Port Jefferson Science Olympiad Team Heads To State Competition

Press release from the Port Jefferson School District:

March 21, 2022

The Port Jefferson Middle School Science Olympiad team came in third place at the Suffolk County Regional Division B Science Olympiad Competition, held at Candlewood Middle School.

Students from grades 6-9 competed against 30 teams in events which tested their study skills in earth science, biology, chemistry, physics, engineering and scientific problem-solving. The students did extremely well, receiving a total of 29 medals between the A, B and C teams. The Science Olympiad team will be competing on April 8 and 9, in the state competition at East Syracuse Minoa Central High School in Syracuse. The team is coached by Adam Bouchard, the middle school earth science and science 8 teacher.

“Every student was highly motivated and showed a lot of hard work in preparing for their events,” Bouchard said. “It truly showed this year with the team’s all-around terrific performance.”

Medal Winners:
1st Place, Dynamic Planet – Max Joyner and Marco Puopolo
1st Place, Mousetrap Vehicle – Kieran Casey and Ruuman Khan
1st Place, Rocks and Minerals – Kristina Shterengas and Tucker Stanton
2nd Place, Bridge Building – Max Joyner and Ruuman Khan
2nd Place, Crime Busters – Alice Snyder and Emily Snyder
2nd Place, Ornithology – Jonah Boerboom and Kenshin Sugimoto
2nd Place, Road Scholar – Max Joyner and Talin Bajaj
3rd Place, Ping Pong Parachute – Ruuman Khan and Mari Fukuto
3rd Place, Solar System – Benjamin Batter
4th Place, Anatomy – Maru Sugimoto and Joshua Kwon
5th Place, Anatomy – Christopher Nam and Kristina Shterengas
5th Place, Food Science – Max Joyner and Marco Puopolo
5th Place, Green Generation – Max Joyner and Talin Bajaj
5th Place, Mission Possible – Mari Fukuto and Evan Monaghan
5th Place, Ornithology – Evan Monaghan and Kevin Hong
5th Place, Crave the Wave – Maru Sugimoto and Kenshin Sugimoto
6th Place, Bridge Building – Benjamin Batter and Dasha Zakharova
6th Place, Meteorology – Luca Caltagirone and Joshua Kwon
7th Place, Disease Detectives – Skylar Biehl and Lucas Sweeney
7th Place, Food Science – Olivia Andriani and Deia Colosi
7th Place, Meteorology – Christopher Nam and Kristina Shterengas
8th Place, Bio Process Lab – Talin Bajaj and Tucker Stanton
8th Place, Disease Detectives – Christopher Nam and Kevin Hong
8th Place, Electric Wright Stuff – Kieran Casey and Ruuman Khan
8th Place, Food Science – Mahati Sistla and Medini Sistla
8th Place, Rocks and Minerals – Jonah Boerboom and Benjamin Batter
8th Place, Solar System – Alice Snyder and Emily Snyder
9th Place, Mission Possible – Brian Hyrycz and Oliver Rhame
9th Place, Road Scholar – Luca Caltagirone

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