The high school team won second place overall, receiving first place finishes in Boomilever, Chemistry Lab, Circuit Lab, Compound Machines, Disease Detectives, Forensics, and Technical Problem Solving, second place finishes in Anatomy and Physiology, Bungee Egg Drop, Elastic Launched Glider, and MagLev, and many other top five finishes.
The middle school team captured eight first place medals in the categories of Anatomy, Can’t Judge a Powder, Rotor Egg Drop, Simple Machines, Solar System, Disease Detectives, Entomology, and Water Quality. Additionally, Academy students placed in the top ten for 21 of the 23 events, including three 2nd place and four 3rd place finishes. This was a terrific showing for a team comprising one ninth grade, seven eighth grade, and three sixth grade students.
High school team members include: Anjik Ghosh ’14, Steven Guido ’14, Dylan Hendrickson ’16, Parker Hill ’15, Kathryn Howe ’15, Jaimie Lin ’14, Jenna Lin ’16, Holly Liu ’16 (alternate), Andres Lucero ’14, Logan Meredith ’14, Rebecca Restrepo ’15, Anya Rosen-Gooding ’16, Haley So ’16, Katja Vassilev ’15, Stephanie Yang ’15, and Clay Wynn ’14.
Middle school members are: Eliseo Aragon ’20, Hemza Assed ’18, Shahan Asif ’19, Ian Blumenschein ’20, Finn Carroll ’20 (team manager), Colin Finnegan ’18(alternate), Nikita Jaiswal ’19 (alternate), Sonny Ji ’20(team manager), Akhil Kholwadwala ’18, Anokhi Kholwadwala ’18, Prachi Kholwadwala ’17, Sahil Kholwadwala ’20, Suraj Kholwadwala ’18, Bailey McCarthy ’19, Khushi Singh ’19, Bronwyn Spears ’19, Skye Stone ’18, Huy Tran ’18, and Kiyoshi Yamamoto ’18.
A special thanks to the coaches (numerous parents and students), and faculty members Phyllis Kempter, Agustin Kintanar, Kiran Manne, Nick Rubie, Sherri Jackson, and Stuart Lipkowitz.
