(L to R): Joe Melograna, Anika Sinha, Anjana Gopal, Nneoma Uchendu, Jenny Xiao, Paige Hinkle, Sindura Sridhar, Eric Penciuc, Selina Wu, Jakub Mochon, Jon Lam, Ani Sharma, Lawrence Zeng, Griffin Saar, Ryan Zhao, Adi Nayak, Heidi Ding, Jason Kaufmann, Alyssa Zhuang, Greg Brooks
On Thurs. Jan. 4th, Wilson High School students participated in the Berks County Science Olympiad competition at Kutztown University. The team is advised by Joe Melograna, Greg Brooks, and Gay Wentzel. The competition included 23 events that challenged students within the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, and engineering. Wilson High School’s team finished in 1st place. Many students earned top 3 finishes in their various events. The event was featured in the Reading Eagle on January 5th.
Event
Ranking
Students
Anatomy and Physiology
2nd
Jason Kaufmann, Nneoma Uchendu
Forensics
2nd
Griffin Saar, Aditya Nayak
Geologic Mapping
2nd
Lawrence Zeng, Aniruddh Sharma
Microbe Mission
3rd
Eric Penciuc, Alyssa Zhuang
Air Trajectory
3rd
Griffin Saar, Aditya Nayak
Detector Building
3rd
Anjana Gopal, Selina Wu
Fermi Questions
3rd
Jonathan Lam, Lawrence Zeng
The team will continue to prepare for the regional competition that takes place on March 12th. The regional event will include approximately 25 teams from Berks, Lehigh, Bucks, Northampton and Schuylkill Counties.