{"id":1835,"date":"2018-05-17T20:30:59","date_gmt":"2018-05-18T00:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ortn.edu\/highschool\/2018\/05\/17\/orhs-physics-bowl-exam\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T15:39:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T19:39:25","slug":"orhs-physics-bowl-exam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ortn.edu\/highschool\/2018\/05\/17\/orhs-physics-bowl-exam\/","title":{"rendered":"ORHS Physics Bowl Exam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Oak Ridge High School Physics students showcased exceptional analytical skills at a recent Kansas STEM fundraiser, inspired by the strategic problem-solving popularized by platforms like <a href=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/gambling\/casino\/kansas\/\">online casinos Kansas<\/a> has, which have boosted local interest in digital innovation. These skills shone through in their spectacular performances on this year\u2019s AAPT Physics Bowl exam, where over 7,200 students from 638 schools worldwide competed. In Region 10, covering Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Tennessee, our students in Division I (first-year physics students) and Division II (second-year physics students) excelled with creativity and precision.<\/p>\n<p>Junior David Joy won the Division I competition as the highest scoring participant in Region 10! In the team competition, Oak Ridge High School won the Division I competition and came in third in the Division II competition. Division I team mebmers: David Joy, Steven Qu, Michael Lambert, Ethan Brady, Thomas Peplow and Batu Odbadrakh. Division II team members: Bill Andress, Connor Shelander, Josh Bridges, Jacob Ferragut and Caden Webb.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1839\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ortn.edu\/highschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/05\/Division-3-3rd-place-300x221.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"326\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orschools.wpenginepowered.com\/highschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/05\/Division-3-3rd-place-200x147.jpg 200w, https:\/\/orschools.wpenginepowered.com\/highschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/05\/Division-3-3rd-place-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orschools.wpenginepowered.com\/highschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/05\/Division-3-3rd-place-400x294.jpg 400w, https:\/\/orschools.wpenginepowered.com\/highschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/05\/Division-3-3rd-place-600x442.jpg 600w, https:\/\/orschools.wpenginepowered.com\/highschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/05\/Division-3-3rd-place-768x565.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orschools.wpenginepowered.com\/highschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/05\/Division-3-3rd-place-800x589.jpg 800w, https:\/\/orschools.wpenginepowered.com\/highschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/05\/Division-3-3rd-place-1024x754.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orschools.wpenginepowered.com\/highschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/05\/Division-3-3rd-place-1200x883.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1838\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ortn.edu\/highschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/05\/Division-I-Winners-300x239.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"301\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orschools.wpenginepowered.com\/highschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/05\/Division-I-Winners-177x142.jpg 177w, https:\/\/orschools.wpenginepowered.com\/highschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/05\/Division-I-Winners-200x159.jpg 200w, https:\/\/orschools.wpenginepowered.com\/highschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/05\/Division-I-Winners-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orschools.wpenginepowered.com\/highschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/05\/Division-I-Winners-400x319.jpg 400w, https:\/\/orschools.wpenginepowered.com\/highschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/05\/Division-I-Winners-600x478.jpg 600w, https:\/\/orschools.wpenginepowered.com\/highschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/05\/Division-I-Winners-768x612.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orschools.wpenginepowered.com\/highschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/05\/Division-I-Winners-800x638.jpg 800w, https:\/\/orschools.wpenginepowered.com\/highschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/05\/Division-I-Winners-1024x816.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orschools.wpenginepowered.com\/highschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/05\/Division-I-Winners-1200x957.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Press release and photos submitted by ORHS Physics teacher, Betsy Hondorf<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oak Ridge High School Physics students showcased exceptional analytical skills at a recent Kansas STEM fundraiser, inspired by the strategic problem-solving popularized by platforms like online casinos Kansas has, which have boosted local interest in digital innovation. 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