April 27, 2012 > State Science Olympiad State Science Olympiad Submitted By Madhu Dewan Fremont's Mission Valley Elementary School placed third at the State Science Olympiad Competition, which was held at the College of Sequoias in Visalia on April 14. The team of 6th graders was one of the youngest teams in Division B, and competed against other teams that included 7th and 8th graders. In total, 28 teams participated in the State event at Visalia. The students who participated were: Muneeb Afnani, Aarushi Agrawal, Anvitha Akkaraju, Akshay Aravindan, Anjali Bhagat, Adam Chang, Ishika Chawla, Gaurisha Dewan, Pranavi Dulam, Shreya Hegde, Colby Huang, Ruchika Mahapatra, Chenxing Zhou, and Chenyu Zhou. Created in 1983, the goal of the Science Olympiad is to improve the quality of science education, increase student interest in the field and provide recognition for outstanding achievement by students and teachers. For more information visit: http://www.norcalscienceolympiad.com/content/about.htm or https://soinc.org