For third consecutive year,
RCS Olympiad team advances to states
For the third time in as many years, RCS Middle School student
scientists will compete in the state Science Olympiad
competition.
During Saturday's regional competition at RCS Middle School, RCS
students placed third, earning a trip to New Paltz to compete
against the top Middle School Science Olympiad Teams from across
New York State.
Goff Middle School from East
Greenbush took top honors in the competition and Roxbury Middle
School placed second.
The New Paltz competition will take place
April 11 and 12.
RCS medal winners are as follows:
James Buono and Christy
Holodook in A is for Anatomy, 3rd place
Maisie Snyder and Mary
Doane, Bio Process, 3rd place
Katie Simons and Natalie
Smith, Car of Tomorrow, 2nd place
Natalie Smith and Alex Demitraszek, Disease Detective, 2nd place
Adam McCoy and Angela
Metheny, Meteorology, 3rd place
Evan Melick and Trey
Coryell, Meteorology, 2nd place
Maisie Snyder and Alex
Demitrazsek, Oceanography, 1st place
Katie Simons and Maisie
Snyder, Reach for the Stars, 1st place
Trey Coryell and Austin
Snyder, Road Scholar, 3rd place
Katie Simons and Natalie
Smith, Crime Busters, 2nd place
David Peasley II and
Elaine Peasley, Science Word, 3rd place
RCS' two teams are as
follows:
Green team:
Even Melick
Katie Simons
Mary Doane
Maisie Snyder
Natalie Smith
Alex Demitrazsek
Jacob Hammond
Elizabeth Quasnick
Morgan Searles
Trey Coryell
Austin Snyder
Jessica Gruss
Sierra Bastian
Kylie Julian
Shannon Killar
Yellow Team:
James Buono
Miranda Hyer
Christy Holodook
David Peasley II
Elaine Peasley
Eric LaMay
Rebecca Buono
Zack Penzabene
Angela Metheny
Adam McCoy
Maria Disorbo
Katie Semenick
Matt Nooney
David Andrews
Alex Hazelton
Fisk, who not only coached
RCS teams but also served as regional coordinator for the
Olympiad and organized Saturday's competition, said the students
worked extremely hard in preparation for the competition and
during the event.
"Teams were selected and we
started working in the middle of October. The kids have to study
for the events, build and refine technology devices. We meet
minimally twice a week until 5 p.m. to work on events, obtain
materials, create resources, and get together with their
partners and figure out where their weaknesses are in each
event," she said.
"The competition is very
stressful and full of a lot of pressure. All of the kids have
put a lot of heart and soul into their events. It is not unusual
to see some tears from competitors during the day,: Fisk said.
She praised the competition
as being about the way real science is conducted.
"'Real' science and
technology is conducted through meetings, presentations, peer
review, and severe competition where the winner gains a patent,
discovery, or society improving breakthrough." she said. "That's
why competitions like this are so important."
