March 10: CLC hosts Science Olympiad
About 1,000 middle and high school science students will gather at the College of Lake County Saturday, March 10 for the Grayslake Regional Science Olympiad Competition.
With event titles such as "Meteorology," "Hovercraft," "Mousetrap Vehicle" and "Thermodynamics," the events allow students to do cool science experiments and participate in heated competitions. The 2018 Science Olympiad runs from 7:40 a.m. to 3 p.m., with an awards ceremony at 4:30 p.m. The competitions take place at locations throughout the CLC Grayslake Campus, 19351 W. Washington St.
Some of the most popular and spectator-friendly events involve robots, helicopters, electric vehicles and rollercoasters. Visitors are invited to watch these events at various locations. Events will run all day, but most spectator events will take place between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. CLC faculty members will be involved in the competition as event supervisors, using their expertise in areas such as lasers, photonics, optics, chemistry and physics.
The 17 participating high schools are Cary Grove, Warren Township, Huntley, Libertyville, Stevenson, Lake Forest, Grayslake Central, Grayslake North, Lake Forest Academy, New Trier High School Northfield, Mundelein, Marian Catholic, Crystal Lake South, Evergreen Park, Jacobs, Prairie Ridge and Westminster Christian. The 11 participating middle schools are Antioch Upper Grade School, Frederick, Grayslake, Woodland, Daniel Wright Jr. High, Saint Gilbert, Park Campus, Carleton Washburne, Latin School of Chicago, Hannah Beardsley and Olive C. Martin School.
The top five middle school teams and the top seven high school teams advance to the state competition April 21 at the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign. For information on the competition, visit www.illinoisolympiad.org. The regional director is Ursula Ahern.