‘Iolani sweeps Science Olympiad

The two ‘Iolani squads  -- Team Caff and Team Decaff -- competed in Division C (grades 9 - 12) against nine other teams from schools across O‘ahu. Both teams worked very hard, starting their preparations in August for this eight-event Leeward Regional Science Olympiad.

The competition was very close between the two ‘Iolani teams, and in many of the events placed first and second. It was neck-and-neck as the judges tallied up the score, but in the end, Team Decaff managed to come out on top with 18 points to Team Caff's 22.

Unfortunately, only one team per school is allowed to move on to the state competition on March 3. Therefore, the three teams advancing to states are: ‘Iolani Team Decaff, Mililani (27 points) and Moanalua (39 points).

Both teams would like to thank Ms. Finnemore, Dr. Lindsay and Mrs. Fujinaka, who helped prepare them for the Regional Events, as well as Mr. Jeff Sato and Mr. Jeff Malins, who coached the building events. Also a big mahalo is extended to the ‘Iolani Science Department, which provides the financial support for the teams! Without all of this assistance, none of this would have been possible.

Team Caff:
Amane Morigami '13, Arnold Chang '13, Blake Tsuzaki '13, Christian Rodriguez '13, Erin Main '12, Eun Ah Cho '12, James Teruya '13, Jasmine Ying '13, Kevin Suzuki '13, Kirsten Peterson '12, Max Matsuda-Hirata '12, Michael Mow '13, Rachel Ki '12, Tara Srirangarajan '13, and William McQuiston '13.

Team Decaff:
Courtney Kobata '13, Deanne Yugawa '13, Evan Lum '14, Jarret Lin '13, Jordan Van Duyne '14, Kimberly Peterson '15, Matthew Callahan '14, Michael Silva '13, Mitchel Kwock '12, and Sarah Oyadomari '14.

The team manager/photographer is Nick Yim '13.

-- Courtney Kobata '13