Woodbury School’s Science Olympiad team won its second consecutive regional championship and took home fifteen medals (including six first places) from the tournament held at Cleveland State University on February 17. The team competed in 24 different science-related events.

Team members included: Vicky Carballo, Periodic Table and Science Bowl; Ritam Chakraborty, Amphibians and Reptiles and Reflection Relay; Arnaldo Deane, Bird ID and Bridge Building; Linda Fan, Write it Do it and Science Bowl; Tiara Freeman-Sargeant, Mystery Powders and What Went By; Adam Friedman, Ready, Aim Fire and What Went By; Sam Gao, Egg Drop and Ready, Aim Fire; Shree Hariprasad, Amphibians and Reptiles and Periodic Table; Nick Haubrich, Circuit Wizardry, Bird ID and Weather or Not; Anna Hundert, Rock Hound and Starry Starry Night; Tim Jones, Periodic Table, Science Bowl; Kathleen Kalafatis, Periodic Table, Pentathlon; Clara Kao, Mystery Powders, Rock Hound, and Keys; Teja Kasturi, Keys, Starry Starry Night; Crystal Kong, Leaf and Tree, Write it Do it; Matt Langhinrichs, Simple Machines and Zowie Metrics; Otto Lyon, Aerodynamics, Bridge Building; Danny McCallum, Aerodynamics and Egg Drop; Rodney McFall, Mystery Event, Pentathlon; Jeremy McMillan, Don’t Bug Me, Zowie Metrics; Nora Ragab, Mystery Event and Pentathlon; Evan Seballos, Leaf and Tree and A is for Anatomy; LJ Shelven, Circuit Wizardry and Reflection Relay; Josh Schultheiss, Science Bowl and Pentathlon; AJ Yule, Reflection Relay, Simple Machines and Weather or Not; Colin Yule, Don’t Bug Me and A is for Anatomy.

First place medals were earned in the categories of Circuit Wizardry, Keys, Mystery Powders, A is for Anatomy, Rock Hound, and Bridge Building. The coaches who helped prepare the students for the competition are: Jason Bednar, Katherine Brewster, Amy Brodsky, James Carter, Crystal Hayduk, Carol Hochman, and Cynthia Topchian. Parents Diane Kasprowicz, Sandy Seballos, and Bruce Yule also assisted.

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