NORTH MANCHESTER - The 2023 Manchester University Science Olympiad Invitational Saturday in North Manchester drew about 300 students, coaches and parents from all over Indiana to attend the day of science competition.
Students participated in more than 30 events and competitions, with activities that included codebreaking, identifying rocks and minerals and constructing machines such as roller coasters and projectile launchers.
Raymond Park Thunder of Raymond Park Middle School (Indianapolis) won the middle school division. Northridge Green of Northridge Middle School (Middlebury) took second place overall, with the Manchester Black team of Manchester Junior-Senior High School (North Manchester) finishing third overall.
Three teams competed from Manchester Community Schools.
In the high school division, Northridge Green of Northridge High School (Middlebury) finished first, with Bloomington South High School-White and Bloomington South High School-Purple (Bloomington) taking second and third place.
Science Olympiad is a national organization that has provided competition opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) events for more than 30 years. For more information, go to www.soinc.org.
