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MIT/GGSO INVITATIONALS!

For the last two weekends of January, LASA SciO has been out traveling across the US and competing in two of the most prestigious Science Olympiad invitationals, and excelling! Here are our medalists (1-6) and other top 15 placements. Feel free to congratulate these students when you see them!

MIT:

  • 4th: Anatomy and Physiology - Archith Venkatagiri, Tanish Alluru
  • 6th: Experimental Design - Edwin Feng, Isabel Liu, Pragya Baskaran
  • 5th: Robot Tour - Ishaan Adoni, Rishi Kantamneni
  • 6th: Science Scramble - Archith Venkatagiri, Tanish Alluru, Prahalad Prithivathi
  • 10th: Designer Genes - Archith Venkatagiri, Tanish Alluru
  • 11th: Helicopter - Clint Lee, Jaechan Lee

GGSO:

  • 2nd: Anatomy and Physiology - Archith Venkatagiri, Tanish Alluru
  • 8th: Bungee Drop - Prahalad Prithivathi, Pragya Baskaran
  • 3rd: Circuit Lab - Prahalad Prithivathi, Seth Mueller
  • 3rd: Codebusters - Edwin Feng, Rishi Kantamneni, Ishaan Adoni
  • 1st: Designer Genes - Archith Venkatagiri, Tanish Alluru
  • 3rd: Disease Detectives - Isabel Liu, Pragya Baskaran
  • 10th: Electric Vehicle - Luke Jurbergs, Clint Lee
  • 8th: Engineering CAD - Luke Jurbergs, Jaechan Lee
  • 7th: Experimental Design - Isabel Liu, Edwin Feng, Pragya Baskaran
  • 8th: Forensics - Henry Liu, Pragya Baskaran
  • 5th: Helicopter - Clint Lee, Jaechan Lee
  • 4th: Hovercraft - Luke Jurbergs, Jaechan Lee
  • 12th: Machines - Edwin Feng, Jaechan Lee
  • 12th: Remote Sensing - Seth Mueller, Evie Ho
  • 10th: Robot Tour - Rishi Kantamneni, Ishaan Adoni
  • 11th: Rocks and Minerals - Henry Liu, Edwin Feng

Additionally, as a school, we placed 6th overall (out of 60 teams) at GGSO, earning another trophy for the collection!! Thank you to all the parents for chaperoning our trips and our coach, Ms. Cong. We couldn’t have done this without you!

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FREE (VIRTUAL) ICE CREAM AND INFORMATIONAL MEETING!

We will be hosting an informational meeting for anyone who is interested in Science Olympiad in Mr. Walker’s Zoom room (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8333375305?pwd=U0ZTTzc0aU0rWDMvRTZYSXF2SWY2QT09) during lunch Tuesday (9/22/20).

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LASA WINS SPIRIT AWARD AT REGIONALS

Our B team won us our first spirit award in who knows how many years, and we swept first and second place with our two teams. Team members are listed below; congratulations to all competitors!

A Team

  • Alex Yang
  • Chinmay Murthy
  • Christine Tian
  • Edward Hao
  • Lily Yeazell
  • Max Weinreb
  • Nikhil Lyles
  • Pari Latawa
  • Pranav Bingi
  • Richard Liu
  • Sam Christian
  • Sam Tian
  • Sid Baskaran
  • Winnie Cheng
  • Yash Patil

B Team

  • Alex Burton
  • Amanda Li
  • Arya Choudhary
  • Cora Lewis
  • Gaurav Mitra
  • Keyu Chen
  • Nayan Kondapalli
  • Neha Kamble
  • Nihita Sarma
  • Nithin Chidambara
  • Parth Shroff
  • Ruby Alhquist
  • Shih En Lin
  • Shruthi Aravindan
  • Tushar Bhagawatula
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LASA FINISHES 3RD AT UPENN

Our A team closes out the spring invitational season in style by placing 3rd out of 58 teams from around the nation, including many of the top teams from Nationals last year.

Below is a list of top 10 finishes:

  • 1st - Gravity Vehicle - Yash P. and Max W.
  • 2nd - Astronomy - Chinmay M. and Sam C.
  • 2nd - Dynamic Planet - Chinmay M. and Sam C.
  • 2nd - Ping Pong Parachute - Yash P. and Richard L.
  • 3rd - Circuit Lab - Lily Y. and Max W.
  • 3rd - Protein Modeling - Richard L., Winnie C., Edward H.
  • 4th - Sounds of Music - Nikhil L. and Lily Y.
  • 6th - Boomilever - Sid B. and Alex Y.
  • 7th - Disease Detectives - Christine T. and Winnie C.
  • 8th - Detector Building - Max W. and Sam C.
  • 8th - Machines - Alex Y. and Sam T.
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LASA PLACES 6TH AT MIT

We had a great competition at MIT yesterday! The A team placed 6th out of 66 teams from around the country, beating 5 schools that placed in the top 10 at last year’s national tournament.

Below are listed top 10 event finishes. Huge congrats to these students!:

  • 3rd Place - Machines - Alex Yang and Samuel Tian
  • 5th Place - Boomilever - Sid Baskaran and Alex Yang
  • 5th Place - Wright Stuff - Sid Baskaran and Alex Yang
  • 6th Place - Astronomy - Sam Christian and Chinmay Murthy
  • 6th Place - Gravity Vehicle - Yash Patil and Max Weinreb
  • 7th Place - Disease Detectives - Christine Tian and Winnie Cheng
  • 7th Place - Geologic Mapping - Lily Yeazell and Sam Christian
  • 8th Place - Experimental Design - Samuel Tian, Yash Patil, Pranav Bingi
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LASA PLACES 4TH AT RICE

It was a fun weekend in Houston! Our B team placed 4th out of 36 at the Rice University Invitational in Houston, TX.

Below is a list of top 6 finishes:

  • 1st Place – Sounds of Music – Shih En Lin, Arya Choudhary
  • 1st Place – Wright Stuff – Cora Lewis, Nayan Kondapalli
  • 2nd Place – Chemistry Lab – Alex Burton, Parth Schroff
  • 2nd Place – Circuit Lab – Alex Burton, Parth Schroff
  • 2nd Place – Forensics – Cora Lewis, Nihita Sarma
  • 2nd Place – Ornithology – Ruby Alquist, Amanda Li
  • 3rd Place – Geologic Mapping – Neha Kamble, Tushar Bhagawatula
  • 3rd Place – Gravity Vehicle – Gaurav Mitra, Nayan Kondapalli
  • 4th Place – Disease Detectives – Nithin Chidambara, Shruthi Aravindan
  • 4th Place – Detector Building – Nayan Kondapalli, Parth Schroff
  • 4th Place – Protein Modeling – Sruthi Aravindan, Arya Choudhary, Keyu Chen
  • 4th Place – Water Quality – Shih En Lin, Nithin Chidambara
  • 4th Place – Experimental Design – Nihita Sarma, Alex Burton, Shruthi Aravindan
  • 5th Place – Astronomy – Nayan Kondapalli, Tushar Bhagawatula
  • 6th Place – Fossils – Ruby Alquist, Amanda LI
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LASA PLACES 8TH AND 14TH AT CYFALLS 2018

Our teams had a blast at Houston this past weekend! Our two teams placed 2nd (A team) and 15th (B team) out of 45 teams from around the state (plus one from Pennsylvania).

Below are 1st through 4th place finishes at the tournament. Congrats to these students!

  • 1st Place - Astronomy – Sam Christian and Chinmay Murthy
  • 1st Place – Forensics – Cora Lewis and Alex Yang
  • 1st Place – Gravity Vehicle – Yash Patil and Max Weinreb
  • 1st Place – Wright Stuff – Sid Baskaran and Cora Lewis
  • 2nd Place – Circuit Lab – Lily Yeazell and Max Weinreb
  • 2nd Place – Sounds of Music – Shih En Lin and Lily Yeazell
  • 3rd Place – Code Busters – Sam Tian, Keyu Chen, Yash Patil
  • 3rd Place – Boomilever – Vincent Li and Kevin Seon
  • 3rd Place – Dynamic Planet – Sam Tian and Chinmay Murthy
  • 3rd Place – Fossils – Pranav Bingi and Amanda Li
  • 3rd Place – Geologic Mapping – Lily Yeazell and Sam Christian
  • 3rd Place – Machines – Alex Yang and Sam Tian
  • 4th Place – Anatomy and Physiology – Edward Hao and Lakshmi Surada
  • 4th Place – Circuit Lab – Robin Sam and Emma Zuckerman
  • 4th Place – Designer Genes – Keyu Chen and Winnie Cheng
  • 4th Place – Detector Building – Max Weinreb and Sam Christian
  • 4th Place – Experimental Design – Sam Tian, Yash Patil, Pranav Bingi
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LASA PLACES 2ND AND 9TH AT UT AUSTIN

It was a fun tournament at UT this past weekend. Our two teams placed 2nd and 9th out of 21 teams from around the state.

Below are 1st through 5th place finishes (out of 21) for the UT Tournament. Congrats to these students!

1st Place finishes

  • 1st – Dynamic Planet – Chinmay Murthy and Samuel Tian
  • 1st – Gravity Vehicle – Yash Patil and Max Weinreb
  • 1st – Wright Stuff – Sid Baskaran and Cora Lewis
  • 1st – Experimental Design – Arushi Harkawat, Ben Norwood, Nihita Sarma

2nd Place finishes

  • 2nd – Astronomy – Chinmay Murthy and Ishaan Mehta
  • 2nd – Ping-Pong Parachute – Yash Patil and Richard Liu
  • 2nd – Write It Do It – Neha Kamble and Christine Tian

3rd Place finishes

  • 3rd – Boomilever – Sid Baskaran and Cora Lewis
  • 3rd – Detector Building – Max Weinreb and Shihen Lin
  • 3rd – Protein Modeling – Richard Liu, Shruthi Aravindan, Winnie Cheng
  • 3rd – Sounds of Music – Shihen Lin and Lily Yeazell

4th Place finishes

  • 4th – Geologic Mapping – Chinmay Murthy and Lily Yeazell
  • 4th – Water Quality – Pranav Bingi and Shihen Lin
  • 4th – Detector Building – Nayan Kondapalli and Nitin Murthy
  • 4th – Gravity Vehicle – Gaurav Mitra and Rishi Chidambara

5th Place finishes

  • 5th – Circuit Lab – Lily Yeazell and Max Weinreb
  • 5th – Forensics – Alex Yang and Cora Lewis
  • 5th – Write It Do It – Lily Yeazell and Richard Liu
  • 5th – Wright Stuff – Nayan Kondapalli and Gaurav Mitra
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LASA PLACES 2ND AT STATE

LASA placed 2nd at the Texas State tournament, scoring 21 points better than we did last year, winning more event gold medals than any other team, and standing as the only team to finish in the top 10 in all 23 events.

It was a bittersweet finish, as our 2nd place finish means we unfortunately won’t be moving on to nationals this year.

Below are 1st - 5th place finishes from the tournament - huge congrats to these students!

1st Place Finishes

  • Sounds of Music - Taka Koutsomitopoulos, Shih En Lin, Sanjay Pandiri
  • Detector Building - Max Weinreb, Taka Koutsomitopoulos
  • Dynamic Planet - Sanjay Pandiri, Chinmay Murthy
  • Experimental Design - Sarah Chieng, Samuel Tian, Yash Patil
  • Forensics - Manasa Sudunagunta, Sanjay Pandiri
  • Thermodynamics - Sarah Chieng, Samuel Tian
  • Write It Do It - Danika Luo, Jenny Lu

2nd Place Finishes

  • Protein Modeling - Danika Luo, Winnie Cheng, Sanjay Pandiri

3rd Place Finishes

  • Chemistry Lab - Sanjay Pandiri, Sarah Chieng
  • Code Busters - Samuel Tian, Yash Patil, Nikhil Lyles
  • Designer Genes - Winnie Cheng, Nikhil Lyles
  • Fossils - Pranav Bingi, Manasa Sudunagunta
  • We’ve Got Your Number - Samuel Tian, Nikhil Lyles

4th Place Finishes

  • Boomilever - Sarah Chieng, Taka Koutsomitopoulos
  • Mousetrap Vehicle - Yash Patil, Max Weinreb
  • Astronomy - Sam Christian, Chinmay Murthy

5th Place Finishes

  • Circuit Lab - Sam Christian, Taka Koutsomitopoulos
  • Geologic Mapping - Sanjay Pandiri, Sam Christian
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LASA PLACES 1ST AND 3RD AT REGIONAL TOURNAMENT

We had a great regional tournament this past weekend in Ft. Worth, TX – our A team placed 1st, and our B team placed 2nd! This means we qualify for the state tournament, and will be moving on to compete at Texas A&M in College Station on May 3-4.

Congrats to the below students on a great tournament.

A Team

  • Yash Patil
  • Samuel Tian
  • Shih En Lin
  • Pranav Bingi
  • Keyu Chen
  • Winnie Cheng
  • Manasa Sudunagunta
  • Sarah Chieng
  • Sanjay Pandiri
  • Jenny Lu
  • Danika Luo
  • Sam Christian
  • Taka Koutsomitopoulos

B Team

  • Tushar Bhagawatula
  • Amanda Li
  • Pari Latawa
  • Lily Yeazell
  • Cora Lewis
  • Sean Manners
  • Arya Choudhary
  • Shruthi Aravindan
  • Kashvi Lalchandani
  • Ishaan Mehta
  • Max Weinreb
  • Alex Yang
  • Emma Zuckerman
  • Arushi Harkawat
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LASA PLACES 8TH AT UPENN

We had a great tournament yesterday at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Our team placed 8th out of 47 teams from around the nation, including the top three teams from the national tournament last year - Troy, Mason, and Harriton.

Below is a list of top 8 finishes.

  • 1st Place - Geologic Mapping - Sanjay Pandiri and Lily Yeazell
  • 2nd Place - Dynamic Planet - Samuel Tian and Chinmay Murthy
  • 2nd Place - Mousetrap Vehicle - Yash Patil and Richard Liu
  • 4th Place - Chemistry Lab - Sarah Chieng and Sanjay Pandiri
  • 4th Place - Disease Detectives - Jenny Lu and Danika Luo
  • 6th Place - Protein Modeling - Danika Luo, Sanjay Pandiri, Winnie Cheng
  • 7th Place - Wright Stuff - Richard Liu and Taka Koutsomitopolous
  • 8th Place - Write It Do It - Jenny Lu and Danika Luo
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LASA FINISHES 6TH AT MIT

Our A team placed 6th out of 74 at the MIT Invitational in Cambridge, MA!

Below are 1st through 6th place finishes:

  • 1st Place – Mousetrap Vehicle – Yash Patil and Richard Liu
  • 1st Place – Thermodynamics – Sarah Chieng and Samuel Tian
  • 1st Place – Fossils – Manasa Sudunagunta and Chinmay Murthy
  • 2nd Place – Experimental Design – Sarah Chieng, Yash Patil, Samuel Tian
  • 2nd Place – Chemistry Lab – Sarah Chieng and Sanjay Pandiri
  • 3rd Place – Geologic Mapping – Sanjay Pandiri and Sam Christian
  • 5th Place – Circuit Lab – Sam Christian and Taka Koutsomitopoulos
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LASA B TEAM HAS A RESPECTABLE SHOWING AT RICE

Our B team placed 2nd out of 36 at the Rice University Invitational in Houston, TX!

Below are our top 6 place finishes:

  • 2nd Place – Wright Stuff – Cora Lewis and Max Weinreb
  • 2nd Place – Experimental Design – Amanda Li, Kashvi Lalchandani, Rosalind Yang
  • 2nd Place – Geologic Mapping – Sean Manners and Tushar Bhagawatula
  • 3rd Place – Disease Detectives – Shruthi Aravindan and Emma Zuckerman
  • 3rd Place – Dynamic Planet – Tushar Bhagawatula and Ishaan Mehta
  • 3rd Place – Protein Modeling – Arya Choudhary, Emma Zuckerman, Rosalind Yang
  • 3rd Place – Astronomy – Kashvi Lalchandani and Ishaan Mehta
  • 4th Place – Boomilever – Cora Lewis and Alex Yang
  • 4th Place – Mousetrap Vehicle – Max Weinreb and Sean Manners
  • 5th Place – Mission Possible – Alex Yang and Max Weinreb
  • 6th Place – Chemistry Lab – Pari Latawa and Alex Yang
  • 6th Place – Circuit Lab – Lily Yeazell and Max Weinreb
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LASA PLACES 3RD AT SEVEN LAKES TOURNAMENT

It was a fun tournament at CyFalls High School this past weekend. We got 3rd place overall as a school, with our individual teams placing 4th and 7th out of 20 teams.

Below are 1st through 4th place finishes (out of 20) for the tournament. Congrats to these students!

  • 1st Place – Thermodynamics – Sarah Chieng and Sam Tian
  • 1st Place – Mousetrap Vehicle – Max Weinreb and Yahya Syed
  • 1st Place – Sounds of Music – Lily Yeazell and Arya Choudhary
  • 1st Place – Astronomy – Sam Christian and Chinmay Murthy
  • 2nd Place – Boomilever – Sarah Chieng and Samuel Tian
  • 2nd Place – Chemistry Lab – Sarah Chieng and Pranav Bingi
  • 2nd Place – Forensics – Amani Ahmad and Liaa Kumar
  • 2nd Place – Dynamic Planet – Chinmay Murthy and Gaurav Mitra
  • 2nd Place – Protein Modeling – Jenny Lu, Danika Luo, Timothy Edison
  • 3rd Place – Experimental Design – Tushar Bhagawatula, Pranav Bingi, Liaa Kumar
  • 3rd Place – Write It Do It – Danika Luo and Jenny Lu
  • 3rd Place – Geologic Mapping – Sean Manners and Emilie Baillo
  • 4th Place – Circuit Lab – Lily Yeazell and Max Weinreb
  • 4th Place – Disease Detectives – Amani Ahmad and Shruthi Aravindan
  • 4th Place – Protein Modeling – Arya Choudhary, Samuel Tian, Amani Ahmad
  • 4th Place – Water Quality – Pranav Bingi and Hannah Saquing
  • 4th Place – Designer Genes – Timothy Edison and Pari Latawa
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LASA PLACES 8TH AND 14TH AT CYFALLS 2018

It was a fun tournament at CyFalls High School this past weekend. Our two teams placed 8th and 14th out of 42 teams from around the state.

Below are the top 6 finishes. Congrats to these students!

  • 1st Place – Water Quality – Shih En Lin and Hannah Saquing
  • 3rd Place – Herpetology – Manasa Sudunagunta and Shih En Lin
  • 4th Place – Wright Stuff – Richard Liu and Jessica Ding
  • 4th Place – Sounds of Music – Rosalind Yang and Emma Zuckerman
  • 5th Place – Fossils - Manasa Sudunagunta and Nihita Sarma
  • 5th Place – Protein Modeling – Arushi Harkawat, Richard Liu, Keyu Chen
  • 6th Place – Dynamic Planet - Chinmay Murthy and Liaa Kumar
  • 6th Place – Fermi Questions - Shih En Lin and Shreya Ramanathan
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LASA PLACES 3RD AND 10TH AT UT AUSTIN

It was a fun tournament at UT this past weekend. Our two teams placed 3rd and 10th out of 25 teams from around the state.

1st Place Finishes

  • 1st – Experimental Design – Sarah Chieng, Yash Patil, Samuel Tien
  • 1st – Mission Possible – Yash Patil and Alex Yang
  • 1st – Mousetrap Vehicle – Yash Patil and Justin Xia
  • 1st – Write It Do It – Lily Yeazell and Arya Choudhary
  • 1st – Circuit Lab – Lily Yeazell and Taka Koutsomitopoulos

2nd Place Finishes

  • 3rd – Sounds of Music – Lily Yeazell and Arya Choudhary
  • 3rd – Water Quality – Pranav Bingi and Paridhi Latawa

4th Place Finishes

  • 4th – Fossils – Amanda Li and Kashvi Lalchandani
  • 4th – Sounds of Music – Danika Luo and Jamie Dawson
  • 4th – Disease Detectives – Danika Luo and Amani Ahmad
  • 4th – Chemistry Lab – Sarah Chieng and Alex Yang

5th Place Finishes

  • 5th – Designer Genes – Winnie Cheng and Paridhi Latawa
  • 5th – Boomilever – Cora Lewis and Taka Koutsomitopoulos
  • 5th – Forensics – Alex Yang and Nathan Jacob
  • 5th – Thermodynamics – Samuel Tian and Sarah Chieng
  • 5th – Dynamic Planet – Sanjay Pandiri and Sankarsh Rao

6th Place Finishes

  • 6th – Anatomy and Physiology – Winnie Cheng and Shruthi Aravindam
  • 6th – Fermi Questions – Pranav Bingi and Sarah Chieng
  • 6th – Protein Modeling – Sanjay Pandiri, Jessy Ingersoll, Danika Luo
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FREE ICE CREAM AND INFORMATIONAL MEETING!

We will be hosting an informational meeting for anyone who is interested in Science Olympiad in Mr. Oleniczak’s Room (246) during lunch Friday (9/7/18). There will also be free ice cream!

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LASA PLACES 3RD AT STATE

LASA SciO put forth their best effort this weekend and placed third at the Texas state tournament. Unfortunately, as only the first place team advances, LASA will not be competing at the national tournament this spring.

As always, state was extremely competitive this year, and everyone still did a great job this weekend. Here are the top 5 finishes:

1st Place Finishes

  • Astronomy – Shubhanga Ballal and Sam Christian
  • Chemistry Lab – Sarah Chieng and Michael Taleff
  • Hovercraft – Kevin Black and Abhi Dhir
  • Microbe Mission – Edward Lee and Prerna Kundalgurki
  • Mission Possible – Yash Patil, Alec Schultz, Carly Smith
  • Tower – Carly Smith and Richard Liu

2nd Place Finishes

  • Dynamic Planet – Shubhanga Ballal and Michael Taleff
  • Materials Science – Shubhanga Ballal and Abhi Dhir
  • Remote Sensing – Michael Taleff and Sam Christian

3rd Place Finishes

  • Anatomy and Physiology – Edward Lee and Shih En Lin
  • Fermi Questions – Shih En Lin and Sarah Chieng
  • WiFi Lab – Michael Taleff and Shubhanga Ballal

4th Place Finishes

  • Disease Detectives – Danika Luo and Jenny Lu
  • Mousetrap Vehicle – Yash Patil and Richard Liu
  • Rocks and Minerals – Manasa Sudunagunta and Prerna Kundalgurki

5th Place Finishes

  • Code Busters – Abhi Dhir, Shubhanga Ballal, Kevin Black
  • Helicopters – Richard Liu and Carly Smith
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LASA PLACES 1ST AND 3RD AT REGIONAL TOURNAMENT

Congrats to the regionals teams! We had a great tournament this past weekend in Katy, TX – our A team placed 1st, and our B team placed 3rd (barely missing 2nd!) out of 20 competing teams. This means we qualify for the state tournament, and will be moving on to compete at Texas A&M in College Station on April 20 and 21!

Below is a list of top 3 event finishes at the tournament:

1st Place Finishes

  • Anatomy and Physiology – Edward Lee and Shih En Lin
  • Astronomy – Shubhanga Ballal and Sam Christian
  • Chemistry Lab – Sarah Chieng and Abhi Dhir
  • Disease Detectives – Jenny Lu and Danika Luo
  • Dynamic Planet – Michael Taleff and Shubhanga Ballal
  • Ecology – Edward Lee and Prerna Kundalgurki
  • Experimental Design – Logan Kinnaman, Samuel Tian, Ishan Ladhani
  • Fermi Questions – Nikhil Lyles and Lily Yeazell
  • Forensics – Michael Taleff and Manasa Sudunagunta
  • Game On – Sarah Chieng and Kevin Black
  • Herpetology – Prerna Kundalgurki and Manasa Sudunagunta
  • Materials Science – Shubhanga Ballal and Abhi Dhir
  • Microbe Mission – Edward Lee and Prerna Kundalgurki
  • Mousetrap Vehicle – Yash Patil and Richard Liu
  • Optics – Abhi Dhir and Carly Smith
  • Remote Sensing – Michael Taleff and Sam Christian
  • Rocks and Minerals – Prerna Kundalgurki and Manasa Sudunagunta
  • Thermodynamics – Sarah Chieng and Kevin Black

2nd Place Finishes

  • Chemistry Lab – Andrew Yu and Nikhil Lyles
  • Dynamic Planet – Vidhya Annem and Chinmay Murthy
  • Fermi Questions – Shih En Lin and Sam Christian
  • Game On – Zac Schulwolf and Logan Kinnaman
  • Materials Science – Andrew Yu and Pranav Bingi

3rd Place Finishes

  • Anatomy and Physiology – Nikhil Lyles and Andrew Yu
  • Disease Detectives – Arushi Harkawat and Keyu Chen
  • Experimental Design – Sarah Chieng, Edward Lee, Yash Patil
  • Helicopters – Cora Lewis and Keyu Chen
  • Microbe Mission – Vidhya Annem and Eshita Sangani
  • Mousetrap Vehicle – Zac Schulwolf and Samuel Tian
  • Remote Sensing – Vidhya Annem and Arushi Harkawat
  • Rocks and Minerals – Logan Kinnaman and Lily Yeazell
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LASA WINS UPENN!

What a great tournament this past weekend at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia! Our team placed 1st out of 50 teams from around the nation, this being the first out-of-state invitational tournament that we have won in two years!

Below is a list of those who competed and a record of top-6 finishes in individual events.

  • 1st Place – Dynamic Planet – Michael Taleff and Shubhanga Ballal
  • 1st Place – Ecology – Edward Lee and Prerna Kundalgurki
  • 1st Place – Microbe Mission – Prerna Kundalgurki and Edward Lee
  • 1st Place – Mousetrap Vehicle – Yash Patil and Carly Smith
  • 2nd Place – Experimental Design – Sarah Chieng, Edward Lee, Arushi Harkawat
  • 2nd Place – Herpetology – Manasa Sudunagunta and Prerna Kundalgurki
  • 3rd Place – Anatomy and Physiology – Edward Lee and Arushi Harkawat
  • 3rd Place – Disease Detectives – Akshara Anand and Danika Luo
  • 3rd Place – Game On – Kevin Black and Sarah Chieng
  • 3rd Place – Materials Science – Michael Taleff and Shubhanga Ballal
  • 4th Place – Forensics – Akshara Anand and Michael Taleff
  • 4th Place – Optics – Shubhanga Ballal and Carly Smith
  • 4th Place – Remote Sensing – Danika Luo and Michael Taleff
  • 6th Place – Mission Possible – Carly Smith and Yash Patil
  • 6th Place – Towers – Carly Smith and Cora Lewis
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LASA B TEAM HAS A RESPECTABLE SHOWING AT RICE

It was a fun tournament at Rice University this past weekend! Our team placed 10th (8th place school) out of 34 teams.

Below are 1st through 10th place finishes (out of 34). Congrats to these students!

  • 1st – Helicopters – Richard Liu, Kevin Seon
  • 2nd – Chemistry Lab – Ethan Lim, Eshita Sangani
  • 2nd – Optics – Sreenidhi Tupuri, Mihir Kamble
  • 3rd – Mousetrap Vehicle – Zac Schulwolf, Richard Liu
  • 4th – Experimental Design – Samuel Tian, Vidhya Annem, Ishan Ladhani
  • 5th – Fermi Questions – Samuel Tian, Nikhil Lyles
  • 7th – Dynamic Planet – Vidhya Annem, Mihir Kamble
  • 7th – Hovercraft – Ishan Ladhani, Chinmay Murthy
  • 7th – Thermodynamics – Samuel Tian, Timothy Edison
  • 8th – Materials Science – Sreenidhi Tupuri, Ethan Lim
  • 9th – Mission Possible – Zac Schulwolf, Kevin Seon
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LASA FINISHES 5TH AT MIT FOR SECOND YEAR IN A ROW

Keeping consistent with our performance from the past two years, MIT was a great start to the spring season!

Below are top 6 finishes:

  • 1st Place - Materials Science - Michael Taleff and Shubhanga Ballal
  • 3rd Place - Game On - Kevin Black and Sarah Chieng
  • 3rd Place - Experimental Design - Sarah Chieng, Alec Schultz, Edward Lee
  • 3rd Place - Astronomy - Shubhanga Ballal and Abhi Dhir
  • 3rd Place - Mission Possible - Yash Patil and Alec Schultz
  • 3rd Place - Thermodynamics - Sarah Chieng and Kevin Black
  • 4th Place - Anatomy and Physiology - Edward Lee and Arushi Harkawat
  • 5th Place - Fermi Questions - Edward Lee and Shihen Lin
  • 5th Place - Microbe Mission - Edward Lee and Prerna Kundalgurki
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LASA WINS SEVEN LAKES TOURNAMENT

Our two teams placed 1st and 2nd out of 23 teams, representing our first school tournament win of the year!

Below are top 10 finishes:

  • Anatomy and Physiology – 1st Place – Edward Lee and Jessica Ding
  • Anatomy and Physiology – 4th Place – Jenny Lu and Nihita Sarma
  • Astronomy – 1st Place – Shubhanga Ballal and Elena Humphreys-Lucas
  • Astronomy – 2nd Place – Abhi Dhir and Sam Christian
  • Chemistry Lab – 1st Place – Sarah Chieng and Jenny Lu
  • Disease Detectives – 1st Place – Akshara Anand and Arushi Harkawat
  • Disease Detectives – 2nd Place – Jenny Lu and Danika Luo
  • Dynamic Planet – 2nd Place – Shubhanga Ballal and Vidhya Annem
  • Ecology – 1st Place –Edward Lee and Arushi Harkawat
  • Experimental Design – 3rd Place – Arushi Harkawat, Lily Yeazell, Jessica Ding
  • Experimental Design – 4th Place – Ishan Ladhani, Vidhya Annem, Vetriliaa Kumar
  • Fermi Questions – 2nd Place – Edward Lee and Shihen Lin
  • Game On – 1st Place – Zac Schulwolf and Lily Yeazell
  • Game On – 2nd Place – Yash Patil and Sarah Chieng
  • Helicopters – 4th Place – Alec Schultz and Cora Lewis
  • Herpetology – 1st Place – Prerna Kundalgurki and Pranav Bingi
  • Materials Science – 1st Place – Shubhanga Ballal and Pranav Bingi
  • Microbe Mission – 1st Place – Prerna Kundalgurki and Vidhya Annem
  • Microbe Mission – 2nd Place – Edward Lee and Eshita Sangani
  • Mission Possible – 2nd Place – Alec Schultz and Hannah Saquing
  • Mousetrap Vehicle – 3rd Place – Carly Smith and Yash Patil
  • Optics – 1st Place – Carly Smith and Yash Patil
  • Optics – 2nd Place – Abhi Dhir and Lily Yeazell
  • Remote Sensing – 1st Place – Ishan Ladhani and Danika Luo
  • Rocks and Minerals – 3rd Place – Prerna Kundalgurki and Vetriliaa Kumar
  • Thermodynamics – 1st Place – Sarah Chieng and Kevin Black
  • Thermodynamics – 2nd Place – Chinmay Murthy and Ahbi Dhir
  • Towers – 1st Place – Carly Smith and Nihita Sarma
  • Write It/Do It – 1st Place – Jenny Lu and Danika Luo
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LASA FINISHES 3RD AT UT INVITATIONAL

Congratulations to everyone who competed at the UT Invitational. Our two teams finished 5th and 8th while LASA got 3rd as a school, earning our first trophy of the year!

Below are the top 5 finishes:

  • 1st - Anatomy and Physiology - Edward Lee and Andrew Yu
  • 1st - Materials Science - Michael Taleff and Andrew Yu
  • 1st - Microbe Mission - Edward Lee and Nihita Sarma
  • 1st - Mission Possible - Yash Patil and Kevin Black
  • 2nd - Dynamic Planet - Michael Taleff and Mihir Kamble
  • 2nd - Mousetrap Vehicle - Sreenidhi Tupuri and Yash Patil
  • 3rd - Game On - Kevin Black and Sarah Chieng
  • 3rd - Ecology - Manasa Sudunagunta and Prerna Kundalgurki
  • 3rd - Forensics - Akshara Anand and Manasa Sudunagunta
  • 3rd - Microbe Mission - Prerna Kundalgurki and Jessica Ding
  • 4th - Ecology - Edward Lee and Andrew Yu
  • 4th - Experimental Design - Sarah Chieng, Edward Lee, and Eshita Sangani
  • 4th - Herpetology - Manasa Sudunagunta and Prerna Kundalgurki
  • 4th - Mousetrap Vehicle - Zac Schulwolf and Shihen Lin
  • 5th - Optics - Sreenidhi Tupuri and Danika Luo
  • 5th - Thermodynamics - Sarah Chieng and Yash Patil
  • 5th - Astronomy - Abhi Dhir and Shihen Lin
  • 5th - Helicopters - Alec Schultz and Keyu Chen
  • 5th - Materials Science - Jessica Ding and Akshara Anand
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LASA SCIO HAS A STRONG SHOWING AT CYFALLS

Great job at Cyfalls everyone! Our teams got 9th and 11th overall.

Below are top 10 finishes:

  • 1st - Experimental Design - Arushi Harkawat, Brendan Lim and Samuel Tian
  • 1st - Materials Science - Michael Taleff and Pranav Bingi
  • 2nd - Forensics - Michael Taleff and Cora Lewis
  • 2nd - Mission Possible - Carly Smith and Amy Otnes
  • 2nd - Remote Sensing - Michael Taleff and Pranav Bingi
  • 2nd - Towers - Carly Smith and Lily Keefauver
  • 3rd - Write It Do It - Elena Lucas and Amy Otnes
  • 4th - Hovercraft - Michael Taleff and Richard Liu
  • 5th - Microbe Mission - Vidhyasai Annem and Eshita Sangani
  • 5th - Mission Possible - Yash Patil and Hannah Saquing
  • 6th - Herpetology - Manasa Sudunagunta and Allen Zhao
  • 6th - Remote Sensing - Arushi Harkawat and Vidhyasai Annem
  • 7th - Optics - Lily Yeazell and Jenny Lu
  • 8th - Disease Detectives - Jenny Lu and Vetriliaa Kumar
  • 8th - Ecology - Srikari Punyamurtula and Arushi Harkawat
  • 8th - Experimental Design - Anaya Mehta, Lily Yeazell and Nihita Sarma
  • 8th - Fermi Questions - Nikhil Lyles and Arushi Harkawat
  • 8th - Optics - Carly Smith and Srikari Punyamurtula
  • 8th - Rocks and Minerals - Manasa Sudunagunta and Timothy Edison
  • 9th - Hovercraft - Chinmay Murthy and Samuel Tian
  • 9th - Microbe Mission - Anaya Mehta and Timothy Edison
  • 9th - Mousetrap Vehicle - Yash Patil and Hannah Saquing
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LASA TAKES 8TH PLACE AT NATIONAL TOURNAMENT

LASA improves upon last year’s national finish by taking 8th place at the 2017 SONT held at Wright State University. Although there were some ups and downs, it was still a great finish to the year!

Below are top 10 finishes:

  • 1st Place - Experimental Design - Alec Schultz, Sarah Chieng, Edward Lee
  • 1st Place - Hovercraft - Kevin Black and Abhi Dhir
  • 2nd Place - Invasive Species - Varun Sudunagunta and Prerna Kundalgurki
  • 2nd Place - Remote Sensing - Michael Taleff and Fedor Aglyamov
  • 4th Place - Rocks and Minerals - Varun Sudunagunta and Prerna Kundalgurki
  • 5th Place - Hydrogeology - Michael Taleff and Fedor Aglyamov
  • 6th Place - Dynamic Planet - Shubhanga Ballal and Fedor Aglyamov
  • 6th Place - Microbe Mission - Edward Lee and Prerna Kundalgurki
  • 7th Place - Materials Science - Shubhanga Ballal and Sarah Chieng
  • 8th Place - Helicopters - Alec Schultz and Michael Yi
  • 9th Place - Anatomy and Physiology - Edward Lee and Varun Sudunagunta
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LASA WINS 1ST AT STATE FOR THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR!

Another successful campaign at the state tournament results in LASA taking the top spot. We set the 3rd lowest score in history and this was our 2nd best score ever (second to the 38 from 2009)! We medaled in 21/23 events and this is an amazing achievement!

Below are the top 4 finishes:

  • 1st - Anatomy and Physiology - Edward Lee and Amanda Xia
  • 1st - Disease Detectives - Akshara Anand and Amanda Xia
  • 1st - Microbe Mission - Edward Lee and Prerna Kundalgurki
  • 1st - Remote Sensing - Fedor Aglyamov and Michael Taleff
  • 1st - Robot Arm - Kevin Black and Carly Smith
  • 1st - WiFi Lab - Abhimanyu Dhir and Zac Schulwolf
  • 2nd - Ecology - Varun Sudunagunta and Edward Lee
  • 2nd - Hovercraft - Kevin Black and Abhimanyu Dhir
  • 2nd - Hydrogeology - Michael Taleff and Fedor Aglyamov
  • 2nd - Invasive Species - Varun Sudunagunta and Prerna Kundalgurki
  • 3rd - Dynamic Planet - Shubhanga Ballal and Fedor Aglyamov
  • 3rd - Game On - Kevin Black and Zac Schulwolf
  • 3rd - Materials Science - Shubhanga Ballal and Sarah Chieng
  • 3rd - Optics - Michael Taleff and Carly Smith
  • 3rd - Rocks and Minerals - Varun Sudunagunta and Prerna Kundalgurki
  • 3rd - Towers - Carly Smith and Michael Yi
  • 4th - Astronomy - Shubhanga Ballal and Abhimanyu Dhir
  • 4th - Electric Vehicle - Alec Schultz and Zac Schulwolf
  • 4th - Experimental Design - Sarah Chieng, Alec Schultz and Michael Yi
  • 4th - Helicopters - Alec Schultz and Michael Yi
  • 4th - Wind Power - Alec Schultz and Kevin Black
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LASA SCIO TAKES 1ST AT UT REGIONAL

LASA once again has a strong showing at regionals with the A team taking first place and the B team taking fourth. Looks like State will be grueling as Tompkins was very close to beating us.

Below are the top 5 finishes:

  • 1st - Anatomy and Physiology - Edward Lee and Varun Sudunagunta
  • 1st - Dynamic Planet - Shubhanga Ballal and Fedor Aglyamov
  • 1st - Ecology - Varun Sudunagunta and Edward Lee
  • 1st - Electric Vehicle - Zac Schulwolf and Alec Schultz
  • 1st - Experimental Design - Alec Schultz, Sarah Chieng and Michael Yi
  • 1st - Game On - Kevin Black and Zac Schulwolf
  • 1st - Helicopters - Alec Schultz and Michael Yi
  • 1st - Hovercraft - Kevin Black and Abhimanyu Dhir
  • 1st - Materials Science - Shubhanga Ballal and Sarah Chieng
  • 1st - Microbe Mission - Edward Lee and Prerna Kundalgurki
  • 1st - Remote Sensing - Michael Taleff and Fedor Aglyamov
  • 1st - Rocks and Minerals - Varun Sudunagunta and Prerna Kundalgurki
  • 1st - We’ve Got Your Number - Arushi Harkawat and Jessica Ding
  • 1st - Write It Do It - Jenny Lu and Danika Luo
  • 2nd - Astronomy - Shubhanga Ballal and Abhimanyu Dhir
  • 2nd - Disease Detectives - Jenny Lu and Danika Luo
  • 2nd - Ecology - Pranathi Bingi and Srikari Punyamurtula
  • 2nd - Electric Vehicle - Devang Deepak and Ethan Lim
  • 2nd - Experimental Design - Devang Deepak, Manasa Sudunagunta, and Logan Morales
  • 2nd - Forensics - Akshara Anand and Amanda Xia
  • 2nd - Game On - Logan Morales and Sendhil Sridhar
  • 2nd - Invasive Species - Varun Sudunagunta and Prerna Kundalgurki
  • 2nd - Optics - Shubhanga Ballal and Carly Smith
  • 2nd - Towers - Carly Smith and Michael Yi
  • 3rd - Hovercraft - Mihir Kamble and Ethan Lim
  • 3rd - Hydrogeology - Michael Taleff and Fedor Aglyamov
  • 3rd - Invasive Species - Srikari Punyamurtula and Arushi Harkawat
  • 3rd - Optics - Grace Jensen and Mihir Kamble
  • 3rd - Rocks and Minerals - Manasa Sudunagunta and Logan Morales
  • 4th - Chemistry Lab - Michael Taleff and Sarah Chieng
  • 4th - Disease Detectives - Akshara Anand and Amanda Xia
  • 4th - Forensics - Manasa Sudunagunta and Andrew Kim
  • 4th - Picture This - Manasa Sudunagunta and Jessica Ding
  • 4th - Remote Sensing - Grace Jensen and Pranathi Bingi
  • 4th - Robot Arm - Carly Smith and Kevin Black
  • 4th - Wind Power - Kevin Black and Alec Schultz
  • 4th - Write It Do It - Amanda Xia and Michael Yi
  • 5th - Anatomy and Physiology - Sendhil Sridhar and Jessica Ding
  • 5th - Astronomy - Mihir Kamble and Eshita Sangani
  • 5th - Chemistry Lab - Grace Jensen and Ethan Lim
  • 5th - Dynamic Planet - Srikari Punyamurtula and Mihir Kamble
  • 5th - Fermi Questions - Arushi Harkawat and Pranathi Bingi
  • 5th - Materials Science - Jenny Lu and Danika Luo
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LASA SCIO GETS 2ND AT GOLDEN GATE

After numerous delays in planes, walking through shady parts of Berkeley, and learning about the feelings yeast have, LASA SciO took 2nd place at the Golden Gate Invitational. This is an awesome achievement because we held our own against the California teams, but we must remain vigilant as State approaches.

Below are the top 5 finishes:

  • 1st - Anatomy and Physiology - Edward Lee and Varun Sudunagunta
  • 1st - Dynamic Planet - Shubhanga Ballal and Fedor Aglyamov
  • 1st - Ecology - Varun Sudunagunta and Edward Lee
  • 2nd - Astronomy - Shubhanga Ballal and Abhi Dhir
  • 2nd - Chemistry Lab - Michael Taleff and Sarah Chieng
  • 2nd - Hydrogeology - Michael Taleff and Fedor Aglyamov
  • 2nd - Invasive Species - Prerna Kundalgurki and Varun Sudunagunta
  • 2nd - Microbe Mission - Edward Lee and Prerna Kundalgurki
  • 3rd - Rocks and Minerals - Varun Sudunagunta and Prerna Kundalgurki
  • 4th - Hovercraft - Kevin Black and Abhi Dhir
  • 4th - Material Science - Shubhanga Ballal and Sarah Chieng
  • 5th - Forensics - Akshara Anand and Amanda Xia
  • 5th - Helicopters - Michael Yi and Alec Schultz
  • 5th - Remote Sensing - Michael Taleff and Fedor Aglyamov
  • 5th - Wind Power - Kevin Black and Alec Schultz
  • 5th - Write It Do It - Amanda Xia and Michael Yi
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LASA SCIO TAKES 5TH AT MIT

After going to wrong rooms, moving the schedule one block over, and listening to terrible speeches, LASA SciO got 5th place at MIT. We were 1 point away from 4th and this is a great start to the spring season.

Below are the top 6 placings:

  • 1st - Ecology - Varun Sudunagunta and Edward Lee
  • 1st - Experimental Design - Alec Schultz, Sarah Chieng, and Edward Lee
  • 1st - Helicopters - Michael Yi and Alec Schultz
  • 1st - Microbe Mission - Edward Lee and Prerna Kundalgurki
  • 2nd - Anatomy and Physiology - Edward Lee and Varun Sudunagunta
  • 3rd - Invasive Species - Prerna Kundalgurki and Varun Sudunagunta
  • 4th - Disease Detectives - Akshara Anand and Amanda Xia
  • 4th - Rocks and Minerals - Varun Sudunagunta and Prerna Kundalgurki
  • 5th - Optics - Shubhanga Ballal and Carly Smith
  • 6th - Astronomy - Shubhanga Ballal and Abhi Dhir
  • 6th - Quantum Quandries - Kevin Black and Ben Zern
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LASA SCIO GETS 2ND AT HENDRICKSON

Congratulations to everyone who competed at Hendrickson. We only had 10 people on each team and every team member had 4-6 events, yet we still get 2nd overall (behind Clements who had full teams).

Below are the top 3 finishes:

  • 1st - Electric Vehicle - Zac Schulwolf and Anaya Mehta
  • 1st - Forensics - Manasa Sudunagunta and Andrew Kim
  • 1st - Hovercraft - Mihir Kamble and Ethan Lim
  • 1st - Write It Do It - Jenny Lu and Danika Luo
  • 2nd - Astronomy - Mihir Kamble and Eshita Sangani
  • 2nd - Dynamic Planet - Srikari Punyamurtula and Rosalind Yang
  • 2nd - Experimental Design - Logan Morales, Jessica Ding, and Arushi Harkawat
  • 2nd - Hydrogeology - Logan Morales and Arushi Harkawat
  • 2nd - Materials Science - Neha Sangana and Jessica Ding
  • 3rd - Ecology - Andrew Yu and Arushi Harkawat
  • 3rd - Experimental Design - Manasa Sudunagunta, Rosalind Yang, and Srikari Punyamurtula
  • 3rd - Forensics - Jules Hays and Eshita Sangani
  • 3rd - Invasive Species - Srikari Punyamurtula and Pranathi Bingi
  • 3rd - Rocks and Minerals - Manasa Sudunagunta and Rosalind Yang
  • 3rd - Fermi Questions - Jules Hays and Ethan Lim
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LASA SCIO FINISHES 4TH OVERALL AT RICE

Congratulations to everyone who competed at the Rice Invitational this past weekend. Our two teams got 5th and 12th overall and LASA finished 4th as a school.

Below are the top 6 placings:

  • 1st - Anatomy and Physiology - Edward Lee and Varun Sudunagunta
  • 1st - Disease Detectives - Akshara Anand and Amanda Xia
  • 2nd - Helicopters - Michael Yi and Alec Schultz
  • 2nd - Remote Sensing - Michael Taleff and Fedor Aglyamov
  • 3rd - Dynamic Planet - Shubhanga Ballal and Fedor Aglyamov
  • 3rd - Game On - Kevin Black and Sendhil Sridhar
  • 3rd - Towers - Carly Smith and Richard Liu
  • 3rd - Robot Arm - Ardith Amar and Devang Deepak
  • 3rd - Wind Power - Kevin Black and Ricky Zhou
  • 4th - Ecology - Varun Sudunagunta and Edward Lee
  • 4th - Experimental Design - Alec Schultz, Michael Yi, and Edward Lee
  • 4th - Helicopters - Carly Smith and Richard Liu
  • 4th - Hydrogeology - Michael Taleff and Fedor Aglyamov
  • 4th - Rocks and Minerals - Varun Sudunagunta and Prerna Kundalgurki
  • 5th - Optics - Ricky Zhou and Ben Zern
  • 5th - Robot Arm - Carly Smith and Andrew Kim
  • 6th - Astronomy - Shubhanga Ballal and Ricky Zhou
  • 6th - Electric Vehicle - Ben Zern and Richard Liu
  • 6th - Hovercraft - Ben Zern and Andrew Kim
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LASA SCIO FINISHES 4TH OVERALL AT CYFALLS

Great job at Cyfalls! Our teams got 6th and 9th overall and as a school we got 4th place.

Below are the top 5 placings:

  • 1st - Hovercraft - Kevin Black and Kyle Sheth
  • 1st - WiFi Lab - Zac Schulwolf and Carly Smith
  • 2nd - Optics - Carly Smith and Abhi Dhir
  • 3rd - Invasive Species - Prerna Kundalgurki and Rosalind Yang
  • 3rd - Microbe Mission - Prerna Kundalgurki and Sruthi Ilangovan
  • 3rd - Wind Power - Kevin Black and Adi Kumar
  • 4th - Forensics - Jules Hays and Manasa Sudunagunta
  • 4th - Roller Coaster - Abhi Dhir and Marcus Tita
  • 5th - Experimental Design - Arushi Harkawat, Sarah Chieng, Brendan Lim
  • 5th - Towers - Carly Smith and Charli Zern
  • 5th - Write It / Do It - Andrew Yu, Kevin Seon
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LASA WINS STATE

Congratulations everyone on another state championship! This is the second consecutive state win - Sic’em jags!

Below are the Top 4 finishes:

  • 1st - Air Trajectory - Ben Zern and Alec Schultz
  • 1st - Bridge Building - Carly Smith and Michael Yi
  • 1st - Robot Arm - Carly Smith and Kevin Black
  • 1st - Astronomy - Shubhanga Ballal and Prerna Kundalgurki
  • 1st - Experimental Design - Kevin Black, Zennie Wey, and Neil Patil
  • 1st - Fermi Questions - Ben Zern and Edward Lee
  • 1st - Fossils - Varun Sudunagunta and Carly Smith
  • 1st - Hydrogeology - Rebekah Albach and Michael Taleff
  • 1st - Invasive Species - Prerna Kundalgurki and Varun Sudunagunta
  • 1st - Protein Modeling - Michael Taleff, Michael Yi, and Niels Kornerup
  • 2nd - It’s About Time - Ben Zern and Kevin Black
  • 2nd - Anatomy and Physiology - Edward Lee and Varun Sudunagunta
  • 2nd - Cell Biology - Edward Lee and Niels Kornerup
  • 2nd - Dynamic Planet - Rebekah Albach and Shubhanga Ballal
  • 3rd - Forensics - Zennie Wey and Akshara Anand
  • 3rd - GeoLogic Mapping - Rebekah Albach and Shubhanga Ballal
  • 4th - Green Generation - Varun Sudunagunta and Edward Lee
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LASA TAKES SECOND AT UT INVITATIONAL

Congratulations to the A team for finishing 2nd and the B team for finishing 6th. Our B-Team was the best among all B-teams. Amazing job and good work! Let’s keep it up for State!

Below are the Top 5 finishes:

  • 1st - Anatomy and Physiology - Edward Lee and Varun Sudunagunta
  • 1st - Astronomy - Shubhanga Ballal and Prerna Kundalgurki
  • 1st - Fermi Questions - Ben Zern and Edward Lee
  • 1st - Protein Modeling - Michael Taleff, Michael Yi, and Niels Kornerup
  • 1st - Robot Arm - Carly Smith and Kevin Black
  • 1st - Green Generation - Phoenix Wang and Pranathi Bingi
  • 2nd - Cell Biology - Edward Lee and Niels Kornerup
  • 2nd - Electric Vehicle - Ben Zern and Kevin Black
  • 2nd - Experimental Design - Rebekah Albach, Zennie Wey, Neil Patil
  • 2nd - Fossils - Varun Sudunagunta and Carly Smith
  • 2nd - Game On - Neil Patil and Kevin Black
  • 2nd - Invasive Species - Prerna Kundalgurki and Varun Sudunagunta
  • 2nd - Wright Stuff - Alec Schultz and Michael Yi
  • 2nd - Chemistry Lab - Ricky Zhou and Amanda Xia
  • 2nd - Hydrogeology - Grace Jensen and Pranathi Bingi
  • 2nd - Wind Power - Ricky Zhou and Grace Jensen
  • 3rd - Bridge Building - Carly Smith and Michael Yi
  • 3rd - Chemistry Lab - Zennie Wey and Niels Kornerup
  • 3rd - Dynamic Planet - Rebekah Albach and Shubhanga Ballal
  • 3rd - GeoLogic Mapping - Rebekah Albach and Shubhanga Ballal
  • 3rd - It’s About Time - Ben Zern and Kevin Black
  • 3rd - Wind Power - Kevin Black and Neil Patil
  • 3rd - Fermi Questions - Grace Jensen and Pranathi Bingi
  • 3rd - Robot Arm - Andrew Kim and Abhi Dhir
  • 3rd - Wright Stuff - Warren Zhou and Ink Dawkrajai
  • 4th - Anatomy and Physiology - Anna Savelyeva and Amanda Xia
  • 4th - Bridge Building - Warren Zhou and Ink Dawkrajai
  • 5th - Green Generation - Varun Sudunagunta and Edward Lee
  • 5th - Hydrogeology - Rebekah Albach and Michael Taleff
  • 5th - Astronomy - Vincent Hao and Ink Dawkrajai
  • 5th - GeoLogic Mapping - Ricky Zhou and Grace Jensen
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LASA FINISHES NINTH AT NATIONALS

The Science Olympiad team finished 9th at the National Tournament in Menomonie, Wisconsin. This is an amazing finish and was well deserved - Congratulations everyone!

LASA finished with 3 event medals! Below are the team’s Top 15 finishes.

  • 2nd - Bridge Building - Carly Smith and Michael Yi
  • 3rd - Fossils - Varun Sudunagunta and Carly Smith
  • 5th - Invasive Species - Prerna Kundalgurki and Varun Sudunagunta
  • 8th - Green Generation - Varun Sudunagunta and Edward Lee
  • 9th - Dynamic Planet - Rebekah Albach and Shubhanga Ballal
  • 9th - GeoLogic Mapping - Rebekah Albach and Shubhanga Ballal
  • 9th - Hydrogeology - Rebekah Albach and Michael Taleff
  • 11th - Forensics - Zennie Wey and Akshara Anand
  • 11th - Protein Modeling - Michael Taleff, Edward Lee, and Niels Kornerup
  • 11th - Air Trajectory - Ben Zern and Alec Schultz
  • 11th - Electric Vehicle - Ben Zern and Kevin Black
  • 12th - Anatomy and Physiology - Edward Lee and Niels Kornerup
  • 12th - Wright Stuff - Alec Schultz and Michael Yi
  • 14th - Astronomy - Shubhanga Ballal and Prerna Kundalgurki
  • 14th - Game On - Neil Patil and Kevin Black
  • 15th - Cell Biology - Edward Lee and Niels Kornerup
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LASA WINS REGIONALS

Congratulations on a 1st and 2nd place finish at Regionals for the LASA A and B teams - onward to State!

  • 1st - Air Trajectory - Ben Zern and Alec Schultz
  • 1st - Anatomy and Physiology - Edward Lee and Niels Kornerup
  • 1st - Astronomy - Shubhanga Ballal and Prerna Kundalgurki
  • 1st - Bridge Building - Carly Smith and Michael Yi
  • 1st - Chemistry Lab - Zennie Wey and Niels Kornerup
  • 1st - Experimental Design - Kevin Black, Zennie Wey, and Neil Patil
  • 1st - Fermi Questions - Ben Zern and Edward Lee
  • 1st - Forensics - Zennie Wey and Akshara Anand
  • 1st - Fossils - Varun Sudunagunta and Carly Smith
  • 1st - Game On - Phoenix Wang and Vincent Hao
  • 1st - Green Generation - Varun Sudunagunta and Rebekah Albach
  • 1st - It’s About Time - Ben Zern and Kevin Black
  • 1st - Protein Modeling - Michael Taleff, Edward Lee, and Niels Kornerup
  • 1st - Robot Arm - Carly Smita and Kevin Black
  • 2nd - Air Trajectory - Andrew Kim and Mihir Kamble
  • 2nd - Cell Biology - Edward Lee and Niels Kornerup
  • 2nd - Forensics - Andrew Kim and Sreenidhi Tupuri
  • 2nd - Game On - Neil Patil and Kevin Black
  • 2nd - It’s About Time - Andrew Kim and Abhi Dhir
  • 3rd - Anatomy and Physiology - Anna Savelyeva and Amanda Xia
  • 3rd - Bridge Building - Ink Dawkrajai
  • 3rd - Chemistry Lab - Ricky Zhou and Amanda Xia
  • 3rd - Experimental Design - Manasa Sudunagunta, Srikari Punyamurtula, Sreenidhi Tupuri
  • 3rd - Fossils - Manasa Sudunagunta and Sreenidhi Tupuri
  • 3rd - Robot Arm - Andrew Kim and Abhi Dhir
  • 3rd - Roller Coaster - Alec Schultz and Michael Yi
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LASA WINS CORNELL

After being stranded in an airport without boarding passes and a long drive from Albany to Ithaca, the LASA SciO team won 1st place at the Cornell Invitational! Most notably, we beat Harriton which consistently places in the Top 10 at Nationals. LASA medaled in 18 events and received ribbons in 4. On another note, congratulations to Varun Sudunagunta and Michael Taleff for getting 2nd in Remote Sensing without studying and to Ricky Zhou and Ben Zern for receiving 5th in Optics after drawing numerous Texas flags.

Below are the Top 3 finishes:

  • 1st - Anatomy and Physiology - Edward Lee and Sam Gunn
  • 1st - Cell Biology - Edward Lee and Sam Gunn
  • 1st - Dynamic Planet - Rebekah Albach and Michael Taleff
  • 1st - Experimental Design - Varun Sudunagunta, Ricky Zhou, and Neil Patil
  • 1st - Fossils - Varun Sudunagunta and Akshara Anand
  • 1st - Game On - Neil Patil and Kevin Black
  • 1st - It’s About Time - Ben Zern and Kevin Black
  • 1st - Protein Modeling - Michael Taleff, Edward Lee, and Sam Gunn
  • 1st - Robot Arm - Neil Patil and Kevin Black
  • 2nd - Forensics - Zennie Wey and Akshara Anand
  • 2nd - Green Generation - Varun Sudunagunta and Edward Lee
  • 2nd - Invasive Species - Varun Sudunagunta and Prerna Kundalgurki
  • 2nd - Remote Sensing - Varun Sudunagunta and Michael Taleff
  • 2nd - Wright Stuff - Alec Schultz and Michael Yi
  • 2nd - Wright it Do it - Rebekah Albach and Neil Patil
  • 3rd - Astronomy - Prerna Kundalgurki and Zennie Wey
  • 3rd - Bridge Building - Michael Yi and Alec Schultz
  • 3rd - Wind Power - Ricky Zhou and Kevin Black
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LASA PLACES FOURTH AT MIT

  • 1st - Game On - Neil Patil and Kevin Black
  • 1st - Green Generation - Varun Sudunagunta and Edward Lee
  • 1st - Invasive Species - Varun Sudunagunta and Prerna Kundalgurki
  • 2nd - Fossils - Varun Sudunagunta and Akshara Anand
  • 3rd - Experimental Design - Varun Sudunagunta, Zennie Wey, and Neil Patil
  • 4th - Forensics - Zennie Wey and Akshara Anand
  • 4th - Wright Stuff - Alec Schultz and Michael Yi
  • 4th - Write it Do it - Rebekah Albach and Neil Patil
  • 6th - Astronomy - Shubhanga Ballal and Prerna Kundalgurki
  • 6th - Dynamic Planet - Rebekah Albach and Shubhanga Ballal
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LASA WINS STATE

Congratulations everyone on the 1st place finish at State! Next up will be Nationals on May 16th in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Below are the State results.

  • Air Trajectory – 3rd Place – Blake Karwoski and Ben Zern
  • Anatomy – 5th Place – Sam Gunn and Dhruv Puri
  • Astronomy – 1st Place – Evan Tey and Shubhanga Ballal
  • Bridge Building – 6th Place – Elena Arnold and Shubhanga Ballal
  • Cell Biology – 2nd Place – Lily Xu and Sam Gunn
  • Chemistry Lab – 2nd Place – Justin Kang and Sam Gunn
  • Compound Machines – 2nd Place – Evan Tey and Nha Nguyen
  • Disease Detectives – 1st Place – Lily Xu and Akshara Anand
  • Dynamic Planet – 2nd Place – Rebekah Albach and Shubhanga Ballal
  • Entomology – 5th Place – Rebekah Albach and Zennie Wey
  • Experimental Design – 9th Place – Evan Tey, Neil Patil, and Justin Kang
  • Fermi Questions – 3rd Place – Blake Karwoski and Nha Nguyen
  • Forensics – 9th Place – Akshara Anand and Zennie Wey
  • Fossils – 1st Place – Elena Arnold and Varun Sudunagunta
  • Game On – 1st Place – Evan Tey and Neil Patil
  • Geologic Mapping – 1st Place – Blake Karwoski and Dhruv Puri
  • Green Generation – 3rd Place – Varun Sudunagunta and Nha Nguyen
  • It’s About Time – 1st Place – Evan Tey and Justin Kang
  • Mission Possible – 1st Place – Blake Karwoski and Neil Patil
  • Protein Modeling – 2nd Place – Dhruv Puri, Lily Xu, and Sam Gunn
  • Scrambler – 1st Place – Neil Patil and Ben Zern
  • We’ve Got Your Number – 5th Place – Evan Tey and Justin Kang
  • Wright Stuff – 9th Place – Elena Arnold and Shubhanga Ballal
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LASA FINISHES THIRD AT NATIONALS

The Science Olympiad team finished in 3rd place at the National tournament in Lincoln, Nebraska! This is the best LASA has ever done, and the highest any team from Texas has ever placed.

LASA also finished with 11 event medals, more than any other team! Below are the team’s national medals.

  • 1st - It’s About Time - Justin Kang and Evan Tey
  • 1st - Scrambler - Neil Patil and Nha Nguyen
  • 2nd - Geologic Mapping - Blake Karwoski and Dhruv Puri
  • 2nd - Protein Modeling - Lily Xu, Sam Gunn, and Dhruv Puri
  • 2nd - Green Generation - Varun Sudunagunta and Nha Nguyen
  • 3rd - Dynamic Planet - Rebekah Albach and Shubhanga Ballal
  • 4th - Cell Biology - Lily Xu and Sam Gunn
  • 4th - Forensics - Zennie Wey and Akshara Anand
  • 5th - Mission Possible - Neil Patil and Blake Karwoski
  • 6th - Fossils - Varun Sudunagunta and Elena Arnold
  • 6th - Entomology - Rebekah Albach and Zennie Wey
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LASA WINS MIT!

LASA won the invitational tournament attended last weekend at MIT!

This is our first ever out-of-state tournament win!

Below are the top 5 finishes in each event.

Congratulations everyone on an amazing job! Let’s see if we can do it again - our next tournament, Wright State, is in a few weeks.

  • 1st - Air Trajectory - Ben Zern and Blake Karwoski
  • 2nd - Experimental Design - Neil Patil, Justin Kang, and Lily Xu
  • 5th - Cell Biology - Lily Xu and Varun Sudunagunta
  • 2nd - Disease Detectives - Lily Xu and Akshara Anand
  • 1st - Protein Modeling - Dhruv Puri, Sam Gunn, and Akshara Anand
  • 3rd - Technical Problem Solving - Justin Kang and Evan Tey
  • 2nd - Dynamic Planet - Sam Gunn and Rebekah Albach
  • 1st - Green Generation - Nha Nguyen and Varun Sudunagunta
  • 3rd - Mission Possible - Neil Patil and Blake Karwoski
  • 1st - Anatomy & Physiology - Lily Xu and Dhruv Puri
  • 3rd - Forensics - Zennie Wey and Akshara Anand
  • 2nd - Fossils - Elena Arnold and Varun Sudunagunta
  • 1st - Geologic Mapping- Geologic Mapping and Dhruv Puri
  • 5th - It’s About Time - Blake Karwoski and Evan Tey
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KINGWOOD RESULTS

Congratulations everyone on a great third place finish overall at Kingwood!

Team Axolotl placed 4th and Team Bee 5th.

Below are 1st, 2nd, and 3rd finishes for the tournament.

  • 1st - Air Trajectory - Wilson Nguyen and Blake Karwoski
  • 1st - Anatomy & Physiology - Lily Xu and Zoe Foley
  • 2nd - Anatomy & Physiology - Isaree Pikatong and Sarah Lucas
  • 1st - Astronomy - Evan Tey and Sahil Vaidya
  • 3rd - Compound Machines - Nha Nguyen and Evan Tey
  • 3rd - Disease Detectives - Lily Xu and Nathan Le
  • 1st - Entomology - Rebekah Albach and Akshara Anand
  • 3rd - Experimental Design - Neil Patil, Logan Morales, Isaree Pikatong
  • 3rd - Geologic Mapping - Blake Karwoski and Cassidy Curra
  • 1st - It’s About Time - Justin Kang and Blake Karwoski
  • 2nd - It’s About Time - Evan Tey and Nha Nguyen
  • 1st - Mission Possible - Blake Karwoski and Connor Kordes
  • 2nd - Mission Possible - Neil Patil and Claire Morrison
  • 3rd - Protein Modeling - Lily Xu and Nathan Le
  • 2nd - Scrambler - Neil Patil and Nha Nguyen
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PARTY!

We’ll be having our kick off party September 20 at the Xu’s house!

Make sure you bring a dish for the potluck and folding tables if you have any.

You should have received an Evite and email with more information. If you didn’t, make sure you’re part of our mailing list.

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KINGWOOD!

Our second tournament of the year, Kingwood, is December 13th!

Schedules have been formed for teams Axolotl and Bee.

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CYFALLS!

Our first tournament of the year, Cyfalls, is November 15!

Schedules have been formed for teams Avocado, Bacon, and Cupcake.

Meet with your parters and get started studying and building!

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CYFALLS RESULTS!

Congratulations everyone on an amazing first place finish overall at Cyfalls!

Team Avocado placed 1st, Team Cupcake 4th, and Team Bacon 7th.

Congratulations to these individuals especially:

  • 1st - Air Trajectory - Ben Zern and Justin Kang
  • 1st - Astronomy - Zennie Wey and Kevin Chau
  • 1st - Entomology - Zennie Wey and Varun Sudunagunta
  • 1st - Fossils - Elena Arnold and Nathan Le
  • 1st - Geologic Mapping - Rebekah Albach and Dhruv Puri
  • 1st - Green Generation - Justin Zhang and Shivang Singh
  • 1st - Mission Possible - Ben Zern and Warren Zhou
  • 2nd - Anatomy & Physiology - Anna Savelyeva and Nathan Le
  • 2nd - Astronomy - Isaac Cui and Paula Paysan
  • 2nd - Fossils - Varun Sudunagunta and Najah Hussain
  • 2nd - It’s About Time - Ben Zern and Justin Kang
  • 2nd - Cell Biology - Sam Gunn and Anusha Vavilikolanu
  • 2nd - Chem Lab - Ricky Zhou and Kevin Black
  • 3rd - Dynamic Planet - Sam Gunn and Varun Sudunagunta
  • 3rd - Green Generation - Shubhanga Ballal and Srikari Punyamurtula
  • 3rd - Technical Problem Solving - Alec Shultz and Dhruv Puri
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EVENT WORKSHOPS

To get started on events, we’ll be having event workshops where where we’ll be going over each event and talking about how to get started and do well in the event.

Events under the category of Life and Earth Sciences will be Thursday (9/11/14), and Engineering, Inquiry, Physics, and Chemistry will be Tuesday (9/16/14).

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FIRST PRACTICE

The first SciO practice of the year will be Tuesday, September 9 after school in Mr. Villavicencio’s room (this is Mr. Seagren’s old room, right next to the SciTech teachers).

We’ll go over some important club info and kick off the season!

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CONTACT FORM

If you’re planning to do SciO, please fill out the contact form here. You should do this even if you’ve participated in LASA SciO in the past.

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FREE ICE CREAM AND INFORMATIONAL MEETING!

There’ll be an informational meeting in Mr. Croston’s Room (220) during lunch Thursday (9/5/14). There will also be free ice cream!

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NEW WEBSITE!

We’ve created a new website for LASA SciO (this one).