Northridge High School team wins Manchester Science Olympiad

North Manchester, IN (01/23/2023) — Neither weather, nor quarantine, nor bus scheduling mishaps could stop the 2023 MU Science Olympiad Invitational from taking place on Saturday, Jan. 21 in North Manchester. All of these certainly tried!

About 300 students, their coaches, and their parents came from all over Indiana to attend the day of science competition. Students participated in more than 30 events and competitions, with activities that included codebreaking, identifying rocks and minerals, and constructing machines such as roller coasters and projectile launchers.

In the high school division, Northridge Green of Northridge High School (Middlebury) finished first, with Bloomington South High School-White and Bloomington South High School-Purple (Bloomington) taking second and third place.

Raymond Park Thunder of Raymond Park Middle School (Indianapolis) won the middle school division. Northridge Green of Northridge Middle School (Middlebury) took second place overall, with the Manchester Black team of Manchester Junior-Senior High School (North Manchester) finishing third overall.

Manchester University extends its congratulations to all of Saturday's participants and wishes them the best of luck in future competitions, as they move on to regional, and hopefully, state and national competitions.

Science Olympiad is a national organization that has provided premier competition opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) events for more than 30 years. For more information, go to www.soinc.org.

Middle School B Team Rankings

1. Raymond Park Thunder (Indianapolis)
2. Northridge Middle School Green (Middlebury)
3. Manchester Junior-Senior High School Black (North Manchester)
4. Harshman Middle School (Indianapolis)
5. Raymond Park Lightning (Indianapolis)
6. Winamac Middle School (Winamac)
7. Manchester Junior-Senior High School Red (North Manchester)
8. Northridge Middle School Gold (Middlebury)

High School C Teams

1. Northridge High School Green (Middlebury)
2. Bloomington High School South White (Bloomington)
3. Bloomington High School South Purple (Bloomington)
4. Northridge High School Black (Middlebury)
5. Northridge High School Gold (Middlebury)
6. Manchester Junior-Senior High School (North Manchester)
7. Mississinewa High School (Mississinewa)
8. Columbia City High School (Columbia City)
9. Homestead High School (Fort Wayne)
10. Mt. Vernon High School (Fortville)
11. Avon High School (Avon)
12. Winamac High School (Winamac)
13. Frankfort High School (Frankfort)
14. Shortridge High School (Indianapolis)

Manchester University

For more information contact: Kathy Davis, Ph.D., professor of chemistry kldavis@manchester.edu

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