B-Spa Science Olympiad Team Headed to State Competition
Members of the Ballston Spa High School Science Olympiad team pose with their medals after competing in the Capital Region Science Olympiad Tournament. Photo provided.
BALLSTON SPA — The Ballston Spa High School Science Olympiad squad recently placed 3rd out of 19 teams at the Capital Region Science Olympiad Tournament. The successful finish qualifies them for the New York State competition at LeMoyne College on March 21 and 22.
Ballston Spa students won medals in 18 out of 22 events and finished first twice. The first-place medal winners and their respective events include Lucas Guest and Tina Marie Mullins in “Anatomy & Physiology,” and Kayleigh Cassels and Molly Kaatz in “Bungee Drop”.
The Science Olympiad tournament is a rigorous, academic, interscholastic competition that consists of a series of individual and team events. The events are balanced between the various science disciplines of biology, earth science, chemistry, physics, computers, and technology.