Battle of the Burets goes to MICDS

On Tuesday, February 24, 34 students from eight area high schools competed in the “Battle of Burets.” This year, the Battle was held in the new Science West building at the SIU–Edwardsville campus. Along with the new location, a new competition procedure was also developed. Students competed in teams of two students, but each student completed 3 individual titrations with the scores of the teammates combined for the team score.

The top three teams received trophies and a round of applause from the other participants. The First Place trophy went to Ben Hahn and James Meade from MICDS (teachers Elizabeth Bergman and Justin Little). In Second Place were Noah Engel and Haley Keil from Clayton High School (teacher Nathan Peck). In Third Place were Katie Krausz and Sydney Kaemmerlen from Villa Duchesne (teacher Kathy Danzo). Congratulations to all the participants!

The photo selection for this post is admittedly somewhat skewed toward MICDS, but it’s not because they won. These photos, provided by MICDS teacher Elizabeth Bergman, were the only ones we were able to obtain from the event. Our apologies to the other excellent contestants … and their excellent teachers/mentors/coaches.