Irvington Sophomores Earn Awards At Science Research Fair

IRVINGTON, NY — Twenty-five sophomores from Irvington High School’s Science Research Program participated in the virtual Somers/Westlake Science Fair, which was held June 5.

Competing against 494 students from 33 schools, they earned 10 awards.

The students are:

• Malka Halliwell — first place in Behavioral Science.
• Sadie Van Der Spuy — first place in Life Science.
• Jordyn Eckers — second place in Behavioral Science.
• Ella Silva — second place in Life Science.
• Ryan Liu — second place in Life Science.
• Olivia Yin — third place in Behavioral Science.
• Theodore Levin — third place in Life Science.
• Sarah Hymowitz — third place in Life Science.
• Lila Juenger — third place in Physical Science.
• Talia Ruoff — third place in Physical Science.

“All our students did a wonderful job,” said science teacher Stephanie Schilling, who co-advises the program with Amy Ma and Nadia Parikka.

“This was their first experience with a science research competition, and we couldn’t be more proud,” she said.