OAKLAND CITY – 242 students from 12 area high schools poured into Oakland City University on Wednesday, February 8th, for the second annual OCU Scholastic Contest.
President Dr. Ron Dempsey welcomed the students and advisors before introducing contest coordinator Dr. Sarah Wilson, Director of the Honors Program and an Associate Professor of Chemistry at Oakland City University.
Professor Wilson guided the high school honors program participants through the scheduled activities before introducing them to their university student guides. Oakland City University faculty, staff, and students helped administer the 12 subject exams and awards ceremony.
The exam subjects included:
• Algebra: Algebra skills, equations, and concepts.
• American Government: Formation, structure, and principles of American government.
• American History: American history from the colonial period to the present.
• Biology: Principles of biology.
• Chemistry: Principles of chemistry, physical science, and critical thinking skills.
• Computer Science: Principles of abstraction, algorithms, data structures, encapsulation, resource management, security, software engineering, and web development.
• Economics: Basic principles of macro and microeconomics.
• English Grammar: Fundamentals of English grammar.
• Literature: American and British Literature.
• Psychology: Principles of psychology.
• Western Civilization: Western Civilization from the Ancient Near East to the present.
• World Geography: Principles of geography and identification of major world regions.
The top three students from the participating schools were awarded gold, silver, or bronze medallions in each subject category.
The winners are:
Algebra:
Gold – Carson Tucker / (Mt. Vernon High School)
Silver – Cade Hurt / (Princeton Community High School)
Bronze – Lindsay Echeverria / (Southridge High School)
American Government:
Gold – Euan Graves / (Loogootee High School) Silver – Devon Davis / (Princeton Community High School)
Bronze – Jayden Denny (Loogootee High School)
American History:
Gold – Ava Rasche / (Southridge High School) *PERFECT SCORE
Silver – Jacob Stamper / (Wood Memorial High School)
Bronze – Elijah Schlottman / (Wood Memorial High School)
Biology:
Gold – Brooklyn Cooper / (Southridge High School)
Silver – Braxton Cooper / (Southridge High School)
Bronze – Sophie Kloppenburg / (Mt. Vernon High School)
Chemistry:
Gold – Cade Hurt / (Princeton Community High School) *SECOND AWARD
Silver – Kelsey Ellis / (Princeton Community High School)
Bronze – Ryan Paul / (Mt. Vernon High School)
Economics:
Gold – Carson Tucker / (Mt. Vernon High School) *SECOND GOLD MEDAL
Silver – Brayden Reimann / (Southridge High School)
Bronze – Rossy Hollinger / (Mt. Vernon High School)
English Grammar:
Gold – Anna Weis / (Boonville High School) *PERFECT SCORE
Silver – Ashley Lilleston / (Mt. Vernon High School)
Bronze – Isaac Fair / (Pike Central High School)
Literature:
Gold – Brenna Julian / (Mt. Vernon High School)
Silver – Anna Weis / (Boonville High School) *SECOND AWARD
Bronze – Mercury Kelley / (Wood Memorial High School)
Psychology:
Gold – Ellie Smith / (Jasper High School) *PERFECT SCORE
Silver – Ava Vernon / (Southridge High School)
Bronze – Khai Willard / (Mt. Vernon High School)
Computer Science:
Gold – Bobby Marsh / (Hancock County High School)
Silver – Thomas Tkasz / (Wood Memorial High School)
Bronze – Alex Dooley / (Northeast Dubois Jr/Sr High School)
Western Civilization:
Gold – Elijah Schlottman / (Wood Memorial High School) *SECOND AWARD
Silver – Payton Hamilton / (Washington Catholic High School)
Bronze – Scott Russell / (Mt. Vernon High School)
World Geography:
Gold – Devon Davis / (Princeton Community High School) *SECOND AWARD
Silver – Nolan Nelson / (Pike Central High School)
Bronze – Andrew Davis / (Jasper High School)
Schools received three points for each first-place finish, two points for each second-place finish, and one point for each third-place finish. First-, second-, and third-place trophies were awarded to schools based on the most points received.
Top Three Schools:
First Place – Mt. Vernon High School / Advisor – Mr. Jeff Pickerell
Second Place – Southridge High School / Advisors – Ms. Coriann Arts and Mr. Greg Gogel
Third Place – Princeton High School / Advisor – Ms. Maddi Ausenbaugh
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