Hermosa Beach science team going to State

Science Olympiad Team (L to R) Back – Taylor Freitag, Beau Staso, Ben Falley, Zach Mohr, Savannay Rudek, Kelley Kumpis, Ms. SpurrellFront – Lucas Falley, Azize Engin, Soleil Engin, Grace Miller, Amelia MobergNot pictured – Josh Augenstein, Ryan Kumpis, John Luce, Mara Niesyt, Hayley Pickard. Submitted photo Eight-grader Grace Miller and her fellow 14 team members from Hermosa Valley School recently took home fourth place at the Los Angeles County regional Science Olympiad competition. The team of middle school students started preparing at the beginning of the school year, spending time after school and often times on the weekends, brushing up on their science knowledge to prepare for the 23 science-related challenges that make up their final score in the competition. “At the event it’s really nerve wracking and exciting,” said Miller. “You’re here and made it with all these teams- I can’t describe it. It’s just really exciting. It was really neat to be at regional.” The students split into groups and perform challenges like identifying more than 100 rocks and minerals by sight and creating their own instrument and performing a song. “It’s definitely a team effort,” Hermosa Valley…

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