The Lehman Catholic 2023-24 Science Olympiad team competed in the Science Olympiad Regional on Saturday, March 16. Lehman’s team, consisting of 15 students, competed in 23 events and placed in 10 of those events. The team placed seventh out of twelve teams and narrowly missed qualifying for the state competition by only 18 points.
The following Lehman Catholic students placed in the top 6, earning a medal at the Science Olympiad Regional.
Elizabeth Hughes and Emma Largent (pictured above) — Write it, Do it, 3rd place
Jack Earhart and Ryan Meyer — Fermi Questions, 4th place
Alex Goubeaux and Ryan Meyer — Microbe Mission, 4th place
Valerie Rindler and Emma Largent — Optics, 4th place
Jack Earhart and Alex Goubeaux — Detector Building, 5th place
Mara O’Leary and Emilee VanSkiver — Anatomy and Physiology, 6th place
Emilee VanSkiver and Jack Meyer — Chemistry Lab, 6th place
Adam Flood and Anna Minneci — Robot Tour, 6th place
Jack Earhart and Adam Flood — Scrambler, 6th place
Adam Flood and O’Keefe Cooper — Wind Power, 6th place
Other team members: Isabel Flores, Calvin Linson, and Connor Stephenson.
Sister Ginny Scherer coordinates the Lehman Catholic Science Olympiad program. Olympiad coaches who graciously volunteer their time are Tracy Hall, Tom Frantz, Jim Hemm, Tom Largent, Michael Largent, Scott Streng, and Kim Wenning.
Along with the Lehman Catholic Science Department, grants from the Steve Wenning Memorial and Sister Elise helped to fund this year’s Science Olympiad program.
Congratulations!