NW Science Olympiad

NW Science Olympiad Head Sponsor: Michael Boll, micbol@d219.org

2017-2018 Science Olympiad Team

Mr. Michael Boll, Ms. Elizabeth Ramseyer, Mr. Parin Patel, Ms. Emily Roth, Faculty Coaches

Science Olympiad is a competition designed to test student knowledge in earth science, biology, chemistry, and physics through alternative assessments. The competition consists of twenty-three events that are conducted in one day. The following students are members of the Science Olympiad for 2017-18:


Seniors

  • Nicole Cardona
  • Darby Chamness
  • Myra Esmail
  • Sonja Malek
  • Kate Pendavinji
  • Vanessa Reis
  • Christopher Rohn
  • Michael Rohn
  • Jeremy Steegmueller
  • Heba Sattar
  • Jesvin Sebastian

Juniors

  • Muhammad Afzal
  • Katie Benstead
  • Hana Frisch
  • Peter Saba
  • Wyatt Zwik

Sophomores

  • Leander Chappotin-Betancourt
  • Tegan Bollinger
  • Daniel Cudzich
  • Weronicka Grajdura
  • Hafsa Hussein
  • Akif Khan
  • Agnes Manish
  • Ben Pham
  • Adrian Recinto
  • Jose Smith
  • Agata Soltys
  • Zachary Werth

Freshman

  • Kunwar Singh
  • Alex Thoppil

Science Olympiad Team State Competition

During its 22nd trip to state in its 23 year history at Niles West, the team placed 13th out of 49 teams. Great team effort, with medals earned by:

  • Michael Rohn, Christopher Rohn, and Zachary Werth - 3rd place in Experimental Design
  • Christopher Rohn and Alex Thoppil - 2nd place in Dynamic Planet
  • Muhammad Afzal and Jeremy Steegmueller - 3rd place in Game On
  • Daniel Cudzich and Michael Rohn - 3rd place in Thermodynamics
  • Adrian Recinto and Agata Soltys - 2nd place in Geocaching

2018 Science Olympiad Regional Results

The Niles West Science Olympiad Team took 2nd place out of 13 teams at the Oakton Regional and qualified for the State Tournament in April. The following students earned medals:

Varsity: (medals for top 5 finishes)

  • Darby Chamness & Myra Esmail - 3rd Place - Anatomy and Physiology
  • Darby Chamness & Daniel Cudzich - 1st Place - Astronomy
  • Michael Rohn & Daniel Cudzich - 4th Place - Chemistry Lab
  • Darby Chamness & Hana Frisch - 4th Place - Disease Detectives
  • Alex Thoppil & Christopher Rohn - 5th Place - Dynamic Planet
  • Katie Benstead & Agnes Manish - 3rd Place - Ecology
  • Zarchary Werth, Michael Rohn & Christopher Rohn - 1st Place - Experimental Design
  • Daniel Cudzich & Wyatt Zwik - 5th Place - Fermi Questions
  • Myra Esmail & Sonja Malek - 4th Place - Forensics
  • Jeremy Steegmueller & Muhammad Afzal - 1st Place - Game On
  • Hana Frisch & Katie Benstead - 2nd Place - Herpetology
  • Sonja Malek & Agnes Manish - 3rd Place - Materials Science
  • Alex Thoppil & Hana Frisch - 1st Place - Microbe Mission
  • Muhammad Afzal & Wyatt Zwik - 4th Place - Remote Sensing
  • Wyatt Zeik & Katie Benstead - 5th Place - Rocks and Minerals
  • Daniel Cudzich & Michael Rohn - 2nd Place - Thermodynamics
  • Heba Sattar & Muhammad Afzal - 5th Place - Hovercraft
  • Jeremy Steegmueller & Michael Rohn - 5th Place - Mission Possible
  • Daniel Cudzich & Christopher Rohn - 2nd Place - Towers

Junior Varsity: (medals awarded for top 3 finishes)

  • Leander Chappotin-Betancourt & Tegan Bollinger - 3rd Place - Anatomy and Physiology
  • Peter Saba & Ben Pham - 3rd Place - Chemistry Lab
  • Tegan Bollinger & Weronicka Grajdura - 3rd Place - Disease Detectives
  • Ben Pham & Kunwar Singh - 3rd Place - Dynamic Planet
  • Jesvin Sebastian & Vanessa Reis - 3rd Place - Ecology
  • Leander Chappotin-Betancourt & Vanessa Reis - 1st Place - Herpetology
  • Agata Soltys & Sarah Waters - 2nd Place - Materials Science
  • Adrian Recinto & Jose Smith - 2nd Place - Remote Sensing
  • Akif Khan & Jose Smith - 2nd Place - Rocks and Minerals
  • Hafsa Hussein & Ben Pham - 3rd Place - Thermodynamics
  • Adrian Recinto - 3rd Place - Helicopters

Visit the Niles West Science Olympiad website. Click HERE.