The high school's Science Olympiad team took sixth place at the Eastern Long Island Regional competition on Jan. 26, qualifying them for the New York State Science Olympiad championships, which will take place March 15-16 at Le Moyne College in Syracuse. The students started their preparation in September, studying and building after school and on the weekends in order to achieve this accomplishment. The Islip team medaled in 10 of the 23 national events run during the competition.

Islip’s medalists were:

• Boomilever: third place; Mackenzie Howell and Victoria Pearsall
  Disease Detectives: fourth place; Maddie Germano and Matthew Southard
  Experimental Design: second place; Molly Breakstone, Maddie Germano and Mackenzie Howell
  Forensics: third place; Victoria Pearsall and Matthew Southard
  Geologic Mapping: fourth place; Daniel Canales and Greg Warnokowski
  Herpetology: fourth place; Allie Morrissey and Sofia Rubinson
  Mission Possible: fourth place; Mackenzie Howell and Darienne Rogers
  Mousetrap Vehicle: seventh place; Mackenzie Howell and Victoria Pearsall
  Water Quality: sixth place; Justin Magri and Meg Rumplick
  Write It, Do It: second place; Molly Breakstone and Sofia Rubinson

Congratulations to the team on their success!