Scranton Reporter

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.