LASA Sci-O had a terrific time competing over two days and ended up placing 3rd (out of 30 teams) at the tournament.
It was a bittersweet, as our 3rd place finish means we unfortunately won't be moving on to nationals this year. Nevertheless, I was very impressed with the way these students handled themselves throughout the weekend, especially in terms of their maturity and support of one another during a stressful two days of competition. We really had a mature group this year, and I think this is a performance we can build upon next year.

Pictures from the weekend can be found here.

Below are 1st - 5th place finishes from the tournament - huge congrats to these students! The complete results are linked here.

1^st Place Finishes

• Bridge- Guha Ekambaram, Aadi Bhat
• Picture This- Aadi Bhat, Leo Kim

2^nd Place Finishes

• Trajectory- Khush Lalchandani , Guha Ekambaram
• Experimental Design- Khush Lalchandani, Richa Kalari , Isabel Liu

3^rd Place Finishes

• Astronomy- Justin Wickelgren, Aima Feng
• Disease Detectives- Isabel Liu, Edwin Liu

4^th Place Finishes

• Flight- Khush Lalchandani , Guha Ekambaram
• WiFi Lab- Ram Sivaraman, Aadi Bhat
• Codebusters- Ram Sivaraman, Leo Kim, Vedant Sangani
• Dynamic Planet- Wendy Geng, Aaron Gu
• Environmental Chemistry- Wendy Geng, Henry Liu
• Forensics – Henry Liu, Aima Feng
• Forestry- Aaron Gu, Edwin Liu
• Write It, Do It – Richa Kalari, Aima Feng

5^th Place Finishes

• It's About Time- Khush Lalchandani, Ram Sivaraman,
• We Got Your Number- Ram Sivaraman, Vedant Sangani

Thanks so much to everyone who helped make this tournament happen:

• Diya Lalchandani arranged our stay at the hotel in College Station.
• Diya Lalchandani and Susan Dong purchased and prepared food for the students.
• Rick Geng, Susan Dong, Nareesh and Diya Lalchandani, Siva and Savithri Sivaraman, Kelly Mickelson, and Mr. Gu who travelled with our group and served as tournament chaperones.
• All of the mentors!
• Our team captains – Wendy Geng , Richa Kalari, Khush Lalchandani and Ram Sivaraman – were instrumental in helping plan for this tournament, assisting me with coaching responsibilities over the weekend, and assisting team members in event preparation.
• Dr Chin for providing a place to practice all year.
• Karen Foree for help with all the AISD Paperwork, securing busses for travel, and keeping us within the rulesThese tournaments help me remember that our club's success is truly a collaborative endeavor.

Thanks so much to everyone for helping out – this team could not have functioned without you this year!