On Saturday, February 1, Belleville High School's Science Olympiad Team competed in the regional competition at Edgewood High School. The Wildcats placed 2nd overall competing against top-notch competition from 14 other schools that included Argyle, Cambridge, Edgewood, Madison Country Day, Madison LaFollette, Madison Memorial, Madison West, Marshall, Monona Grove, Mount Horeb, Oregon, Platteville, Sun Prairie, and Waunakee.
Coach Smith's team enjoyed an enormous amount of individual success. This included:
1st Place Awards
- Code Busters: Gianna Diaz, Jacob Kean, and Jack Nolden
- Geocaching: Jack Nolden and Gina Salmela
- Horticulture: Katie Bowers and Zach Thole
- Mystery Design: Hansi Bartle and Mason Schwoegler
- Protein Modeling: Roxana Grunenwald, Gina Salmela, and Mason Schwoegler
- Robo Cross: Hansi Bartle and Logan Niesen
- Wright Stuff: Hansi Bartle and Logan Niesen
2nd Place Awards
- Boomilever: Hansi Bartle and Logan Niesen
- Circuit Lab: James Gustafson and Zach Thole
- Detector Building: James Gustafson and Carson Heller
- Experimental Design: Emma Anson, Hansi Bartle, and Elise Medenwald
- Forensics: Roxana Grunenwald and Alex Steckelis
- Gravity Vehicle: Carson Heller and Logan Niesen
- Machines: Carson Heller and Jack Nolden
- Solar Polar: James Gustafson and Jack Nolden
3rd Place Awards
- Astronomy: James Gustafson and Jacob Kean
- Designer Genes: Roxana Grunenwald and Elise Medenwald
- Dynamic Planet: Emma Anson and Zach Thole
- Ornithology: Gianna Diaz and Jacob Kean
- Ping Pong Parachute: Logan Niesen and Gina Salmela
- Water Quality: Katie Bowers and Zach Thole
4th Place Awards
- Chemistry Lab: Jacob Kean and Jack Nolden
- Fossils: Emma Anson and Gianna Diaz
- Geologic Mapping: Mason Schwoegler and Zach Thole
These Wildcats will look to improve before their next invitational at Slinger on March 14.
