Science team takes first at state competition

Amanda Cassel, Reporter

Finishing off the school year, Science Team placed first at state at Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering on April 14, and placed ninth at state for the Illinois Science Olympiad competition April 21 at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

WYSE is a series of tests in math, physics, English, engineering graphics, chemistry, biology and computer science.

At ISO, teams participated in 23 events including lab, build and study events. Lab and study events are done in the moment, whereas build events are done prior to the competition.

The Science Team will compete in the National Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics, and Science, TEAMS, in June in Atlanta. One varsity and two junior varsity teams will attend the competition.