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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 |