NRMS Science team excels in two meets

The New Richmond Middle School Science Olympiad team recently competed in two prestigious competitions. New Richmond’s two teams finished in 25th and 26th place out of 56 national teams at the Wright State University Invitational, which included seven defending state champion teams competing.

 The NRMS teams followed that competition up with a combined 7th place trophy at the Magsig Middle School Invitational (Centerville, Ohio) in competition against 32 teams a week later. Click on the Play button below to watch a slideshow from the two meets. (Photos in the slidewhow by Josh Grischow and Pam Hughes).

"This year we decided to do two invitationals to get better prepared for the Cincinnati Regional Tournament (March 1)," said Science Olympiad coach Josh Grischow. "The Wright State University Invitational had champions from seven states, and the Magsig Middle School Invitational had five of the top ten teams from Ohio.  The stiff competition was a good experience for the kids."



Recording top-15 finishes at Wright State were:
Katie Huss and Natalie Holdsworth, 7th in Rocks and Minerals
Rachel Gastrich and Jacob Noble, 7th in Metric Mastery
Archer Maguire and Derick Henderson, 8th in Entomology
Kaleigh Pratt and Liz Shinkle, 8th in Simple Machines
Joshua Biren and Nick Swisher, 9th in Wheeled Vehicle
McKenzie Miller and Quincy Ipsaro, 9th in Sounds of Music
Archer Maguire and Madeline Walls, 12th in Solar System
Joey Hammill and Teddy Mansfield, 13th in Dynamic Planet
Cheyenne Young and Max Ernst, 13th in Simple Machines
Travis Justice and Rachel Coons, 14th in Entomology
Luke Smiddy and Joey Hammill, 15th in Heredity
Jacob Noble and Alissa Brumbaugh, 15th in Can’t Judge a Powder
9th grade MVP was Rachel Coons; 8th grade MVP was Katie Huss; and 7th grade co-MVPs were Jacob Noble and Archer Maguire.

Winning individual awards at Magsig were:

Joey Hammill and Teddy Mansfield, 3rd in Solar System
Teddy Mansfield and Luke Smiddy, 3rd in Robo-Cross
Quincy Ipsaro and McKenzie Miller, 4th in Sounds of Music
Jacob Noble and Rachel Gastrich, 5th in Can’t Judge a Powder
Rachel Gastrich and Jacob Noble, 5th in Metric Mastery
Kaleigh Pratt and Liz Shinkle, 5th in Simple Machines
Archer Maguire and Bryce Kellerman, 5th in Solar System
Joey Hammill and Teddy Mansfield, 6th in Dynamic Planet
Jazmyn Hinkston and Kelly Schmidt, 6th in Water Quality
Rachel Gastrich and Max Ernst, 6th in Heredity
Katie Huss and Luke Smiddy, 7th in Heredity
Katie Huss and Natalie Holdsworth, 7th in Rocks and Minerals
Archer Maguire and Derick Henderson, 8th in Entomology
9th grade MVP was Teddy Mansfield; 8th grade MVP was Katie Huss; and 7th grade MVP was McKenzie Miller.

"We were able to bring two full teams to each tournament, and while some of our kids are veterans, others had never been to a competition like this before," said Grischow. "We hope this experience puts us in a good position to compete at regionals."

Grischow is assisted by the New Richmond Middle School science teachers Tina Grippa, Pam Hughes and David Smiddy.