For the fifth consecutive year, the Division Avenue High School Science Olympiad team had earned the opportunity to compete in the New York State Finals held on March 8-9 in Monroe, NY and has won the coveted Spirit Award. The Spirit Award is earned by only one school each year and is voted on by all of the event supervisors at the competition.
Science Olympiad team adviser Gerard Marzigliano, teachers Sarah LaBonte, Jeff Miller and Meghan Olsen, and science curriculum associate Kevin McDermott all cheered the members to victory.
The Science Olympiad team earned medals in 10 of 22 events, which included the following:
Geologic Mapping, 1st Place: Savvas Papadopoulos, Gabriela Pereira
Elastic Launch Glider, 1st Place: Savvas Papadopoulus, Gabriela Pereira
Gravity Vehicle, 1st Place: Michelle Pedreros, James Reilly
Magnetic Levitation, 1st Place: George Hores, James Reilly
Forensics, 2nd Place: Casey Pinner, Ayesha Syed
Elastic Launch Glider, 2nd Place: Jason Tiemer, Rosario Tornabene
Astronomy, 3rd Place: Sukhneet Sahota, Ayesha Syed
Boomilever, 3rd Place: Felicia Comuniello, Nicholas Fuchs
Experimental Design, 4th Place: Joseph DiPaola, Sara Pedroza, Jason Tiemer
Geologic Mapping, 4th Place: Robert Evans, Kristin Schmidt
Gravity Vehicle, 4th Place: Libbie Sudweeks, Brittany Voboril
Material Science, 4th Place: James Reilly, Sukhneet Sahota
Forensics, 6th Place: Shannon Nadolny, Diana Pretter
Magnetic Levitation, 7th Place: James Lunetta, Tomino Nepravishta
Dynamic Planet, 8th Place: Felicia Comuniello, Anthony Montoya
