Dormont Elementary Hosts 5th Annual Science Olympiad

Dormont Elementary School held its 5th Annual Science Olympiad on Monday, May 23, 2016. The Science Olympiad is an elementary, middle and high school competition that promotes knowledge of various science topics. More than 15,000 schools in 48 states compete each year. The goals of the Olympiad are to improve the quality of science education, create a passion for learning science and provide recognition for outstanding achievements and performance for students. 

Students in kindergarten through 5th grade participated in 18 different interesting, hands-on experiments. Students learned about bones and eyes, fingerprinting and solving crimes, created music from bottles filled with water, erupted volcanoes, built barges and exercised with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds’ athletic trainer. 

The Science Olympiad is organized by 5th grade teacher Lori DeMartino and 3rd grade teacher Kim Puffer. High school students help staff the event and two parent volunteers - Jill Harvey and Jane DePippa - help to raise funds for the Olympiad. 

Thank you to the following sponsors of the 2016 Science Olympiad at Dormont Elementary!

Olympiad Event Sponsors ($400 - $1,500)
Dormont Elementary PFO
Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh

Gold Science Sponsors ($150 - $399)
The Medicine Shoppe
Rochrich Automotive
Salon Iaomo, LLC
VFW: McCormick-Dorman Post #694

Silver Science Sponsors ($100 - $149)
Bender Consulting Services, Inc.
Branik Painting
Capital Construction
On the Go Market and George Key Sunoco A-Plus
Dr. Brian J. Pauchnik & Associates
Spivak Law Firm

Thank you to the following businesses who donated goods and services to the Science Olympiad:
Cain's
Dairy Queen
Don Campiti's Pizzaria
Jet's Pizza
Olive Garden
Red Robbin

Special thanks to the following individuals and organizations who participated in the Olympiad:
Alcosan
Dormont Police Officers Madden and Brunner
National Energy Technology Laboratory
Dr. Brian Pauchnik
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Pitt Mobile Lab
Craig Wetzel