By Olivia Hudak, Helen Chizmazia, Caden Simpson and Maddy Gaillard – Advocate Editors

Members of the Jonathan Law Science Club were excited and honored to attend a recent Science Olympiad and collaborate with their peers.

The event was an overnight trip from January 27-28 at MIT – the Massachusetts Institute of Technology – in Boston. 

This competition consisted of a variety of individual and team tests and tasks. Students had the option to take tests or go to building events where they could show off their abilities. 

“The biggest take away from this competition was that no matter what I did on the test, I should have fun and I should be able to enjoy what I’m doing,” junior Moulika Sivalenka said. “Instead of stressing out, I was able to just do the tests with a clear mind and also learn new things while doing them. I think I learned many new facts and techniques about the tests and now I can better prepare myself for the States competition.”

The Science Olympiad encouraged students to use their prior knowledge and current knowledge on information gained in their science courses at Law. These students arrived at the event with goals in mind and things they were eager to learn. 

“My personal goal was to have fun and learn how the in-person competitions work and I’m glad I was able to achieve that,” junior Sara Moshirzadeh said. “While the scores weren’t the best, I think I’ve gained a good idea of what to improve on.”

Each student participated in at least three individual events. They competed against other schools that participated who fell in the New England high school region. 

“After this competition I feel that I was able to learn a lot about how in-person competitions are structured and how we can improve for the future,” senior Science Club President Rishabh Nair said. 

Nair said he is looking forward to future Science Club competitions.

“My main goal was to just learn or take away something from this experience and I feel as though I achieved that,” Nair said. “Considering this was our first in-person competition, I think we did decent overall but there is definitely room for improvement in our next competition at UConn.”