These schools won big at the Elementary Science Olympiad

Five local schools took home wins from the regional Elementary Science Olympiad competition. The March 18 event was hosted by Middle Georgia Regional Educational Services Agency and held at Rutland Middle School.

First place went to Dames Ferry Elementary in Jones County; second place, Wells Elementary in Jones County; third place, Northside Elementary in Houston County; fourth place, Academy for Classical Education in Bibb County; and fifth place, Scott Elementary in Monroe County.

Teams from 27 elementary schools in Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Peach and Twiggs counties participated in the event. The winning schools will go to the state competition May 13 in Kennesaw.

Science Olympiad tournaments feature individual and team events, which are formatted like popular board games, television shows and athletic challenges. The events focus on subjects like biology, earth science, chemistry, physics, computers and technology.

This story was originally published March 31, 2017 at 3:48 PM with the headline "These schools won big at the Elementary Science Olympiad."