Northside Urban Pathways CS 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
Members of the 7th Place Pennsylvania Junior High Science Olympiad Team are:
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.
