I appreciate all of the students who responded to my challenge and prodding
with so many wonderful memories!
McGill-Toolen Catholic Physics Teams Shine Bright at Recent Tournament
McGill-Toolen sent 12 students comprising three teams (A, B, & C) to the University of Alabama High School Physics Competition in Tuscaloosa on Friday, February 16.
McGill-Toolen swept the private school division, with Team A placing 1st, Team B placing 2nd, and Team C placing 3rd. Among all divisions, Team A placed 1st, Team B placed 2nd (Teams A & B actually tied in regulation but Team A won the tiebreaker), and Team C placed 4th overall (just behind Auburn high school).
Finally, McGill-Toolen won 1st place among all schools in attendance. Marvin Collins placed 7th in the individual competition, and Patrick Spafford placed 8th.
Dr. Burgess worked with the team until November of 2018. Congratulations to Mr. O'Keefe who took over the team and congratulations to all members of the McT Physics team! It's great to be a Yellow Jacket!
Team Rosters are below:
Peter McDonald (12)
Findlay Maier (11)
Marvin Collins (12)
Patrick Spafford (12)
Team B
Gus Grow (12)
Greg Spafford (10)
Bekah Burgess (11)
Mary Alice Jouve (11)
Team C
Murphy Douglas (10)
Nicholas Johnston (11)
Buddy Arensberg (10)
Joe Keegan (11)
https://www.mcgill-toolen.org/apps/news/article/833198
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Combining my love for competition and interest in science was something I did from early on in my career.
I also liked to do “action research” to evaluate initiatives in my class and department.
“Physics First” was a department wide change in science sequence that I wanted to implement if able to.
