Franklin High School 2002 Yearbook (Franklin, TN) - Full Access

Watch Out! Xi Lin p lays mad scienti t while practic– ing for an upcoming competion. Rebel Researchers. Back Row(L-R): Mrs. Cothern, Mrs. Gower, Wajih Choudhury. ick Kleinschm•dt, Brynn Cohen, Elizabeth Booth, Gordon Smith, jesse Tumblin, Alex Briski, Steven Forrester, Xi Lin, Drew jushce, Mrs. Mauldin. Fro111 Row (L·RI: jessica McKellar ,Annie Burnum, Irene Sanchez, Matt Frisby,)acob Anderson, jeremy Haber. QU UMLEAP FANCY F GU G Science Olympiad, a national or– ganization for high schools across the country, provided students with a fo– rum for exploring the mysterious com– plexities of the scientific world. Teams gathered together at the regional, state, and national levels to compete with one another's science prowess. Each mem– ber spent the year preparing for a series of science-related events ranging from analyzing statistical data to complicated scientific experiments. Studentsnormally competed in groups of two to three when entering competition. "Competion is ex– citing and challenging, even if you don't win," said Irene Sanchez. When a team performed exceptionally well, they had the opportunity to compete with other teams from around the country at ana– tional conference. Mrs. Karen Mauldin, team sponsor, cited that the greatest ad– vantage of joining was"getting to inter– act with other people who share your interest and, above all, to have fun." Following Procedure. Mrs. Gower observes as Annie Bumum investi– gates and gathers data to form a hypothesis. Did You Try This? Mr. Beck displays his scien– tific experitse while as– sistingJesseTumblin and Steve Swor. Science Olympiad Mu Alpha Theta & Science Olympiad 113