The Valwood Science Olympiad team competed in the regional tournament on Saturday, February 21 at East Georgia College in Swainsboro.
The team placed third overall (out of 18 teams) and received an invitation to the state tournament at Emory University on March 21. Only 24 teams out of all the public and private schools in Georgia are invited to the state tournament.
Medalists were as follows:
| 1st | Chemistry Lab | Will Hawthorne, Jason Papadopoulos |
| 1st | Forensics | Jason Papadopoulos, Amanda Lupo |
| 1st | Green Generation | Lanier Langdale, Amanda Lupo |
| 2nd | Air Trajectory | Kush Patel, Connor Barnard |
| 2nd | Wright Stuff | Kush Patel, Connor Barnard |
| 3rd | Anatomy & Physiology | Jason Papadopoulos, Kush Patel |
| 3rd | Experimental Design | Lanier Langdale, Savannah-Jane Gilchrist, Will Hawthorne |
| 4th | Disease Detectives | Lanier Langdale, Amanda Lupo |
| 4th | Tech. Problem Solving | Jason Papadopoulos, Sarah Godwin |
Ribbon winners were:
| 6th | Astronomy | Sarah Godwin, Jake Smith |
| 6th | Bridge Building | Connor Barnard, Savannah-Jane Gilchrist |
| 5th | Bungee Drop | Kush Patel, Will Hawthorne |
| 7th | Cell Biology | Sarah Godwin, Olivia Cox |
| 7th | Compound Machines | Amanda Lupo, Lanier Langdale |
| 5th | Dynamic Planet | Bryce Everett, Savannah-Jane Gilchrist |
| 6th | Entomology | Bryce Everett, Savannah-Jane Gilchrist |
| 5th | Fossils | Kush Patel, Jason Papadopoulos |
| 8th | Geologic Mapping | Maggie Smith, Jake Smith |
| 9th | It’s About Time | Maggie Smith, Jake Smith |
| 8th | Mission Possible | Connor Barnard, Will Hawthorne |
| 8th | Protein Modeling | Maggie Smith, Olivia Cox, Sarah Godwin |
| 5th | Scrambler | Will Hawthorne |
| 10th | Write It/Do It | Jake Smith, Olivia Cox |
| 9th | Astronomy | Joe Stark, Connor Smith |
| 10th | Bridge Building | Joe Stark, Connor Smith |
| 6th | Chemistry Lab | Brenna Wilson, Arabi Luke |
| 10th | Compound Machines | Anna Ma, Emily Pascavage |
| 10th | Dynamic Planet | Zilan Yang, Emily Pascavage |
| 8th | Entomology | Meagan Kimbrell, Emily Pascavage |
| 5th | Forensics | Allie Maxwell, Brenna Wilson |
| 7th | Experimental Design | Arabi Luke, Meagan Kimbrell, Zilan Yang |
| 6th | Fossils | Meagan Kimbrell, Brenna Wilson |
| 10th | Geologic Mapping | Arabi Luke, Joe Stark |
| 7th | Green Generation | Arabi Luke, Joe Stark |
