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Middle Schools Compete in Regional Science Olympiad; South Middle Team Advances to States

Four Science Olympiad teams from the Great Neck Public Schools competed in the Western Long Island Regional Middle School Science Olympiad on March 8. For the third consecutive year, a team from South Middle won first place in the competition and will advance to the New York State Science Olympiad tournament.

Great Neck was represented by 56 students across four teams—one team from North Middle School and three teams from South Middle School. Students competed in 23 challenges that tested their knowledge and problem-solving skills in a wide range of STEM-focused challenges, including engineering, biology, chemistry, physics, and earth science. In addition to team points, medals were awarded to the top competitors in each challenge. Combined, Great Neck teams won a total of 37 event medals.

Large group photo of South Middle Science Olympiad team members and their faculty advisors

South Middle Team A came in first place with a total of 21 event medals, including eight gold, four silver, and three bronze medals. Members of the South Middle Team A who will advance to the States are: Austin Chen, Sophia Chen, Andrea Chou, Lazar Cutler, Atharv Dhawan, Ethan Han, Victoria Huang, Leeann Lee, Nathan Li, Jada Lin, Jack Pei, Ryan Tsai, Isabelle Yang, Linda Yue, and Kyle Zheng.

Additionally, South Middle Team B earned medals in six events and Team C earned medals in two events. Advisors for the South Middle Science Olympiad teams are science teachers Diane Caplain and Nathan Wong, and Earth science teacher/South Middle science department chair Tobias Hatten.

Group photo of 11 North Middle students wearing their Science Olympiad team tshirts.

The North Middle team earned medals in eight events, including one gold, one silver, and one bronze medal. Advisors for the North Middle Science Olympiad team are science teacher Brianna Calby, technology teacher Nicholas Haramis, and science teacher/North Middle science department chair Zehava Vitberg.

The Western Long Island Regional Middle School Science Olympiad included 42 teams from across Nassau County. The Regional and State Science Olympiad competitions are sponsored by the New York State Science Olympiad (NYSSO), a non-profit organization that seeks to engage and challenge students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) through various levels of team-based competitive tournaments throughout New York State.