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Aherthabey is a graduate of the Science Olympiad team at Wayzata High School in Plymouth, Minnesota. He attended Wayzata High School from 2012-2016.
I joined the Science Olympiad team as a sophomore. I don't actually remember why I joined in the first place, but I definitely remember being overwhelmed by the number of events available. As a junior, I co-led Green Generation. The people in my event will remember my really sleepy presentations given on my iPad in the corner of the cafeteria. I apologize for that, but in my defense, Tuesday afternoons are not good times for me to be talking about environmental remediation. In my senior year, I was chosen as one of Wayzata's four captains, in addition to serving as event leader of GeoLogic Mapping. My most significant contribution to the team is my overhaul of the team website, as well as some pending team organizational changes.
I hope that Wayzata can someday qualify for Nationals. I would also like to see Wayzata Science Olympians establish Division B teams at each of Wayzata's three feeder schools: Central, West, and East.
Events
Below is a list of events that I have the most experience with:
Competition History
Sophomore Year (2013-2014)
Events
Medals
| Bronze
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Aherthabey has received a Bronze medal in Water Quality at the Boyceville Invitational.
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| Bronze
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Aherthabey has received a Bronze medal in GeoLogic Mapping at the Boyceville Invitational.
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| Gold
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Aherthabey has received a Gold medal in Dynamic Planet at the Regional Tournament at Wayzata High School, JV Division.
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| Gold
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Aherthabey has received a Gold medal in GeoLogic Mapping at the Regional Tournament at Wayzata High School, JV Division.
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Junior Year (2014-2015)
Events
Medals
| Gold
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Aherthabey has received a Gold medal in Geologic Mapping at the Boyceville Invitational.
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| Silver
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Aherthabey has received a Silver medal in Green Generation at the Boyceville Invitational.
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| Silver
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Aherthabey has received a Silver medal in Green Generation at the UW-River Falls Border Battle.
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| Bronze
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Aherthabey has received a Bronze medal in Geologic Mapping at the UW-River Falls Border Battle.
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| Gold
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Aherthabey has received a Gold medal in Bridge Building at the Regional Tournament at Wayzata High School.
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| Silver
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Aherthabey has received a Silver medal in Green Generation at the Regional Tournament at Wayzata High School.
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| Silver
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Aherthabey has received a Silver medal in Geologic Mapping at the Minnesota State Tournament.
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Senior Year (2015-2016)
Events
Medals
| 6th
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Aherthabey has received a 6th place medal in Geologic Mapping at the Boyceville Invitational.
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| Bronze
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Aherthabey has received a Bronze medal in Green Generation at the Boyceville Invitational.
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| Gold
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Aherthabey has received a Gold medal in Geologic Mapping at the UW-River Falls Border Battle.
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| Silver
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Aherthabey has received a Silver medal in Green Generation at the UW-River Falls Border Battle.
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| Gold
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Aherthabey has received a Gold medal in Hydrogeology at the UW-River Falls Border Battle.
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| Silver
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Aherthabey has received a Silver medal in Green Generation at the Regional Tournament at Minnetonka High School.
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| Silver
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Aherthabey has received a Silver medal in Green Generation at Minnesota State Tournament.
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| Bronze
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Aherthabey has received a Bronze medal in GeoLogic Mapping at Minnesota State Tournament.
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I wore a cow costume to help win the spirit award at the UW-RF Border Battle Invitational because my last name is pronounced "moo."
How I Kill Time
I will be killing time at university next year—which institution has the honor of stealing four years from me will know so within the next few weeks. I am currently deciding between UMN Twin Cities, UCLA, and UC Berkeley (as well as UChicago and Northwestern if I get off their waitlists, which is unlikely). If you go to any of these schools and/or have helpful information regarding them and what they're like, please contact me by PM or otherwise! I'm considering a major in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering—otherwise, something in Environmental Studies or Geophysics sounds swell (hello Green Gen and GeoMaps lol). During my last year of high school, I will be playing quiz bowl with religious fervor (which I have done so for the past four years), trying to scrape decent grades in my classes despite my piss-poor effort levels, and ushering in the next era of Science Olympiad at Wayzata.
