NAHS Science Olympiad regional winners will go to state tournament

New Albany High School participated in the North Regional Science Olympiad Competition held at the University of Mississippi in Oxford on Saturday, March 4. The results are as follows:

Seated l-r: RJ Rutherford, John Davis, Joshua Montgomery, Joseph Rutherford
Standing l-r: Hayes Richey, Jay Tucker, Marcus Jones, Elise Dunnam, Stacy Hernandez

New Albany High School – 3rd place overall team

Disease Detectives, 3rd place – Elise Dunnam and Stacy Hernandez

Helicopters, 1st place – Joseph Rutherford and RJ Rutherford

Hovercraft, 2nd place – John MacGregor Davis and Hayes Richey

Robot Arm, 3rd place – John MacGregor Davis and Hayes Richey

Towers, 3rd place – Marcus Jones and Jay Tucker

Write It/Do It, 2nd place – Joseph Rutherford and RJ Rutherford

New Albany High School’s Olympiad team has been invited to the state tournament on March 31st. Mississippi schools are allowed to register and send as many teams as they wish to a regional tournament. However, only one team per school can advance to the state tournament.

The 2017 State Tournament will be hosted by University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, MS.

Melanie Shannon – New Albany School District

Public Relations, District Test Coordinator, 21st CCLC Project Director

Phone (662)534-1800

Fax. (662)534-3608

301 Highway 15 North

New Albany, MS 3865