Science Olympiad has multiple competitions each year that consist of several events that students can participate in relating to different fields of science. Adelina Parikh ’25, has been doing Science Olympiad since she was a Freshman, and has now been selected to be president of the club. This year, Parikh is looking forward to crafting a new team, as the club has changed advisors and lost a good amount of their seniors from last year.
“I miss how close-knit our team got come competition time last year because when you compete with a partner, the experience is very bonding,” Parikh said. “I hope that the team gets to be like that again this year.”
The club started their meetings a couple of weeks ago, and have been getting ready for their first competition on Sat. Nov 16 at Saline Highschool. Parikh has been put to work, making sure that everyone, including the first-year members, is in an event that they are excited about.
“We have been putting together teams and making sure we have people in each and every one of the events,” Parikh said. “For first-year members, I suggest picking a new event that hasn’t yet run, since everyone is on a level playing field you can be a lot more competitive.”
Mock Trial, on the contrary from Science Olympiad, spends the whole year preparing for only one competition, which usually occurs in late February or early March. The competition consists of three trials in which you are placed on either the prosecution or defense side of a case you are given at the beginning of the year, and you compete against different schools. The “winner” of each trial is the school that does the best job following legal procedure. Similar to Science Olympiad, Mock Trial has lost many passionate seniors, such as former social media manager, Morgan Dennik ’24.
“What I am going to miss most about mock trial is how close the team got by the end of the season,” Deenik said. “I hope that everyone on the team this year makes the most of the time they get to spend with their friends, and remembers to think outside of the box during the trials.”
DECA, South’s business club, has also had their first couple of meetings. The club is ran by president, CJ Rihani ’25, who was a DECA state champ last season. Rihani explains that the concept of the club is that you pick a topic in business you are interested in, spend the practices preparing a presentation for the competitions, and then compete.
“I feel blessed to have been introduced to DECA,” Rihani said. “Not only because the club has given me a shot at getting into some of my top colleges and buisiness schools, but also beacuse the skills I have learned as I prepared for the competitions will stick with me far beyond my highschool and college careers.”
