Brookfield East High School takes third place at MSOE

MILWAUKEE, WI (12/04/2012)(readMedia)-- A team of students from Brookfield East High School in Brookfield, Wis., took third place in Milwaukee School of Engineering's annual "OP"portunity Science Conference. The team, "Team A," was coached by Kelly Kwiatkowski and Ben Westphal. The OP Conference gives high school students the opportunity to demonstrate excellence in academic pursuits. The competitions challenge the skills and abilities of students at all levels.

For the OP Science competition, teams of eight students completed individual tests in biology, chemistry and physics and also participated in a team event. Sixteen teams competed this year and winners completed the tests with the most accuracy. Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.) took first place and Libertyville (Ill.) High School took second place in the competition.

MSOE is an independent, non-profit university with about 2,500 students. MSOE offers 20 bachelor's degrees and nine master's degrees in the engineering, engineering technology, building and infrastructure engineering, health-related engineering, computer, business, math-related and nursing fields. The university has a national academic reputation; longstanding ties to business and industry; dedicated professors with real-world experience; extremely high placement rates; and the highest starting and mid-career salaries of any Wisconsin university according to PayScale Inc. MSOE graduates are well-rounded, technologically experienced and highly productive professionals and leaders.