“We improved more than any other team from 2009 to 2010 (from 10th to 6th),” said Grischow, who credits his science coaching staff of Tina Grippa and Pam Hughes for the improvement.
“Their expertise shows why New Richmond was the highest scoring school in Clermont County last year on the 8th grade science OAT (Ohio Achievement Test). They pushed our kids really hard, and our kids responded.”
Members of the New Richmond Middle School Science Olympiad team show off their 6th place trophy won in the Cincinnati regional competition. Pictured are (from left) First row: Jessica Nazareth, Cody Biehle, Ian Wahoff, Jenny Roberts, Audrey Feiler, Amanda Nguyen, Abby Jewell; Second Row: Adam Slade, Paige Anderson, Lindsay Slone, Michaela Nordyke; Third Row: Ashlee Lewis, Matthew Graham, Laura Bosse, Kyle Weeks, Jade Stamper, Chandler Cochran; Fourth Row: Mrs. Tina Grippa, Mr. Josh Grischow, Mrs. Pam Hughes, Advisors. Not pictured: Nick GilmanNo other school in the 14-team regional competition, won by Summit Country Day, improved more than two spots from 2009. The top four teams advanced to the state competition.
Twelve of New Richmond’s team members received medals in the regional competition held at the University of Cincinnati’s Raymond Walters branch. The Science Olympiad in Ohio is sponsored by The Ohio State University, the Ohio Department of Education and the Science Education Council of Ohio. Nationally, more than 350,000 students compete in the program.
Competing for the NRMS were Paige Anderson, Cody Biehle, Laura Bosse, Chandler Cochran, Audrey Feiler, Nick Gilman, Matthew Graham, Abby Jewell, Ashlee Lewis, Jessica Nazareth, Michaela Nordyke, Amanda Nguyen, Jenny Roberts, Adam Slade, Lindsay Slone, Jade Stamper, Ian Wahoff, and Kyle Weeks.
“I was pleased with the hard work, dedication, and leadership of 8th graders Laura Bosse, Chandler Cochran, Ashlee Lewis, and Jessica Nazareth in particular, who were our only returning members from last year,” said Grischow. “Jessica, along with Abby Jewell, were our co-MVPs. They placed in all three events in which they competed, each taking home 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place medals.”
New Richmond Middle School students Jessica Nazareth, Abby Jewell, and Amanda Nguyen receive their 1st place medals for Experimental Design at the Cincinnati Regional Science Olympiad.The team competed individually or in groups in a series of 23 events which tested their knowledge of science skills, processes, and applications in a wide range of science disciplines including biology, chemistry, physics, technology, earth science, and mathematics.
Medal winners for NRMS were:
Abby Jewell, Jessica Nazareth and Amanda Nguyen, 1st in Experimental Design.
Abby Jewell and Jessica Nazareth, 2nd in Bio-Process Lab.
Ashlee Lewis and Michaela Nordyke, 2nd in Solar System.
Abby Jewell and Jessica Nazareth, 3rd in Anatomy.
Paige Anderson and Adam Slade, 3rd in Shock Value.
Lindsay Slone and Ian Wahoff, 3rd in Ornithology.
Paige Anderson, Matthew Graham, Amanda Nguyen, and Kyle Weeks, 5th in Pentathlon.
Nick Gilman and Adam Slade, 5th in Physics Lab.
Ashlee Lewis and Kyle Weeks , 6th in Disease Detective.
Nick Gilman and Adam Slade , 6th in Junkyard Challenge.
New Richmond Middle School students Paige Anderson, Matthew Graham, Kyle Weeks and Amanda Nguyen compete in the Pentathlon competition at the Cincinnati Regional Science Olympiad.“Our experiences competing in Science Olympiad for the first time in 2009 enabled us to be more prepared this year and it showed,” said Grischow. “Knowing what to expect, we started preparations earlier and made sure to enter in every event.”
