New Trier’s Science Olympiad team 2016
NEW TRIER TOWNSHIP – New Trier High School’s varsity Science Olympiad team placed first at its Regional Competition on March 12, beating 12 other high school teams and earning a bid to the state meet at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on April 16.
The varsity team finished with 33 points and earned 1st Place medals in 16 events, 2nd Place medals in five events, a 3rd Place medal in one event, and a 4th Place medal in one event. Junior Varsity took Third Place overall and earned 1st place medals in eight events, 2nd Place medals in five events, and 3rd Place medals in three events. Team members who attended Regionals included:
Varsity
Seniors: Emily Kim, Oliver Tsang, Clara Yam, Jonah Wolfe, Zihan Xiong, David Yan
Juniors: Jason Lee, Chelsea Ye, Jason Yang, Seoho Lee
Sophomores: Ilana Nazari, Max Fleischer, Tommy Okun, Yamenah Ambreen
JV
Seniors: Enya Mulroy, Dan Shteynberg, Erica Diaz, Jiangao Fang
Juniors: Carissa Yang
Sophomores: Bibi Belknap-Fernandez, Winston Wolf, Faith Chen
Coaches: Bruce Credo, Kate Ferraro, Tony Harper, Alex Howe, Harold Slav, Stephanie Valerio, and Sean Ye
Medals Awarded:
1st Place
VARSITY
Jonah Wolfe (Air Trajectory)
Jason Lee and Yamenah Ambreen (Anatomy)
Oliver Tsang and Jason Yang (Astronomy)
Jason Lee and Clara Yam (Bridge Building)
Zihan Xiong and Emily Kim (Disease Detectives)
Clara Yam and Ilana Nazari (Dynamic Planet)
Zihan Xiong, Max Fleischer and Seoho Lee (Experimental Design)
Jason Lee and Ilana Nazari (Forensics)
Clara Yam and Tommy Okun (Fossils)
Emily Kim and Chelsea Ye (Game On)
Clara Yam (Geologic Mapping)
Emily Kim, Chelsea Ye, and Seoho Lee (Protein Modeling)
David Yan and Jason Yang (Wind Power)
Chelsea Ye and David Yan (Robot Arm)
Jason Lee and Yamenah Ambreen (Wright Stuff)
Jonah Wolfe and Emily Kim (Write it Do it)
JV
Erica Diaz (Astronomy)
Enya Mulroy and Bibi Belknap (Bridge Building)
Dan Steinberg (Cell Biology)
Enya Mulroy and Bibi Belknap-Fernandez (Disease Detectives)
Carissa Yang and Faith Chen (Forensics)
Carissa Yang, Dan Steinberg and Erica Diaz (Protein Modeling)
Faith Chen and Jiangao Fang (Wind Power)
Erica Diaz and Carissa Yang (Write it Do it)
2nd Place
VARSITY
Oliver Tsang and Zihan Xiong (Cell Biology)
Jonah Wolfe and Chelsea Ye (Electric Vehicle)
Tommy Okun and Zihan Xiong (Green Generation)
Jonah Wolfe and Seoho Lee (Invasive Species)
Oliver Tsang and Max Fleischer (It’s About Time)
JV
Jiangao Fang (Air Trajectory)
Enya Mulroy and Dan Steinberg (Anatomy)
Jiangao Fang and Erica Diaz (Chemistry Lab)
Erica Diaz and Jiangao Fang (Game On)
Jiangao Fang and Winston Wolf (Hydrogeology)
3rd Place
VARSITY
Clara Yam and Ilana Nazari (Hydrogeology)
JV
Bibi Belknap-Fernandez, Enya Mulroy, and Carissa Yang (Experimental Design)
Bibi Belknap-Fernandez, and Enya Mulroy (Green Generation)
Bibi Belknap-Fernandez, and Enya Mulroy (Invasive Species)
4th Place
VARSITY
David Yan and Jason Yang (Chemistry Lab)
Submitted by New Trier Township High School