Hundreds of students compete at Regional Science Olympiad

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Hundreds of middle and high school students from around the Cape Fear converged on UNCW Saturday to test their brains in the Regional Science Olympiad.

There were 46 different activities for the kids to compete in, from bottle rockets and hovercraft to forensics and meteorology.

Katie Helm is a former Science Olympiad competitor who volunteered during Saturday’s event. She says it’s great for anyone to get involved in.

“There’s something for everybody and there’s something for everybody if you want to volunteer too, because every team needs more coaches,” Helm said. “Whatever you’re interested in, there’s a student who needs help learning that.”

The top finishing schools from this weekend’s competition will go on to battle the best of the state in Raleigh on April 21.