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Announcing the 2024 Team Winners
Kitty Stone Elementary (Jacksonville) earned medals in 17 of 22 events including 7 first place finishes enroute to the overall team title in the 2024 Elementary Science Olympiad at Jacksonville High School on Saturday, February 24th. It was Kitty Stone's 16th team title in the 30-year history of the ESO at JHS. Clanton Intermediate (Clanton) medaled in 15 total events in its second place finish. Bryan Elementary (Morris) edged Mill Creek Elementary (Madison) by a single point in the team standings to take third overall.
2024 Award Winners
Gold, Silver, and Bronze... The event-by-event list of over 150 individual
medalists from Elementary Science Olympiad 2024 at Jacksonville High School.
Competition and Awards Ceremony Photos
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| Silver medalists Elyn Jarvis & Liilian Nicholes from Kitty Stone discuss an answer in Weather or Not. |
Medalists Zoey Burke & Mia Brodrecht from Margaret Elementary at work in Infographics. |
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| The Clanton team works to build their art in Write It, Do It. |
Kermit Johnson Elementary doers read over the directions from their partners in Write It, Do It. |
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| Clanton silver medalists Bryton Jackson & Ryder Bramlett in Grab a Gram. |
4th place medalists Kasey Leigh Wright & Nylah Horn from Jefferson Christian in Grab a Gram. |
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| ASFL's Baron Bogue and Alexa XU launch their planes in Aerodynamics. |
W.O. Lance's Ja'Niah Robinson & Taurean Smith attempt a test flight in Aerodynamics. |
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Margaret Elementary's Brynlee Roden & Nyomi Smith construct their barge in Barge Building. |
Bronze medalists Ben Blackmon & Peyton Kellum from Paine Elementary load their barge in Barge Building. |
The Big Individual Winners
Three students medaled in 4 events at ESO 2024 at Jacksonville High School -- Peter Goosier & John Kowamota (Mill Creek) and Hans Ziebarth (Auburn Area Homeschoolers). Five other students took home medals in 3 events --Medha Akarapu (Mill Creek), Elyse Bonds & Leah Hosford (Kitty Stone), Maia Laurencio & James Darren May (Auburn Area Homeschoolers). And, after no double goal medal winners in 2023, seven students earned two gold medals in 2024: Elyse Bonds, Leah Hosford, Finley Jarvis, & Sam Norton (Kitty Stone), Madoc Morris (Clanton), and Peyton Scales Reddit & Hans Ziebarth (Auburn Area Homeschoolers).
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The Kitty Stone (front) and Paine (back) teams construct their tower in Mystery Architecture. |
Brookville's Kortnie Wilson & Camille Tate balance the tennis ball on their tower in Mystery Architecture. |
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| Gold medalists Hans Ziebarth & Peyton Scales Reddit from Auburn eagerly watch their tower being scored in Mystery Architecture. |
Paine Elementary's Joshua Kendrick & Cali Juricich prepare to start building in Mystery Architecture. |
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| Magnolia's Miller Benton & Anthony Blackmon prepare to build in Crash Landing. |
Paine Elementary (front) and WO Lance (back) among the teams in Triple Play. |
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| Medalists Peter Goosier & Barrett Mayer from Mill Creek show off their device from Crash Landing. |
Silver medalist Jeanie Davis watches her device float to the floor in Crash Landing. |
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| Gold medalists Bristol Patton and Kennadee Cupps begin constructing their egg protector in Crash Landing. |
Caden Carnes from Bryan Elementary prepares to drop their bronze medal winning device in Crash Landing. |
Teams from Across Alabama Compete in 30th ESO at JHS
Jacksonville High School celebrated its 30th year of hosting Elementary Science Olympiad competition with 16 schools in attendance. ESO at JHS has maintained its impressive impact on science education in Alabama. Nearly 300 students participated in events in 2024 including students from the Academy of Science and Foreign Language, Auburn Area Homeschools, Bagley, Brookville, Bryan, Clanton, Irondale, Jefferson Christian, Kermit Johnson, Kitty Stone, Magnolia, Margaret, Mill Creek, Paine, Pelham Ridge, and W.O. Lance. Thanks for helping make ESO 2024 yet another success!
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| Silver medalists Tate Coggins & Colton Campbell with their silver medal winning devices in Launching Pad. |
WO Lance's Yaneth Maldonado & Aubrianna Daniel launch a ball in Launching Pad. |
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| Magnolia's Lily Burns and Reed Boman pick up their gold medals for 1st place in the Launching Pad event. |
Paine Elementary team members celebrate medal winners in Barge Building. |
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| Kitty Stone Elementary students celebrate a gold medal performance. |
Jackson Green & Mason McCombs of Kitty Stone celebrate a gold medal win in Grab a Gram. |
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| Longtime ESO at JHS volunteers were honored during the awards ceremony at the 30th annual ESO at JHS. |
ESO at JHS Co-Coordinator David Peters leads off the awards ceremony with a table full of medals and trophies. |
Celebrating 30 Years of ESO at JHS
The ESO at JHS celebrated 30 years of competitions in 2024. First held in 1993 under the direction of Science Club sponsor and JHS teacher Vicki Lamb, the Olympiad hosted over 10,000 students in its 30 competitions at Jacksonville High School. Over 600 teams representing cities all across Alabama have competed since the first year. And, the ESO at JHS has awarded over 7,500 individual medals to top finishers in events over its 30-year run.
Special Thanks to Longtime ESO at JHS Volunteers
Olympiad Coordinator David Peters was honored for his 30 years of service in leading the competition planning and execution since his days as a JHS student. Fellow 1990s JHS alumni Brad Rohrer (co-coordinator), Heather Boothe, and Simon Bevis
and family members Mary Jane Peters and Allison Peters were also recognized for their extensive contributions to the event during its three decade run. The coordinating team is stepping away from ESO at JHS here in 2024 with hopes that the competition will continue under the direction of colleagues at Jacksonville State University in 2025 and beyond.
Updated: March 3, 2024.
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