This past weekend, the Paideia Science Olympiad team won their first-ever overall team State Championship at Georgia Tech. The team captains Henry Cayce, Ryan Dong, Alok Ahn, Kevin Witten and Alex Huynh followed their Middle Georgia region win by putting together a team that had first, second or third place state finishes in 13 of the 23 events. It was an incredible tournament that followed months of rigorous preparation, a true team effort.
INDIVIDUAL STATE CHAMPIONS
Hermela Lonse ‘27 and Chloe Suh ‘28 in Disease Detectives
Ruhi Patil ‘26 and Talia Ghose ‘27 in Dynamic Planet
Kevin Witten ‘26 and Chloe Suh ‘28 in Ecology
Ruhi Patil ‘26 and Talia Ghose ‘27 in Forensics
Nathan Holmann ‘26 and William Maakaroun ‘28 in Fossils
Alex Huynh ‘27 and Sarah Abraham ‘27 in Geologic Mapping
Ryan Dong ‘25 and Cyrus Rahbari ‘26 in Microbe Mission
INDIVIDUAL STATE - SECOND PLACE
Kevin Witten ‘26 and Nathan Holmann ‘26 in Wind Power
INDIVIDUAL STATE - THIRD PLACE
Kevin Witten ‘26 and Nathan Holmann ‘26 in Air Trajectory
Alyssa Castellino ‘28 and Chloe Suh ‘28 in Entomology
Henry Cayce ‘25 in Helicopter
Alok Ahn ‘25 and Ryan Dong ‘25 in Robot Tour
Henry Cayce ‘25 and Haben Isaac ‘26 in Towers
Please congratulate the whole team on a job well-done!