In its first year as a private school, Fulton Science Academy’s Science Olympiad Team placed second at the Regional Tournament held at the University of North Georgia in Oakwood on Saturday, February 9. The team will now advance to the State Tournament to be held March 16 at Southern Polytechnic State University in Marietta. 

Head Coaches Pam Walsh and Gloria Stathos expected tough competition at the tournament and were pleased with the team’s performance. “We placed in the top ten in 23 out of 24 events,” said Mrs. Walsh.  “In addition, our B team, composed of less-experienced Science Olympiad students, placed 7^th of the 24 teams, beating teams from Trickum, Chamblee, and Dickerson middle schools. The B team’s success is a good indicator of our future potential,” she explained.

Individual awards were earned by the following students:

Anatomy – coached by Mrs. Ambari

5^th Place Hasan Unal and Nuri Ozer

Boomilever – coached by Mr. Seker

2^nd Place Beyza Akun and Brian Shoffeit

5^th Place Katherine Li and Milton Walker

Crime Busters – coached by Mrs. Kasani

10^th Place J. J. Lu and Vikram Ruppa-Kasani

Disease Detectives – coached by Mrs. Lewis

2^nd Place Suraj Chatrithi and Nadir Lewis

9^th Place Calvin Owens and Sree Sanku

Dynamic Planet – coached by Mrs. Walsh

6^th Place Maryam Unal and Faith Lucas

8^th Place Lilly Webster and Aditya Chouhardi

Experimental Design – coached by Mrs. Stathos

1^st Place – J. J. Lu, Hasan Unal, and Sule Anik

Food Science – coached by Mrs. Deeb

3^rd Place – Susanne Deeb and Nadir Lewis

9^th Place – Calvin Owens and Sree Sanku

Forestry – coached by Mrs. Butler

1^st Place – Lilly Webster and Aditya Chouhardi

4^th Place – Ananya Terala and Aditi Tekkam

Helicopters – coached by Mrs. Walsh

1^st Place Faith Lucas and Maryam Unal

3^rd Place Nadir Lewis and Susanne Deeb

Heredity – coached by Ms. Doraiswami

4^th Place – Araneesh Pratap

5^th Place – Calvin Owens and Sree Sanku

Keep the Heat – coached by Mr. Near

1^st Place – Araneesh Pratap and Hasan Unal

8^th Place – Jennifer Near and Simon Wang

Meteorology – coached by Mr. Ambardekar

1^st Place – Lilly Webster and Aditya Chouhardi

3^rd Place – Neel Ambardekar and Ananya Terala

Metric Mastery – coached by Ms. Fichter

5^th Place – Araneesh Pratap and Vikram Ruppa-Kasani

Mission Possible – coached by Mr. Seker

2^nd Place – Beyza Akgun and Sule Anik

Mousetrap Vehicle – coached by Mr. Vazquez

5^th Place Neel Ambardekar and Sree Sanku

9^th Place – Sule Anik and Nadir Lewis

Reach for the Stars – coached by Mrs. Walsh

1^st Place – Araneesh Pratap and Aditya Chouhardi

9^th Place – Maryam Unal and Simon Wang

Road Scholar – coached by Mrs. Stathos

1^st Place – J. J. Lu and Suraj Chatrithi

6^th Place – Neel Ambardekar

Rocks and Minerals – coached by Mrs. Walsh

1^st Place – Lilly Webster and Brian Shoffeit

3^rd Place – Callie Webster and Katherine Li

Shock Value – coached by Mr. Wang

2^nd Place – Simon Wang and Jennifer Near

4^th Place – Araneesh Pratap and Brian Shoffeit

Sounds of Music – coached by Mrs. Stathos

6^th Place – Callie Webster and Katherine Li

7^th Place – Beyza Akgun and J. J. Lu

Water Quality – coached by Mrs. Butler

5^th Place – Nuri Ozer and Sule Anik

Write It, Do It – coached by Mrs. Stathos

8^th Place – Callie Webster and Katherine Li

9^th Place – Suraj Chatrithi and Beyza Akgun