TSD Middle Schools Take Awards at National Science Olympiad

Troy School District Middle Schools performed impressively at the recent MS Science Olympiad state contest which was held virtually this year, competing against 51 state middle school teams for the top two spots that qualified for the National tournament which will be virtually held by Arizona State University from May 17 to May 22, 2021.

Science Olympiad is a STEM based competition that includes 22 challenging events faced by 15 team members. This is the first time in Smith's 10-year participation history that they placed 2nd AND also the first time Smith has qualified for Nationals! TSD middle schools rounding out the top 10 are Larson Middle which came in 6th place, and Boulan Park Middle at 10th place.

The 15 team members (and one alternate) are:

Aanya Deol (8)

Advait Pravin Pingle (7)

Amav Sinha (8)

Ayaan Deol (7)

Hansini Ramini (7)

Jons Jaison (8)

Kashifah Hossain (7)

Matt Zhang (8)

Mukundan Iyengar (8)

Nikhil Nair (7)

Omkar Prabhu (7)

Rishabh Rao (8)

Rushir Teli (8)

Shivam Shah (8)

Sri Sowmya Sanka (8)

Armaan Soni (8)

Smith Middle will proudly represent Michigan, Oakland County and the Troy School District that includes representation of the top 60 teams from various states of the nation! “We are so proud of our 2021 team of 30 students (both primary and secondary teams) that together

realized a 10-year dream chased by several students and parent coaches,” said Smith teacher Jenn Vente. “We count on support from fellow Smith MS Knights and will do our best to utilize this great opportunity that our students earned.”

“As we compete in the nationals, we proudly represent Michigan, Oakland County and Troy School District and we hope that we make our own mark in a competition that includes top 60 teams representing various states of the nation,” said parent coach Sachin Prabhu.

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