Release Date: 2/26/2013 Contact: Diana L. Spencer, 410-887-4243

Loch Raven High places first in BCPS Physics Olympics

Teams from Perry Hall and Carver Center claim second and third places

TOWSON, MD. – A team from Loch Raven High School placed first overall in the Baltimore County Public Schools’ 26th annual Physics Olympics, held Saturday, February 23, 2013, at Dulaney High School. Teams from Perry Hall High School and George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology placed second and third, respectively. Because Loch Raven High came in first, next year’s Physics Olympics T-shirts will be in Loch Raven’s school colors: purple and gold. At the Physics Olympics, the teams named below were recognized for winning the following events:

Event Superman Locomotive Ball Spiderman Trap Hulk Egg Smash Mind Over Matter Stretch Your Mind Bifrost Bridge
Team Loch Raven High, Team 2 Towson High, Team 1 Towson High, Team 1 Perry Hall High, Team 1 Carver Center Overlea High
The schools that participated in this year’s BCPS Physics Olympics are: Catonsville High School Chesapeake High School Dulaney High School (2 teams) Dundalk High School Eastern Technical High School (2 teams) Franklin High School George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology Hereford High School (2 teams) Lansdowne High School Loch Raven High School (2 teams) Milford Mill Academy New Town High School Overlea High School Owings Mills High School (2 teams) Parkville High School Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts Perry Hall High School (2 teams) Pikesville High School (2 teams) Randallstown High School Towson High School (2 teams) Sparrows Point High School (2 teams) Western School of Technology (2 teams) The Physics Olympics is part of the larger annual BCPS Secondary STEM Fair, which also features a Middle School Challenge and VEX Robotics Competition and takes place in three different school buildings on the same day.

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