Scientists at Liberty Compete in State Olympiad
Science Dept. Chair Heather Lytle
Four Liberty Science Olympiad teams placed at the state competition last weekend at Texas A&M as they competed against 30 other schools from across the state. 
“Congratulations on a great Science Olympiad weekend,” said Heather Lytle, science department chair. “I appreciate everyone’s great attitudes and desire to do well at state – great job team!”
Placing in the top 10 in their events were:
Seventh graders Jack Lytle and Hunter Snowden – Junkyard Challenge – 10th place
Eighth graders Nevan Simone and Christian Palmer – Dynamic Planet – 10th place
Eighth grader Nevan Simone and ninth grader Chris Svatik – Meteorology – Fifth place
Ninth grader Haylee Smith and seventh grader Hunter Snowden – Triple E – Ninth place
Science teacher Barbara Snowden
The Science Olympiad is a nonprofit organization developed to improve the quality of science education, increase student interest in science, and provide recognition of outstanding achievement in science education by both students and teachers.
All of these goals are accomplished through interscholastic competitions where students can participate at invitational, local, regional, state, and national level competitions against teams from all 50 states.
Students compete in areas such as ecology, cell biology, anatomy, trajectory, chemistry lab, physics lab, disease detective, experimental design, fossils, and solar systems.
Science teacher Barbara Snowden said, “I am so proud of how hard these students work for this competition!
“We spent the last several months after school meeting in classrooms getting ready for these events.”
She added, “All of the credit goes to these students for their hard work and preparation for the events.
“The state meet at A&M not only gave our students a glimpse of college life and the experiences they have to look forward too, but it gave each student the experience of traveling as a team, supporting each other, and most of all watching science in action at these events.”
For the past 26 years, Science Olympiad has led a revolution in science education. What began as a grassroots assembly of science teachers is now one of the premiere science competitions in the nation, providing rigorous, standards-based challenges to nearly 6,000 teams.
Science Olympiad’s ever-changing event lineup provides a variety of career choices and exposure to practicing scientists and mentors. 
In the words of a Science Olympiad alumnus: “I consider Science Olympiad the most important and influential activity I participated in during my middle school and high school career.”