Rosary Girls Place First in Math and Science Competition

Rosary High School’s WYSE (Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering) team competed in the Regional competition held on Tuesday, Jan. 31, at Waubonsee Community College. Up against Aurora Central Catholic High School, Marmion Academy, Kaneland High School and Sandwich High School, Rosary earned first place and will advance to the sectional competition on March 6 at Northern Illinois University.

Rosary’s team members include seniors Kelsey Arnold (Batavia), Devon Bavery (Geneva), Sam Duarte (St. Charles), Sara Helm (Geneva), Melissa Lifka (Aurora), Emmy Popovich (Batavia), Kallie Renfus (Batavia), Rachel Romano (Oswego), Melissa Shaw (St. Charles) and juniors Jesika Barmanbek (North Aurora), Courtney Cox (Sugar Grove), Celine Italia (Sandwich) Colleen Madlinger (Batavia), Amy Seraphin (St. Charles).

The individual winners for each subject in the Regional Competition were:
1^st place in Mathematics - Emmy Popovich
1^st place in Chemistry - Colleen Madlinger
1^st place in Computer Science - Courtney Cox
2^nd place in Chemistry - Jessica Barmanbak
2^nd place in English - Sam Duarte
3^rd place in English - Melissa Lifka 

WYSE, based out of the University of Illinois, offers an annual Academic Challenge competition to its high school members in Illinois and Missouri. This consists of a competitive series of tests that are aimed to challenge the brightest students. All of the test questions are taken from senior high school and college freshman level curricula. Students compete as individuals and as a team with their schools.

Rosary High School is an all-girls, Catholic, college prep high school located at 901 N. Edgelawn Drive in Aurora. Rosary is sponsored by the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Illinois. For more information about Rosary High School, please visit www.rosaryhs.com.

This article is courtesy of Rosary High School.