth: Daniel Wright Junior High School, Lincolnshire, Illinois
- Sixth: Beckendorff Junior High School, Katy, Texas
- Seventh: Springhouse Middle School, Allentown, Pennsylvania
- Eighth: Hudson Middle School, Hudson, Ohio
- Ninth: Ladey School, St. Louis, Missouri
- 10th: Marie Murphy School, Wilmette, Illinois
Teams from the Catholic Intermediate School St. Joseph in Boisse, Idaho and CG Woodson High School in Fairfax, Virginia, won the science Olympiad Spirit Award (including $ 2000 for their team), which recognizes schools whose team members present the sporting spirit, teamwork, team spirit and respect that illustrates competition Olympiad Spirit of Science. In addition, Clague Middle School in Ann Arbor, Michigan and Lexington High School in Lexington, Massachusetts, won the Corteva Team Enterprise Award, recognizing performance in small groups by teams from the national tournament.
Before the tournament, five $ 10,000 founding scholarships were presented to the exceptional seniors of the secondary of science Olympiad USA Foundation: Daniel Saptari from Lexington High School in Lexington, Massachusetts; Joelle Cheeseman from Northwood High School in Irvine, California; Jos Buffington from Minnetonka high school in Excelsior, Minnesota; Hamza Amara from Naperville Central High School in Naperville, Illinois; And Misha Nasarpuri of Sunset High School in Portland, Oregon. Find out more about the scholarship and the founders – Gerard and Sharon Putz from Michigan and Jack Cairns of Delaware – can be found here.
Science Olympiad is supported nationally by science Olympiad USA Foundation, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, University of Southern California, Foundation Beforeor of the Universe of Learning, Ramboll, Cleveland -Cliffs Foundation, Corteva Agriscice, combined Federal campaign, double good foundation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Research, Codehs, Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge, Ingenius Prep, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, North American Association for Environmental Education, National Free Flight Society, Onshape, Prequel, Skyciv, Texas Instruments, TKS, University of Delaware, Catale, investment in communities, Yale Young Young Scholars, Japanese sciences, Mhub, Science, Sciences, Yale Young Scholars Global Scholars, Japan Science, Mhhhhus Club, Million Women Mentors, MXD, NBC Universal Foundation and Stemconnector.
The main local sponsors included the University of Nebraska – Lincoln and visit Lincoln. Additional support and installations were provided by the College of Engineering, College of Business, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education and Human Sciences, Campus Recreation, Unt Housing and Nebraska Athletics.