John Jay High School’s Science Olympiad team had a strong showing at the Hudson Valley Regional Science Olympiad competition on Jan. 30.
The 29 participants earned an overall fourth-place finish out of 43 participating teams and earned a spot in the New York State competition, which will take place in Syracuse in March. Congratulations to the individual competitors who medaled in their events:
• Justin McGowen and Akshay Amin – first place in Air Trajectory
• Nick Aoki and DeeAnn Guo – first place in Astronomy
• Nick Aoki and Katie Ricca – first place in Disease Detectives
• Justin McGowen and Serena Chen – first place in Fossils
• Askay Amin and Justin Chang – second place in Hydrogeology
• Katie Ricca and DeeAnn Guo – third place in Bridge Building
• Angela Huang and Amanda Huang – third place in Write It Do It
• Samuel Chen and Thomas Pickup – third place in Electric Vehicle
• James Lucassen – fourth place in Game On
• Lane Carbaugh and Athena Ohnemus – fourth place in Forensics
• Callista Ohnemus and DeeAnn Guo – fourth place in Robot Arm
• Jack Brotmann and Gabe Zuckerberg – fourth place in Remote Sensing
• Angela Huang and Evelyn Mullaney – fourth place in Geologic Mapping
• Evelyn Mullaney and Athena Ohnemus – sixth place in Dynamic Planet
• Alex Hall and Danielle Kulick – seventh place in Dynamic Planet
• Alex Hall and Danielle Kulick – seventh place in Green Generation
• Askay Amin and Justin Chang – eighth place in Optics
• Justin McGowen and Nick Aoki – ninth place in It’s About Time
• Alex Hall and Danielle Kulick – ninth place in Invasive Species
The John Jay High School Science Olympiad team is coached by Dr. Linda Burke, Emilia Camporese, Matt Funnell, Micki Green, Ann Marie Lipinsky, Daniel Longhurst, Jennifer McLean, Amy Shimberg, Caroline Weldon and Steven Zoeller