Saturday, March 29, 2008

Seminole Ridge SECME Competes In District Olympiad

Science, Engineering, Communication, Mathematics and Enrichment (SECME) students at Seminole Ridge High School competed in the 2008 District Olympiad on March 29, returning with several honors:

• In the category of Balsawood Bridge Building, Liz Camp and Vicki Glass’s structure held 68 pounds before breaking.

• In the category of Water Bottle Rocket, Nick Moore’s and T.J. Gipe’s rocket was airborne for 7.8 seconds.

• In the category of Brain Bowl, the Hawks fell to second-place winners Forest Hill High School.

• Kelsey Chase (essay) and Kaitlin Kilpatrick (poster) earned honors for submissions on the theme “Lighting the Torch to Empower Future Leaders.”

SECME coaches Erich Landstrom and Alison Baird thank the team for a great job.