By Science & Arts Academy

Our Science Olympiad teams finished strong in their last two invitationals of the season!  

​For The University of Chicago Invitational in January, our teams went up against some of the best in the state. Varsity finished in the top ten out of 36 teams for six events, placing 3rd overall. Junior Varsity finished in the top four out of 16 teams in ten of their events, for an overall ranking of 2nd.
 
At the Kildeer District 96 invitational, there were 43 teams present. Our Varsity finished among the top 5 in eleven events, for 2nd overall with six gold medals!  Our Junior Varsity team won top honors among JV-ranked teams present, earning top 5 medals in 11 events, including 4 gold medals.
 
Please join us in congratulating our teams, parents and coaches for all of their hard work. We are excited for the College of Lake County Regionals in March.   

Tim Costello, Head of School at Science & Arts Academy, has been awarded a fellowship for the 2020 Klingenstein Heads of Schools Program, at Columbia University’s Teachers College. Mr. Costello is one of only 20 to be accepted to the program each year, selected from a competitive pool of school heads from all around the world. 

Our Science Olympiad team braved the Chicago area weather conditions today to compete at Rockford Christian Middle School, in Rockford, Illinois. It was a strong competition with nearly 40 teams at the Varsity and Junior Varsity level from all areas of Illinois, including nationally ranked teams. Overall, our varsity team earned second place and our junior varsity team earned third. Our parents, coaches and the SAA community are very proud! #Kaboom #ScienceOlympiad #SAACommunity

By Science & Arts Academy

​Congratulations to our Science Olympiad Varsity and Trial Event Teams whose dedication and passion for science was evident as they earned fourth place at the Illinois Science Olympiad State Competition at University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign! KABOOM! 

Congratulations to the SAA students who were recognized as top scorers at the 2018 Northwestern University Midwest Academic Talent Search (NUMATS) Awards Ceremony on Saturday, September 29! 

Approximately 11,500 gifted 3rd - 9th students from around the Midwest took above-grade level testing through NUMATS during the 2017-18 school year, and a couple hundred received awards at this ceremony.  SAA had a strong showing as usual and our recipients this year scored well in the PSAT 8/9 or ACT tests.