Team in Colorful Alphabets | Merakist | Unsplash
Team in Colorful Alphabets | Merakist | Unsplash
The Pocono Mountain East Jr High and High School Science Olympiad teams competed in the regional competition at Penn State Wilkes Barre. 22 High school and 18 Jr. High schools from the northeast part of the state showed up to compete, and try to earn a spot in the state tournament. Medals were awarded for the top 4 places in each event. The following students medaled in the competition
Division B (Jr. High)Bio-Process Lab - 1st place - 8th grader Julian Rivera and 7th grader Jasper SheltonDisease Detectives - 3rd place - Freshman Nelson Figuroa and 8th grader Samuel OhForestry - 3rd place - Freshman Jake Merritt and 8th grader Julian RiveraDynamic Planet - 4th place - 8th grader Samuel Oh and 7th grader Owen GowerSolar System - 2nd place - 8th grader Valerie Cooper and 7th grader Julian RiveraStorm the Castle - 4th place - 8th grader Valerie CooperFlight - 4th place 7th graders Alissa Gilliland and Owen GowerCodebusters - 4th place - 7th graders Connor Hartman, Alissa Gilliland and Jasper SheltonWrite it Do it - 4th place - 7th graders Jasper Shelton and Miriam Thomas
Division C (High School)Cell Biology - 2nd place - Sophomores Emily Forlizzi and Lila SheltonForestry - 4th place - Seniors Chris Fisher and Suki ShephardDynamic Planet - 2nd place - Seniors Lauren Waldstein and Alexandra BockRemote Sensing - 4th place - Senior Chris Fisher and Sophomore Emily ForlizziDetector Building - 4th place - Sophomore Connor Straub and Freshman Mahi PatelCodebusters - 4th place - Sophomores Lila Shelton and Connor Straub, and Freshman Mahi PatelFermi Question - 3rd place - Seniors Lauren Waldstein and Edward Lockie
Of the 23 events, the team scored top 10 in 19 of them!
The Junior Hiigh team finished 6th overall, and the High School team finished 5th overall. This has earned them a spot in the state tournament, to be held in Penn State Altoona on April 22nd.
Original source can be found here.
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