Twenty-two students in grades 6 through 9 competed in the Central Regional Science Olympiad competition held at the University of New Mexico on Saturday, February 1, 2014. Competing in 21 of the 22 events offered, Albuquerque Academy students won 64 individual medals, as well as a second place trophy. The top 5 scoring teams now move on to state competition, which will be held on Saturday, February 22 at New Mexico Tech in Socorro.
Students participating in the regional event were:
Grade 9: Prachi Kholwadwala
Grade 8: Hemza Assed, Colin Finnegan, Anthony Jakiche, Akhil Kholwadwala, Anokhi Kholwadwala, Suraj Kholwadwala, Skye Stone, Huy Tran, and Kiyoshi Yamamoto
Grade 7: Shahan Asif, Ruslan Bayliyev, Nikita Jaiswal, Bailey McCarthy, Khushi Singh, and Bronwyn Spears
Grade 6: Eliseo Aragon, Ian Blumenschein, Finn Carroll, Sonny Ji, Sahil Kholwadwala, and Luke Pautler
A special thank you to the numerous coaches and parents who have worked with these students since last October.
