Coming full circle: Science Olympiad’s year in review
April 28, 2019
The 2018-19 school year brought unique experiences to the members of MVHS Science Olympiad. Each of the club’s constituent teams — Purple, Gold and White — which are separated by skill level and experience, participated in the competition season. The Purple team, with members of the highest...
Science Olympiad competes at states
April 12, 2019
n April 6, MVHS Science Olympiad competed in the NorCal State competition at California State University, Stanislaus. Of Science Olympiad’s three constituent teams, Purple, Gold and White (separated by skill level and experience), only the Purple Team competed at states, placing fourth overall, ju...
Science Olympiad’s 2019 competition season
March 9, 2019
Halfway through its 2019 competition season, MVHS Science Olympiad has already competed at four invitational tournaments in the Bay Area: the Tracy Invitational, Golden Gate Invitational, Ukiah Invitational and Mira Loma Invitational. With varying performances at each competition, members on the clu...
Science Olympiad team selections
October 26, 2018
On Tuesday, Oct. 23, two weeks after their screening exams, Science Olympiad released team selections for prospective competitors for the different categories, including: biology, chemistry, earth science, ecology, engineering and inquiry of science. Over 50 applicants from MVHS applied for 45 spots ...
Science Olympiad begins team building
September 27, 2018
With the start of the school year, Science Olympiad has began screening members for the 2018-19 team. A club dedicated to competition-level science, Science Olympiad members compete in various invitational, regional and state-level competitions during the latter half of the year. In order to become a ...
Forming new teams in a new year with Science Olympiad
September 13, 2017
With the promise of a great meeting and free cookies, young scientists, new students and returning members alike, packed into room B111 on Friday, Sept. 1, excited for a memorable year ahead. The bustling group slowly settled down and quieted as president senior Srijani Saha pointed to the bright pres...
Science Olympiad curriculum reflects scientific current events
May 31, 2017
tudents in biology dissect frogs and learn about both anatomy and physiological processes. Students in chemistry experiment with the addition of a base that turns a solution pink. Students in physics test out their theories by dropping eggs. Each of these experiments are practical applications of ide...
Brilliantile snow removal device, finalist in the Conrad Spirit of Innovation Challenge, explained
March 9, 2017
hen visiting his family in Boston, sophomore Aditya Shah didn’t realize that an almost-collapsed rooftop, cracking with the weight of snow on it, would lead to his future co-creation of a Conrad Spirit of Innovation Challenge-winning device. The Conrad Spirit of Innovation Challenge is an annual competiti...
Science Olympiad videos are useful for increasing members’ communication with officers
February 9, 2017
he best ideas often come over a chat and a cup of coffee. So it’s no surprise when Science Olympiad president senior Kush Shanker and vice president senior Shruti Satrawada sat down to have lunch at Boudin early this academic year to find solutions to some of the club’s problems. A couple problems the...
