Heavy on Farragut is Cedar Springs state champs
Six of the group’s students live in Farragut, according to Lauren Krause, a member of Cedar Springs Homeschool.
This homeschool group is “a supportive community for homeschooling families, dedicated to helping parents and fostering connections among children,” its website stated. It is connected with Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church, 9132 Kingston Pike,
Krause said the students competed against 15 teams at University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Saturday, April 5, and won first place as a team for the second year in a row.
The team consists of 12 students in fifth through ninth grades, all homeschooled.
“The students compete in 23 science events as pairs or trios,” she said. “ n the individual events, the students on the team took first place in Microbe Mission, Dynamic Planet (geology), Potions & Poisons (chemistry), Codebusters (cyphers) and meteorology.
“They took second place in ecology, Metric Mastery, fossils and experimental design,” Krause added.
“In grades 6-12, Science Olympiad functions much like a football or soccer team, requiring preparation, commitment, coaching and practice throughout the year,” the Science Olypmpiad website stated. “Each school-based team is allowed to bring 15 students who cross-train for a variety of events in their skill set; but some school clubs have more than 75 members, allowing for an apprentice and mentoring system.”
More information about Science Olympiad can be found at: https://www.soinc.org/info/about-science-olympiad
To help fund the national trip, the group held a fundraiser from 5 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, April 29, at Blaze Pizza along North Peters Road in Cedar Bluff.
Another fundraiser is scheduled for dinnertime Tuesday, May 6, at Culver’s along Kingston Pike in Cedar Bluff, where the team will greet guests and serve meals from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. A percentage of the proceeds will go to support the team’s trip to nationals.
