The Science Olympiad season is winding down, and Northville teams are finishing strong! On Saturday, April 26, 2025, the Northville High School (NHS) Science Olympiad team delivered an outstanding performance at the Michigan State Science Olympiad Tournament, held at Michigan State University in Lansing.
Competing against 55 other top teams from across the state, NHS secured an impressive 3rd place overall, demonstrating remarkable talent and teamwork. The team captured state championship titles in two events, earned medals in 16 events, and placed within the top ten in 19 out of 23 events — an incredible achievement.
Congratulations to our talented NHS team members:
Alissa Xue, Ananyaa Rakkappan, Andrew Wu, Athesh Nanthabalan, Grace Xu, Indy Lee, Jerry Niu, Lisa David, Miles Petik, Richard Zhang, Rishi Chowdhury, Saharsh Pandey, Sneha Hegde, Sriraam Hebbar, and Varshan Muhinthan.
The celebration doesn’t stop there. The Meads Mill Middle School team also had a stellar showing, finishing 7th out of 54 teams at the state tournament. Meads Mill students earned medals in 12 events by placing within the top 8 — a fantastic accomplishment that showcases the strength of Northville’s Science Olympiad program.
Congratulations to the Meads Mill Varsity team members (pictured below):
Aadhyasri Chitti, Arjun Malde, Asmi Akhare, DoEun Kim, Eric Wu, Isabel Brasseur, Jaydeep Dalvi, Krishav Bandepalya, Mitashi Dave, Mitravinda Anand, Pranjal Jain, Rana Pajjuri, and Ridhi Thippireddy.
Special recognition also goes to Sanika Balani for her contributions this season.
Adding to Northville’s outstanding showing, the Hillside Middle School Science Olympiad team delivered an impressive performance at the state tournament as well. Hillside finished 11th out of 54 middle school teams across Michigan, an outstanding achievement.
Hillside secured a State Championship title by winning one event, earned medals in 8 events, and placed within the top fifteen in 14 out of 23 events — a remarkable testament to their hard work and preparation.
Congratulations to the Hillside team members (pictured below):
Ananth Kannappan, Bella Choi, Chinmayi Ravikumar, Deepika Rao, Dylan Shen, Eric Chen, Nidhish Kumar Thalapaneni, Meera Sharma, Nivashini Nanthabalan, Panav Garmila, Praseeda Munnagi, Rohan Khetan, Tirtha Parikh, Vaishnavi Gandhe, and Vraj Shah.
It has been a wonderful and hardworking year for all of our Science Olympiad students. We are incredibly proud of their accomplishments and look forward to seeing them reach even greater heights in future seasons. Congratulations, Northville Science Olympiad teams!