Science Olympiad
The Science Olympiad is a national competition where high school students compete against other schools in science and technology based events in groups of 2 or 3 students. These events range from written tests to lab practical to demonstration of prebuilt devices. In February 2025 PYA students competed in the Midwestern Regional, which is all participating schools in the Rochester area regardless of school size. Our team started preparing for this competition at the beginning of November 2024 and has been working hard for 3 months to put forth the amazing performance that they did on Saturday February 1, 2025.
Results:
Astronomy (Ian Thompson & Rhiannon LyonSmith)
Bungee Drop (Annika Reinard & Ethan VanDelinder)
Codebusters (Zoe Anderson, Colin Alexander, & Bright Robak)
Ecology (Ryan Creary & Ian Thompson)
Electric Vehicle (Amanda Smith & Annika Reinard)
Geologic Mapping (Ethan VanDelinder & Annika Reinard)
Helicopter (Nathaniel Chaffee & VanDelinder)
Material Science (Nathaniel Chaffee & Kennedy Mumby)
Optics (Erin Clancy & Bright Robak)
Robot Tour (Erin Clancy & Amanda Smith)
Tower (Bright Robak & Colin Alexander)
12 out of our 14 students earned at least one medal over the weekend. As a team, PYA students took home thier first ever team trophy for finishing 6th place across all 23 events as a result of months of hard work.
Advisor: Mr. Kraemer