Eli scored a place at the regional Science Olympiad summer camp last week. There were 60 middle-schoolers from our area at Asheville High School. The kids were able to choose 3 from an array of 15 science projects to work in depth on during the week, after exploring each on the first day. Eli chose "mystery architecture," a session on catapults and other launching devices and "scrambler car" (they build a car with a set-able braking system). We were very pleased because Eli actually had a good time. We were not sure he would like the need for focus and concentration involved, but the projects seemed to capture his imagination and he had a very good week. The camp ended with a contest on Saturday with everyone using formulas and skills they had worked on during the week to complete a specific task. Eli and his partner Mica took second in the catapult (long-distance) challenge.
The camp is sponsored by NC State and the NC Science and Math Center. It was free, to boot. We learned about it from a robo-call from the County school system. The school doesn't have a team during the academic year, but Eli might have something to say about that after his positive experience last week. The whole family shared lunch with Eli on Saturday before the awards ceremony. The pictures are just from Saturday.
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