Lead / Create / Contribute
235 Hope Road, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724  /  732.542.4777

More Stories

List of 10 news stories.

Lower School First Foray at Science Olympiad a Success

It may have been the Lower School’s first foray into the very competitive Science Olympiad, but if this past weekend’s results are any indication, the Lower School team has a great future ahead of them.
It may have been the Lower School’s first foray into the very competitive Science Olympiad, but if this past weekend’s results are any indication, the Lower School team has a great future ahead of them. Guided by science teacher Jennifer McDermott, budding Lower School scientists made the trip on Saturday, May 16, to Moorestown, New Jersey for the competition, placing fifth overall and earning a trophy, which is now on display in the Lower School reception area. They also earned placements in several Olympiad categories (see below). Although it was only the team’s first such competition, the other participating schools were very impressed with the school’s final placement.

“Our goal this year was to learn the Olympiad system as the rules are so very cumbersome,” said Head of Lower School Patricia Marshall. “However, the students superseded all our expectations and arrived very well prepared to compete with peers from other schools! Congratulations to Mrs. McDermott, the science department, all our promising environmentalists in the Lower School.”

Lower School Science Olympiad Competition Results

Trophy received for 5th place Overall

Students received medals in the following events:

Can Racer
4th place

Write It/Do It
4th place

Mystery Powders
3rd place

Science Jeopardy
1st place

Grasp A Graph
2nd place

Rubberband Catapult
2nd place

Barge Building
4th place

Straw Egg Drop
3rd place

Diffusion Confusion
1st place

For additional information on all Ranney School news, please contact the Communications Department at communications@ranneyschool.org.

Back

Ranney School

235 Hope Road
Tinton Falls, NJ 07724
Tel. 732.542.4777
Our mission is to know and value every child, nurturing intellectual curiosity and confidence, and inspiring students to lead honorably, think creatively, and contribute meaningfully to society. 

We envision Ranney School as a nurturing learning community, in which families, faculty, alumni, and all of Ranney’s constituents collaborate to know and value every child, foster individual talents, sustain powerful connections between children and adults, and graduate resilient, globally-minded citizens.