Canyon Park Junior High School earned a first place finish overall in the Northwest Science Olympiad Regional Competition Saturday, March 4. With 26 teams participating, Canyon Park took top honors in 19 of the 23 events. This now qualifies the team to advance to the state finals at Eastern Washington University in Cheney, on April 8.

Coaches, Seila Guard and Jeff Armentrout are extremely impressed by the ability of this year’s group to work as a team. This along with hard work and effort has earned Canyon Park the title of Northwest Regional science Olympiad Champion.

Individual Results

First Place Finishes
Balloon Race: Jon Kussmann and Dylan Huizenga
Can’t Judge a Powder: Sebastian Morgan and Jacob Little
Compute This: Allen Zhang and Abby Sloan
Disease Detectives: Mollie Holmberg and Abby Sloan
Don’t Bug Me: Kelly Fissel and Mollie Holmberg
Dynamic Planet: Laura Barker and Mollie Holmberg
Food Science: Lexi Rosenbach and Katherine Lacy
Heredity: Katherine Lacy and Mollie Holmberg
Meteorology: Abby Sloan and Allen Zhang
Road Scholar: Evan Twedt and Allen Zhang
Science Of Fitness: Katherine Lacy and Kelly Fissel
Solar System: Megan Ewing and Lexi Rosenbach
Wheeled Vehicles: Daniel Walton and Evan Griffith

Second Place Finishes
Awesome Aquifer: Evan Twedt and Ricky Boice
Mission Possible: Ricky Boice, Evan Twedt and Sam Berkman
Rocks and Minerals: Laura Barker and Mollie Holmberg
Sounds of Music: Megan Ewing and Laura Barker
Water Quality: Ricky Boice and Kelly Fissel

Third Place Finishes
Awesome Aquifer: Grace Christensen and Katelyn Guard
Balloon Race: Allen Zhang and Abby Sloan
Experimental Design: Megan Ewing, Abby Sloan and Allen Zhang