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