In his first year of coaching the Science Olympiad team at Knox Central, William Bowling is proud of his students for overcoming barriers to place at the state tournament.
“This year has presented several challenges, from a late start to virtual competitions,” explained Bowling, who is also the engineering teacher at the school.
“I’m incredibly proud of how well our team performed despite all of these obstacles along the way. The state tournament is always extremely competitive, even in a virtual year, but our students have outdone themselves yet again.”
kcps.photos The students certainly outdid themselves, as Bowling stated. Here is a list of how each team placed at the state tournament:
Anatomy
6th – Lynnsey Cole & Nate PartinAstronomy
3rd – Devin Carpenter
9th – Gaven Smith & Drew HaleBoomilever
1st – Jaxon Lawson & Josiah Brown
3rd – Connor Mullis & Alex SmithChemistry Lab
7th – Macy Whitehead & Nate PartinCircuit Lab
7th – Logan Callihan
13th – David StewartCodebusters
18th – Madison Payne, Taylor Payne, Jadyn BelileDesigner Genes
11th – Lynnsey Cole & Skylar Carnes
13th – Devin Carpenter & Kaylee SmithDynamic Planet
10th – Madison PayneExperimental Design
13th – Drew Hale, Jadyn Belile, Taylor Payne
15th – Cadence Spencer, Devin CarpenterForensics
4th – Lynnsey Cole & Skylar CarnesFossils
4th – Macy Whitehead & Nate PartinGravity Vehicle
3rd – Alex Smith & Connor Mullis
7th – Jaxon Lawson & Josiah BrownMachines
11th – Logan CallihanOrnithology
8th – Lynnsey Cole & Macy WhiteheadWater Quality
3rd – Madison Payne & Lynnsey ColeWrite It CAD It
1st – David Stewart & Kaylee Smith
3rd – Josiah Brown & Madison PayneWrite It Do It
2nd – David Stewart & Kaylee Smith
“I couldn’t have asked for a better group of students to work with my first year coaching, and can’t say enough how proud I am of each one of them,” said Bowling.