SCIENCE OLYMPIAD

New Providence Middle School's Science Olympiad team wrapped up their very successful year 2 weeks back at Morris Essex county college in the state finals. After placing third in the Union County competition, they were invited to compete in the state competition. Students competed against the best of the best in multiple events related to science. " It is a great experience and I am glad to have had the opportunity to compete," said Garrett Pope, one of the team members who placed in the state finals. Other team members including Laila Stedman, Johnny Shahpazian, Rohan Mallya, Colin Forbes, Mark Vandermewre, Peter House, Cindy Weng, Saad Kahn, Mingyao Xiao, and many others earned the opportunity to bring home a winning medal.

• Experimental Design - 4th placeStudents: Ivan Wolanski, Laila Stedman, and Rohan Mallya

• Forestry - 3rd placeStudents: Cindy Wang, Annie Zhou

• Helicopters - 4th placeStudents: Peter House, Johnny Shahpazian

• Keep the Heat - 6th placeStudents: Tim Charatan, Annie Zhou

• Microbe Mission - 8th placeStudents: Mingyao Xiao and Cindy Wang

• Meteorology - 1st placeStudents: Mingyao Xiao and Rohan Mallya

• Optics - 7th placeStudents: Kevin Dakow, Laila Stedman

• Picture This - 6th placeStudents: Garrett Pope, Colin Forbes, Mark Van Der Merwe

• Water Quality - 8th placeStudents: Laila Stedman, David Hau