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Bessemer science students succeed after delayed arrival

MARQUETTE - After some technical difficulties, science students recently represented A.D. Johnston High School in the Region 1 Science Olympiad.

Normally students from A.D. Johnston High School arrive at the Seaborg Center at Northern Michigan University at 8 a.m. every February for the annual Region 1 Science Olympiad Tournament.  

Coach Tracy Rowe said arriving early gives them time to impound their pre-build devices, find their rooms, and get mentally prepared for the first events, which begin at 9 am.  

But, this year, a bus malfunction halfway to Bergland forced the team to pul...