Fourteen area schools face off on life, earth, space, engineering sciences, more
Area high school and middle school students will face off in scientific competition at Parkland College on Saturday, March 9 during the Central Illinois Regional Science Olympiad.
The annual event, which will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., will feature teams from 14 area schools. Contestants will use their problem solving skills and knowledge of scientific concepts in 30+ events throughout the day, including quiz show-style competitions and hands-on experiments and demonstrations. The students, who have been preparing for this event during the school year, will be tested on social, life, earth, space, and physical sciences, technology and engineering, and the inquiry and nature of science.
Winning teams will receive awards at a ceremony following the competition and will advance to the Illinois Science Olympiad, to be held April 20 at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Participating schools are:
Centennial High School
Champaign Central High School
Edison Middle School
Franklin Middle School
Glenn Raymond School
Jefferson Middle School
Mahomet Seymour HS
Neoga Jr.-Sr. High School
St. Matthew Catholic School
St. Thomas More
Tuscola Community High School
Unity High School
University Laboratory Hgh School
Urbana High School