Congratulations to 41 Dalton Students Who Participated in the Science Olympiad
Dalton qualified for the New York State Science Olympiad competition for the 4th year in a row. At the NYC regional competition, overall Dalton placed 5th out of 30 schools. Dalton Team A placed 8th out of 51 teams.
This year's medal winners (placements out of 51 teams) were:
10th in Disease Detectives: Elana Simon and Ella Tessier-Lavigne
1st in Designer Genes: Olivia Katz and Alia Richarson
10th in Green Generation: Karina Shah and Ella Tessier Lavigne
3rd in Astronomy: Meet Patel and Chris Pardee
5th in GeoLogic Mapping: Michael Aguero-Sinclair and Makoto Nara
4th in Magnetic Levitation: Jack O'Brien and Eleanor Seiler
9th in Magnetic Levitation: Teddy Katz and Chris Pardee
6th in Circuit Lab: Dillon Azzam and Teddy Katz
10th in Chem Lab: Jan Offerman and Emily Cohen
9th in Forensics: Georgia Gallant and Eleanor Seiler
10th in Materials Science: Jan Offermand and Daniel Tomlinson
1st in Mission Possible: Dillon Azzam and Chris Pardee
10th in Mission Possible: Simone Braunstein and Georgia Gallant
8th in Boomilever: Alex Fisher and Jake Multer --- constructed with the new laser cutter!
2nd in Elastic Launched Glider: Celine Guan and Meet Patel
5th in Experimental Design: Olivia Katz, Brian Zhao, Alia Richardson
8th in Write It Do It: Elana Simon and Alia Richardson
It's especially impressive to see freshmen win multiple medals! Congratulations to all!
Thank you to all of the teachers who helped to mentor these events. Thank you to Mr. Ramsey, Mr. Condie, Mr. Francischelli, Mr. Campbell, and Dr. Cuello who helped to judge the competition. Thanks especially to Mr. Condie for taking on the responsibility of designing and managing the testing for the Bungee Drop event.
Story and photos submitted by Dr. Jennifer Hackett