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By Carey Reeder | Managing Editor

The Clanton Intermediate School Science Olympiad Team took home second place in the Alabama Elementary Science Olympiad competition at Jacksonville High School on Feb. 24. CIS competed in the Division AA competition for grades third through sixth, and 16 schools competed. The competition was a “hands-on academic interscholastic competition which requires teamwork, group planning and cooperation,” said CIS teacher Lisa Russell.

First row: Lily Pitts, left, Ryder Bramlett, Ethan Price, Kevin Nguyen, Bryant Culpepper, Jose Palacios, Lynnleigh Thomas, David Riojas, Sydnie Pierce, Jake Lee

Second row: Coach Lisa Russell, Rosa Franklin, Ellison Ferguson, Jeanie Davis, Selena Easterling, Connor Willis, Caroline Moatts, Evan Hilyer, Coach Carson Davies

Third row: Coach Hannah Thrash, Madoc Morris, Bryton Jackson, Lindsey Pitts, Anna Mims, Molly Coppedge, Aaric Bee, Mary Porter Thornhill, Coach Justin Watkins

Photo contributed by LISA RUSSELL