Judging by the results of the 31st annual Stanislaus County Regional Science Olympiad, it might be hard to believe that just a few years ago Turlock Junior High School didn’t even have a Science Olympiad team. Once the program was revived at the junior high by a couple of parents three years ago, however, students not only proved themselves to be worthy contenders against their more experienced opponents, but surpassed them altogether by winning first place during this year’s competition. “I think it’s amazing that we haven’t been doing Science Olympiad very long at Turlock Junior High School, but in our third year we got first place at regional,” said eighth grader Mitchell Amos.