Social Studies Olympiad is an academic group offered to both junior high and high school students here in Ithaca for the first time. The competition contains both off-site and on-site events. The following is a list of competitions offered this year:
- Digital Photography
- Essay
- How Will the Geography of MI look in 100 years? PowerPoint
- Historical TV Newscast
- Investing
- Photojournalism
- Poetry
- Poster: Artistic, Collage, and Storyboard
- Primary Documents Journal
- Quiltathlon
- Rap
- Social Studies Song
- The Marathon: A Citizenship Project
- The Future Graphic Design
- Academic All Stars
- Computer Geography Bee
- Current Events Map and Presentation
- Drama – Original Script
- Hand Puppets
- Monologue
- Social Studies Quiz Bowl
- Stampathlon
The on-site competition took place Saturday May 5th at Fraser High School.
The following students placed in the state competition:
- Emily Reeves, Nathan Goffnett, Brendon Hutchinson, Chase Gruesbeck, Mike Meier, Noah Burks, Blake Gulick - 1st Place, Newscast
- Caden Wilson, Arianna Woodrow, Kristyn Graves, Blake Gulick, Noah Burks - Honorable Mention, Skit Team
- Evan Casey - Honorable Mention , Take a Stand Essay
- Emily Reeves - 2nd Place, Prezi
- Kurstin Kalisek - 2nd Place, Theme Graphic Design
- Kaitlyn Fish - 2nd Place, Current Event Maps
Off-Site Winners:
