Monta Vista and Kennedy Middle Schools Shine at Science Olympiad National Tournament, Ishanvi Kommula Wins $10,000 Founders’ Scholarship

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At the 40th annual Science Olympiad National Tournament at Michigan State University, Monta Vista High School and Kennedy Middle School emerged as the top winners. This marks Monta Vista’s first victory in the tournament, while Kennedy celebrated a back-to-back win.

One of the high school seniors from Monta Vista, Ishanvi Kommula, was among the five students to receive a $10,000 Founders’ Scholarship from the Science Olympiad USA Foundation. The tournament brought together 120 middle school and high school teams from state-level competitions, with students competing in hands-on and lab events covering a wide range of topics such as engineering, physics, epidemiology, astronomy, chemistry, robotics, and coding.