Science Olympiad team takes second at regionals

Written by Matt Dalen
Thursday, 11 March 2010 00:00

For the record-breaking 26th year in a row, John Jay High School’s Science Olympiad team has ranked high enough in the regional competition to compete at the state competition. On Saturday, Feb 13, the team placed second in the lower Hudson Valley regional competition at Byram Hills High School, and was one of five to move on to the state competition on March 19 and 20 at West Point.

John Jay, as has been the practice in previous years, sent two teams. The "A" team included seniors Nathaniel Cajigas, Benjamin Fischberg, Chloe Lee, Julie Qiu, Derek Racine, Alana Shizume, and Evan Squire; juniors William Dingee, Nina Pious, Tyler St. Denis, and Jeremy Zitomer; sophomore Irina Silver-Frankel, and freshman Timothy Song. The "B" team included seniors Claire Burns and Emma Squire; juniors Sarah Albala and Christopher Curro; sophomores Logan Carbaugh, Elliya Cutler, and Samuel Johnson; and freshman Alexander Lee.

The A team earned 11 medals, while the B team earned four. Tyler St. Denis and Jeremy Zitomer placed third in anatomy & physiology; William Dingee and Derek Racine placed first in cell biology; Chloe Lee and Derek Racine placed fourth in chemistry lab; Claire Burns and Emma Squire placed fourth in ecology; Irina Silver-Frankel and Timothy Song placed fifth in elevated bridge; Benjamin Firschberg and Julie Qiu placed first in environmental chemistry; Claire Burns and Emma Squire placed second in environmental chemistry; William Dingee and Benjamin Fischberg placed second in forensics; Benjamin Fischberg and Alana Shizume placed third in fossils;  Christoper Curro and Alexander Lee placed fifth in "It’s About Time"; Logan Carbaugh and Samuel Johnson placed fourth in "Mousetrap Vehicle"; Alana Shizume and Timothy Song placed second in ornithology; Chloe Lee, Julie Qiu and Jeremy Zitomer placed fourth in "Picture This"; Derek Racine and Tyler St. Denis placed first in the protein modeling challenge; and Nathanial Cajigas and Evan Squire placed second in "Sumo Bots".

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