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Amerman Elementary School Places First at Science Tournament

Twenty-two students from the school's Science Olympiad Team won first place.

- Submitted by Elizabeth Borzym

The Science Olympiad Team won the first place trophy for best overall performance at the South Macomb District Tournament Saturday, March 10. Twenty-two students from Amerman spent an exhilarating day competing against 16 other teams from the tri-county area. In January, Amerman 3rd, 4th and 5th graders on the team began training in the 16 different types of Science Olympiad events that focus on various fields of science and engineering.

In addition to the first place trophy, team members won medals in the following events:

1st Place Medals for:
Charged Up
Force & Motion
Starry, Starry Night
Water Rockets
Weather Or Not

2nd Place Medals for:
A Is For Anatomy
Don't Bug Me
Grasp-A-Graph
Rock Hound

3rd Place Medals for:
Rubber Band Catapult
Zowie Estimation

5th Place Medals for:
Reflection Relay
Wildlife Safari

6th Place Medal for:
Bridging The Gap

8th Place Medal for:
Mystery Egg Drop

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