The Donoho Elementary Science Olympiad team, coached by Donna Plunkett, finished first place out of thirty-one teams in regional competition at Jacksonville High School, Saturday, February 19. Donoho students medaled in twenty-one of the twenty-eight events. Team members brought home six first place medals, four second place medals, six third place medals, three fourth place medals, one fifth place medal, and one sixth place medal.
Team members include the following: Wittney Brown, Ameen Salame, Pearl Simmons, Maryam Salame, Libby Davis, Madelyn Thompson, Hall Billings, Grayson Marlowe, Meghana Giri, Wilson Russell, Kathryn Salem, Isabella Howell, Kent Yamamuro, Bryant Barrentine, James Perry, Haley Shaw, Charlie Smith, Tori Waldrop, Samantha Strunk, Blake Steed, Sarah Abdul-Ghani, Cory van Ekris, Saad Ibrahim, and Mac Love.
First Place Medals
- Boggle Science – Wittney Brown and Ameen Salame
- Going Green – Wittney Brown and Pearl Simmons
- In Bloom – Wittney Brown and Maryam Salame
- Name the Scientist – Libby Davis and Madelyn Thompson
- Pastamobile – Hall Billings and Grayson Marlowe
- Triple Play – Libby Davis, Meghana Giri and Pearl Simmons
Second Place Medals
- Food for Thought – Libby Davis and Wilson Russell
- Geometrics – Meghana Giri and Pearl Simmons
- Quick Sketch – Kathryn Salem and Isabella Howell
- Treasure Hunt – Isabella Howell and Kent Yamamuro
Third Place Medals
- Calculator Contest – Isabella Howell
- Estimania – Meghana Giri and Kathryn Salem
- Knock, Knock Who’s There – Bryant Barrentine and James Perry
- Mystery Architecture – Haley Shaw and Wilson Russell
- Propeller Propulsion – Libby Davis and Grayson Marlowe
- Which Way’s North? – Kent Yamamuro and Charlie Smith
Fourth Place Medals
- Bridging the Gap – Haley Shaw and Tori Waldrop
- Grab a Gram – Samantha Strunk and Wilson Russell
- How Do You Spell Science? – Samantha Strunk and Tori Waldrop
Fifth Place Medals
- Third Rock From the Sun – Wittney Brown and Blake Steed
Sixth Place Medals
- Weather or Not – Samantha Strunk and Charlie Smith
