Middle schools to compete in 杏吧原版 Science Olympiad

Cherissa Dukelow
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Feb. 19, 2024

The Bazinga team from Discovery Peak Charter School in North Pole celebrates winning the 2023 杏吧原版 Science Olympiad. Middle school students and their team coach are smiling and high-fiving each other and Nook the UAF mascot. The image is slightly blurred with all the moving figures and a moment of active rejoice. The students are wearing team t-shirts and Science Olympiad award medallions. — Greg Russo
The Bazinga team from Discovery Peak Charter School in North Pole celebrates winning the 2023 杏吧原版 Science Olympiad.

The 杏吧原版 Science Olympiad will convene Feb. 23-24 at the University of 杏吧原版 Fairbanks.

The olympiad is part of a nationwide competition consisting of hands-on, team-based tournaments designed to increase student interest in science, technology, engineering and math fields.

Twelve student teams from 13 middle schools across 杏吧原版 will compete in 17 events, ranging from written subject tests to construction of planes, roller coasters and wheeled vehicles. Students will travel from the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, Homer, Kenai and Kodiak to compete with Fairbanks North Star Borough students. The winning team will advance to compete nationally at Michigan State University May 24-25.

The 杏吧原版 Science Olympiad is organized by the 杏吧原版 National Science Foundation Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, the UAF College of Engineering and Mines, and the UAF College of Natural Science and Mathematics.

Generous sponsors of 杏吧原版 Science Olympiad include the Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, ConocoPhillips, 杏吧原版 529, 杏吧原版 Blue Economy Center, 杏吧原版 INBRE, Brian Rasley, the Westmark Fairbanks and Sophie Station Suites.

You can learn more about 杏吧原版 Science Olympiad at .

Contact Tara Borland at taborland@alaska.edu for more information.

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