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CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) Valley City State University will host a Regional Science Olympiad for high school and middle school students on Thursday.

About 500 students on 19 high school teams and 14 middle school teams will compete at Valley City State University.

Events will be held in Rhoades Science Center, Graichen Gym and at the Valley City Rec Center. An awards ceremony will be held in Vangstad Auditorium at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 30th.

The Valley City event is one of five regional competitions throughout the state. Winning teams from each of the regions will advance to the state competition to be held April 22 at North Dakota State University.

Teams participating in the Valley City Regional Science Olympiad and their coaches are listed below.

2017 Regional Science Olympiad, Valley City State University

Teams and Coaches

Division B (6th–9th grade)

• Ben Franklin —Linda Coons

• Central Cass (two teams)—Marlen Haugen

• Dakota Prairie—Tyrell Rose

• Discovery Middle—Jessica DeJong

• Edgeley—Jon Schiele

• Hillsboro—Jarvis Knudson

• Jamestown Middle (two teams)—Mary Lenhart

• Kulm—Phillip King

• Litchville-Marion Schools—Jean Legge

• Northern Cass—Tom Klapp

• Red River Valley Home Schoolers—Judy Patterson

• Maple Valley—Alex Hoffmann

Division C (10–12th grade)

• Central Cass (two teams)—Marlen Haugen

• Dakota Prairie—Tyrell Rose

• Davies (two teams)—David Schultz

• Edgeley—Jon Schiele

• Fargo North—Eric Arness

• Fargo South—Andrea Thiner

• Hillsboro—Jarvis Knudson

• Jamestown—Lynn Kosel

• Kulm—Phillip King

• Litchville-Marion—Jean Legge

• Maple Valley—Alex Hoffmann

• New Rockford-Sheyenne—Monica Meadows

• Northern Cass—Tom Klapp

• Red River Valley Home Schoolers—Judy Patterson

• Valley City—Sheila Anderson

• Sheyenne High School—Shaina Eagleson

• West Fargo—Melisa Toepke-Peterson