Science Olympiad Team Places at State Competition
The Earl L. Vandermeulen High School Science Olympiad team competed in
the New York State Science Olympiad against the best teams across the
state at Le Moyne College in Syracuse this past weekend. They were one
of only six teams from Long Island in the competition.
Accompanied by advisers and science teachers Amanda Brideson and Adam
Bouchard and chaperones Danny Holland and Nicole Sklar, the team came in
25th place out of a total of 56 teams and came home with three medals.
Sinan Ates, Chloe Andriani and Peggy Yin placed third in the Protein
Modeling category; Grant Samara and Aaron Held placed fifth in the
Fossils category and Reid Biondo and Aaron Held also placed fifth in the
Water Quality category.
“We are extremely proud and impressed with all of the hard work our
entire team has put in this year in our STEM science events,” said Ms.
Brideson. “Their hard work and dedication to the Science Olympiad team
shows through their awards and standings,” added Mr. Bouchard.
The district congratulates all the members of the team who continue to
refine their skills for competition and future careers: seniors Chloe
Andriani, Gavin Barrett, Reid Biondo, Ju Eun Ha, Eadan McSweeney, David
Rotunno and Christine Scott; juniors Sinan Ates, Gavin Chambers, Kyle
Onghai, Dylan Scott and Gil Zaltsman; and sophomores Gani Ates, Liam
Gameng Aaron Held, Grant Samara and Peggy Yin.