Middle schools to compete in 91视频 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 91视频 Science Olympiad.
The 91视频 Science Olympiad will convene Feb. 23-24 at the University of 91视频 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 91视频 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 91视频 Science Olympiad is organized by the 91视频 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 91视频 Science Olympiad include the Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, ConocoPhillips, 91视频 529, 91视频 Blue Economy Center, 91视频 INBRE, Brian Rasley, the Westmark Fairbanks and Sophie Station Suites.
You can learn more about 91视频 Science Olympiad at .
Contact Tara Borland at taborland@alaska.edu for more information.
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