[Slide 1] Congratulations to all of the coaches and students on the Sandburg Science Olympiad Team, who represented SMS with honor and class during the Virginia State Science Olympiad Tournament on Saturday, April 14th: Head Coach: Walter Sanford Assistant Head Coach: Kyle Margenau Event Coaches: Ralph A'Harrah; Tiffany Bowers; Kelly Cunningham; Victoria Griffing; Larrene Harada; Kirk Jenne; Katherine Mandel; Dr. David Venezky; Barbara Weingartner Participants: Russell Bradley; Taylor Daley; Susannah Gearing; Holly Jachowski; Janice Juanitez; Brooke Kanarek; Krishna Korupolu; Jason Lee; Aroosa Maqsood; Sarah Munyan; Janna Murphy; Meredith Nakayama; Dean Shute; Mac Smith; Aneela Wadan Alternates: Zachary Brunt; Elizabeth Denning; Heather Murphy [Slide 2] Special recognition was earned by the following coaches and participants: Awesome Aquifer - Ms. Bowers & Mr. Jenne (Coaches) - Aneela Wadan, Sarah Munyan 3rd place bronze medals Balloon Launch Glider - Mr. A'Harrah & Ms. Harada (Coaches) - Jason Lee, Meredith Nakayama 2nd place silver medals Crime Busters - Dr. Venezky (Coach) - Brooke Kanarek, Sarah Munyan 1st place gold medals Ecology - Ms. Griffing & Ms. Mandel (Coaches) - Taylor Daley, Mac Smith 5th place ribbons Meteorology - Mr. Sanford (Coach) - Dean Shute, Mac Smith 3rd place bronze medals Storm the Castle - Mr. Margenau (Coach) - Janna Murphy, Russell Bradley 3rd place bronze medals