Cynthia L Puhek / FOX 21 Southern Colorado / Screenshot
CV NEWS FEED // A Colorado homeschool group won the state title of a Science Olympiad tournament April 5, with both middle and high school divisions taking first place in the competition at the University of Colorado Springs.
According to an April 22 article from local affiliate FOX21, the Science Olympiad is a national STEM competition. Nearly 7,000 teams total compete across the 50 states. The Homeschool Science Colorado team competed against 30 other teams from various schools around the state. This is the third time since 2021 that the team has won the high school division and the first time that it has won the middle school division.
“I feel ecstatic about it,” winner Lydia Wickerham told FOX21. “None of us were really expecting it this year.”
Cindy Puhek, the Homeschool Science Colorado team’s head coach, said collaboration was key to its success, given the competition’s multiple events.
“It really is teamwork,” Puhek told FOX21. “You have to do well across all 23 events to win, so you have to have everybody committed.”
Homeschool Science Colorado team is focused on engaging future scientists and engineers through fun, competitive teamwork, according to its Facebook page.
FOX21 reported that Homeschool Science Colorado will represent its state at the National Science Olympiad Tournament May 23 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
