NCS Earns a Top Award at Science Olympiad Nationals

In its first trip to the Science Olympiad National Tournament, National Cathedral School was awarded one of the weekend's premier prizes.

 

NCS was the high school recipient of the Lockheed Martin Spirit Award, which honors the team "that best exemplifies good sportsmanship, team collaboration, and school spirit." Tournament supervisors privately nominate teams based on their participation, positive attitude, teamwork, and respect for competitors. Archimedean Middle Conservatory in Miami was the middle school Spirit Award winner.

 

NCS took 15 Upper School students to Fort Collins, Colo., for the May 18-19 tournament at Colorado State University. This was the first year that the District of Columbia was represented at this competition, a fact that Mayor Muriel E. Bowser noted in a letter to the team.

 

"Your accomplishments in science, technology, engineering, and math will set you up for success in college, your future careers, and in life," the mayor wrote. "I know I share the great pride your parents, family, friends, and your teachers have in this tremendous accomplishment, and thank you for representing our nation's capital so well."

 

NCS finished 56th in nationals, and team co-sponsor Susan Karpatkin noted that this result placed the Eagles in the top 1 percent of all Science Olympiad teams nationally.

 

The Spirit Award includes a $2,000 honorarium from Lockheed Martin, which the NCS squad will apply to next year's team. Winning team members are Avery Borgmann '20, Greta Drefke '19, Alyssa Gabidoulline '20, Hailey Kim '19, Irene Kim '20, Bea Markham '20, Brigitte Meyer '19, Mia Millstein '19, Nicole Owens '19, Eliza Poggi '19, Yara Sigvaldason '20, Addison Van Namen '19, Siena Waldman '20, Giuliana Weiss '19, Rachel Yoon '20, Iva Budina '21 (alternate), and Madeleine Drefke '21 (alternate). Greg Lefever and Karpatkin are the sponsors.

 

We are extremely proud of each of these team members for their hard work and dedication, and for representing NCS and the District so well in Colorado.