March 14: CLC hosts Science Olympiad

About 900 middle and high school science students will gather at the College of Lake County Saturday, March 14, for the Grayslake Regional Science Olympiad Competition.

With event titles such as "Air Trajectory," "Simple Machines," "Disease Detective" and "Crime Busters," the events allow students to do cool science experiments and participate in heated competitions.

The 2015 Science Olympiad runs from 7:30 a.m. to 2:50 p.m., with an awards ceremony at 4:30 p.m. The competitions will be held at locations throughout the CLC Grayslake campus, 19351 W. Washington St.

Some of the most popular and spectator friendly events involve robots, bridge building, wheeled vehicles, and elastic launch gliders. Visitors are invited to watch these events at various locations on the Grayslake Campus. CLC faculty members will be involved in the competition as event supervisors, using their expertise in areas such as biology, chemistry lab, physics and geography.

The 13 participating high schools are Barrington, Buffalo Grove, Cary Grove, Crystal Lake Central, Crystal Lake South, Grayslake Central, Grayslake North, Huntley, Lake Forest, Prairie Ridge, Rolling Meadows, Stevenson and Warren.

The 15 participating middle schools are Antioch Upper Grade, Beardsley, Bernotas, Daniel Wright, Frederick, Grayslake Middle School, Hawthorne, Highland, Lake Bluff, Lundahl, North Shore Country Day School, Grayslake Park Campus, Pope John XXIII, St. Gilbert School, and Woodland Middle School.

The top five middle school teams and the top four high school teams advance to the state competition at the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign. For information on the competition, visit www.illinoisolympiad.org. The regional director is Ursula Ahern.