La Lumiere School was proud to send two teams, La Lu Blue and La Lu White, to compete in the Indiana Science Olympiad Regional Competition at Goshen College on Saturday, February 8. Twelve teams from nine high schools competed in 23 events including earth science, biology, chemistry, physics, engineering, and problem solving. La Lu Blue placed second overall and will advance to the Indiana State Science Olympiad finals held at Indiana University, Bloomington. La Lu Blue captured first place in eight events – the most first place finishes of any team, and won 15 medals overall. La Lu White placed fifth overall and won eight medals.
La Lumiere Blue Team
(1st row, left to right) Kelly Barr, La Porte; Michael Wu, China; Brittany Hicks, La Porte; Megan Gillen, La Porte; Vesper Yun, Korea; Courtney Meyer, Michigan City; Justine Izah, Crown Point
(2nd row, left to right) Patrick Smith, Muncie; Penfie Jiao, China; Marina Walinski, Rolling Prairie; Emily Beach, South Bend; Noah Schuster, La Porte, Ian Miner, Ada, MI; Coach Bryan Smith
(last row, left to right) Neal Patel, Chesterton; Richy Cains, Michigan City; Coach Ken Andert
La Lumiere White Team
(left to right, front row); Ethan Grant, La Porte; Lucas Conner, Michigan City; Yasutaka Matsui, Japan; Nerissa Siwietz, Michigan City, Isaac Houston, Niles, MI; Ethan Murillo, La Porte; Nolan Grieger, La Porte; Sean Russell, North Liberty; Jenna Rifai, Valparaiso; Maria Lake, La Porte; Sylvia Ogar, La Porte
(left to right, back row) Cherry Chen, China; Maggie Chen, China; Sydney Benacka, Valparaiso; Rowena Quinn, La Porte; Coach Bryan Smith
Medal winners for La Lu Blue were as follows:
First Place
- Boomilever – Penfie Jiao & Michael Wu
- Bungee Drop – Penfie Jiao & Marina Walinski
- Circuit Lab – Courtney Meyer & Michael Wu
- Entomology – Marina Walinski & Noah Schuster
- Magnetic Levitation – Ian Miner & Neal Patel
- Material Science – Courtney Meyer and Ian Miner
- Mission Possible – Vesper Yun & Courtney Meyer
- Scrambler – Penfie Jiao & Michael Wu
Second Place
- Astronomy – Neal Patel & Patrick Smith
- Disease Detectives – Justine Izah & Noah Schuster
Third Place
- Experimental Design – Kelly Barr, Courtney Meyer, & Marina Walinski
- Forensics – Kelly Barr & Megan Gillen
- Write it/Do it – Emily Beach & Megan Gillen
Fourth Place
- Compound Machines – Neal Patel & Courtney Meyer
- Designer Genes – Emily Beach & Megan Gillen
Medal winners for La Lu White were as follows:
Second place
- Boomilever – Yasutaka Matsui
- Bungee Drop – Maggie Chen & Rowena Quinn
- Circuit Lab – Nolan Greiger & Cherry Chen
- Elastic Launched Glider – Yasutaka Matsui
Fourth place
- Experimental Design – Isaac Houston, Maria Lake, & Rowena Quinn
- Magnetic Levitation – Isaac Houston & Nerissa Siweitz
- Mission Possible –Rowena Quinn & Sean Russell
- Scrambler – Isaac Houston & Yasutaka Matsui