Middle School Science Olympiad Qualifies For State Competition

PORT JEFFERSON, NY - From Port Jefferson School District: Teamwork, cooperation and an engaging interest in science, technology, engineering and math helped bring the Port Jefferson 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
  

Photo courtesy of the Port Jefferson School District