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For Immediate Release: 6/14/2007 11:24:14 AM
Contact: Benjamin Marvin , (518) 454-5102

BRIGHTEST MINDS FROM STATE’S MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS COMPETE IN SCIENCE CONGRESS AT SAINT ROSE

The brightest scientific and engineering minds from New York’s middle and high schools competed for prizes in the finals of the STANYS State Science Congress held Saturday, June 9, at The College of Saint Rose in Albany.

Results of the competition are as follows:

SENIOR DIVISION (Grades 9-12)

• Joanna Schlingbaum of Melville was awarded “Highest Honors” and received a gold medal and $1,000 cash prize. Schlingbaum is a student at Half Hollow Hills High School East.

• Sujay Tyle of Pittsford was awarded “High Honors” and received a silver medal and $500 cash prize. Tyle is a student at Pittsford Mendon High School.

• Crystalee Forbes of Hempstead was awarded “Honors” and received a bronze medal and $250 cash prize. Forbes is a student at Uniondale High School.

JUNIOR DIVISION (Grades 6-8)

• Brandon Shih of Great Neck was awarded “Highest Honors” and received a gold medal and $500 cash prize. Shih is a student at Great Neck South Middle School.

• Ariana Lewkowitz-Shpuntoff of Great Neck was awarded “High Honors” and received a silver medal and $250 cash prize. Lewkowitz-Shpuntoff is a student at Great Neck South Middle School.

• MacKenzie Needham of Shelter Island was awarded “Honors” and received a bronze medal and $100 cash prize. Needham is a student at Shelter Island School.

The following students were awarded “Honorable Mention” and received certificates of accomplishment:

NAME..... SCHOOL..... HOMETOWN

•Brendan Baker..... St. Aloysius Regional..... Springville
•Andrew BeltCappellino..... Shelter Island School..... Shelter Island
•Alexander Bush..... Shaker Junior High School..... Latham
•Ankuri Desai..... Ward Melville High School..... Stony Brook
•Pamela Dupré..... Babylon Junior/Senior High School..... Babylon
•Alexis Ferguson..... Bay Shore High School..... Brightwaters
•Nada Gaber..... AnNur Islamic School..... Niskayuna
•Yasin Hasekioglu..... AnNur Islamic School..... Troy
•Dylan Hofsiss..... Thomas V. Danahay-Nanuet High School..... Nanuet
•William Iozzino III..... William Floyd Middle School..... Shirley
•Jenna Kahn..... Roslyn High School..... Roslyn Estates
•Abbey Kardys..... Academy of the Holy Names..... Wynantskill
•Richard LaGrandier..... Brentwood High School..... Bay Shore
•Martiza Lagunas..... H. Frank Carey High School..... Franklin Square
•Benjamin Lazaroff..... Floral Park Memorial..... Floral Park
•Lauren Lisann..... Half Hollow Hills High School West..... Dix Hills
•Kaela Loriz..... Shelter Island School..... Shelter Island
•Erik David Martinez..... Brentwood High School..... Brentwood
•Ruby Monichan..... Elmont Memorial High School..... Elmont
•Harris Moore..... Jericho High School..... Jericho
•Annalyse Moskeland..... Henry L. Stimson Middle School..... Huntington
•Adam Mousa..... Columbia High School..... Wynantskill
•Benjamin Mueller..... JLM Great Neck North High School..... Great Neck
•Joshua Pfeffer..... North Shore Hebrew Academy School..... Plainview
•Anjali Puttachi..... Shaker High School..... Loudonville
•James Quigley..... Babylon Junior/Senior High School..... Babylon
•Magdalena Robak..... Half Hollow Hills High School West..... Dix Hills
•Ruchika Sangani..... Fayetteville-Manlius High School..... Fayetteville
•Yusuf Sarujamohaden..... AnNur Islamic School..... Troy
•Bilal Siddiqui..... Grand Avenue Middle School..... North Bellmore
•Sheel Tyle..... Pittsford Mendon High School..... Pittsford
•Qi Yu..... Jericho High School..... Jericho
•Laura Zemick..... Kings Park High School..... Kings Park


Sponsored by the Science Teachers Association of New York State (STANYS), the STANYS State Science Congress was established in 1950 as a means to stimulate interest and proficiency in the sciences. Regional science fairs are encouraged in STANYS sections across the state. Students with outstanding projects are selected to participate in the state-level event. The statewide competition is open to students in grades 6 through 12.

STANYS is New York’s oldest and most respected professional organization of science educators. Promoting excellence in science education, STANYS’ mission is to work with educators and communities to provide opportunities for all students to participate in and learn science.

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