You Be the Chemist
On February 26th, Taylor Middle School sent nine students to the You Be the Chemist Competition at Dater Montessori School.
The Challenge is a multilevel individual competition, that begins with participants completing the Challenge Qualifier at their schools. The Qualifier is a short multiple-choice test provided by CEF and administered by educators. Top Qualifier scorers from each school then advance to the next level of competition a Local or Local-as-State Challenge. (https://www.chemed.org/programs/challenge/)
This year, the Taylor Middle School competitors included eighth-graders Logan Lykins, Nathan Duerk, Katherine Cruze, Zach Brietfelder, JoJo Moeller, Hayden Witterstaeter, and John Hiser; seventh grader Anna Rizzo, and fifth grader Nick Ream.
Katherine, Nathan, and Logan made it to the semifinal round. Logan Lykins also made it to the final round.