Three CV Science Teams Head to State Finals
Castro Valley Schools are heading to the Northern California Science Olympiad thanks to a strong showing from its high school and middle school teams on February 8.
Castro Valley High School, Alameda County’s defending champions, brought home its third-straight regional championship in dominant fashion. CVHS medaled in 19 out of 23 events and won 38 medals among its four teams.
The two teams from the middle school defending champions, Creekside Middle School, finished 3rd and 6th, while Canyon Middle School’s two teams picked up 2nd and 5th place, earning both schools a berth in the prestigious State tournament. Creekside and Canyon earned at least three medals in the Crime Busters, Experimental Design, Helicopter, Optics Reach for the Stars, Scrambler, and Tower events. Together, all three schools will compete on April 5 for the right to advance to the National finals in the most competitive state in the country.
Teams of 15 students compete in 23 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) events, ranging from Anatomy and Forensics to Entomology, Wind Power, and Experimental Design. Some events present students with a paper test, while others require them to perform a lab or build devices such as electric vehicles, Rube Goldberg devices, projectile launchers, helicopters, towers, or robots. What the events share is teammates who collaborate, solve problems creatively, and have fun.
The event at California State University East Bay included 32 middle school teams from 13 different schools and 39 high school teams from 17 schools in the county. More than 1,000 students were on 70 teams at the competition, part of the more than 6,000 teams participating in the nationwide Science Olympiad.
Castro Valley’s school science programs are celebrating their 12th year of promoting STEM activities. The district will host an Elementary School Science Olympiad competition on May 3.
For more information, please go to http://cvscience.us.
