Science Olympiad Team Advances

John Jay’s two Science Olympiad teams earned 18 event medals at the Lower Hudson Valley Regional and will proceed to the state competition at LeMoyne College, in Syracuse, NY,  on March 13 and 14. "The competition was fierce among the 45 teams," reports Dr. Linda Burke, co-coach of John Jay's teams with science teacher Matthew Funnel. "Our two teams displayed well-rounded and deep preparedness, winning medals in  biology, chemistry, computer science, earth science, engineering and physics events."

While other local high schools including Fox Lane, Pelham, Rye, and Scarsdale will also proceed to the state competition, John Jay is the only school in New York State to have achieved the distinction of moving to the state level for 32 years in the 35 years that Science Olympiad has existed in New York State!

Purple team - 14 medals

• Seniors: Jessica Leff, Jenna Luper, Zachary Schubert, Phoebe Shaw, Lauren Siegel, Daniel Zitomer
• Juniors: Jackson Andrew, Sophie Guo, Amelia Landis, Lauren Mullaney, Arcadia Ohnemus, Madelyn Panek, Rishab Vuthamaraju, Eliza Wein
• Freshman: Rachel Lewis

 White team - 4 medals

• Seniors: Jack Mango
• Juniors: Quade Albert, Kyle Dickson, Remi Sandell
• Sophomores: Liam Tuohy
• Freshmen: Ara Beigi, Maya Nitta, Cameron Sandell

Events: Dr. Linda Rachele Burke (Dynamic Planet, Fossils, GeoLogic Mapping, Green Generation, WriteIt/DoIt), Emilia Camporese (Chemistry Lab, Forensics), Matthew Funnell (Boomilever, Gravity Vehicle, PingPong Parachute, Solar Power, Sounds of Music, Water Quality, Wright Stuff), Ann Marie Lipinsky (Experimental Design, Protein Modeling), Daniel Longhurst (Machines). Jennifer McLean (Codebusters), Anna Trieller (Ornithology), Caroline Weldon (Anatomy & Physiology, Designer Genes, Disease Detective, Parasitology), Steven Zoeller (Boomilever, Circuit Lab, Detector Building, Gravity Vehicle)