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Flushing students medal
in Science Olympiad
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
Three STEM Students
from John Bowne High
School in Flushing took
home first place medals
last week at the New York
City Regional Science
Olympiad held at Grover
Cleveland High School
in Ridgewood.
On Feb. 2, 71 teams from
42 high schools across the
five boroughs competed
in 25 different STEM (Science,
Technology, Engineering
and Mathematics)
events at Grover Cleveland
High School, located at 2127
Himrod St.
Students participated in
events such as Boomilever,
Mission Possible, Mousetrap
Vehicle, Sounds of Music
and Wright Stuff. Medals
were won by the top 10
finishers in each event.
Students from John
Bowne — located at 63-25
Main St. — won first place
competing against Stuyvesant
and Bronx High
School of Science in the Experimental
Design Event,
where they were required
to design and execute an
experiment to best answer
the inquiry given in a
timed session.
This year’s surprise
theme was “Peripheral Vision.”
Teams were given
an allotted time to create
a problem, test a hypothesis
and analyze the data
related to testing one’s
peripheral vision.
Kai Jie Lin, a sophomore
in the STEM program
at John Bowne, placed seventh
in the competition
titled Mission Possible. Lin
built a device that was set
in motion by the dropping
of a ping-pong ball that
landed on a lever causing a
series of additional actions
that ended with the raising
of a platform.
“The students worked
with teachers who served
as coaches after school almost
daily preparing for
the competition. Part of
their success was due to
their commitment before
(From l. to r.) STEM senior Phoebe-Anna Ocasio, sophomore
Kai Jie Lin, Dr. Izzo-Iannelli, Principal I.A., and seniors Uzma
Kapadia and Lizeth Flores. Courtesy of John Bowne High School
the day of the competition,
the rest was due to
knowledge and creativity,”
said Felicia Bifulco,
assistant principal of
STEM at John Bowne.
“Being on the team has
been an experience I can
apply to real life. It encouraged
me to face challenges
and the true meaning of
teamwork,” said Phoebe-
Anna Ocasio, a senior in
the STEM Program and
Science Olympiad Team.
“I’m privileged to be at
Bowne and get this opportunity.
It has also helped
build important values
like integrity.”
Principal of John
Bowne High School, Dr.
Izzo-Iannelli, expressed
joy at the team’s win.
“I am very proud of
the accomplishments and
achievements of our students
at the 2019 Science
Olympiad,” said Iannelli.
“The dedication and perseverance
of our students
and staff is second to none.
They did a terrific job! We
look forward to competing
again next year.”
Meanwhile, Grover
Cleveland students Emily
Liu, Rania Taib, and Nicole
Potaczala, clinched
the highest third in the
city in Dynamic Planet
and Geologic Mapping.
The Cleveland Tigers
won 10th and ninth place
citywide in the Duct Tape
Challenge thanks to students
Bishan Rayamajj,
Kenny Lin, Shafiqur Khan
and Pranesh Ojha. The
team constructed duct
vehicles that traveled a
significant distance.
“We tried our best and
the fun part of the competition
was getting to know
our teammates, working
with them, and of course,
participating in the Science
Olympiad,” said Dishan
Rayamajhi, a senior
in the Grover Cleveland
Science Olympiad Team.
Krishna Mahabir, head
coach of the Grover Cleveland
Science Olympiad
Team, said the “competition
brings students from diverse
backgrounds, converging
into one common goal of
excellence in STEM.”
Stuyvesant High School
took first place overall,
followed by Staten Island
Tech and Townsend Harris
High School. The top
eight teams will advance
to the New York State
Science Olympiad March
15 and 16 at Lemoyne
College in Syracuse, N.Y.
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