NEWTON TWP. — The Abington Heights Middle School Science Olympiad team competed in the NE regional tournament March 9 at Penn State/Wilkes-Barre. The team placed second overall and earned medals in 18 of the 23 events. Individual medal winners are as follows:

Gavin Ross — First place, Rocks and Minerals

Paige Watt and Justin Williams — First place, Thermodynamics

Gavin Ross and Sarah Siddiqui — First place, Crime Busters

Gavin Ross and Lydia Hodge — First place, Herpetology

Ryan Salony and Paige Watt — First place, Potions and Poisons

Ryan Salony and Avery Orbin — First place, Roller Coaster

Justin Williams and Chris Adonizio — Second place, Dynamic Planet

Michael Cummins and Rina Hanumali — Second place, Optics

Niko Williams and Justin Williams — Second place, Towers

Niko Williams and Hanna White — Third place, Meteorology

Ryan Salony, Lydia Hodge and Paige Watt — Third place, Experimental Design

Justin Williams and Hanna White — Third place, Ecology

Ryan Salony and Lydia Hodge — Third place, Battery Buggy

Michael Cummins and Lydia Hodge — Third place, Write it Do it

Michael Cummins and Chris Adonizio — Third place, Microbe Mission

Julia Bereznak and Sarah Siddiqui — Fourth place, Anatomy and Physiology

Rina Hanumali and Niko Williams — Fourth place, Mystery Architecture

Michael Cummins and Julia Bereznak — Fourth place, Disease Detectives

Members of the Abington Heights Middle School Science Olympiad team are, from left, first row, Braedyn Cannella, Avery Orbin, Lydia Hodge, Julia Bereznak, Nooran Abughnia and Natalie Wince. Second row, Nick Roditski, Ryan Salony, Paige Watt, Gavin Ross, Chris Adonizio and Michael Cummins. Third Row, Justin Williams, Niko Williams, Hanna White, Sarah Siddiqui and Rina Hanumali.
https://www.theabingtonjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/web1_ABJ-Olympiad.jpg.optimal.jpgMembers of the Abington Heights Middle School Science Olympiad team are, from left, first row, Braedyn Cannella, Avery Orbin, Lydia Hodge, Julia Bereznak, Nooran Abughnia and Natalie Wince. Second row, Nick Roditski, Ryan Salony, Paige Watt, Gavin Ross, Chris Adonizio and Michael Cummins. Third Row, Justin Williams, Niko Williams, Hanna White, Sarah Siddiqui and Rina Hanumali. Submitted photo