Meads Mill Science Olympiad Team Won 4th Place in National Tournament

Leaping from last year’s 7th place finish to this year’s 4th place at Science Olympiad National Tournament, Meads Mill Middle School’s Science Olympiad Team “Rocks” Wright State University!  For details visit http://www.soinc.org/2013_national_tournament

Meads Mill Middle School Science Olympiad team traveled to Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, on May 17-18 to compete against 59 of the country’s other best Science Olympiad middle school teams in biology, chemistry, earth science, astronomy, physics, and technology.  Events like Boomilever (an optimized cantilever like wood structure to hold load), Mission Possible (Rube Goldberg-like device), Helicopters (a rubber band powered flying object), Shock Value, Sounds of Music, Rocks and Minerals, Rotor Egg Drop (helicopter type device to safely transport a raw chicken egg from a given height to the floor), Sound of Music (music played by own build instruments), Forestry, Water Quality, Heredity, and Anatomy are just a few of the 23 events in which the team competed.  Nearly 7000 teams in 50 states participated in the program through the season.  For more information on Science Olympiad and other events, visit www.soinc.org

It Takes A Village. Meads Mill Science Olympiad team placed first at the Michigan State competition on April 28 in MSU, E. Lansing. Students were excited to represent the state of Michigan knowing that they were now headed to Nationals competition. 
 http://northville.patch.com/blog_posts/meads-mill-team-heading-to-2013-s.... The students willing and eager to step up their studying, rose to the challenge! Heartfelt thanks to all parent mentors and coaches whose support made the “Mission Possible”! 

Meads Mill Middle School’s principal, Dr. Sue Meyer declares, “Student participation in Science Olympiad has given our students the opportunity to work together as they develop their critical thinking skills, creativity, discipline and leadership.  The students not only propose solutions, they apply their theories, testing them and learning to adjust their thinking.  At the national competition, the students have the opportunity to meet students from all over the country, as well as see how many different ways one can approach the same challenge.  This is an important skill they will take into their futures.”

Science Olympiad is the nation’s most exciting K-12 science competition, changing the world through science!  “The students competing in the 29th
annual Science Olympiad National Tournament are some of our nation's brightest
young minds,” a message from Wright State University President, David R.
Hopkins, opened the evening on campus at the Science Olympiad National
Tournament 2013 Awards Ceremony.   Opening ceremonies keynote speaker, Tom Lange of Proctor and Gamble, shared his experience and expertise during the Opening Ceremonies on the evening of the 17th.  He joined Procter & Gamble in
May 1978, as a Product Technical Engineer and spent his 34 year career modeling
and simulating formulations, products and production systems—from how hot air
roasts peanuts and coffee, to how baby sizes affect diaper leaks. 

Science Olympiad shared Wright State University's generosity with several winning students on first place teams receiving scholarships.  Lockheed Martin contributed a Spirit Award to each team who exemplified good sportsmanship, team collaboration and school spirit.

Our heartfelt thanks go out to Ford Motor Company, General Motor Co, DatafactZ, HP, Reliable Software Resources Inc. General Electric Company, and Prudential Insurance for their generous support and sponsorship.  Their donated items that attracted many students from other states and make the “Swap Meet” at Meads Mill booth the top place!

Meads Mill team took three giant steps from last year’s 7th place finish to this year’s 4th place finish! The team members: Amy Z, Angela, Austin, Carolyn, Himansu, Kailyn, Krithik, Larry, Michael, Nicholas, Sanjana, Sahil, Sai, Harshita, Tanai, Amy A, Bhavyashree, all played their part in improving Meads Mill’s national standing.  The Experiment Design event team brought home the 1st place award, which qualify the students receive top scholarship for their achievement.

Meads Mill Middle School Science Olympiad team encourages all interested middle school students to join the team in the fall.

Congratulations Meads Mill Science Olympiad Team!