Willowbrook Science Olympiad Team performs well at Regional competition

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On March 9, Willowbrook's Science Olympiad Team competed in the Regional competition at College of DuPage.

The team consists of 15 members, who compete in 22 events that span all areas of science content.

During the Regional competition, the students received medals for placing in the top six in their respective event(s). Below are the results.

According to Illinois Science Olympiad’s website (https://illinoisolympiad.org), “Science Olympiad is a co-curricular educational program that strives to ignite the passion for science, medicine and engineering in young minds. With an unwavering commitment to fostering curiosity and critical thinking, it aims to nurture the potential of future scientists, health professionals and engineers, shaping a brighter tomorrow.”

Level

Event

Participant 1
Participant 2
Participant 3

Place

JV

Astronomy

Freshman Claire Brennan

3

Varsity

Detector Building

Junior Bilal Arif

Senior Mohammed Kamal

6

Varsity

Disease Detectives

Junior Isra Khattak

Senior Diego Morales Perez

6

Varsity

Ecology

Sophomore Salman Siddiqi

Senior David May

4

Varsity

Experimental Design

Junior Dunia Mchabcheb

Senior Lillian Vish

Junior Natalie McKenna

4

Varsity

Fossils

Sophomore Elli Gibson

Senior Sophia Marino

2

Varsity

Microbe Mission

Junior Isra Khattak

Senior David May

6

Varsity

Optics

Sophomore Salman Siddiqi

Junior Bilal Arif

6

JV

Wind Power

Sophomore Seth Rodrigues

3

Varsity

Wind Power

Junior Dunia Mchabcheb

Junior Natalie McKenna

5

Varsity

WIDI

Senior Ariel Hoda

Senior Lillian Vish

4