The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) CURE Scholars are making major academic strides this year. Fifteen CURE Scholars achieved sixth place or higher in last weekend’s Maryland Science Olympiad-Baltimore Middle School STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) regional tournament.

The tournament was held March 4 at Morgan State University. The students will now advance to the Maryland State Finals at Johns Hopkins University on April 8.

UMB CURE Scholars Jackson Collins, left, and Davioin Hill, compete in the wind power event at the Maryland Science Olympiad-Baltimore Middle School STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) regional tournament March 4 at Morgan State University.

The 15 students, all sixth- and seventh-grade CURE Scholars who attend Green Street Academy (GSA), competed in a variety of activities ranging from meteorology to the “Wright Stuff,” in which teams design, construct and test free-flight rubber-powered monoplanes to achieve maximum time aloft.

In all, UMB scholars placed in the following events (those from GSA will be advancing):

• Meteorology: 4^th and 6^th place, GSA;
• Disease Detectives: 6^th place, Southwest Baltimore Charter School (SBCS);
• Reach for the Stars: 6^th place GSA;
• Rocks and Minerals: 5^th place SBCS, 3^rd and 2^nd place GSA;
• Crime Busters: 6^th place SBCS, 5^th place GSA;
• Food Science: 5^th place GSA;
• Bottle Rocket: 5^th place GSA, 3^rd place Franklin Square Elementary School;
• Towers: 2^nd place GSA;
• Experimental Design: 5^th and 3^rd place GSA;
• Write-it Do-it: 2^nd and 5^th place GSA;
• Wind Power: 4^th, 5^th, and 6th place GSA and SBCS;
• Scrambler: 4^th place SBCS; and
• Wright Stuff: 6^th and 1^st place GSA.

The UMB community wishes them the best of luck on April 8!