2015 GREAT SOUTH COAST SCIENCE & ENGINEERING CHALLENGE
SCIENCE CHALLENGE: Rotary Club of Warrnambool volunteer Astrid Sorenson, 17, helps King's College student Chloe Gale, 16, with a Stringways board exercise at Deakin University. Picture: VICKY HUGHSON
THE region’s brightest young minds faced off in the Great South Coast Science and Engineering Challenge regional finals on Tuesday.
About 100 students from 10 schools between Colac and Portland put their skills to the test at Deakin University in Warrnambool.
Rotary Club of Warrnambool volunteer Astrid Sorenson, 17, said teams took part in multiple science exercises.
“The idea is to get students interested in science and thinking about subjects they want to study in year 11 and year 12,” she said.
King’s College student Chloe Gale, 16, said she enjoyed the friendly competition much more than expected.
“It was really fun and challenging,” she said.
“You had to definitely use your brain.”
(Article from the Warrnambool Standard Newspaper)