PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Kids from around the state gathered at Rhode Island College on Saturday to build the strongest wooden towers, show off vehicles propelled by mousetraps and test their knowledge about everything from rocks to birds.It was all part of the annual Science Olympiad, pitting schools against one another in a competition of ingenuity and brains and nerdy bona fides.In part, it’s serious competition: Coming into Saturday’s event, Barrington High [...]