We spent last Saturday (January 14) watching rubber-powered planes fly and elastic-powered vehicles race during this year’s Science Olympiad Regional Competition. This amazing event, which also included students creating musical instruments and playing them, and designing and building bridges, took place at Farmington High School. See the full list of winners and schools below.
Science Olympiad starts in the classroom with our teachers helping to develop curiosity through hands-on experiences and exposing them to the Four Corners student community where they can be inspired by their peers to solve problems and learn in different ways.
Four area high schools and seven middle schools competed in 23 events, with activities that included codebreaking, experimental design, rocks, and minerals. All participating schools qualify one team to go to the New Mexico State Tournament on February 24-25, at New Mexico Tech.
Huge kudos to Tournament Director Dr. Kelly Stone, Score Master Lisa Felix, Enrichment Services Coordinator Michelle Thur, the Hospitality Team of Barbara Harper, Raymond & Lyn White, and all event supervisors and coaches.
Storm the Castle: Teams design, construct and calibrate a single device capable of launching projectiles onto a target.
Northwest New Mexico Regional Competition Results
Middle School Overall Team Results
- 1st Place: Tsé Bit A'í Middle School
- 2nd Place: Kirtland Middle School
- 3rd Place: Heights Middle School
- 4th Place: Mesa View Middle School
- 5th Place: Hermosa Middle School
- 6th Place: Shiprock Northwest Middle School
- 7th Place: Tibbetts Middle School
High School Overall Team Results
- 1st Place: Farmington High School
- 2nd Place: Piedra Vista High School
- 3rd Place: San Juan College High School
- 4th Place: Shiprock Northwest High School
Bridge: Teams design and build a bridge to achieve the highest structural efficiency.
Middle School Results by Event
Anatomy and Physiology
- 1st Place: Ayvri Beasley, Mila Vendetti (Mesa View Middle School)
- 2nd Place: Kalius Henery, Deizshaun Edsitty (Kirtland Middle School)
- 3rd Place: Madison Morgan, Mikaela Indiola (Tsé Bit A'í Middle School)
- 4th Place: Scarlett Burns, Susonia Nezwood (Hermosa Middle School)
Bio Process Lab
- 1st Place: Latisha Blackwater, Josiah Sletta (Kirtland Middle School)
- 2nd Place: Madisen Duncan, Kylie Benally (Northwest Middle School)
Bridge
- 1st Place: Grady Stone, Scarlett Burns (Hermosa Middle School)
- 2nd Place: Adelyn Haskill (Heights Middle School)
- 3rd Place: Jeremy Todacheene, Abrey Aspass (Kirtland Middle School)
- 3rd Place: Riley Fransisco (Mesa View Middle School)
Can’t Judge a Powder
- 1st Place: Braden Herrera (Hermosa Middle School)
- 2nd Place: Sidney Triplett, Tiana Chase (Kirtland Middle School)
- 3rd Place: Joaquin Tallbrother, Benjamin Hosteen (Tsé Bit A'í Middle School)
- 4th Place: Mila Vendetti (Mesa View Middle School)
Codebusters
- 1st Place: Demarcus James, Ethan James, Ethan Secatero (Heights Middle School)
- 2nd Place: Chloe Dunkle, Jade Chartier (Tibbetts Middle School)
Crave the Wave
- 1st Place: Ayvri Beasley, Riley Fransisco (Mesa View Middle School)
- 2nd Place: Kiana Tsosie, Payton Frazwe (Kirtland Middle School)
- 3rd Place: Jade Chartier, Chloe Dunkle (Tibbetts Middle School)
- 4th Place: Mikayla Redhorse, Jayda Cury (Tsé Bit A'í Middle School)
Crime Busters
- 1st Place: Tiana Chase, Sidney Triplett (Kirtland Middle School)
- 2nd Place: Bella Valencia, Salene Anaya (Mesa View Middle School)
- 3rd Place: Adelyn Haskill, Isabella Esquivel (Heights Middle School)
- 4th Place: Noah Clichee, Ian Yazzie (Kirtland Middle School)
Disease Detectives
- 1st Place: Decland Fear, Isabella Esquivel (Heights Middle School)
- 2nd Place: Jaiden Harrison (Northwest Middle School)
- 3rd Place: Braden Herrera, Chloe Duarte (Hermosa Middle School)
- 4th Place: Nathan Purcella (Kirtland Middle School)
Dynamic Planet
- 1st Place: Ethan James (Heights Middle School)
- 2nd Place: Camila Orozco, Ammiah Begaye (Kirtland Middle School)
- 3rd Place: Kiana Tsosie, Payton Frazwe (Kirtland Middle School)
- 4th Place: Emma Paul, Ariana Evans (Tibbetts Middle School)
Experimental Design
- 1st Place: Chloe Duarte, Scarlett Burns (Hermosa Middle School)
- 2nd Place: Mikhail Rosario, Faith Yazzie (Tsé Bit A'í Middle School)
- 3rd Place: Abrey Aspass, Jeremy Todacheene, Joshua Rombo (Kirtland Middle School)
- 4th Place: Clara Spinner, Grace Gabaldon (Tibbetts Middle School)
Fast Facts
- 1st Place: Susonia Nezwood, Grady Stone (Hermosa Middle School)
- 2nd Place: Zoey Harris, Riley Fransisco (Mesa View Middle School)
- 3rd Place: Demarcus James, Ethan Secatero (Heights Middle School)
- 4th Place: Mikayla Redhorse, Jayda Cury (Tsé Bit A'í Middle School)
Flight
- 1st Place: Grady Stone, Bryce Johnson (Hermosa Middle School)
- 2nd Place: Evette Allen (Kirtland Middle School)
- 3rd Place: Taylor Charleston, Kaitlyn Begay (Tsé Bit A'í Middle School)
- 4th Place: Camden Mariano, Carter Mariano (Northwest Middle School)
Forestry
- 1st Place: Zoey Harris, Salene Anaya (Mesa View Middle School)
- 2nd Place: Emeri Benally (Tibbetts Middle School)
- 3rd Place: Ethan James (Heights Middle School)
- 4th Place: Jaiden Harrison, Terius Winstead (Northwest Middle School)
Green Generation
- 1st Place: Ethan Aubert, Decland Fear (Heights Middle School)
- 2nd Place: Madison Morgan, Mikaela Indiola (Tsé Bit A'í Middle School)
- 3rd Place: Ayvri Beasley, Mila Vendetti (Mesa View Middle School)
- 4th Place: Clara Spinner, Grace Gabaldon (Tibbetts Middle School)
Meteorology
- 1st Place: Jaiden Harrison, Terius Winstead (Northwest Middle School)
- 2nd Place: Kaitlyn Begay, Taylor Charleston (Tsé Bit A'í Middle School)
- 3rd Place: Emeri Benally (Tibbetts Middle School)
- 4th Place: Ethan James (Heights Middle School)
Road Scholar
- 1st Place: Ayvri Beasley, Mila Vendetti (Mesa View Middle School)
- 2nd Place: Landon Hennrich, Isabella Esquivel (Heights Middle School)
- 3rd Place: Madisen Duncan, Kylie Benally (Northwest Middle School)
- 4th Place: Shaine Hadley, Leelend Chee (Tsé Bit A'í Middle School)
Rocks and Minerals
- 1st Place: Amirah Benn, Shayla Billy (Tsé Bit A'í Middle School)
- 2nd Place: Nevaeh Clah, Brooke Lillywhite (Hermosa Middle School)
- 3rd Place: Nathan Purcella (Kirtland Middle School)
Roller Coaster
- 1st Place: Joaquin Tallbrother, Benjamin Hosteen (Tsé Bit A'í Middle School)
- 2nd Place: Evette Allen (Kirtland Middle School)
- 3rd Place: Decland Fear, Ethan Aubert (Heights Middle School)
- 4th Place: Faith Yazzie, Mikhail Rosario (Tsé Bit A'í Middle School)
Solar System
- 1st Place: Grady Stone, Bryce Johnson (Hermosa Middle School)
- 2nd Place: Madison Morgan, Mikaela Indiola (Tsé Bit A'í Middle School)
- 3rd Place: Alison Pine, Violet Howe (Kirtland Middle School)
- 4th Place: Madisen Duncan, Kylie Benally (Northwest Middle School)
Sounds of Music
- 1st Place: Grace Gabaldon (Tibbetts Middle School)
- 2nd Place: Amirah Benn, Shayla Billy (Tsé Bit A'í Middle School)
Storm the Castle
- 1st Place: Clara Spinner (Tibbetts Middle School)
- 2nd Place: Shaine Hadley, Leelend Chee (Tsé Bit A'í Middle School)
- 3rd Place: Brooklyn Herrera, Tannyka Dowdy (Kirtland Middle School)
- 4th Place: Bella Valencia, Zoey Harris (Mesa View Middle School)
Wheeled Vehicle
- 1st Place: Grady Stone (Hermosa Middle School)
- 2nd Place: Kayden Nez, Keith Dodge (Kirtland Middle School)
- 3rd Place: Jayda Cury, Mikayla Redhorse (Tsé Bit A'í Middle School)
- 4th Place: Landon Hennrich (Heights Middle School)
Write It Do It
- 1st Place: Bella Valencia, Zoey Harris (Mesa View Middle School)
- 2nd Place: Taylor Charleston, Kaitlyn Begay (Tsé Bit A'í Middle School)
- 3rd Place: Carter Mariano, Camden Mariano (Northwest Middle School)
- 4th Place: Adelyn Haskill, Isabella Esquivel (Heights Middle School)
Wheeled Vehicles: Teams design, build, and test one vehicle that uses a non-metallic, elastic material as its sole means of propulsion to travel a distance as quickly and accurately as possible.
High School Results by Event:
Anatomy and Physiology
- 1st Place: Amber Hagelbarger, Riley Wilson (Piedra Vista)
- 2nd Place: Ivanna Palmer, Braxton Yazzie (San Juan College)
- 3rd Place: Rayver Fransisco, Danielle Bamba (Farmington High)
Astronomy
- 1st Place: Tavin Graham-Diaz (Farmington High)
- 2nd Place: Heather Allen, Tammra Kennedy (Piedra Vista)
- 3rd Place: Mhikee Diassan (San Juan College)
Bridge
- 1st Place: Mandy Rosario, Ava Thomason (San Juan College)
- 2nd Place: Ryan Garrison, Bryce Stone (Farmington High)
- 3rd Place: Devyn Ericksen (Piedra Vista)
Cell Biology:
- 1st Place: Alexis Cordova, Kai Baxter (Farmington High)
- 2nd Place: Mhikee Diassan, Rhys Balasuit (San Juan College)
- 3rd Place: Laurin Harris, Janet Tong (Piedra Vista)
Chem Lab
- 1st Place: Devyn Ericksen, Brianna Singer (Piedra Vista)
- 2nd Place: Ryan Garrison (Farmington High)
- 3rd Place: Aicel Bueno, Kinvel Binas (San Juan College)
Codebusters
- 1st Place: Tammra Kennedy, Yoab Jaramillo, Heather Allen (Piedra Vista)
- 2nd Place: Caelyn Willamson, Nate Williams, Tavin Graham-Diaz (Farmington High)
- 3rd Place: Ava Thomason, June Loukinas, Mandy Rosario (San Juan College)
Disease Detectives
- 1st Place: Danielle Bamba, Rayver Fransisco (Farmington High)
- 2nd Place: Dallon Bradley, Yoab Jaramillo (Piedra Vista)
- 3rd Place: Mandy Rosario, Lia Ventura (San Juan College)
Dynamic Planet
- 1st Place: Ava Thomason, Rhys Balasuit (San Juan College)
- 2nd Place: Laurin Harris, Janet Tong (Piedra Vista)
- 3rd Place: Bryce Sandoval, Easten Gibbs (Farmington High)
Environmental Chemistry
- 1st Place: Matt Howe, Brianna Singer (Piedra Vista)
- 2nd Place: Camber Attaway (Farmington High)
- 3rd Place: Colter Nixon, Althea Racoma (San Juan College)
Experimental Design
- 1st Place: Althea Racoma, Ivanna Palmer, Mandy Rosario (San Juan College)
- 2nd Place: Benjamin Gong, Matt Howe (Piedra Vista)
- 3rd Place: Caelyn Willamson, Tavin Graham-Diaz, Nate Williams (Farmington High)
Fermi Questions
- 1st Place: Bryce Sandoval, Easten Gibbs (Farmington High)
- 2nd Place: Benjamin Gong, Dallon Bradley (Piedra Vista)
- 3rd Place: Rayver Fransisco, Danielle Bamba (Farmington High)
Flight
- 1st Place: Ryan Garrison, Bryce Stone (Farmington High)
- 2nd Place: Ivanna Palmer, Lia Ventura (San Juan College)
- 3rd Place: Vikeeno Mariano, Vincent Mariano (Northwest)
Forensics
- 1st Place: Devyn Ericksen, Riley Wilson (Piedra Vista)
- 2nd Place: Ivanna Palmer, Lia Ventura (San Juan College)
- 3rd Place: Camber Attaway (Farmington High)
Forestry
- 1st Place: Bryce Sandoval, Easten Gibbs (Farmington High)
- 2nd Place: Alexis Cordova, Nate Williams (Farmington High)
- 3rd Place: Heather Allen, Brianna Singer (Piedra Vista)
Green Generation
- 1st Place: Brianna Singer (Piedra Vista)
- 2nd Place: Braxton Yazzie, June Loukinas (San Juan College)
- 3rd Place: Vikeeno Mariano, Madyson Lopez (Northwest)
It is About Time
- 1st Place: Bryce Stone (Farmington High)
Remote Sensing
- 1st Place: Ryan Garrison, Bryce Stone (Farmington High)
- 2nd Place: Cristhian Camacho, Mile Nez (San Juan College)
- 3rd Place: Vincent Mariano, Madyson Lopez (Northwest)
Rocks and Minerals
- 1st Place: Althea Racoma, Rhys Balasuit (San Juan College)
- 2nd Place: Easten Gibbs, Caelyn Willamson (Farmington High)
Scrambler
- 1st Place: Bryce Stone (Farmington High)
- 2nd Place: Benjamin Gong, Laurin Harris (Piedra Vista)
Trajectory
- 1st Place: Stephen Timme, William Pile (Piedra Vista)
- 2nd Place: Ryan Garrison, Easten Gibbs (Farmington High)
Write It Do It
- 1st Place: Devyn Ericksen, Riley Wilson (Piedra Vista)
- 2nd Place: Alexis Cordova, Nate Williams (Farmington)
- 3rd Place: June Loukinas, Mandy Rosario (San Juan College)