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Bessemer takes 2nd in engineering competition at NMU

BESSEMER - Students from A.D. Johnston High School competed in the Region 1 Science Olympiad tournament at Northern Michigan University in Marquette Saturday, bringing home two seconds.

The competition is about science, technology, engineering and math.

"After an exhausting day of competition, the students assembled with high hopes and expectations for the final results and standings," said coach Dave Rowe.

"The Bessemer teams have transitioned from teams that participate to a perennial power house that is always one of the top finishers in the U.P. This year, as the awards were announced,...