Hello, Friends! Rachel here, coming to you live from Eugene Ashley High School where our Division A Science Olympians ROCKED THE SOCKS off the New Hanover County Regional Tournament today! Multiple medals, a shiny trophy, and a heck of a lot of (very happy) tears and cheers!

The competition featured both closed-door and spectator events, with schools entering Junior Varsity and Varsity teams based on students' grade levels. And let me tell you—our exceptionally talented Olympians delivered!

Junior Varsity (out of 6 Teams)

🥇 Data Crunchers: Gregory & Nicole

🥇 Sky Quest: Lionel & Nettie

🥇 Weather Permitting: Grace & Gregory

🥈 Code Busters: Brendan & Nicole

🥈 Duct Tape Challenge: Kate & Lionel

🥈 Ecology Experts: Malena & Marlowe

🥈 Pasta Tower: Marlowe & Mavis

🥈 Ping Pong Parachute: Ashling & Brendan

🥈 Rock Star: Archer & Mavis

🥉 Ramp & Roll: Archer & Deacon

🏆 OVERALL: 2nd place (just 1 point away from 1st!)

Varsity (out of 15 Teams)

🥇 Ecology Experts: Clemmy & Lucy B.

4️⃣ Pasta Tower: Emery & Tristan

5️⃣ Duct Tape Challenge: Max R. & Sophia

5️⃣ Ping Pong Parachute: Harrison & Tristan

🏆 OVERALL: 6th place (just 4 points away from 5th and 10 points away from 3rd!)

Beyond the medals, there was something particularly special about our students: the sincere way they hugged each other at the end of every event; the excitement they shared in another team’s success; the resiliency they showed bouncing back after a stumble; and the joy with which they talked about their events. It was little moments like these that truly captured the spirit of today’s competition. The accolades were simply a cherry on top to what we already knew: our students are simply incredible.

Congratulations, scientists! A tremendous thank you to Rob, Corrie, and all of our amazing event coaches for your unwavering support and guidance. We are so grateful for each of you and cannot wait to see what next week’s Middle School tournament brings!