West Babylon UFSD

On Jan. 31, 65 teams from across Suffolk County gathered at Hauppauge High School to compete in the annual Science Olympiad Regional Tournament. With only the top eight schools advancing to the state tournament in March, the competition was intense and highly competitive. West Babylon Senior High School finished sixth overall, once again earning a coveted spot at the New York State Science Olympiad Tournament. In an outstanding showing, West Babylon’s three teams earned medals in 15 of the 25 events, demonstrating exceptional skill, preparation and teamwork across a wide range of scientific disciplines.

Congratulations to the following medal winners from West Babylon:

Anatomy and Physiology, fourth place: Addie Eglin and Dheera Misra

Astronomy, third place: Addie Eglin and Saad Syed

Boomilever, first place: Melanie Jastrzebski and Erin Fider

Bungee Drop, second place: Christian Bustamante and Michael Higgins

Bungee Drop, eighth place: Kiera Villatoro and Jazlyn Serrano-Turcios

Chemistry Lab, ninth place: Addie Eglin and Saad Syed

Disease Detectives, sixth place: Joel Colas and Anna Horowitz

Electric Vehicle, seventh place: Gianfranco Cardenas and Lex Nunez

Entomology, fifth place: Gabby Gorczynski and Anna Horowitz

Experimental Design, ninth place: Dheera Misra, Nandini Ramesh and Erin Fider

Forensics, ninth place: Maria Moreno Lopez and Luke Nache

Helicopter, second place: Joel Colas and Julian Cruz

Machines, fourth place: Brian Nguyen and Michael Higgins

Remote Sensing, second place: Sofia Fuentes and Angeline Joseph

Robot, 10th place: Lily Jordan and Andrew Graha