The 2011 Elementary Science Olympiad tournament was held at Freeman School of Engineering on April 2, 2011. Among the nearly 250 elementary students who participated, more than 150 students were from New Hanover County Schools.  These bright students in grades 3-5 showed off their talents in the areas of science facts, concepts, processes, skills and applications.  The nine New Hanover County elementary schools represented include Anderson, Bellamy, Blair, Codington, College Park, Freeman, Gregory, Pine Valley and Snipes Academy.

Top-scoring trophies were awarded to winners in the overall team score category and include Anderson – 1^st place, Codington – 2^nd place, Gregory School of Math – 3^rd place and Bellamy with the 5^th place honor.

Congratulations to the following students who were presented with medals in the following science categories:

3…2…1…Blast Off!:             2^nd place- Pine Valley (Kelly Baker & Virginia Millard)

3^rd place- Anderson (Ryan Friedhof & Emily Mauney)

4^th place- College Park (Seth Haney & Jason Galvan)

Describe It, Build It:                     1^st place- College Park (Savannah Roberts & Grayson Roberts)

2^nd place- Blair (Marlee Zay & Gordon Mellitt)

4^th place- Freeman (Essence Newkirk & Yamahjai Lewis)

5^th place- Codington (Ben Freeman & Connor Hudson)

Egg Drop:                                   2^nd place- Pine Valley (Taylor Brouillette & Amani Abumazen)

4^th place- Anderson (Madeline Hayes & Laura Grace Overby)

5^th place- Gregory (Kyhre Williams & Aaron Britton)

First in Flight:                    2^nd place- Anderson (Cameron Stewart & Travis Busalachi)

3^rd place- Bellamy (Jackson France & Zach Smith)

4^th place- Snipes (Tanner Gittrich & AJ Dalmasi)

5^th place- Pine Valley (Cam Wilson & Ryan Corrigan)

Landformers:                     1^st place- Bellamy (Carson Neumann & Joey Shaver)

2^nd place- Gregory (Mayah Morris  &  Shannon Bowerman)

3^rd place- Blair (Bader Kharbat & Jordan Raymond)

Landformers (JV):               1^st place- Gregory (Tyler Johnson)

Measurement Mania:           1^st place- Anderson (Chase Dean & Connor Schlaline)

2^nd place- Bellamy (Skylar Robins & Ugonna Agbafe)

3^rd place- Freeman (Taniah Andrews & Madison Rios)

5^th place- Codington (Wyatt Williams & Jamie Witmer)

Newton’s Notions:              1^st place- Blair (Dana Gould & Kyle Fielding)

2^nd place- Anderson (Chase Dean & Travis Busalachi)

4^th place- Codington (Katherine Boudreau & Ben Freeman)

5^th place- Gregory (Janae Young & Catherine Williams)

Pasta Tower:                              3^rd place- Codington (Ella Hood & Grant Szaloky)

5^th place- Bellamy (Evan Gurkin & Alexandra Rivenbark)

Rock Star:                                  1^st place- Anderson (Ellie Kinsey & Brianna Cunliffe)

3^rd place- Gregory (Braxton Williams & Mac Bell)

4^th place- Bellamy (Jackson France & Zach Smith)

Science Clue:                     1^st place- Codington (Riley Hook & Hayden White)

2^nd place- Anderson (Nathan Kinsey & Connor Schlaline)

3^rd place- Gregory (Caroline Daniels & Karl Ricanek)

5^th place- Freeman (Essence Newkirk & Yamahjai Lewis)

Secret Structures:              2^nd place- Codington (Mason Petrusic & Wyatt Williams)

3^rd place- Gregory (Mayah Morris & Shannon Bowerman)

4^th place- College Park (Sean Melvin & Shelby Posey)

Weather Permitting:                     1^st place- Blair (Bader Kharbat & Jordan Raymond)

2^nd place- Anderson (Tabitha Lee & Caitlyn Donavon)

3^rd place- Gregory (Cierra Robbins & Marcol Glenn)

Weather Permitting (JV):     1^st place- Gregory (Myles Tracy & Jack Cruz)

To learn more about the NC State Science Olympiad program, log onto: www.sciencenc.com.