Congratulations to the upper school Science Olympiad team for taking home first place at the Warrensburg Invitational Tournament Saturday, Feb. 2. The team overcame state champions from Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska and Oklahoma, and two top Midwestern programs in John Burroughs and Olathe North. Twenty-five PHS students competed at the tournament. 

First through sixth places were announced at the awards ceremony. Pembroke Hill placed in the top six in 20 of 23 events.

Awards in individual events:

First Place

• Anatomy and Physiology - Dylan Chan and Mulan Jiang
• Chemistry Lab - Dylan Chan and Coleman Gliddon
• Water Quality - Coleman Gliddon and Pallavi Jonnalagadda

Second Place

• Astronomy - Elizabeth Banks and Coleman Gliddon
• Codebusters - Rishabh Gaur, Ira Vats and Aarav Yarlagadda
• Disease Detectives - Jesse Chan and Pallavi Jonnalagadda
• Experimental Design - Mulan Jiang, Pallavi Jonnalagadda and Jam Navarro
• Forensics - Dylan Chan and Rishabh Gaur
• Fossils - Charles Fraga and Nicholas Rao
• Herpetology - Tristan Wells
• Protein Modeling - Savino Go, Mulan Jiang and Darwin Torrance

Third Place

• Boomilever - Joshua Huang and Jesse Chan
• Mission Possible - Jackson Letts and Nicholas Letts
• Sounds of Music - Dylan Chan and Savino Go
• Thermodynamics - Coleman Gliddon and Savino Go

Fourth Place

• Wright Stuff - Jesse Chan and Joshua Huang
• Write It Do It - Allison Banks and Elizabeth Banks

Fifth Place

• Fermi Questions - Coleman Gliddon
• Geologic Mapping - Rishabh Gaur and Tristan Wells
• Mousetrap Vehicle - Ivyer Qu and Henry Ruland

Only the top event scores from each school is medal eligible. Also turning in fine performances: Geeoon Chung, Sasha Dellenbaugh, Naina Singh and Finn Sjue.