Science Olympiad Attract Over 900 High School Students to Westminster College

Westminster College will host more than 900 students from 60 schools for the Northwest Regional Science Olympiad March 30.

This day-long event features student science projects from middle and high school students. Experiments include the bottle rock, cell biology, "Cow-a-Bungie," egg drop, disease detective, science crime buster and a variety of others.

Schools participating are: Apollo-Ridge High School, Brockway Area High School, Brookville Area Junior and Senior High Schools, Butler Junior and Senior High Schools, Cambridge Springs Junior High School, Clarion Area Junior and Senior High Schools, Cochranton High School, Community County Day School, Community Preparatory, DuBois Area Middle and High Schools, Elderton Junior High School, Fairview High School, Ford City High School, Franklin Area High School, Grove City High School, Indiana Junior and Senior High School, Kane Area Middle and High School, Kittanning High School, Laurel Junior and Senior High School, Maplewood Junior High School, Montour High School, Neshannock High School, New Castle Christian Academy, North Allegheny High School, North Clarion County Junior and Senior High Schools, North East Middle and High Schools, Oil City Middle and High Schools, Penns Manor Junior and Senior High School, Plum Junior High School, Punxsutawney Area High School, Quaker Valley Middle School, Redbank Valley Area Schools, Riverside Middle and High Schools, Sagertown Junior and Senior High Schools, Seneca High School, St. Marys Area Middle and High Schools, St. Stephen School, St. Ursula School, Taylor Allderdice High School, Titusville Middle School, Union Junior and Senior High Schools, Venango Christian High School, Warren Area High School, and West Allegheny Middle and High Schools.

The Science Olympiad is an international non-profit organization devoted to improving the quality of science education, increasing student interest in science, and providing recognition for outstanding achievement in science education by both teachers and students. The Science Olympiad tournaments are rigorous academic interscholastic competitions that consist of a series of individual and team events, which students prepare during the year.

For more information, contact Linda Volpe, assistant to the dean at Westminster College and co-coordinator of the event, at (724) 946-7120, or visit the website www.westminster.edu/acad/dean/olympiad.htm.