Bloomington High School North, Nikean, 2003, Page 159

Description:	Ocience Cylijmpiacl Wins otate TinTop I hi pa otpaiqnt VeapWilliams, participates in five events.Designer Genes and Cell Biology are both written tests. InSounds of Music, the team created a xylophone and a flute that theyplayed in front of judges.We basically play a duet that they give us, play a song of ourchoosing, and then explain the physics behind the instruments, saysMcKillip.Reach for the Stars is all about astrophysics, and DiseaseDetective involves epidemiology (the study of how disease isspread).Misson Possible was the event in which North achieved aperfect score. This event requires teams to make an energy transferin as close to 60 secondsas possible. South, whichOn Saturday, March 29, NorthsScience Olypiad team took homethe state trophy for the third yearin a row. The Cougars, led byseniors Emily McKillip, CharlesWilliams, Ross Dybvig, XingHuang, Jen Richardson, andKiran Parkhe, won thechampionship by participating ina variety of science events atIndiana University.Getting reading for stateinvolved a lot of effort anddedication. The team practicedfor their events every day afterschool, as well as eight hoursevery Saturday.Right before state we try tocram everything in, said McKillip.McKillip, co-captain along withplantCharlie Williams and Xing Huang make final preparations.Scott Adams works oncame in at 5th place, also got a perfect score on Mission Possible.McKillip, who has been on the team for two years, attributes Northslong running success to many things.A lot of our success is due to Dan [ONeil Norths advisor]. Also,we have a lot of really strong people that join each year, learn what weredoing and try to keep the tradition going, said McKillip.The whole team is going to need to keep the tradition alive when ittravels to Ohio State on May 9th and 10th for nationals. Last year, theteam got 12th place and htis year it is hoping for more.Our goal is top ten, and I think we can get it, said McKillip.159
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