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ODESSA – On Feb. 2, all of the schools in the Bi-County were invited to participate in the 11th Annual Bi-County STEM Challenge. Out of the districts of Reardan, Davenport, Wilbur, Creston, ACH, Ritzville, Sprague, Lind, Liberty, Spangle, Soap Lake, Odessa and Harrington, only Odessa and Wilbur-Creston logged in virtually to compete in the annual science-based “Junkyard Wars.” Each school assembled a team of five students to vie for the traveling trophy. Team Odessa consi...
ODESSA - Five local high school students presented independent science and engineering research March 18 during the annual Eastern Washington Regional Science and Engineering Fair. This year, the competion was virtual, and conducted online. Each completed the paperwork required, uploaded poster presentations, and waited for the judges decisions. Although many of the special awards could not occur this year, these aspiring scientists earned the following Regional Awards: Chloe...
Team Wilbur, consisting of Wyatt Corrigan, Lance Berkey, Brenden Hill, Tristyn Struve, Maddie Thrams and Sydney Schmierer were the winners of the 10th Annual Bi-County STEM Challenge and took the illustrious Golden Flask Award away from last year’s winners, Team Odessa. The Wilbur team was accompanied to the event by Wilbur High School science teacher Jason Maioho. All schools in the Bi-County were invited to participate in the 10th Annual Bi-County STEM Challenge on November 14. Out of the 14 school districts invited, o...
Odessa High School science student and Advanced STEM Researcher Josie Westmoreland began her research journey in 2017 when she was thinking about environmental issues regarding stem cells and observing their nature via zebra fish. Her ideas continued to evolve until she thought about how much brake dust comes off of a car's brake pads with every stomp. Josie continues to investigate the effect of excessive brake pad particulates accumulating in the Seattle environment. In a ty...
On Wednesday, May 8, 2019, 16 students from four school districts traveled to Odessa High School to close out the 2019 STEM Gems Grant cycle with a presentation finale. Mic Kohlstedt from The Rural Alliance in Spokane is the director of the STEM Gems Grant where the Odessa Science Department was awarded over $5000 to defray the cost of equipment, travel or any expense related to science research and the promotion of rural students conducting independent STEM activities....
On Monday, April 30, from 7-8 p.m., a host of science students shared their STEM Research projects with the community over coffee and cookies. The Odessa High School Science Cafe once again met with a lot of parents and community members who really enjoyed the student presentations. Due to their outstanding research and presentations to the community, these students earned honors credit for their respective science courses. Everyone who ventured out for a cup of java and...
Bremerton, WA – Three inspiring students from the Odessa High School science department presented their independent science and engineering research on March 30, 2019 at the 62nd Annual Washington State Science and Engineering Fair. Once again, and amongst the nearly 600 students attending, these scientists earned first place in their respective categories, in addition to the following other top Washington State awards: Megan Shafer: "Phytoremediation of Radioactive Metals U...
Spokane, WA – A change has occurred for the Odessa High School STEM researchers. After more than a decade of attending the Tri-Cities Regional Science Fair, this year a new regional fair opened up in Spokane on the WSU-Spokane campus. After a six-hour day of presenting their research to experts in the field, the scientists at the OHS Advanced STEM Research Laboratory exhibited their academic prowess in science and engineering at the Eastern Washington Regional Science and Engineering Fair on Thursday, March 14, 2019 (Pi D...
Over the past few weeks before the winter break, the Odessa High School and Junior High School science students had been busy conducting independent science research entitled the Second Quarter Research Project. This project is designed to encapsulate the knowledge and the ability to formulate a testable research question, design and execute an experiment with quantifiable results, scientifically compare the experimental results with a control method and discuss their...
For over a decade, Steve Luiten and the Odessa Union Warehouse have graciously tested the engineering designs of Odessa High's ninth-grade Integrated Science class during their unit on forces and impulse. The students engineer devices, using very limited supplies, to help an egg survive drops of one, two, four and 30 meters. The one and two meter drops begin in the high school science laboratory. The designs that survive the first two rounds then move out into the high school...
Last week, 12 Odessa students completed the STEM Gems program by presenting their independent research at Eastern Washington University's STEMposium. Sponsored by The Rural Alliance organization, the STEM Gems program allows our science students the freedom to pursue their interests in science, technology, engineering or mathematics as they explore postsecondary programs that fit their aspirations and talents. Our STEM Gems students attended three college visits including...
Over the past few weeks before winter break, Odessa High School and Junior High School students have been busy conducting independent science research entitled the Second Quarter Research Project. This project is designed to encapsulate the knowledge and the ability to formulate a testable research question, design and execute an experiment with quantifiable results, scientifically compare the experimental results with a control method and discuss their findings with the rest...
Kennewick, WA – After an eight-hour day of continually presenting their research to experts in the field, the student scientists from the Advanced STEM Research Laboratory at Odessa High School exhibited their academic prowess in science and engineering at the Mid-Columbia Regional Science and Engineering Fair on Thursday, March 9, 2017. Over 100 high school student researchers represented the finest scientific minds vying for top prizes in STEM-related categories. There are three rounds of judging, each round with more a...
Only 16 students were selected by Washington state to be delegates at the 55th Washington Junior Science and Humanities Symposium. Every year, Washington students send between 200-300 research papers with the primary aim of promoting original research experimentation in the sciences, engineering and mathematics at the high school level and to publicly recognize students for outstanding achievement. Each of the 48 regional symposia, as well as the national program, provide a...
Over the past few weeks before the winter break, Odessa High School and Junior High School students were busy conducting independent science research entitled the Second Quarter Research Project. This project is designed to encapsulate the knowledge and the ability to formulate a testable research question, design and execute an experiment with quantifiable results, scientifically compare the experimental results with a control method and discuss their findings with the rest...
Over the past five months, Advanced STEM Researcher and Odessa High School junior Cole Kissler has been taking a rigorous online course developed by NASA and the University of Washington, considered Phase One of the Washington State Aerospace Scholars Program. Washington Aerospace Scholars is an educational program for public and private high school juniors across Washington state. The program emphasizes science, technology, engineering and math, and encourages students to...
Chance returned from Houston, Texas last week after having been selected by the International Sustainable World Energy, Engineering, and Environment Project Olympiad (I-SWEEEP) to present his science research, "Engineering Flettner Rotors to Increase Propulsion." Top high school researchers from all over the world displayed their innovative ideas at George R. Brown Convention Center. More than 750 participants shared their scientific ideas, experience and knowledge to promote...
After an eight-hour day of continually presenting their research to experts in the field, the student scientists from the Advanced STEM Research Laboratory at Odessa High School exhibited their academic prowess in science and engineering at the Mid-Columbia Regional Science and Engineering Fair in Kennewick on Thursday, March 10, 2016. More than 100 high school student researchers represented the finest scientific minds vying for top prizes in STEM-related categories. There...
Two students from the Odessa High School Science Department/Advanced STEM Research Laboratory presented their projects March 28 at the 58th annual Washington State Science and Engineering Fair held in Bremerton, earning awards for their independent research. Thorsen Wehr, competing in the Computer Science category, presented a project designated "The Design and Analysis of a Quaternary Data Storage System." He was awarded the first-place trophy in computer sciences...
After a nine-hour day of continually presenting their research to experts in the field, the young scientists from Odessa High School's Advanced STEM Research Laboratory exhibited their academic prowess in science and engineering at the Mid-Columbia Regional Science and Engineering Fair in Kennewick Thursday, March 12, 2015. Nearly 100 high school student researchers, representing the finest scientific minds, vied for top prizes in STEM-related categories. Odessa senior...
Only 16 students were selected by Washington state to be delegates at the 52nd Washington Junior Science and Humanities Symposium. Every year, Washington students send between 150-200 research papers with the primary aim of promoting original research experimentation in the sciences, engineering and mathematics at the high school level and to publicly recognize students for outstanding achievement. Each of the 48 regional symposia, as well as the national program, provide a forum for high school students to present the...
Over the past few weeks before the winter break, Odessa High School and Junior High science students had been busy conducting independent science research entitled the Second Quarter Research Project. This project is designed to encapsulate the knowledge and the ability to formulate a testable research question, design and execute an experiment with quantifiable results, scientifically compare the experimental results with a control method, and discuss their findings with the rest of the class via PowerPoint presentation....
Zack Powell, 2010 graduate of Odessa High School and son of Steve and Dr. Linda Powell of Odessa, helped design both the crew module and service module portions of the NASA Orion spacecraft, set to launch Thursday, December 4, at 4 a.m. "I work as part of the design team as a member of the avionics, power and wiring subsystem. Specifically, I work on the wiring harnessing team which is responsible for designing the cables and connectors that tie all of the components of the ve...
After a nine-hour day of continually presenting their research to experts in the field, the student scientists from the Advanced STEM Research Laboratory at Odessa High School exhibited their academic prowess in science and engineering at the Mid-Columbia Regional Science and Engineering Fair (MCSF) Thursday, March 13, 2014. Nearly 100 high-school student researchers represented the finest scientific minds vying for top prizes in STEM-related categories. Senior Alexa Boss,...
As state and national STEM standards continue to evolve, so must our methods for teaching science, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). At Odessa High School, one of the research models is a year-long course entitled Advanced STEM Research (or ASR as the students call it). The new ASR motto is: Science and engineering are verbs, not nouns! For those new to the community, ASR is an elective science course where students create, conduct, and present unique student-driven STEM research. Students engaging in ASR make...
