LIBERTY — Northeastern Randolph Middle School's Husky Science Olympiad Team made history when it competed in the N.C. Science Olympiad's regional tournament held Feb. 20 in Greensboro. The Huskies were among schools from 11 counties to compete and were the only team from Randolph County.
Thirty three students entered 38 of 46 events, medaling in 16 of them. Twenty four Olympians earned a total of 37 medals. The junior varsity team capped a successful day, capturing second place in the team competition.
Varsity winners
Anatomy: Anna Brunner and Lexua McLaughlin, third place
Fossils: Noe Rodriguez and Caitlin Sheppard, third place
Pentathlon: Blake Becker, Taylor Faulkner, Jonathan King and Austin Young, fourth place
Science Crimebusters: Blake Becker and Jonna Nance, fourth place
Shock Value: Andrew Ainsworth and Lexua McLaughlin, fourth place
Trajectory: Blake Becker and Jonathan King, second place
Junior Varsity winners
Battery Buggy: Cohle McClintock and Cole Staley, first place
Dynamic Planet: Nick Caviness and Cole Staley, second place
Egg-O-Naut: Dustin Craven and Jacob Oake, second places
Experimental Design: Chrysta Davis, Zach Rothstein, and Kirsten Stovall, second place
Fossils: Erin Cox and Jorge Martinez, second place
Meteorology: Jacob Parrish and Kirsten Stovall, second place
Ornithology: Kimi Faircloth and Jacob Oakes, second place
Pentathlon: Megan Barnhart, Kimi Faircloth, Laura Gruer, and Annie Smith, second place
Shock Value: Nick Caviness and Dustin Craven, second place
Solar System: Cohle McClintock and Cole Staley, first place
