Nazareth Students Excel at 2013 Science Olympiad

Nazareth students participated in and excelled at the annual Science Olympiad competition held on Feb. 22 at Northampton Community College.

According to www.northampton.edu, "The Science Olympiad is a tournament of rigorous academic interscholastic competitions that consist of a series of individual and team events."

The competition was broken up into three divisions: Mountain Valley Conference, Lehigh Valley Conference and Overall.

Nazareth area students placed in Disease Detectives, Chemistry Lab, Fermi, Boomilever and Gravity.

During the 2012 Central/Eastern Pennsylvania Regional Science Olympiad at Kutztown University, Nazareth Area Middle School and high school students won medals in nine events.

Lehigh Valley Conference Results:

Disease Detectives:
Lehigh Valley Conference
1) Whitehall
2) Nazareth
3) Central Catholic

Chemistry Lab
Lehigh Valley Conference
1) Nazareth
2) Liberty
3) Parkland

Designer Genes
Lehigh Valley Conference
1) Liberty
2) Whitehall
3) Central Catholic

Fermi
Lehigh Valley Conference
1) Central Catholic
2) Nazareth
3) Easton

Write It Do It
Lehigh Valley Conference
1) Easton
2) Central Catholic
3) Whitehall

Forestry
Lehigh Valley Conference
1) Whitehall
2) Parkland
3) Central Catholic

Anatomy & Physiology
Lehigh Valley Conference
1) Central Catholic
2) Parkland
3) Bethlehem Catholic

Boomilever
Lehigh Valley Conference
1) Whitehall
2) Nazareth
3) Liberty

Gravity
Lehigh Valley Conference
1) Whitehall
2) Central Catholic
3) Nazareth

Elastic Launch Glider
Lehigh Valley Conference
1) Whitehall
2) Central Catholic
3) Liberty

Overall 2012 Science Olympiad Champion: Central Catholic
Lehigh Valley Winner - Central Catholic
Mountain Valley Winner - E. Stroudsburg South

Editor's Note: Results courtesy of Northampton Community College.