New Trier High School has been crowned the state champions of the science olympiad. The team secured this title on April 20th at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This marks their return to the national finals on May 25th at Michigan State University in East Lansing, a feat they last achieved in 2018.
Science Olympiad tournaments involve teams of 15 students competing in 23 events across various science disciplines such as astronomy, forestry, forensics, and chemistry. Teams are ranked based on their performance in each category, with the lowest total points securing the win.
In the state championships, New Trier emerged victorious among 24 teams, earning first place in eight events and finishing second in five others, securing a total of 84 team points. This placed them ahead of runner-up Stevenson with 86 points. The team excelled in events like anatomy and physiology, astronomy, dynamic planet, geologic mapping, robot tour, flight, forensics, and tower. Several team members contributed significantly to the win with multiple first-place finishes. These include Malachi Noel, Vivian Chen, Prashu Rao, Tiana Wu, Kevin Huang, Varun Murali and Stephen Zhao.
Other team members who clinched medals included Andrew Xia
