Junior high students at North Clarion High School who earned nine first-place awards at the Northwest Region Science Olympiad include (front, from left) Julian Bellotti, Dean Sliker, Kevin Young, Julia Brooks, Jack Pappas, Brileigh Hook, Abby Lauer, (back) Jackson Nicewonger, teachers and advisers Keriann Mizerak and Ryan Cornecki, Gwen Griebel, Gabe Fair, Dane Sliker, Myia Herick, Tytus Troup and Allison Ochs. (Submitted photo)
From staff reports
Several students at North Clarion High School participated in the Northwest Region Science Olympiad held Wednesday at Penn State Behrend, where they earned first-place medals in many events.
The senior high team earned first place in six of the 23 events. They also won 18 medals overall. This placed them first in the Northwest region and qualified them to participate in a statewide competition to be held Saturday, April 30, in Altoona.
Senior high students took home first-place medals in the following events:
Cell Biology — Katie Bauer and Abbey Barron
Chemistry Lab — Alana Brooks and Katie Bauer
Experimental Design — Nicole Fair, Andy Castner and Kaine McFarland
Forensics — Claire Kriebel and Sofia Venanzi
Ornithology — Patrick Young and Kaine McFarland
Rocks and Minerals — Patrick Young and Aiden Thomas
Second-place medals in the senior high competition where won in the following events:
Environmental Chemistry — Kaine McFarland and Sofia Venanzi
Gravity Vehicle — Patrick Young and Claire Kriebel
Trajectory — Sofia Venanzi and Nicole Fair
Wright Stuff — Patrick Young and Kaleb Wolbert
Detector Building — Kaleb Wolbert and Katie Bauer
Ping Pong Parachute — Andy Castner and Kaleb Wolbert
WiFi Lab — Abbey Barron and Claire Kriebel
Fourth-place medals were won in four events:
Bridge — Andy Castner and Owen Shaffer
Disease Detectives — Brynn Siegel and Kaleb Wolbert
Green Generation — Kaine McFarland and Andy Castner
Remote Sensing — Abbey Barron and Alana Brooks
Junior high students took home first-place medals in nine of 23 events, including the following:
Bio Process Lab — Allison Ochs and Gabe Fair
Crave the Wave — Julian Bellotti and Gabe Fair
Crimebusters — Abby Lauer and Jackson Nicewonger
Disease Detectives — Tytus Troup and Allison Ochs
Dynamic Planet — Kevin Young and Jack Pappas
Food Science — Dane Sliker and Jack Pappas
Ping Pong Parachute — Julian Bellotti
Rocks and Minerals — Abby Lauer and Jackson Nicewonger
Solar System — Gwen Griebel and Julian Bellotti
Second-place medals were earned in the following events:
Codebusters — Gwen Griebel, Brileigh Hook and Julian Bellotti
Electric Wright Stuff — Kevin Young and Dean Sliker
Green Generation — Myia Hetrick and Brileigh Hook
Meteorology — Tytus Troup and Jackson Nicewonger
Mousetrap Vehicle — Kevin Young and Dean Sliker
Road Scholar — Jack Pappas and Jackson Nicewonger
Third-place medals were won in:
Ornithology — Kevin Young and Dean Sliker
Sounds of Music — Gwen Griebel and Julia Bellotti
These junior high students also qualified to participate in the state Science Olympiad.
Kerianne Mizerak and Ryan Cornecky serve as the coaches/advisers for both junior high and senior high teams.
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