The Fulton Science Academy Private School Science Olympiad Team traveled to its first out of state tournament of the season, competing in the Friendship Christian Invitational in Lebanon, Tennessee. The team left school on Friday morning and headed to the Adventure Science Center in Nashville where they participated in the “Energy Transformation” program exploring heat, light, and sound energy and a STEM Lab called CSI: Nashville in which they solved a crime using blood typing, fingerprinting, and fiber and hair analyses. Afterwards, students explored the museum including the Adventure Tower, Body Quest, and Space Chase exhibits.
The competition began early Saturday morning with 22 teams from Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia competing. Although there was tough competition, Fulton Science Academy students were called up for honors in 20 of the 23 events and the school was awarded the 2nd place team trophy behind Bearden Middle School from Tennessee. Even though the FSA B team placed 4th overall, tournament rules only allow one team trophy per school.
Head Coaches Pam Walsh and Gloria Stathos were pleased with the team’s performance. “Out of state tournaments are always a challenge,” said Mrs. Walsh. “This tournament was particularly stressful, coming less than a week after Winter break,” said Mrs. Stathos. She commended the students and coaches who used the time off to study their events and refine their devices.
Individual awards were earned by the following students:Air Trajectory – coached by Ms. Tang
4th Place – Christina Wang and Akash Bhatt
Anatomy – coached by Dr. Owens, Ms. Hobbs, & Mrs. Uppaluri
4th Place – Mira Mutnick and Sophie Richardson
Bio Process Lab – coached by Ms. Doraiswami and Mr. Pratap
3rd Place – Sparsh Kudrimoti and Will Mutsch
4th Place – Avinash Pratap and Jay Epstein
Bottle Rockets – coached by Mr. Parlak
5th Place – Christopher Abbey and Logan Kersey
Bridges – coached by Mr. Parlak
4th Place – Saad Maan and Sparsh Kudrimoti
Crave the Wave – coached by Mr. Kersey
2nd Place – Vihan Karnala and Ananya Pottabhathini
5th Place – Chance Crigler and Holden Watson
Crime Busters – coached by Ms. Lang
4th Place – Arham Alam and Navina Doss
6th Place – Akash Bhatt and Neha Marupudi
Disease Detectives – coached by Mrs. Bhatt and Ms. Chirumamilla
4th Place – Sid Thatipamula and Njeri Lewis
5th Place – Bella Sims and Navina Doss
Dynamic Planet – coached by Mrs. Walsh
1st Place – Mira Mutnick and Sophie Richardson
2nd Place – Saad Maan and Arul Selvakumar
Elastic Launch Glider – coached by Mrs. Walsh
3rd Place – Vihan Karnala and Neha Marupudi
4th Place – Saad Maan and Arul Selvakumar
5th Place – Isabelle Smith and Sid Thaipamula
Experimental Design – coached by Mrs. Stathos
1st Place – Mira Mutnick, Sophie Richardson, and Sruthi Chatrathi
4th Place – Karen Pederson, Ameya Rekapalli, and Fatima Safdar
Food Science – coached by Ms. Lang
3rd Place – Akash Bhatt and Neha Marupudi
4th Place – Navina Doss and Ananya Dhiljith
Fossils – coached by Ms. Beres
5th Place – Bella Sims and Will Mutsch
Green Generation – coached by Ms. Larson
3rd Place – Christina Wang and Ananya Pottabhathini
4th Place – Sparsh Kudrimoti and Nicholas Fabella
Invasive Species – coached by Mrs. Butler
3rd Place – Avinash Pratap and Christina Wang
4th Place – Bella Sims and Will Mutsch
Picture This – coached by Ms. Fichter
4th Place – Christina Wang and Avinash Pratap
Reach for the Stars – coached by Mrs. Walsh
4th Place – Avinash Pratap and Jay Epstein
Road Scholar – coached by Mrs. Stathos
2nd Place – Mira Mutnick and Sruthi Chatrathi
5th Place – Shreya Puvvula and Nicholas Fabella
Write It, Do It – coached by Mrs. Stathos
1st Place – Mira Mutnick and Sophie Richardson
5th Place – Shreya Puvvula and Shivani Naraharishetty
