MHS Science Olympiad Wins Border Battle

The Menomonie High School Varsity Science Olympiad team (Maroon) captured the Wisconsin/Minnesota Border Battle win at UW-River Falls this past Saturday, besting three of the top teams from Minnesota. The team's next competition is Regionals, which will be held at the Menomonie High School on Saturday, March 1st.

Menomonie's JV team (White) also competed at the Border Battle, finishing 13th out of 60+ teams.

Medalists at the meet were:

1st place

Grant Burns and Luke Ray (Geocaching)- Maroon Team

Amy Liu and Grant Burns (Anatomy)- Maroon Team

2nd place

Luke Ray and Grant Burns (Dynamic Planet)- Maroon Team

Derek Weber and Enzo Parent (Entomology)- Maroon Team

Ben Seguin and Bri Klimek (Forestry)- Maroon Team

Olivia Rubenzer and Ben Seguin (Forensics)- Maroon Team

3rd place

Xavier Finazzo and Bennett Schmitt (Geologic Mapping)- White Team

4th place

Grant Burns and Luke Ray (Chemistry)- Maroon Team

Amy Liu and Grant Burns (Microbes)- Maroon Team

Timmy Berends and Ethan Nyirongo (Electric Vehicle)- White Team

Oliver Kerze and Mathew Snavely (Wind Power)- White Team