Indian Hill students prepare for State Science Olympiad Competition

Science Olympiad

The Indian Hill School District will be cheering on students from both Indian Hill Middle School and Indian Hill High School who each earned a spot to compete at the Science Olympiad State Competition on April 10. The students advanced after an excellent performance during the Science Olympiad Regional Competition held virtually on March 6.

Indian Hill Middle School (IHMS)
One team from IHMS went up against 33 teams in the regionals, and they placed 15th. The IHMS students who placed up to 15th place in their individual events included:

Events
• Daniel Choi and Hollis Chan - 8th Place in Anatomy and Physiology
• Caroline Brown and Raffi Hagopian - 10th Place in Crime Busters
• Grace Zhou and Myriam Corrales - 13th Place in Disease Detectives
• Grace Zhou and Myriam Corrales - 11th Place in Experimental Design
• Grace Zhou and Caroline Brown - 12th Place in Fossils
• Grace Zhou and Caroline Brown - 15th Place in Heredity
• Bradan Kramer and Raffi Hagopian - 14th Place in Machines
• Bradan Kramer and Caroline Brown - 15th Place in Road Scholar
• Hollis Chan and Raffi Hagopian - 10th Place in Write It CAD It

Indian Hill High School (IHHS)
Two teams from IHHS competed against 47 teams in the regionals, and they placed 11th and 24th. The IHHS students who placed up to 10th place in their individual events included:

Events
• Amitesh Verma and Maya Anderson - 4th Place in Anatomy and Physiology
• Elsa Zhou and Joy On - 8th Place in Astronomy
• Faye Hardek and Will Ford - 9th Place in Designer Genes
• Kate McGrath and Sophia Liu - 6th Place in Disease Detectives
• Claron Wang and Eshaan Gandhi - 10th Place in Dynamic Planet
• Sarah Grace Brown and Sophia Zou - 7th Place in Geologic Mapping
• Elsa Zhou and Joy On - 6th Place in Ornithology
• Amitesh Verma, Faye Hardek, and Will Ford - 9th in Protein Modeling
• Jessica Budde and Nikki Kode - 8th Place in Sounds of Music
• Jenny Zhang and Olivia Wang - 10th Place in Sounds of Music
• Amitesh Verma and Will Ford – 3rd Place in Write It CAD It

“We are so proud of these students who navigated unusual circumstances in a virtual environment to come out of the regional event ready to head to state,” said Indian Hill High School Biology and Watershed teacher Kaitlin Shurts. “We can’t wait to see how they do at the state level, and we will be cheering them on.”