Waynflete’s Middle and Upper School teams win at the Maine Science Olympiad tournament

Congratulations to our Upper and Middle School teams on their impressive wins at the Maine Science Olympiad tournament this past weekend! Waynflete’s two Upper School teams, captained by seniors Maren Cooper ’23 and Reed Robinson ’23, earned top three finishes in 19 of the 23 events run throughout the day at the University of Maine in Orono. The Green Team won the tournament overall, and the White Team came in fourth place. The Middle School team secured a victory as well, finishing in first place after competing in 23 different events! Special thanks to teachers Wendy, Stephanie, and Carol for their support and coaching.

Notable highlights 

• Alec Benton ’24 and Will Barmsby ’24 meticulously constructed a bridge that weighed only 15 grams but held the maximum load of 15 kilograms, earning them a first-place finish.

Gold medals earned

• Anatomy and Physiology (Kira Chown ’25 and Lydia Birknes ’25)
• Chemistry Lab (Maren Cooper ’23 and Mira Levine ’24)
• Detector Building (Max Shurman ’23 and Alec Benton ’24)
• Environmental Chemistry (Aelia Russell ’24 and Reed Robinson ’23)
• Forestry (Reed Robinson ’23 and Maren Cooper ’23)
• Fermi Questions (Alec Benton ’24 and Max Shurman ’23)
• Green Generation (Aelia Russell ’24 and Will Barmsby ’24)
• Forensics (Maren Cooper ’23 and Aelia Russell ’24)
• WiFi Lab (Lucy Sarno ’23 and Basil DiBenedetto ’24)

Silver and bronze medals earned

• Cell Biology (Maren Cooper ’23 and Noah Abbott ’24)
• Codebusters (Maya Flores ’23, Will, and Mira Levine ’24)
• Flight (Maren Cooper ’23 and Reed Robinson ’23)
• Anatomy and Physiology (Ben Duda ’25 and Fallon Culley ’25)
• Astronomy (Tilsley Kelly ’24 and Lucia Infantine ’25)
• Chemistry Lab (Fallon Culley ’25 and Nico Herrera ’25)
• Environmental Chemistry (Lucia Infantine ’25 and Lucinda Hirschkorn ’25)
• Experimental Design (Nico Herrera ’25, Elliott Werner ’25, and Abie Waisman ’25)
• Green Generation (Tilsley Kelly ’24 and Abie Waisman ’25)
• Remote Sensing (Lucinda Hirschkorn ’25 and Max Shurman ’23)
• Scrambler (Mira Levine ’24 and Max Shurman ’23)
• Write It Do It (Kira Chown ’25 and Lydia Birknes ’25)

Students who participated on the team but who were unable to attend the tournament include Orion Keierleber ’23, Nik Chaney ’24, and Dudley Holdridge ’23.