Teamwork, cooperation and an engaging interest in science, technology,
engineering and math helped bring the Middle School Science Olympiad
team to third place at the Suffolk County Regional Division B Science
Olympiad competition, recently held at Candlewood Middle School in Dix
Hills.
Coached by science teacher Adam Bouchard and assisted by science teacher
Deborah Hagmeyer, students in grades 6-9 competed against 32 teams in
events which tested their skills in earth science, biology, chemistry,
physics and engineering. Team members received medals in 20 events. They
will compete at the state competition at East Syracuse-Minoa High
School in Syracuse, New York, on April 13-14.
Medal Winners:
Second Place, Anatomy – Grant Samara and Peggy Yin
Seventh Place, Anatomy – Gani Ates and Sapphire Perera
Fifth Place, Crime Busters – Hugo Onghai and Kasumi Layne-Stasik
Fourth Place, Disease Detectives – Grant Samara and Hugo Onghai
Second Place, Dynamic Planet – William Wu and Liam Gameng
Fifth Place, Ecology – Teppei Fukuto and Andrew Patterson
First Place, Fast Facts – Aaron Held and Peggy Yin
Third Place, Herpetology – Andrew Patterson and Kasumi Layne-Stasik
Second Place, Hovercraft – Grant Samara and Arik Sen
Second Place, Meteorology – William Wu and Liam Gameng
Fourth Place, Microbe Mission – Hugo Onghai and Peggy Yin
Fifth Place, Optics – Selena Ueno and William Wu
Fourth Place, Potions and Poisons – Gani Ates and Pratham Sethia
Eighth Place, Road Scholar – Aaron Held and Arik Sen
Second Place, Rocks and Minerals – Grant Samara and Aaron Held
Eighth Place, Roller Coaster – Teppei Fukuto and Sooah Kwak
Second Place, Science Quiz Bowl – Aaron Held, Andrew Patterson and Peggy Yin
Fourth Place, Wright Stuff – Andrew Patterson and Stefano Rabeno
Fifth Place, Wright Stuff – Michael Melikyan and Max Paulus
Fourth Place, Write It Do It – William Wu and Selena Ueno