Science Olympiad Teams Excel at New Jersey Regional Championship

Congratulations to the Middle School Science Olympiad team and coaches/teachers, Betty Williams and Chris Meharg, for their 5th place overall win in the New Jersey Regional Science Olympiad, held at Princeton University on January 8. The Upper School team, coached by Valerie Schwake and Brian Daly, also fared very well in the competition. Working in groups of two and three, both Ranney teams faced down 19 other local school teams including Christian Brothers Academy, Freehold Borough High School, William R. Satz School and Avon Elementary School. Now onto the next challenge – the State Championships!

Upper School Science Olympiad Team
Herpetology, 5th Place – Nisha Sondhi and Jack Scilla
Experimental Design, 6th Place – Hannah Skolnik and Krishna Patel
Electric Vehicle, 6th Place – Sam Tkach and Walter Cuje
Trajectory, 7th Place – Sam Tkach and Walter Cuje
Disease Detective, 8th Place – Jonathan Rosenthal and Hannah Skolnik

Middle School Science Olympiad Team
Bio-process Lab, 2nd Place – Matt Elkwood and Saroj Gourkanti
Disease Detectives, 8th Place – Taylor Veralli and Paul Sondhi
Ecology, 2nd Place – Amy Sollitti and Andrew Grover
Elevated Bridge, 5th Place – Lukas Vlahos and Michael Kumar
Experimental Design, 4th Place – Mark Steinbrick, Kiran Raavi and Cameron Wilson
Meteorology, 7th Place – Omar Hozayen and Saroj Gourkanti
Physical Science Lab, 3rd Place – Conor Keenan and Matt Elkwood
Reach for the Stars, 5th Place – Lukas Vlahos and Andrew Grover
Robo-cross, 1st Place – Conor Keenan and Ben Puvalowski
Scrambler, 5th Place – Omar Hozayen and Mark Steinbrick
Write-it-do-it, 4th Place – Eric Schneider and Taylor Veralli
Biology Blitz, 8th Place – Nicholas Schwarzkopf and Rishi Sharma
Team Helpers – Alan Macioszek and Liam Wall;
Team Helper and Photographer – Ryan Singh

Click here to read the Asbury Park Press's coverage of the competition.

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