North Pocono Middle School issued the following announcement on May 14.
On Saturday April 30, North Pocono Science Olympiad Teams Competed at the state competition at Penn State Altoona. This tournament put North Pocono against the best teams in Pennsylvania. Both the Junior High Team and the Varsity Team had the best showing in the history of the program. Both teams individually captured 7th place trophies for the state. Below are the students that earned medals in their events.
Varsity Team - 7th Place overall in Pennsylvania
Anatomy: 6th place - Bailey LaBadie and Minny Corea
Bridges: 8th place - Shivani Patel and Raina Nemitz
Cell Biology: 8th place - Grace Hauenstein and Minny Corea
Codebusters: 8th place - Jacob Bianchi, Damielle Zambetti, and Shivani Patel
Disease Detectives: 10th place - Bailey LaBadie and Grace Haunenstein
Experimental Design: 1st place - Jacob Bianchi, Alec Martin, and Noah Beckish - Student Mentor Gauge Llyod
Forensics: 5th place - Danielle Zambetti and Hope Covage
Gravity Vehicle: 6th place - Pete Barbuti, Doug Smith, and Dan Pierzchala
It's About Time: 4th place - Minny Corea and Noah Beckish
Ping Pong Parachute: 5th place - Pete Barbuti, Doug Smith, and Ethan Garibaldi
Trajectory: 9th place - Pete Barbuti and Ethan Garibaldi
Wifi Lab: 1st place - Jacob Bianchi and Raina Nemitz
Trials Event Solar Power: 4th place - Ethan Garibaldi and Jason Ephault
Trial Event Ichthyology: 3rd place - Ben Cikota and Jason Ephault
Junior High Team - 7th Place overall in Pennsylvania
Anatomy: 10th place - Evan Alefantis and Dillon Brace
Bridges: 6th place - Jacob Motichka and Joey Goul
Crimebusters: 5th place - Evan Alefantis and Christian Seigel
Disease Detectives: 7th place - Matt Nicosia and Dillon Brace
Electric Wright Stuff: 6th place - Connor Alefantis and Connor Simonson
Experimental Design: 6th place - Isaiah King, Hailey Lesh, and Connor Alefantis- Student Mentor Gauge Llyod
Food Science: 3rd place - Jacob Motichka and Sean LaBadie
Ornithology: 5th place - Grace Beckish and Dillon Brace
Ping Pong Parachute: 3rd place - Jacob Motichka and Joey Goul
Road Scholar: 6th place - Marlie DeRenzis and Connor Simonson
Rocks and Minerals: 6th place - Joey Goul and Grace Beckish
Solar System: 6th place - Grace Beckish and Evan Alefantis
Storm the Castle: 5th place - Alex Garibaldi and Joe DiMattio
Write It Do It: 1st place - Isaiah King and Evan Alefantis - Student Mentor Izzabella Huegel
Trial Event Home Horticulture: 1st place - Cady Foster and Grace Beckish
Trial Event Ichthyology: 3rd place - Ella DeRenzis and Abi Pabst
Members of the 7th place Pennsylvania Varsity Science Olympiad Team:
9th Grade
Katherine Barker Raina Nemitz 10th Grade Noah Beckish Minerva Corea Jason Ephault Bailey LaBadie Gauge Lloyd | 11th Grade
Pete Barbuti Hope Covage Lauren Erickson Ethan Garibaldi Evan Jenkins
| 12th Grade
Jacob Bianchi Benjamin Cikota Erin Duggan Grace Hauenstein Alec Martin Shivani Patel Daniel Pierzchala Doug Smith Danielle Zambetti
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9th Grade
Evan Alefantis Grace Beckish Dillon Brace Joseph DiMattio Christian Segiel 8th Grade Marlie DeRenzis Alexander Garibaldi Joseph Goul Isaiah King Hailey Lesh Jacob Motichka Connor Simonson | 7th Grade
Connor Alefantis Everett Garibaldi Sean LaBadie Matthew Nicosia Nina Wilson 6th Grade Charles Batzel Ella DeRenzis Cadence Foster Izzabella Huegel Amato Lynn Abigail Pabst Maxwell Valenzano |
The head coach of NP Science Olympiad is Lindsay Croom
The junior high coaches are Spencer Austin, Jim DeRenzis, and Ellen Raguckas
Assistant coaches are J Croom, Larry Dombek and Trevor Pawlick
Event Mentors are Sue Bendinsky, Rachel Galassi, Kara Donovan, Doug Mallas, Dawne Scheller, and John Slater
To See Individual Medal Photos Click Here
Original source can be found here.