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Wolves blind ’em with science!!

Posted in Science, tagged , , , , on February 24, 2018| 1 Comment »

   Anna Dion finished in the top three in three events Saturday, helping Coupeville’s Science Olympiad squad qualify for state. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Check out the big brains. (Photo property of Coupeville High School)

Little school, big results.

Powered by eight top-four finishes Saturday, the Coupeville High School Science Olympiad team finished fourth at regionals, earning an invite to the state meet.

The Wolves, who were led by second-place finishes from the duos of Anna Dion/McKenzie Meyer and Josh Robinson/Drake Borden, spent Saturday on the campus at the University of Washington.

There were 19 schools in Coupeville’s classification, and the only schools to finish ahead of the Wolves — Bothell and Inglemoor (which had three separate teams) — are both 4A schools.

CHS is one of the smallest 1A schools in the state.

State is April 14 at Eastern Washington University in Cheney.

Shine there and schools can earn a shot at advancing to the national tournament, which is held May 18-19 at Colorado State University.

Top-four finishes Saturday:

Mission Possible (2nd) — Mckenzie Meyer and Anna Dion

Mouse Trap (2nd) — Josh Robinson and Drake Borden

Game On (3rd) — Harris Sinclair and Jaschon Baumann

Helicopters (3rd) — Madison Rixe and Luke Carlson

Herpetology (3rd) — Dion and Rixe

Leaf (3rd) — Dion and Seraina Weatherford

Experimental Design (4th) — Sofia Hassapis, William Nelson and Borden

Towers (4th) — Nelson and Jakobi Baumann

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Brains? We got ’em big time!!

Posted in Science, tagged , , , , on January 13, 2018| Leave a Comment »

   Coupeville’s Harris Sinclair teamed with Jaschon Baumann Saturday to win a Science Olympiad title at the Curtis Invitational. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Our science whiz kids are better than your science whiz kids.

Showcasing their brain power, Science Olympiad giants Jaschon Baumann and Harris Sinclair rolled to a win in “Game On” Saturday at the Curtis Invitational in University Place.

That event “determines a team’s ability to design and build an original computer game incorporating the theme and game type provided to them by the supervisor using the program ‘Scratch’.”

Powered by the title, Coupeville High School placed eighth in the team competition, a jump up from 13th at its last event, and a strong showing as one of the smallest schools in attendance.

Wolf contestants and finishes:

Rocks and Minerals (3rd) — Madison Rixe and Jakobi Bauman

Write It, Do It (4th) — Luke Carlson and Josh Robinson

Helicopters (5th) — Carlson and Rixe

Mouse Trap Vehicle (5th) — Teo Keilwitz and Robinson

Leaf (Airplane) (6th) — Anna Dion and Seraina Weatherford

Herpetology (7th) — Dion and Rixe

Remote Sensing (7th) — Jakobi Baumann and Sofia Hassapis

Towers (7th) — William Nelson and Jakobi Baumann

Hovercraft (8th) — Keilwitz and Robinson

Experimental Design (9th) — Nelson, Hassapis and Drake Borden

Coupeville’s next competition will be Regionals Feb. 24 at the University of Washington.

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Small in numbers, big in knowledge!!

Posted in School spirit, tagged , , , , , on December 2, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Teo Keilwitz, cheering at Friday’s CHS basketball games, got up early Saturday to join his teammates at a Science Olympiad competition. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Smaller, maybe. Smarter, definitely.

Competing against rivals with much-larger student bodies, Coupeville High School claimed 13th out of 24 teams Saturday at the Raisbeck Aviation High School Science Olympiad Invitational.

The Wolves claimed Top 10 performances in 10 categories, with Jaschon Baumann and Harris Sinclair nabbing second-place in “Game On.”

That event is based on a team’s ability to craft an original computer game using Scratch, a program created at MIT.

Other CHS Top 10 performances:

Herpetology (5th) — Madison Rixe and Anna Dion

Helicopters (5th) — Rixe and Luke Carlson

Rocks and Minerals (5th) — Rixe and Jakobi Baumann

Material Sciences (6th) — Sofia Hassapis and Maka Sorrows

Towers (7th) — William Nelson and Jakobi Baumann

Write It, Do It (7th) — Carlson and Josh Robinson

Astronomy (8th) — Sinclair and Sorrows

Chem Lab (9th) — Sinclair and Ricky Rebischke-Smith

Hovercraft (9th) — Teo Keilwitz and Robinson

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New netter finds success, kinship!!

Posted in Boys Tennis, tagged , , , , on October 6, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Harris Sinclair is in his first season as a member of the CHS boys tennis squad. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

“I’m sort of just here to have a good time.”

Coupeville High School junior Harris Sinclair is deep into his first season with the Wolf boys tennis team (“I’ve played for about 50 days”) and the laid-back, brainy netter has shown growth and improvement every step of the way.

But, while he’d like to play varsity as a senior, enjoying his time on the courts is more important than any transient success.

“I just want to have fun this year,” Sinclair said. “I started playing tennis because I don’t spend a lot of time talking to people normally, and this gives good human interaction.”

Before Thursday’s match against Klahowya, he gently razzed teammate Jakobi Baumann, then later moved court-to-court, rooting for his teammates.

When he’s on the court himself, the one-on-one battle (or two-on-two, in a doubles match) intrigues him.

“As much as I enjoy the team aspect, I like the silent respect and struggle between myself and my opponents,” Sinclair said.

With more matches under his belt, the net ace is fine-tuning his strengths and discovering areas he wants to work on with every new day.

“I’m much more comfortable in the front of the court towards the net,” Sinclair said. “It’s fun to play in the back, but it’s very easy to hit it out.

“My current goal is to improve my serves,” he added. “As they don’t always go where I want them to.”

Away from the hard-court, Sinclair is equally busy, with stints in Science Olympiad, pep/marching band and National Honor Society.

He favors sci-fi films and has an eye on a career in the video game biz.

“I want to go into game design,” Sinclair said. “It’s something that I have a passion for and am good at.”

With his film interests, he needs some reality mixed in with his fantasy.

“As far as favorite movie, that’s a difficult one,” Sinclair said. “The closest I can get is science fiction, especially the grittier-feeling ones like Star Wars, Serenity and Aliens, because they feel more authentic.”

Whether he’s mixing lobs with backhands, working on a science project or wailing away in band, there’s one person who looms large for the young Wolf, someone who is always there to give him support.

“My dad, definitely. We don’t always see eye-to-eye, however, I’ve always looked up to him and valued his advice.”

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Wolves master science of winning!!

Posted in Science, tagged , , , , , on April 16, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Mitchell Carroll (left) and Nick Dion celebrate a state title in Science Olympiad.

Best in the biz.

Coupeville High School seniors Nick Dion and Mitchell Carroll beat competitors from 21 other schools Saturday to claim a title in Robot Arm at the Science Olympiad state championships.

The duo also finished fourth in Electric Vehicle, while teammates Josh Robinson and Luke Carlson claimed third place in Write It, Do It.

Sparked by their three top-five finishes, the Wolves finished 18th as a team, one spot better than they did in 2015, their last trip to state.

Camas won the team title.

Nationals are in Dayton, Ohio in May, but the season is done for Coupeville, as only the top teams, and not individual winners, advance to the big dance.

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