HHH HS West Student Named Regional Finalist in Siemens Competition

A Half Hollow Hills High School West student is among 10 Long Island students are one step closer to potential $100,000 college scholarships after being named 2016 regional finalists in the prestigious Siemens Competition.

Congratulations to Alice Wu for being named a regional finalist. Wu and two other Half Hollow Hills students were also announced as 2016 semifinalists in the prestigious Siemens Competition earlier this week.

A total of 96 regional finalists were selected from 498 semifinalists (including 69 on Long Island), the Siemens Foundation announced Wednesday. Regional finalists will go on to compete in one of six regional competitions virtually hosted over three consecutive weekends in November where they will vie for college scholarships ranging from $1,000 up to $100,000.

“Every year, I look forward to seeing whether this will be the year when we’ll see a project that will lead to developing the cure for cancer – or identify tomorrow’s coolest technology,” said David Etzwiler, CEO of the Siemens Foundation. “We congratulate the regional finalists on their accomplishments and wish them luck in the next phase of the competition.”

The competition seeks to recognize and build a strong pipeline for the nation’s most promising scientists, engineers and mathematicians.

Other regional finalists from Long Island include:

• Sarah Adamo, Smithtown High School West
• Jang Hun Choi, Jericho High School
• Fred Chu, Manhasset Senior High School
• Susell Contreras, Brentwood High School
• Stephen Lee, Manhasset Senior High School
• Erika Nemeth, Smithtown High School East
• Eric Pun, Syosset High School
• Nikhil Saggi, Syosset High School
• Nestor Tkachenko, Ward Melville Senior High School

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