La Lumiere School’s Science Olympiad team traveled to Goshen College in Goshen, Ind. on Saturday, Feb. 13 to compete in the Indiana Science Olympiad Regional Tournament. La Lu competed against 12 teams in 23 science events and earned second place overall.
The team earned first place in five events, second place in five events, and third place in three events. This honor qualifies the team to participate in the Indiana State Science Olympiad Finals on Saturday, March 19 at Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind.
These La Lu students took home medals for the following science events:
First Place
Bridge Building: Janice Baek, Ulsan, South Korea; Yuyang (Peter) Zhang, Beijing, China
Cell Biology: Megan Gillen, La Porte, Ind.; Noah Schuster, La Porte, Ind.
Forensics: Megan Gillen, La Porte, Ind.; Shivani Patel, Granger, Ind.
Fossils: Sean Russell, North Liberty, Ind.; Zoe Surma, La Porte, Ind.
Invasive Species: Haley Harkness, Valparaiso, Ind.; Hasan Nasar, Chesterton, Ind.
Second Place
Air Trajectory: Shunzhang (Lee) Li, Shanghai, China; Zicheng (Tom) Ren, Wuxi, China
Astronomy: Nolan Grieger, La Porte, Ind.; Matt Peters, Goshen, Ind.
Disease Detectives: Haley Harkness, Valparaiso, Ind.; Noah Schuster, La Porte, Ind.
Geologic Mapping: Sean Russell, North Liberty, Ind.; Zoe Surma, La Porte, Ind.
Wind Power: Rowena Quinn, La Porte, Ind.; Zicheng (Tom) Ren, Wuxi, China
Third Place
Dynamic Planet Oceanography: Janice Baek, Ulsan, South Korea; Yuyang (Peter) Zhang, Beijing, China
Electric Vehicle: Matt Peters, Goshen, Ind.; Sean Russell, North Liberty, Ind.
Experimental Design: Janice Baek, Ulsan, South Korea; Megan Gillen, La Porte, Ind.; and Yuyang (Peter) Zhang, Bejing, China