Ellerbe Middle School represented Richmond County Schools at the North Carolina Science Olympiad regional tournament at Fayetteville Technical Community College.
Competing alongside more than 20 other middle school teams from across the region, EMS students took part in a variety of STEM challenges, from hands-on construction to academic problem-solving.
Lenny Lucero Espitia, Raylan Horne and Robert Rush made up the EMS team. Lenny and Raylan earned fourth place in the Air Trajectory engineering event.
“I’m proud of our students for representing Ellerbe Middle and Richmond County Schools,” said Dr. Joey Moree, principal. “It was a great opportunity for them to challenge themselves and be part of something bigger.”
North Carolina Science Olympiad is a program of N.C. State University that engages K–12 students in science, technology, engineering, and math through team-based tournaments held at college campuses across the state.
EMS students take part in one of the many STEM challenges at the North Carolina Science Olympiad regional tournament.
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