At Southeast Bulloch High School, the STEM Club students made history at the Georgia Science Olympiad, winning the state championship in Class A. The event took place on March 30 at the Georgia Institute of Technology, with the club’s members earning medals in 14 out of 24 individual events. They were particularly impressive, with eight first-place finishes, two second-place medals, and four third-place finishes.
Danielle Hibbs-Heiser, a science teacher at Southeast Bulloch and the club’s STEM coach, couldn’t have been more proud of her students for their remarkable achievement. The Georgia Science Olympiad serves as a competitive yet enjoyable platform for students to enhance their knowledge in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). The event is open to students in grades 3-12 and includes various competitions held throughout the school year.
The student teams that stood out at the event included Joseph Reddin and Krupa Pandya in Detector Building, Isabelle Cruz and John Toole in Dynamic Planet, Chris Reyes and Ethan Pryor in Flight, Emma Grace Lowe and Ohm Pandya in Microbe Mission, Thom Mortimore and John Toole in Optics, Joseph Reddin and Quinn Stoy in Robot Tour, Mina Griner and Mattie Shaw in Tower
