BY OWEN HEARNS ‘17
The Ignatius Science Olympiad team has been excelling in competitions across the region this year. Science Olympiad allows students the opportunity to explore fields of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) not offered through the Saint Ignatius curriculum.
The group of about 25 members has participated in invitationals at Westlake, Kenston, Solon, Mentor, Cornell, and New Albany, where they won 6th place at Cornell University and 5th place at New Albany High School.
Captains Mitchell Pallaki and John Gibson and coaches Mr. Given, Mr. McGinness, and Mr. Savastano have guided the club to the position they are in today.
The team is currently preparing for regionals and hopes to qualify for the Science Olympiad State Tournament at The Ohio State University.
In addition to this, Northeast Ohio is one of the most competitive areas for Science Olympiad. Senior Matthew Niedoba noted, “The team may not be placing at every invitational, but we are competing against teams like Solon, who finished 1st in the National Science Olympiad Tournament, and Mentor, who finished 15th.”
The team is always looking for new members and meets every Tuesday or Wednesday (whichever you are able to attend) in Room 304.
