Congratulations to our John Jay Science Olympians for winning 7th place at the New York State Science Olympiad competition!
The club began in September where students were assigned “events,” or mini-competitions, for which they were to prepare. Some were knowledge-based events that required extensive studying outside of school and some were build-based events that required building and extensive testing of a project to complete a goal within specific parameters. The events covered topics from anatomy and forensics to invasive species and geological mapping. Build events included events like making electric cars, pendulums and bridges.
For four months, the students prepared. Then the season began in late January.
First, a select group of members went to the Yale Invitationals where they scored 13th place and won the Best New School award. Then, they went to the Regionals competition in early February, bringing home 2nd place and a plethora of Top 10 medals.
Then, they went to States.
Last year, our team brought home 15th place, a two place ascension from the previous year’s 17th.
This year, we came in 7th. We won a handful of gold and silver medals in both knowledge and build events, and placed Top 25 in most events. Months of hard word paid off when John Jay Hopewell Junction—because John Jay Cross River was also present—was announced as the 7th place team. Our team is now a Top 10 Science Olympiad team of the state!
A special congratulations to the following members for their gold and silver medals: Ashna Gupta, Nick Fan, Karthik Ledalla, Aydin Wells, Isabel Wu, Salil Chandra.
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