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MS Science Olympiad Team Ranks at States

The Port Jefferson Middle School Science Olympiad team placed 23rd out of 140 schools in the New York State Science Olympiad Competition. The event, which was held at Greece Arcadia High School in Rochester, N.Y., consisted of the top schools from 11 regions across New York State. Coach Adam Bouchard and teachers Deborah Hagmeyer and Marianne McFadden accompanied the team.

“The students worked hard and learned scientific concepts on a high school and college level,” said Bouchard. “Everyone enjoyed being in Rochester – it was a very worthwhile experience. We hope to return next year to states and build upon our team’s successes.”

The team took third place at the Suffolk County regional competition in March to qualify for the state competition. The district has been participating in the Middle School Science Olympiad event for more than 15 years.


Medal Winners:

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Second Place – J.R. Knapp and Chandler Sciara for Helicopter

Third Place – Xinyi Hong and Arunima Roy for Invasives

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Sixth Place – Xinyi Hong and Arunima Roy for Sound of Music

Top 20 Finishes:
Seventh Place – Isabella Koutsantanou and Cezanne Lojeski for Write It Do It 

Eighth Place – Eli Doyle and Connor Kaminska for Wheeled Vehicle

13th Place – Xinyi Hong and Arunima Roy for Disease Detectives
15th Place – Eli Doyle and Connor Kaminska for Solar System

16th Place – Leland Held and James Kennedy for Shock Value

16th Place – Cezanne Lojeski and Max Okst for Boomilever

19th Place – Isabella Koutsantanou and Cezanne Lojeski for Anatomy

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