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Students earn gold at Lauralton Science Olympics

Posted on Oct 15, 2007

Middle school girls from throughout Connecticut spent a recent Saturday launching plastic bottles from hula hoops and creating erupting volcanoes at Lauralton Hall’s annual fall Science Olympics.

With the help of Lauralton faculty and students, participants “competed” in problem-solving events related to meteorology, geology, chemistry, physic, biology, pharmacology and more. Students worked in teams, with the winners as follows:
      
In the 8th grade category
1st place: Acid Rain from East Haven Academy in East Haven: Kathy Xu, Asia Clinton, Amanda Sorsiri and Megan Pearce.

2nd place: Cosmos Girls from Cross Middle School in Bridgeport: Sha’Qwaya Dawkins, Sebrina Taylor and Tayanira Martinez.

3rd place: “Super Science Monkeys” from Our Lady of Fatima in Norwalk: Katie Allen and Cassidy Allen.
      
In the 7th grade category
1st place: Little Einsteins from St. Jude in Monroe: Kacie Rogers, Katelynn Logie, Carly Logie and Emily Pisciotta.

2nd place: Bill Nye Babes: Jordan Kovacs and Chelsea Wade from Shelton Intermediate School; Jill Murray and Mary Virasak from Hillcrest Middle School in Trumbull.

3rd place: The Atoms: Catherine Przybylowski from Harry Bailey Middle School in West Haven; Brianna Chiaraluce, Olivia Numa and Alexis Goodhue from St. Lawrence in West Haven
      
In the 6th grade category
1st place: The Tyrrell Tornadoes from Tyrrell Middle School in Wolcott: Tracey Herbert, Samantha Collette, Rebecca Dupre and Erica Bolduc.

2nd place: The Tyrrell Twisters from Tyrrell Middle School in Wolcott: Samantha Biolo, Jessica Biolo, Melissa Biolo and Emily Brown.

3rd place: The Nutty Professors: Claire Turner from Our Lady of Fatima in Norwalk; Katie Krygowski from St. Jude in Monroe
      
Combined grades category
1st place: The WisNERDS from Walsh Intermediate School in Branford: Stephanie Baldwin, Sreedevi Damodar, Alexis Ammerer, Ashley Yoon and Mirai Hashimoto.

2nd place: “Team #2” from St. Martin de Porres in New Haven: Cherry Ghear, Timesha Conyers-Hapes, Akayla Aurielle McKinnie and Xena Maria Cordero.

3rd place: Hot Bunsen Burners: Jessica Byrnes, Lexi Casella and Nadia Oberson from St. Lawrence in Shelton; Julia Elia from Christian Heritage in Milford.

Lauralton Hall hosts Science Olympics twice each year. The spring “games” are scheduled for May 17, 2008. Any schools, students or teachers interested in learning more should contact Susan Cavar at scavar@lauraltonhall.org.



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