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Westminster College will host more than 900 students from more than 50 area schools at the Northwestern Regional Science Olympiad competition on Friday, April 7.
The competition runs from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. and features middle school and high school students' science projects and experiments. Disease Detective, Food Science, Sounds of Music and Can't Judge a Powder are just four of the highly-visual experiments that will be educational as well as fun for spectators.
The competitions balance students' knowledge of facts, concepts, processes and applications, as well as their skills. The focus throughout the competition is on learning, participating, interacting, having fun, and developing team spirit.
Middle and junior high schools competing are: Brookville Area, Butler, Clarion, Cochranton, DuBois, Indiana Area, Kane Area, Laurel, New Castle Christian Academy, North East, Redbank Valley, Ridgway Area, Riverside, Rochester, Sewickly Academy, Shady Side Academy, St. Ursula, St. Vitus, Union, and West Allegheny.
High schools competing are: Ambridge, Bethel Park, Brookville Area, Clarion Area, Cochranton Area, DuBois, Franklin Area, Indiana Area, Kane Area, Keystone Oaks, Laurel, Maplewood, Montour, Neshannock, North Allegheny, North East, Oil City, Penns Manor, Quaker Valley, Redbank Valley, Ridgway Area, Saegertown, Seneca, Shady Side Academy, St. Mary's Area, Union, Warren Area, and West Allegheny.
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 Dr. Martha Joseph, associate professor of chemistry at Westminster College and director of the event, at (724) 946-7295 or e-mail josephm@westminster.edu or Doreen Matune at (724) 946-7121 or e-mail matunedm@westminster.edu. Or visit the website: http://www.westminster.edu/Acad/dean/olymp.cfm.
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Theatre Westminster hosted the third annual high school One-Act Festival Monday, Jan. 29, at Beeghly Theater.
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Westminster College students Amber Scalfari and Ian Turner performed a scene from Chekov's The Bear at the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Competition held Jan. 2-6 in Pittsburgh.
The Westminster College Preschool Lab will dedicate its new playground facility Monday, Sept. 29, at 4 p.m. in room 145 of the Hoyt Science Resources Center.
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