2022

Building a catapult, solving the unsolvable crime, parachuting eggs from high heights, winning the Amazing Race, .  . . . does this sound intriguing?  For 140 Cawthra students, it sounded very interesting as they became the inaugural group to compete in the 1st Annual Cawthra Science Olympics!  

The Science Olympics is an interactive science competition open to any student attending Cawthra Park Secondary School. Students competed in several of twelve events developed by Cawthra’s Science teachers.  Students were given a series of challenges that allowed them to discover the fun side of exploring science concepts. Whether students were strong in biology, chemistry, or physics, the Science Olympics allowed every student to work towards their strengths. Students formed cross-grade teams ranging from 10 to 13 and collaborated for several weeks as they prepared for the big day. In addition to crunching numbers, mixing chemicals, building airplanes and catapults students spent quality time building their team spirit and getting to know each other. 

After twelve events and 5 hours of competition, the most successful team was still undecided. 

It all came down to the final Amazing Race relay. In this final event all teams competed in a series of mini events and whichever group crossed the finish line first would likely be the team to claim Cawthra Science Olympics Trophy.  A special congratulations to Teams Team 4: Loga-rhythms and Team 5: PCB Experts for winning Bonze with both teams scoring 196 points.

BUT, It was a very close race for the first place with a one point differential  for the winning team. Teams Team 2: 6.02214076 x 10^23 sisters and Team 7: [Кrакхен] earned 200 point and thus won silver and Team 10: Shrondinger's Dog  with 201 points took the GOLD medals and the coveted title of 2022 Cawthra Science Olympics  Champions.

The Cawthra Science Olympics promises to be even bigger and better next year.

Science Olympics Committee 

Ms. Petrychkovych, Ms. Singh, Ms. Boseljevac, Ms. McLeod, Ms. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Karaiskakis