Colton students win science honors at state olympiad

Eighteen Colton High School and Junior High students traveled to Highline College in Des Moines to compete in the 2015 State Science Olympiad Tournament. The team consisted of fifteen students with three alternates. They placed 14th in a field of 22 teams.

Emily Schultheis and Jordyn Moehrle received first place in the “Simple Machines” event.

Summary of

top 10 finishers:

Simple Machines—First, Emily Schultheis and Jordyn Moehrle

Robo-Cross—Second, Alex Kelly and Erin Ankerson

Write It/Do It—Fourth, Ellen O’Toole and Rachel Willis

Experimental Design—Sixth, Emily Schultheis, Jordyn Moehrle and Erin Ankerson

Meteorology—Sixth, Erin Ankerson and Addison Kinzer

Bridge Building—Sixth, Ellen O’Toole and Anthony Heaney