J.C. Booth

has had six first-place finishes at the national level, two seconds and

one third. This year's team is made up of Daniel Bass, Allison Fratto,

Michael Forsyth, Brittany Utting, Sarah Wilder, Stephanie Cox, Josh Devane,

Jessica Everage, Lauren Hedge, Jonathan Hung, Michael Kellim, Kyle Koonce,

Robin Prebor, Patrick McAllister, Lyndsi Tufte, Craig Western and Danny

Christ.

Rising Starr

has qualified for national competition in each of the six years that the

school has been open. Team members defending the school's 2002 national

championship title are Daniel Hicks, Kento Masuyama, Davis Grisham, Andrew

Hayes, David Lowry, Andrew Ash, Andrew Zheng, Mason Irvin, Jack Larsh,

Jen Schildmeyer, Steven LaBrecque, Matt Boyle, Kevin Harrell, Nathan Shankle

and Ariella Perry.

In addition

to the competition, the tournament will include an opening ceremony featuring

a parade of participants and a keynote address by cardiologist John M.

Stang, M.D., from Ohio State University. Both the opening ceremony, scheduled

for May 9 at 5 p.m., and the closing ceremony May 10 at 7:30 p.m. will

be broadcast live at www.so2003atosu.org.

Science Olympiad

is a national organization dedicated to improving education by fostering

a passion among students, creating links between private enterprise and

school, improving curriculum and providing recognition for scientific

achievement.