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Home > Blogs > Hamilton Schools News and Issues > Archives > 2011 > December > 06 > Entry

Hamilton City Schools 2011-2012 Science Olympiad Results

By Richard O Jones | Tuesday, December 6, 2011, 06:14 PM

Hamilton City Schools 2011 - 2012 Science Olympiad Results

Over 700 eighth and ninth graders from Garfield and Wilson Junior High Schools, and the Hamilton Freshman School entered the Science Olympiad held at the Hamilton Freshman School on December 3, 2011. Each student could enter up to 3 of the 22 events created by Hamilton City School teachers and run by teachers and volunteer students from Hamilton High School and Miami University.

Winners received medals and the - First place team in each event received $25 from the Hamilton Rotary Club. The following students placed in their events.

1. Airlane Drop - ninth grade students create a glider that is dropped from a height and the distance traveled is measured.

   • First HFS - David Ortiz
   • Second HFS - Michael Gibson and Chris Trammel
   • Third HFS - Andrea Bussel and Alex Harrison

2. Balloon Float - Students calculate the mass needed to control the rise of a helium balloon.

   • First Wilson - Levi Stewart
   • Second HFS - Courtney Mathis
   • Third HFS - Ryan Southard

3. Bridge Building - eighth grade students design and build the lightest bridge made of wood,
   capable of supporting a given load over a given span.

   • First Wilson - Emily Riffell and Amy Schultheiss
   • Second Wilson - Jonathan Flannery
   • Third Wilson - Jimmy Wyrick and Travis Owens

4. Crack Up - ninth grade students construct an egg protection device from designated materials.

   • First HFS - Keith Waltner
   • Second HFS - Courtney Mathis
   • Third HFS - Emily Robinson and Breanna Rodriguez
   • Third HFS - Cooper Osborne and Brandon Thomas

5. Egg Drop - eighth grade students construct an egg protection device from designated materials.

   • First Wilson - Tyler Hannah and Ryan Robinson
   • Second Wilson - Brooks Robinson and Noah Russel
   • Third Wilson - DJ Bailey and Mark Sturgill

6. Eggstraction - students build a device to remove an egg from the center of an 8m circle.

   • First. Wilson - Lauren Rogers
   • Second Wilson - Brittany Massey and Jennie Holland
   • Third HFS - Hope McClain and Morgan Stitsinger

7. Hot, Hot, Hot - Students create a device capable of keeping the temperature of water steady.

   • First - HFS - Megan Brown
   • Second - HFS - Destiny Curry and Megan Witte
   • Third - HFS - Robert Church and Lucia Razo

8. Metric Mystery - Students estimate and measure using the Metric System.

   • First HFS - Kaitlin Buttery and Heather Sunberg
   • Second HFS - Dallas Robinson and Jalen Johnson
   • Third Garfield - Jordan James

9. Mission Possible - Students design and build a “Rube - Goldberg” type device of simple machines through which balls move and create energy transfers.

   • First HFS - Nathan Hymer
   • Second HFS - Olivia Castillo and Veda Morrison
   • Third HFS - Laura Wolf

10. Mousetrap Car - Students construct a mousetrap powered car to specifications in the rules.

    • First Wilson - Emily Riffell and Amy Schultheiss
    • Second HFS - Ali Isgro and Jillian Lancaster
    • Third Garfield - Zach Southerland and Liam Turman

11. Mystery Architecture - Students build a structure that can be tested, given a supply of building materials. This year it was a tower of straws holding a tennis ball.

    • First HFS - Troy Janutolo and Caleb Day
    • Second Garfield - Savannah Bryant and Kristie Combs
    • Third Garfield - Jeremy Waltz

12. Paper Planes - eighth grade students constructed 3 planes to test distance, flight time & accuracy.

    • First Wilson - Tyler Spencer
    • Second Wilson - Franklin McNeil
    • Third Wilson - Evan Lee and Phillip Schilling

13. Ramp It Up - eighth grade students create a ramp from paper and tape that will roll a ping pong ball for the longest time.

    • First Garfield - Brooklyn Newman
    • Second Wilson - Caleb Durbin and Cameron Clark
    • Third Garfield - Gedeon Ndonga and Caden Reister

14. Robo - Billiards - Students design and build a single robot capable of placing standard
    billiard balls into containers located at each corner of a square table.

    • First HFS - Jacob Stewart and Hunter Meece
    • Second HFS - Jordan Reed and Tyler Vieira
    • Third. HFS and WilSon - Katelyn Overby and Matthew Overby

15. Rock Band - Students build 2 musical instruments, demonstrate their use, and play a pre - assigned song.

    • First HFS - Will George and Libby Sams
    • Second HFS - Rachel Forsythe and Stephanie Kennedy
    • Third Wilson - Kyle Gardner and Erika McCreavy

16. Roller Coaster - ninth grade students build a roller coast that will allow a marble to travel for the longest time.

    • First - HFS - Olivia Castillo
    • Second - HFS - Sandra Onate and Libby Sams
    • Third - HFS - Alex Sprague and Riley Ingle

17. Tower Building - ninth grade students design and build the lightest tower made of wood,
    capable of supporting a given load.

    • First HFS - Tristen Fields and Hailey Roberts
    • Second HFS - Jared Dollenmeyer and Michael Hubbard
    • Third HFS - Tyler Vieira and Jordan Reed

18. Trajectory - Teams construct an elastic device capable of launching a ball into a pair of target areas.

    • First HFS - Jeremy Brown and Malachai Dakin
    • Second Garfield - Zach Rothert and Alberto Zapata
    • Third Garfield - Jorges Flores

19. Trivia Challenge - Pairs of students compete in a “Password” type science trivia game.

    • First HFS - Tyler Vieira and Alex Sprague
    • Second HFS - Alex Newsom and Ryan Moore
    • Third HFS - Veda Morrison and Abby Tompkins

20. Write It, Do It - One team member describes, on paper, an “object” constructed by the coach and the partner attempts to recreate it based on the description.

    • First HFS - Sydney Singleton and Tristan Sloan
    • Second Wilson - Suzy Cook and Caleb Simmons
    • Third HFS - Zach Simpson and Alex Henderson

21. What are you trying to tell me? - Students analyze data tables, charts, graphs and maps.

    • First Garfield - Megan Erpelding
    • Second Garfield - Tony Edwards and Zach Culbertson
    • Third Garfield - Rebeccah Taylor and Auviance Cardwell
    • Third HFS - John Winterod and Jackson Day

22. Surfing the Net - Students demonstrate skill and knowledge related to browsing the internet to find information.

    • First HFS - Jennifer Dully and Maggie Kadle
    • Second HFS - Megan Scalf
    • Third HFS - Paul Carlisle and Matt Strobl

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