The Carl Sandburg Middle School Science Olympiad team participated in the regional competition in Charlottesville on Saturday, Feb. 22. The two teams that participated placed 5th overall in the middle school division. The teams also took home awards in the following categories: Anatomy, boomilever, experimental design, heredity, mystery architecture, rocks and minerals, rotor egg drop, sounds of music, and wheeled vehicles. In the event Shock Value, Carl Sandburg placed second in their division. The team will be moving onto the state competition later this month. Above are 8th grader Brain Trigg (left), 7th grade Life Science teacher Samantha Wilson, and 7th grader Austin Houck.