Science Olympiad Teams Perform Well in Regionals

Tandem's Science Olympiad teams labored hard at the Charlottesville Regional Tournament on February 15, putting in several hours of hard work by participating in 19 events of competitive science. Tandem's Division B (middle school) team competed against 23 other teams representing a total of 11 other schools while Tandem's two Division C (high school) teams competed against 22 other teams representing 13 other schools. This represented a significant increase in the number of high schools attending the Charlottesville Regional Tournament and the competition was fierce. Due to the increase in competitors, only the top 50% of schools could qualify for the state competition (6 Division B schools and 7 Division C schools).
 
Tandem's efforts were rewarded at the awards ceremony with medals in several events for Division C (details below): 
 
Division C medals:
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Ping-Pong Parachute: 3rd place medal (Dylan Peifer & Patrick Jabalee-Farrell) 
 
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Anatomy & Physiology: 5th place medal (Daisy Schult & Sophie Farr)
Astronomy: 5th place medal (Ethan Barnes & Jimmy Zheng)
Boomilever: 5th place medal (Nathan Stevenson & Josh Warren)
Forensics: 3rd place medal (Leah Gunnoe & Sophie Stevenson)
Ornithology: 2nd place medal (Ethan Barnes & Jimmy Zheng )
Ping-Pong Parachute: 1st place medal (Sophie Stevenson & Xu Xu)

However, based on the preliminary results Tandem will sadly not earn an invitation to the state tournament. To determine whether a school earned a qualifying spot, the best team score earned by the school was compared to the best team score earned by each other school to create a ranked list (out of 12 for Division B and out of 14 for Division C). Tandem earned a rank of 12/12 in Division B (ranks 1-6 qualify for the state tournament in Division B) and 8/14 in Division C (ranks 1-7 qualify for the state tournament in Division C). 
 
Sophie Stevenson, Ethan Barnes, and Jimmy Zheng each earned medals in two out of the three events they competed in. Tandem showed dominating performance in the Division C Ping-Pong Parachute event, taking 1st and 3rd place. Well done, Tandem scientists and team mentors Alex Siragy and Christine Putnam!!
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