ESJ student team competes in regional Science Olympiad

Kara Davidson, Gazette Reporter | Mar 28, 20190

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Endicott/St. John Science Olympiad team for March 2019. Pictured back row: Science Teacher Mr. Mike Maloney, William Hubert, John Hergert, Hailee Berg, Kaitlyn Nave, William Tollett. Front row: Joel Larson, Sia Duke. Photo courtesy St. John/Endicott School District.

Kaitlyn Nave and Joel Larson from the Endicott/St. John Science Olympiad team placed third in the Density Lab, earning a medal. They were the highest placed finishers from the school at the regional Olympiad March 9 at Spokane Falls Community College.

The team was missing a few of its members and had less than half the number allowed, too few to be able to make it to each of the 23 competitions. The team ranked in last place of the 20 teams, but they didn't place last in a single competition they entered.

The competitions were in five categories: Life, Personal and Social Science, Earth and Sp...