On Saturday, December 7, the Belleville Science Olympiad Team competed at 13th Annual Boyceville Invitational Tournament. Nearly 60 different schools competed in this competition- 32 at the high school level, with 19 at the middle school level. This included teams from four states. The Belleville Platinum Team placed 5th overall and 2nd in Division 2 behind host Boyceville. However, when compared only to other small schools, Belleville beat Boyceville!
Perhaps equally impressive was an older couple at Fazoli’s on the return trip commenting to Coach Smith how impressed they were with our students' behavior!
RESULTS
1st PlaceDetector Building: James Gustafson and Carson Heller
Disease Detectives: Emma Anson and Risandi Bartle
Experimental Design: Emma Anson, Hansi Bartle, and Elise Medenwald
Machines (JV): Matt Loshaw and Cole Monroe
Protein Modeling: Roxana Grunenwald, Gina Salmela, and Mason Schwoegler
Robo Cross (1st overall for the entire tournament): Hansi Bartle and Logan Niesen
Solar Power: James Gustafson and Jack Nolden
Write It Do It (Trial Event): Hailey Butenhoff and Erin Przybyl
2nd Place
Code Busters: Gianna Diaz, Jacob Kean, Jack Nolden
Designer Genes: Roxana Grunenwald and Elise Medenwald
Dynamic Planet: Emma Anson and Zach Thole
Forensics: Risandi Bartle and Roxana Grunenwald
Fossils: Emma Anson and Gianna Diaz
Geologic Mapping: Mason Schwoegler and Zach Thole
Horticulture: Katie Bowers and Zach Thole
Machines: Carson Heller and Jack Nolden
Mystery Design: Hansi Bartle and Mason Schwoegler
Ornithology: Gianna Diaz and Jacob Kean
3rd Place
Astronomy (JV): Tyler Beyer and Christian Hakala
Chemistry Lab: Gianna Diaz and Jack Nolden
Gravity Vehicle: Carson Heller and Logan Niesen
Horticulture (JV): Matt Loshaw and Cole Monroe
Ping Pong Parachute: Logan Niesen and Gina Salmela
Sounds of Music (JV): Andy Lloyd and Cole Monroe
4th Place
Astronomy: Roxana Grunenwald and Jacob Kean
Circuit Lab: James Gustafson and Zachary Thole
Detector Building (JV): Tyler Beyer and Matt Loshaw
Geocaching: Jack Nolden and Zach Thole
Ornithology (JV): Tony Diaz and Jeremy Matteson
Sounds of Music: Jacob Kean and Mason Schwoegler
Water Quality: Katie Bowers and Zachary Thole
5th Place
Code Busters (JV): Skyler Beyer, Jeremy Matteson, and Jordyn Roberts
Dynamic Planet (JV): Hailey Butenhoff and Miles Fahey
Water Quality (JV): Tony Diaz and Jordyn Roberts
6th Place
Boomilever: Hansi Bartle and Logan Niesen
Geocaching (JV): Tony Diaz and Josh Kean
Horticulture (JV): Josh Kean and Jordan Wilder
