On April 1, 28 students from West High traveled to UNI to compete in the state Science Olympiad competition, alongside Northwest Junior High students. Two of West’s four teams qualified for state from the regional competition Feb. 4, led by new coach Nick Bushkofsky, a chemistry teacher at West.

West High’s Gold team placed fifth at the competition, placing second in two events, and third in an additional two. West’s Blue team placed ninth overall, winning first in two events and third in one.

Gold Team Medalists

2nd      Anatomy & Physiology: Nathan Chen ’23 & Michael Lee ’24
2nd      Fermi Questions: Anjali Lodh ’25 and Richard Yang ’25
3rd       Codebusters: Sabrina Du ’25, Anjali Lodh ’25 and Anna Song ’25
3rd       It’s About Time: Kyle Chi ’23 and Richard Yang ’25

Blue Team Medalists

1st        Fermi Questions: Sophia Jin ’26 and Edward Li ’26
1st        Flight: Anjali Mathews ’24 and Vismitha Vuppala ’24
3rd       Write It Do It: Jessie Li ’25 and Esther Park ’25

The Northwest Junior High team placed fourth in the middle school division, placing first in five events, second in two events, and third in two events.

West High Science Olympiad captain Ashley Seo ’23 commented on the teams’ performance at state, “we ate it up.”

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Anna Song

Jessie Li ’25 and Esther Park ’25 placed third in their event Write It Do It at the state Science Olympiad competition.