Congratulations to the 27 Math and Science Department students who represented ASFA at the 2021 Alabama State Science Olympiad Competition organized by Auburn University. There were 35 teams from 28 middle school and junior high schools that competed virtually on Saturday, March 27. Six schools, including ASFA, fielded two teams. The competition included challenges in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

 

ASFA won second and fourth place overall in the competitions. (See school rankings below.)

 

Among the 15 events, ASFA won five gold medals, seven silver medals, and six bronze medals. There were 17 students who won at least one of the top-three award in the events in which they competed

 

All students who wanted to compete were given a chance. Team members were randomly selected, and no one team was considered superior to the other.

 

Founded in 1984, Science Olympiad is one of the nation's premier science competitions, providing rigorous, standards-based challenges to 7,800 teams in all 50 states. The competitions are designed to enhance science education quality, increase student interest in science, and recognize student achievement in these events.

 

MEDAL WINNERS: The following students won medals in their categories:

1st place medals in Circuit Lab:     Aanchal Behara and Nicholas Godwin

1st place medals in Reach for the Stars:     Monsi Parekh and Aditya Anandakumar

1st place medals in Density Lab:  Elias Mrug and   Adakin Wiley

1st place medals in Disease Detectives:   Cynthia Liu and  Alexander Kim

1st place medals in Machines:    Elias Mrug and Joaquim Miller

 

2nd place medals in Anatomy & Physiology: Ishaan Singh and Monsi Parekh

2nd place medals in Disease Detectives: Monsi Parekh and Prisha Sharma

2nd place medals in Dynamic Planet: Ananya Mohanraj and Radhika Pant

2nd place medals in Game On: Ananya Mohanraj and Sriram Birur

2nd place medals in Meteorology: William Peng and Yiwen Wang

2nd place medals in Crime Busters: Bailey Hughes and Cynthia Liu

2nd place medals in Heredity: Bailey Hughes and Cynthia Liu

 

3rd place medals in Food Science: Misha Patel and Nairit Jeethandran

3rd place medals in Heredity: Aanchal Behara and Monsi Parekh

3rd place medals Machines: Nicholas Godwin and Aditya Anandakumar

3rd place medals in Water Quality: Ananya Mohanraj and Radhika Pant

3rd place medals in Game On: Elias Mrug and  Adakin Wiley

3rd place medals in Circuit Lab: Elias Mrug and Adakin Wiley

5th place in Water Quality: Zoya Aleezada  and Joaquim Miller

6th place in Density Lab: Nairit Jeethandran and Nicholas Godwin

6th place in Road Scholar: Zoya Aleezada  and Alexander Kim

7th place Ornithology: Radhika Pant and Yiwen Wang

8th place in Anatomy &Physiology: Cynthia Liu  and Ashu Anand

9th place Ornithology: Abhai Anand and Zoya Aleezada

10th place in Road Scholar: Rohan Parekh and William Peng

10th place in Food Science: Abhai Anand and Alexander Kim

 

Team Members:

Team captains for ASFA B1  William Peng and Monsi Parekh

Team Captains for ASFA B2: Zoya Aleezada and Cynthia Liu

ASFA Team B1

​​​​​​​Aditya Anandakumar, grade 8

Aanchal Behara, grade 8

Sriram Birur, grade 8

Nicholas Godwin, grade 9

Nairit Jeethandran, grade 8

Ananya Mohanraj, grade 9

Radhika Pant, grade 9

Monsi Parekh, grade 9

Rohan Parekh, grade 8

Misha Patel, grade 8

William Peng, grade8

Prisha Sharma, grade 8

Ishaan Singh, grade 8

Yiwen Wang, grade 9

 

ASFA Team B2

Zoya Aleezada, grade 8

Abhai Anand, grade 9

Ashu Anand, grade 8

Harini Chakilam, grade 8

Bailey Hughes, grade 8

Alexander Kim, grade, 9

Cynthia Liu, grade 9

Joaquim Miller, grade 8

Elias Mrug, grade 9

Avinash Nair, grade 8

Srihansi Sagi, grade 8

Aleese Turner, grade 8

Adakin Wiley, grade 8

 

Alabama State Science Olympiad: Division B School Rankings (Top 10 Schools)

1. Liberty Middle School, Team A
2. Alabama School of Fine Arts, Team B1
3. Auburn Junior High School, AJH Blue
4. Alabama School of Fine Arts, Team B2
5. Fultondale High School, FHS SO
6. Our Lady of the Valley Catholic School, OLV -1
7. Drake Middle School, Drake
8. Brewton Middle School, Varsity
9. Prattville Christian Academy, PCA-Jr High
10. Liberty Middle School, Team B