The 2024 Western Illinois University Science Olympiad Regional competition took place on Saturday, February 19. Farmington Central Junior High placed 1st out of 4 teams in the B Division, and brought home the Division B Spirit Award. Farmington Central High School placed 3rd out of 12 teams in the C division, and accomplished this with only 9 students (out of a possible 15). Both teams qualified to participate in the state tournament, April 20, 2024 at the University of Illinois. The following students received medals for their exceptional work:
Division B:
Air Trajectory | Sofia Thrush & Claire Price | 1st |
Can't Judge a Powder | Henry Deppermann & Laynie Lekies | 2nd |
Crimebusters | Madelynn Vorgias & Ashlyn Brewer | 1st |
Disease Detectives | Ashlyn Brewer & Henry Deppermann | 1st |
Dynamic Planet | Madelynn Vorgias & Natalie Lynn | 2nd |
Experimental Design | Macy Phillips, Addison Martin & Natalie Lynn | 1st |
Flight | Ethan Lynn & Cody Lettow | 1st |
Fossils | Oksana Edwards & Norah Uptmor | 2nd |
Meterology | Addison Martin & Ava Lynn | 1st |
Microbe Mission | Madelynn Vorgias & Ashlyn Brewer | 1st |
Optics | Natalie Lynn & Addison Martin | 2nd |
Reach for the Stars | Macy Phillips & Natalie Lynn | 2nd |
Road Scholar | Claire Price & Sofia Thrush | 2nd |
Roller Coaster | Ethan Lynn & Ashlyn Brewer | 2nd |
Towers | Macy Phillips & Lielah Zacarias | 1st |
Wheeled Vehicle | Ava Lynn & Laynie Lekies | 1st |
Wind Power | Addison Martin & Macy Phillips | 2nd |
Write It Do It | Sofia Thrush & Claire Price | 2nd |
Division C:
Air Trajectory | Anthony Zotto & Jackson Gilmore | 3rd |
Anatomy & Physiology | Anthony Zotto & Jackson Gilmore | 3rd |
Codebusters | Anthony Zotto & Jackson Gilmore | 4th |
Detector Building | Carson Horn & Cooper Price | 3rd |
Disease Detectives | Mya Jones | 5th |
Dynamic Planet | Cooper Price & Carson Horn | 4th |
Experimental Design | Ethan Martin, Laila Irvin & Alina Mowen | 4th |
Fermi Questions | Ethan Martin & Ryan Helle | 3rd |
Flight | Anthony Zotto & Jackson Gilmore | 1st |
Geologic Mapping | Mya Jones | 4th |
Microbe Mission | Ryan Helle | 5th |
Robot Tour | Ethan Martin | 2nd |
Scrambler | Carson Horn & Cooper Price | 2nd |
Tower | Carson Horn & Cooper Price | 1st |
Wind Power | Ethan Martin | 1st |