Valley City State University hosted about 300 middle school and high school students on April 9 for the VCSU Regional Science Olympiad.
The event brought together teams from across the region to compete in science, technology, engineering, and math challenges. The competition had originally been scheduled for April 2 but was moved due to weather.
A total of 21 teams participated in the Olympiad, with students preparing for a variety of STEM events. These included Bungee Drop, Water Quality, Circuit Lab, and Metric Mastery among a total of 23 different activities.
“Students and teachers invested significant time and effort preparing for a large variety of events, ranging from exam-based challenges to hands-on design and engineering builds,” said Teather Sundstrom, Ph.D., VCSU professor and regional coordinator for the Science Olympiad. “The day was a great success, marked by strong performances, collaboration, and plenty of fun.”
Sundstrom said all participating schools were able to attend despite the rescheduling. The VCSU event is one of five regional competitions in North Dakota that allow teams to qualify for the State Science Olympiad at North Dakota State University on April 25.
Middle school teams advancing from this regional include Central Cass, Ben Franklin, Northern Cass and Dakota Prairie. High school qualifiers are Fargo Davies, Grand Forks Red River, Central Cass, Fargo North and Northern Cass.
